Sakib A. Khan, Esq.‘s representative matters include:

• Won court order on behalf of lowest, non-rejected bidder prohibiting municipality from re-bidding construction project where municipality could not substantiate its claim that the low bid exceeded the municipality’s project budget.
• Successfully prosecuted general contractor’s multi-million dollar payment claim against municipality, resulting in six million dollar recovery.
• Won motion for reconsideration to reverse prior summary judgment against contractor, and then negotiated favorable settlement with municipality and project designer.
• Successfully defended contractor in M.G.L. c. 142A arbitration where arbitrator found cost to complete & remedy contractor’s work was less than 20% the cost claimed by the project owner’s expert consultant, and only approximately $3,000 more than estimated by contractor’s expert.
• Favorable settlement of multi-million dollar claim against HVAC subcontractor for mold outbreak allegedly caused by deficient HVAC pipe insulation.
• Favorable settlement on behalf of cabinetry supplier in claim for payment for materials supplied for 300-unit residential construction project.
• Favorable settlement of design professional (architect and engineer) malpractice action in favor of real estate investment trust client.
• Favorable settlement of alleged engineering malpractice action in favor of civil engineering firm client.
• Favorable settlement for general contractor wrongfully terminated by owner of multi-family residential development project.
• Favorable settlement of action to enforce mechanic’s lien and for breach of contract against subsidized housing developer in favor of elevator repair and maintenance firm client.
• Favorable settlement of HVAC subcontractor’s payment bond claim against general contractor and payment bond surety on a private project.
• Favorable settlement of general contractor’s performance bond claim against HVAC subcontractor’s surety on a public project.
• Favorable settlement of breach of covenant not to compete action against seller of manufacturing business.
• Successfully tried breach of confidentiality case with jury finding that defendant breached his employment agreement by selling client list to competitor.
• Prosecution of breach of contract action by MENA region petroleum and natural gas project equipment supplier against downstream supplier in Massachusetts.
• Prosecution of breach of contract actions by general contractors against public owners.
• Investigation of and prosecution of civil action for damages for bid rigging against major public agency.
• Prosecution of theft of confidential client list claim, successfully resulting in jury finding that defendant breached his employment agreement.
• Successfully defended summary judgment by former shareholder against corporation for misappropriation of corporate goodwill where shareholder’s ownership interest had expired over a decade before breach.
• Defense of general contractor against downstream supplier’s lien bond claim.
• Defense of claims for liquidated damages.
• Advised general contractor clients on legality of contingency clauses, performance specifications and proprietary specifications in public contract invitations for bid.
• Advised general contractor client on assignment of subcontract after subcontractor’s assets were purchased by national conglomerate.