Alex King

Alex grew up working in Colorado’s construction industry, starting in high school and continuing through his first year of law school. Alex’s legal career consists of advising clients through all phases of dispute resolution, real estate development, and transactional work, including leading a team for trial or arbitration, facilitating alternative dispute resolutions, performing real estate due diligence, entitling real property, easement negotiations, and drafting and negotiating construction contracts.

Associate

(720) 298-4214

alex@bbglaw.com

Licensure

Colorado
Federal Courts

Experience

Reviewing contracts
Drafting motions and memos
Trial and arbitration

Reviewing contracts
Drafting motions and memos
Trial and arbitration

Education

Juris Doctorate, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Bachelor of Arts, Colorado State University

Practice Areas

Real Estate
External General Counsel

Speaking Engagements & Publications

Levelset: 3 Expensive Mistakes to Avoid When Scope of Work Changes
2021 Construction Law Update, Chapter Five, West Region
Integrated Project Delivery: Hurdles to Mainstream Popularity; Colorado Real Estate Journal, Oct. 26, 2020

Represetative Matters

Lead Attorney: Stephen Wichern
Practice Area: Real Estate & Development

Details: Review, revise and negotiate proposed form of Construction Management Agreement, Cost Plus with a Guaranteed Maximum Price Option, for a three-part development project in Santa Monica, CA. Negotiate and finalize financing documents requested by Project lender. Assist project teams with construction issues. Contract package in excess of $500 million. Review, revise and negotiate proposed form of Design-Build Agreement for 22-story, 351-unit mixed use apartment and retail building in Denver, Colorado. Assist project team with construction issues, including negotiating and resolving disputes on payment, change orders, and relief for various excusable delays. Contract value of $90 million. Review, revise and negotiate proposed form of Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Design-Builder – Cost Plus Fee with an Option for a Guaranteed Maximum Price (DBIA contract documents 530 & 535) for construction of multifamily development project in Los Angeles, CA. Negotiate and finalize financing documents requested by Project lender. Assist project teams with construction issues, including negotiating and resolving disputes on payment, change orders, and relief for various excusable delays. Contract value in excess of $88 million.

Lead Attorney: Alex King
Practice Area: Real Estate
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: Real estate litigation arising out of breach of purchase and sale agreement. Defs argue automatic termination provision(triggered) and our position involved arguing a theory from 1800s doctrine of re-adoption to prevail on establishing existence of valid and enforceable contract.

Lead Attorney: Henry Bangert
Practice Area: External General Counsel
Client Type: Contractor

Details: Lead counsel representing contractor in investigation and subsequent claims related to discharge of asbestos containing materials.

Lead Attorney: Alex King
Practice Area: External General Counsel
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: Represented general contractor who was retained by design company to redesign a large retail store. Refusal to pay; filed mechanics lien, construction defect counter claims, defended and prosecuted breach of contract. Obtained favorable settlement greater than the lien claim which covered some attorneys’ fees and settled matter in entirety.

Lead Attorney: Henry Bangert
Practice Area: External General Counsel
Client Type: Contractor

Details: Lead counsel representing contractor against payment and performance bond surety in $2 million+ action related to subcontractor default.

Lead Attorney: Henry Bangert
Practice Area: External General Counsel
Client Type: Contractor

Details: Lead counsel representing contractor in investigation allegation of DBE fraud.

Lead Attorney: Todd Bressler
Practice Area: Construction, Real Estate, Insurance

Details: Provided guidance to regional and corporate leadership regarding business and legal matters in the West Region of a top-25 ENR contractor.

Lead Attorney: Henry Bangert
Practice Area: External General Counsel
Client Type: Contractor

Details: Lead trial counsel representing contractor in mechanics’ lien foreclosure action and project receivership proceeding involving over $10 million in mechanics’ liens and related claims.