This firm has been a leader in Virginia in the marine construction area for over a century.  CWM offers services focused on marine construction, dredging (maintenance, construction, and new work dredging), bridges, marine structures, beach re-nourishment, among other marine infrastructure projects.

We assist when disputes arise.  We handle negotiations, mediation, arbitration, and litigation in both state and federal courts, as well as claim and dispute processes for public projects.

CWM is located on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, directly in the heart of the country’s premier naval, shipbuilding, and terminal operations port, making the firm perfectly situated to address maritime construction needs.

• Arbitration and Mediation
• Architect/Engineer Liability
• Change Orders
• Construction Defects
• Design Defects
• Equipment & Material Supplier Claims
• Equitable Adjustments
• Government Contracts
• Marine Construction
• Mechanics’ Liens
• Miller Act Claims
• Payment Bonds & Performance Bonds
• Quantum Meruit Claims
• Subrogation
• Surety Claims

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Consumer demand and government programs have stimulated new opportunities for growth and advancements in the renewable energy sector. CWM provides a comprehensive range of legal services tailored to suit the business and legal needs of renewable energy clients.

We are committed to leveraging our legal skills and experience to be at the forefront the emerging renewable energy industry. CWM’s diverse practice groups work together to provide an interdisciplinary approach to supporting clients in the renewable and clean energy sectors.

Our relevant practice areas include:

• Commercial Real Estate
• Construction
• Cybersecurity
• Dispute Resolution / Litigation
• Employment
• Energy Purchase Agreements
• Entity Formation
• Government and Public Sector
• Joint Venture Structuring
• Land use and permitting
• Maritime
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Offtake Agreements
• Project Finance
• Unmanned Systems
• Vessel Construction and Finance

Clients We Serve

Our clients include lenders, investors, independent power producers, renewable energy producers, developers, and construction contractors, entrepreneurs, venture capital and private equity firms, and strategic investors that concentrate in this industry.

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CWM has a long tradition of providing legal services to political subdivisions and other governmental entities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. For over sixty years, the firm has provided legal services to cities, towns, counties and served as general counsel to housing authorities and numerous special purpose authorities throughout the Commonwealth. Based on our experience, we have acquired a deep understanding and awareness of the legal needs of our government clients.

Our lawyers provide advice on matters relating to the governance and administration of public agencies, the procurement of goods and services, the acquisition, development and disposition of property, economic development, financing, litigation and the interpretation and application of statutes such as the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the Virginia Public Procurement Act.

We also our assist our municipal, government and public sector clients with the following:

• Commercial Contracts
• Construction and Management of Housing Units
• Conventional Public Housing Development
• Disposition, Demolition and Development Approval Process
• Economic Development
• Eminent Domain/Condemnations
• Employee Grievance Procedures
• Evictions
• Fair Housing Issues
• Federal and State Tax
• HUD Regulatory Issues
• Litigation
• Mixed-Use Developments
• Organization and Governance of PHA Affiliates
• Personnel Matters
• Public Housing Agencies Administration & Regulatory Issues
• Procurement Issues and Bid Protests
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Real Estate Development and Financing
• Section 8 Program (Housing Choice Vouchers)
• State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act
• Virginia Freedom of Information Act
• Voluntary Conveyances
• Zoning and Land Use

For inquiries, contact Darius K. Davenport at ddavenport@cwm-law.com or 757-623-3000.

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CWM’s Healthcare Law team of attorneys provide highly focused legal counsel and representation for all matters in the healthcare industry.  From handling day-to-day operational issues to the most complex business transactions, our attorneys are experienced in providing cost-effective, practical solutions to the unique business and legal challenges that face the healthcare industry.  As a business and litigation law firm, we are comprised of attorneys whose practices focus on those areas effecting the healthcare industry.

