Ilana L. Linder

Porter Wright’s Construction practice advises clients throughout the lifecycle of public and private construction projects, from development and financing through project completion and dispute resolution. The team represents owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, lenders, and borrowers, combining construction industry knowledge with capabilities across real estate, environmental, finance, and labor matters.

The firm assists clients with real estate development, zoning and land use, environmental issues, sustainability initiatives, construction contracting, project financing, and public bond transactions. Its attorneys also advise on the day-to-day risks associated with construction projects, including contractor performance, labor issues, workplace safety, liens, warranties, and payment disputes.

When disputes arise, Porter Wright represents clients in bid protests, delay and construction claims, product liability matters, surety and bond claims, mechanic’s and public construction liens, and other project-related conflicts. The team handles matters through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation, providing coordinated counsel designed to manage risk, protect clients’ interests, and keep projects moving toward completion.

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP is a full-service law firm representing businesses, institutions, entrepreneurs, and individuals across the United States and internationally. With offices in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Washington, D.C., the firm combines broad legal capabilities with a client-focused approach centered on understanding each client’s business, objectives, and evolving legal needs.

The firm maintains a multidisciplinary practice spanning business and corporate law, litigation, real estate, construction, financial services, labor and employment, intellectual property, regulatory and administrative law, international business and trade, and tax, estate planning and personal wealth. Its attorneys advise emerging and established businesses on transactions, mergers and acquisitions, financing and corporate governance, while its litigators represent clients in complex commercial disputes, investigations, arbitrations, regulatory proceedings, and appellate matters.

Porter Wright emphasizes close, collaborative relationships with clients, developing legal strategies that reflect both immediate challenges and broader business goals. By drawing on attorneys across disciplines and offices, the firm provides integrated counsel designed to help clients manage risk, pursue opportunities, resolve disputes, and navigate complex legal and regulatory environments.