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Construction and real estate litigation encompasses disputes arising from the development, ownership, operation, and failure of real property — including construction defect claims, developer disputes, condominium association conflicts, commercial landlord-tenant controversies, and catastrophic infrastructure events. These matters often involve multiple parties, complex chains of contractual liability, and significant damages claims requiring coordinated expert and legal strategy.
The practice spans disputes arising from high-rise condominium developments, commercial real estate transactions, institutional property ownership, and major construction projects — each requiring counsel with the technical depth to manage complex fact patterns and the trial experience to resolve them effectively.
Construction and real estate litigation frequently involves contested engineering opinions, multi-party contractual disputes, valuation disagreements, and — in catastrophic cases — overlapping civil, regulatory, and criminal investigations. Effective representation requires counsel who can navigate the intersection of property law, contract doctrine, tort liability, and insurance coverage while managing complex discovery and expert coordination across multiple parties.
The practice encompasses matters involving:
Independent legal directories have recognized a litigation record spanning real estate development disputes, condominium association conflicts, high-profile infrastructure matters, and complex SEC enforcement actions arising from real property transactions. Mark F. Raymond’s construction and real estate litigation experience includes matters that received national media coverage and involved multi-party coordination across civil, regulatory, and criminal proceedings.
Recognized for litigation involving real property rights, development disputes, and condominium association conflicts.
Recognized for high-stakes construction and real estate disputes with major financial, reputational, or institutional consequences.
Named Lawyer of the Year in Miami by Best Lawyers for strategic litigation requiring multi-party coordination and high-stakes dispute resolution.
Recognized for complex commercial disputes including disputes arising from real property ownership, development agreements, and institutional real estate interests.
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Sterling Companies
Successfully secured lease renewal on behalf of the landlord that resulted in tenant paying a 2x base rent at a 5-cap valuation, adding nearly $50M to his client’s asset valuation.
Condo Board
Successful multi-million dollar verdict for condo owners for construction defects and not adhering to project timeline.
Media Coverage: The Real Deal
Concrete manufacturer
Successfully defended concrete manufacturer in high-profile infrastructure failure case.
Media Coverage: Good Morning America · PBS · CNN
Confidential billionaire client
Representation of confidential billionaire recently pardoned by President Trump.
Confidential client
Represented client in negotiations of sale of land lease of hotel situated directly on the ocean in Miami Beach, now set to become premier 6-Star Luxury Hotel.
Media Coverage: The Real Deal
Fisher Island Condo Association
Represented Fisher Island Condo Association, the World’s most expensive zip code and exclusive private island.
Media Coverage: New York Post
Preeminent global architecture firm
Represented preeminent global architecture firm in high stakes litigation case with large U.S. based developer.
Real Estate Developer
Represented prolific real estate developer Doug Cox “King of Coconut Grove”.
Media Coverage: Miami Herald