Gina A. Fonte

Gina Fonte is a transactional and litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's Boston office. Ms. Fonte concentrates her practice in the areas of construction transactions and litigation, complex construction-focused real estate transactions (i.e., ground-up construction, mixed-use development and redevelopment, multifamily projects, core and shell with large tenant fit-out, office building towers and industrial projects), energy, renewable energy, insurance, commercial litigation and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workplace safety and whistleblower claims.

Ms. Fonte regularly advises clients within these industries and areas of law, including regionally and nationally based developers, owners, landlords, private equity firms and institutional lenders. Also, on OSHA, workplace safety and whistleblower matters, she advises and represents clients in all industry sectors, including nursing homes, rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities, medical industry, hospitality, retailers, educational institutions, product and food manufacturers and distributors, property owners and managers, financial services, critical infrastructure, and other private and public-sector clients with compliance, in investigations and dispute resolution, and through litigation.

Ms. Fonte's construction law practice includes experience with transactional representation, including advising, drafting and negotiating industry form construction contracts (American Institute of Architects (AIA), ConsensusDocs, Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) and Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)), manuscript contract forms and many types of constructed-related documents, including master service agreements, design and architect agreements, professional services agreements, consulting and engineering agreements, letters of credit, indemnity agreements, owner-representative consulting agreements, public-private partnership agreements, project closeout resolutions, multiparty escrow agreements, nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements, and material purchase orders. She performs due diligence review and analysis of construction contracts and agreements in connection with lending, funding and financing construction loans and projects on behalf of developers, owners, landlords, private equity companies and lenders. Also, she represents clients in complex, multiparty mediations, arbitrations, litigation and settlements. Ms. Fonte frequently advises clients in assessing, preparing and defending construction-related claims, including delay claims, cost escalation, force majeure and other contract and equitable claims.

Ms. Fonte is a member of the Construction Transactions Team at Holland & Knight, and she is co-chair of the firm's OSHA, Workplace Safety and Whistleblower Claims Team, which is nationally ranked by Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers guide. She is OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour certified and has lectured and written extensively on OSHA workplace safety and whistleblower issues and topics.