Ed Baxa represented owners, general contractors, design professionals, subcontractors, and suppliers in complex commercial litigation with a focus on construction disputes. He regularly handled contract drafting and negotiation, bid protests, workouts, claims litigation, and arbitration proceedings. His experience also included negotiating AIA form contracts and the preparation/negotiation of Engineering Procurement and Construction contracts for manufacturing facilities.
Ed tried cases involving a myriad of construction projects, including resort hotels, wastewater treatment plants, shopping centers, and residential developments. In addition to his work in the construction industry, he also represented various corporate clients in connection with government and internal investigations and health care clients on fraud and abuse issues and in qui tam actions.
Awards and Recognition
- Peer review rated as AV Preeminent庐, the highest performance rating in the Martindale-Hubbell庐 Peer Review Ratings鈩 system
- Listed in聽Chambers USA: America鈥檚 Leading Business Lawyers
- Selected by his peers for inclusion in聽The Best Lawyers in America漏 in the fields of:
- Litigation 鈥 Construction (2011-2024)
- Construction Law (2006-2024)
- Elected to the Florida Trend鈥檚 Legal Elite list and named to Florida Trend鈥檚 Legal Elite Hall of Fame (2019)
- Selected for inclusion in the 2006-2021聽Florida Super Lawyers庐 lists
- Recognized by聽The Legal 500聽for his work in the area of real estate 鈥 construction (2016)
- Selected by the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association as the recipient of the 2011 Judge J C 鈥淛ake鈥 Stone Distinguished Service Award
- Received The Florida Bar President鈥檚 Pro Bono Service Award (2011)
- Received the Bruce E. Holmes Distinguished Service Award from the Associated General Contractors of Central Florida (2003)
- Received the Legal Aid Society Award of Excellence in 2000 for his work with abused and neglected children
Firm Leadership
- Former Chair of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 National Pro Bono Committee
- Member of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Partner Selection Committee
- Former member of the firm鈥檚 Management Committee
- Former managing partner of the Orlando office