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Erinn M. Contreras

About Erinn M. Contreras

Erinn M. Contreras is a lawyer practicing construction, labor and employment, litigation and 4 other areas of law. Erinn received a B.A. degree from Westminster College, and has been licensed for 20 years. Erinn practices at Sheppard Mullin in San Francisco, CA.

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Areas of Law

  • Labor and Employment
  • Litigation
  • Other 5
    • Construction
    • Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental
    • Distressed Real Estate Loan Workouts and Enforcement
    • Hospitality
    • Multifamily Housing

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Sheppard Mullin
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representing a hotel owner in connection with claims against the project design team arising out of design deficiencies
    resultant delays relating to the construction of a luxury hotel in Hollywood.
    Representing an owner in connection with delay, disruption
    scope change claims against a general contractor relating to renovations of a state-of-the-art laboratory.
    Representing a renewable energy developer
    owner in connection with a dispute with a utility regarding construction of a solar project.
    Representing a senior living developer in connection with claims against the project design team arising out design deficiencies
    resultant delays
    disruptions relating to the construction of a senior living community in Connecticut.
    Representing an electric vehicle charging start-up with a variety of construction-related issues.
    Representing Essex Property Trust, a $19 billion multifamily REIT, in a wide array of matters, including negotiating
    drafting construction contracts
    litigating construction defect disputes
    claims for additional compensation.
    Representing an affordable housing developer in pre-litigation claims involving defective design
    construction of a parking garage,
    securing a favorable settlement that fully funded the repairs, all lost rent
    rent concessions, attorneys' fees, expert fees
    costs.
    Representing a large data center REIT on a wide variety of matters, including litigation
    disputes related to construction
    product defects, design issues, real estate,
    vendor
    customer agreements.
    Representing an innovative data center company in a wide variety of matters, including negotiating
    drafting construction
    design agreements
    providing advice
    counseling on construction-related issues.
    Representing a real estate investment company as tenant in litigation with its l
    lord regarding constructive eviction
    failure to maintain
    repair the leased premises.
    Representing a Los Angeles-based real estate development company in a variety of construction-related matters, including successfully opposing a temporary restraining order
    preliminary injunction filed by a neighboring property owner seeking to enjoin construction of an apartment project in North Hollywood.
    Representing a Fortune 50 company as tenant in litigation brought by its l
    lord involving construction of tenant improvements
    responsibility for payment of same,
    securing a favorable settlement prior to trial.
    Representing a San Francisco-based real estate development
    investment firm in negotiating
    drafting design, construction
    consultant agreements, advising on issues that arise during the course of construction
    in litigation
    arbitration involving delays, cost overruns, liquidated damages
    mechanic's lien claims.
    Representing an affordable housing developer
    mixed-use developer in drafting
    negotiating the design
    construction contracts for their joint development of the Los Angeles County-sponsored Vermont Manchester Transit Priority Project, a mixed-use development providing 180 units of affordable housing, grocery
    retail stores, a SEED school (to be constructed by others), a transit plaza, a Metro training facility
    critical infrastructure projects,.
    Representing a premier San Francisco-based real estate development company holding more than 11 million square feet of office space in Silicon Valley by securing a full
    complete settlement
    release in a multi-million dollar lawsuit, in which neither the company nor its insurers paid a penny.
    Representing an owner of large, multi-family projects in construction defect cases against the developer, general contractor
    subcontractors, successfully achieving global settlements with all parties
    their insurance carriers.
    Obtaining a substantial judgment on behalf of a state run pension fund in a construction defect trial against a roofing subcontractor.
    Representing real estate buyers
    sellers in misrepresentation
    failure to disclose litigation.
    Representing numerous homeowners of multi-million dollar homes in construction defect litigation.
    Obtaining a judgment on behalf of a property owner in an action against a tenant.
    Procuring a fully-favorable verdict on behalf of a Fortune 500 company accused of discrimination following a one-week arbitration.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2006, California
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    U.S. District Court for the Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California
    Memberships

    Memberships

    Trial Law Institute

    Diversity Law Institute

    Board Member, UCLA Law Women LEAD
    Co-Chair, Local Events Committee

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of California, Los Angeles
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Westminster College
    B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1982
    Salt Lake City, Utah, 1982

Erinn M. Contreras

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Seventeenth Floor, Four Embarcadero CenterSan Francisco, CA 94111U.S.A.

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