Rich Saxe Rejoins Babst Calland

PITTSBURGH, PA, September 15, 2014 – Richard W. Saxe, Jr. recently rejoined law firm Babst Calland as a shareholder in the Firm’s Construction and Litigation Services groups.

Mr. Saxe concentrates his practice in the areas of construction and commercial litigation and arbitration. His construction experience includes representing contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, sureties, owners and design professionals in all aspects of disputes concerning public and private construction projects. Mr. Saxe regularly represents and advises clients on water and sewer line projects as well as wastewater and water treatment plant facilities. He has handled a wide range of construction disputes and issues including construction payment disputes, payment and performance bond claims, mechanics’ lien claims, delay, acceleration and inefficiency claims, change order disputes, claims for differing site conditions, Pennsylvania’s One Call Act, and claims involving various state prompt payment statutes. A 2001 graduate of Duquesne University school of Law, Mr. Saxe served as vice-president & general counsel for Galway Bay Corporation, a general contractor specializing in the construction and renovation of wastewater and water treatment plants and pump stations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and New Jersey. In this role, he handled all of the company’s legal matters, as well as the managerial, business and day-to-day operations of the company.