Artak Mamikonyan

Professional Overview

Artak Mamikonyan represents general contractors, subcontractors, and owners on both public and private construction projects, combining his knowledge of the construction industry with his commitment to litigation. Growing up in a family of general contractors, Artak was frequently on construction sites and assisted with various projects, giving him firsthand insight into the practical realities and challenges of the industry.

Artak has extensive experience handling complex construction matters through all phases of litigation and arbitration, including pre-litigation dispute resolution, early case evaluation and strategic planning, law and motion practice, written discovery and depositions, mediations, settlement negotiations, and comprehensive trial preparation. He works closely with clients from the outset of a dispute to develop practical, cost-effective strategies tailored to the specific project and business objectives at issue.

In addition to construction litigation, Artak has experience in broader business litigation matters, including contract and easement disputes. That background allows him to approach each case with a comprehensive understanding of risk assessment, strategy, and effective resolution.

Before focusing on construction litigation, Artak defended public entities in a wide range of matters, including employment law, personal injury, and law enforcement liability. During law school, he focused his studies on civil litigation by completing the law school’s civil litigation concentration. He was also involved with the Armenian Law Students Association.

Representative Matters

• Represented an electrical subcontractor in a complex dispute on a large public-private design-build-finance-operate-maintain project, helping obtain a $25 million settlement resolving claims for unpaid contract work, change orders, and delay and disruption impacts caused by an incomplete design.
• Negotiated a settlement resulting in payment of $9.5 million to a subcontractor, resolving a Miller Act bond claim against a general contractor and its sureties for unpaid work on a federal construction project in San Diego County.
• Represented an electrical subcontractor in a mechanics lien foreclosure action against an owner, helping negotiate a favorable settlement resolving claims for more than $3.5 million in unpaid labor, equipment, and materials on a hotel construction project.
• Helped obtain a favorable settlement on behalf of a general contractor on a public works roadway and stormwater improvement project, resolving claims against the public agency owner for failure to pay for extra and change order work and for delays, disruption, and interference that pushed substantial completion beyond the contract deadline.
• Helped secure a favorable settlement for a medical waste and document destruction services provider, resolving an arbitration against a national pharmacy services company for breach of exclusive service agreements.
• Defended a contractor against a mechanics lien release bond claim brought by a material supplier on a bottling plant construction project, litigating the matter and helping negotiate a favorable settlement.
• Defended a contractor and its principals against a surety’s indemnity claims arising from performance and payment bonds issued on public works projects, in an action that proceeded in both state and federal court.
• Defended a contractor in a lawsuit brought by an accounts receivable lender alleging breach of contract and related claims arising from an invoice assignment dispute, helping obtain a favorable settlement.