Our services include the following:

Business

• Business Reorganizations and Financial Restructuring
• Corporate Finance
• Entity Formation
• Benefits and Executive Compensation
• Tax

Regulatory

• Enforcement actions and investigations
• False Claims and over payment and disputes
• Health information privacy and security
• Business Associate Agreements
• Certificates of Public Need

Corporate Governance

Labor and Employment

Litigation

Transactional

• Joint Ventures
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Real Estate
• Managed Care and Payor Contracting

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Insurance Defense

In our extensive litigation practice, the multi-dimensional experience of our firm has put our attorneys in the forefront of several traditional practice areas, including:

• Commercial Auto/Truck
• Products Liability
• Railroad liability
• Maritime law
• Governmental liability
• Environmental/toxic torts
• Construction/surety
• Employment
• Indemnity/contractual liability
• Cyber security/data breach
• Professional/E&O

While our liability defense practice is predominantly in Virginia and North Carolina, we do handle cases in other jurisdictions for select clients. Where necessary, we work with local counsel preferred by our clients or selected by us from our networks of specialized practice.

Insurance Coverage

CWM assists underwriters across varied market segments with policy coverage analysis, thorough coverage opinions and reservations of rights letters. The firm also provides monitoring services where excess policies are at risk or in matters involving insureds with high retentions. We also defend claims of bad faith and other first party claims. In our coverage work, we have evaluated virtually all standard policy forms and many manuscript policies.

Our Approach to Your Assignments

Our attorneys, paralegals and administrative staff are well‐attuned to the needs of insurance claims professionals, from file assignment to file closing. We understand that our clients expect exceptional legal expertise at reasonable cost. We are committed to delivering on that expectation and also to providing an equally exceptional service experience, including:

• Accurate budgeting
• Timely reporting
• Early case resolution strategies
• Guideline-compliant billing
• Through liability, damages and credibility analysis

Our goal is to pursue the earliest, most favorable and cost‐effective outcome possible for our clients. Not every case can be resolved outside the courtroom. The underwriters who depend on us know that, if trial is the right course of action, it will be pursued with the confidence installed by the experience and ability of our seasoned trial attorneys. The firm is known for successfully championing our clients’ interest at trial, whether before judge or jury, in state and federal courts.

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In the highly complex field of government contracting law, CWM provides effective guidance through each step of the process, from initial procurement to contract performance and closeout. We represent owners, primes, subcontractors, suppliers, and sureties at the federal, state, and local levels.

During the procurement stage, CWM attorneys advise clients on state and federal procurement statutes, including agency supplements like the cyber security protocols in DFARS 252.204-7012 (NIST 800-171). We assist clients with drafting and structuring contracts, such as teaming agreements and subcontracts, and help them prosecute or defend bid protests when necessary.

During the performance period, we assist with matters like change orders, equitable adjustments, termination analysis, and claim preservation, including for inadequate specifications, delays, and differing site conditions.

We also help clients after performance, including with payment disputes, performance and payment bond claims, mediation, litigation, arbitration, and administrative appeals.

Let us put our knowledge and experience to work for you. Call or email us today.

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Bid Protests
• Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
• Change Orders
• Claims Analysis & Preparation
• Compliance with State and Federal Regulations
• Conflicts of Interest
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation
• Contract Performance, Closeout and Termination
• DFARS Cyber Security Compliance
• Employment Matters
• Equitable Adjustments
• Ethics & Compliance
• Export Licenses
• False Claims Act
• Fraud
• Investigations
• Litigation (Federal & State Courts)
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Procurement
• Small Business, SWaM and DBE Requirements
• Suretyship
• Teaming Agreements and Joint Ventures

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Is your business using autonomous or unmanned systems? Whether aerial drones, autonomous vehicles or unmanned ships and subs, your business wants to maximize the opportunity to produce revenue from the advantages of these cutting-edge technologies. But the seemingly endless possibilities for using these systems also present new legal complexities. The unmanned and autonomous systems team at CWM can help entrepreneurs, insurers, manufacturers, service providers, pilots and others stay ahead of the rapidly changing legal, risk and regulatory climate to excel in business.

Our attorneys provide legal advice and services covering a range of issues surrounding the commercial use, ownership, development, insurance and manufacturing of autonomous and unmanned systems, including aerial drones, vehicles and vessels.

In addition to the above services, are experience and team of attorneys allow us to guide you through the following areas:

• Government Contracts
• Insurance (Coverage and Defense)
• Intellectual Property
• Business Disputes
• Damage and Personal Injury
• Product Liability, Loss Control and Risk Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Company Formation
• Registered Agent Services

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CWM’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice provides a full suite of services to manage the complete life cycle of business data.  Data breaches and incidents disrupt operations, threaten critical business information, cripple key systems, compromise customer and employee personal data, exposing unprepared businesses to substantial liability and reputational damage.

CWM can help you establish the right legal policies and training programs to manage your cybersecurity risks, comply with fair information privacy practices and mitigate liability. We serve businesses of all sizes, state and municipal entities, government contractors and emerging technology companies.

CWM can also help you manage a data incident by confidentially coordinating with key stake holders to retain necessary cybersecurity forensics and insurance professionals, and by preparing notifications mandated by state and federal law. We also provide cybersecurity and data privacy c-suite consulting, employee training, privacy design consulting and privacy policy review.

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CWM serves as Virginia local counsel and co-counsel in all manner of complex cases, including patent, trademark, and other intellectual property cases, for national and international clients. See here for intellectual property cases.

Experienced

CWM offers 98 years of experience in Virginia state and federal courts. Practicing regularly in the “Rocket Docket” of the Eastern District of Virginia, our attorneys can help you safely navigate one of the fastest federal civil courts in the country, where the time to trial is less than half the national average. From advising outside counsel about the Eastern District’s unique local rules and practices, such as truncated deadlines for discovery objections or the need to satisfy heightened meet-and-confer obligations before a motion to compel, to providing logistical support and office space for depositions and mediations, CWM is a key litigation partner in Virginia.

Knowledgeable

Our legal knowledge in a wide variety of practice areas allows us to contribute meaningfully to the prosecution or defense of a case. We are very familiar with removal to federal court and remand to state court, as well as motions to transfer venue, challenge personal jurisdiction, stay a case, or dismiss a case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. In patent cases, we have handled motions to stay pending IPR or CBM review, Markman hearings, motions for summary judgment, jury selection, jury trials, and post-trial disputes over interest and royalties, design-around efforts, and others.

Capable

Our attorneys include members of the Federal Bar Association, the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and the Litigation Counsel of America. We use local counsel for our own cases, so we understand the importance of customizing our role to best serve the client and co-counsel.

Respected

CWM enjoys a strong reputation with judges and opposing counsel. Our history includes multiple presidents of the Virginia State Bar and the Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association, among other organizations. We are the only firm to record three recipients of the Eggleston/I’Anson Professionalism Award, the highest award for lifetime achievement from the NPBA.

Local Facilities and Resources

CWM can provide in-house space for depositions and negotiations, as well as make recommendations for local resources such as hotels, copying services, jury consultants, graphics experts, and other related resources.

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CWM’s subrogation department handles a broad range of property damage claims and losses, for the insurance industry as well as self-insured businesses, municipalities and individuals. These claims can arise from casualties such as fires, leaks, machinery failures, explosions, corrosion, and structural collapses, as well as natural disasters including floods, windstorms and hurricanes. Our attorneys work aggressively to maximize recoveries for our clients.

We also have significant expertise handling maritime losses involving vessel and marina fires, inland and ocean marine cargo, and vessel collisions and allisions. Our subrogation attorneys are very experienced in handling these cases, which are often controlled by specialized laws and procedural rules.

It is essential to retain counsel as early as possible when losses arise, not only to aid and assist in the investigation, but also assure that critical evidence is identified and properly preserved. At Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, we have an extensive database of experts to assist in all phases of investigation and prosecution of subrogation claims including fire investigators, marine surveyors, engineers and appraisers. The subrogation attorneys at Crenshaw, Ware & Martin have a well-deserved reputation for obtaining successful recoveries for our clients in these matters.

Litigation:

• Construction Defects/Failures
• Fires and Explosions
• Flood, Windstorms and Hurricanes
• Inland and Ocean Marine Cargo
• Machinery Failures
• Product Liability
• Vessel and Marina Fires
• Vessel Collisions and Sinkings

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