Arizona Construction, Business & Real Estate Counsel

Practical counsel to help structure, protect, and guide your business from the start.

Cordier Halsey advises owners, developers, contractors, real estate participants, and closely held businesses across Arizona on formation, contracts, transactions, project risk, and, when needed, litigation.

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Industry-Specific Counsel

Guidance shaped by how construction projects, real estate matters, and Arizona businesses operate in the real world.

Cordier Halsey helps Arizona clients make sound legal decisions early, before a contract, project, transaction, or business issue becomes more expensive to unwind. Our work includes business formation, contract planning, ongoing counsel, transaction support, and practical risk management.

We advise on construction law and construction contracts, business governance and commercial agreements, real estate transactions and property-related matters, and litigation when disputes cannot be avoided. That range lets us support clients from formation and planning through performance, growth, and, when necessary, contested proceedings.

What Clients Can Expect

Practical business and construction counsel

Advice grounded in how companies are formed, projects are priced, contracts are performed, and business decisions affect long-term risk.

Direct attorney involvement

A lean team model that keeps communication clear and legal strategy close to the people making the decisions.

Litigation-aware problem solving

Planning, drafting, and counseling informed by what matters if a contract, transaction, or project issue later turns into a dispute.

Practice Areas

Core services that support construction projects, business operations, real estate matters, and dispute resolution.

Our attorneys advise clients on construction law and contracts, business structuring and commercial agreements, real estate transactions and property issues, and litigation when negotiations or project planning no longer solve the problem. The focus stays on protecting business objectives, reducing avoidable risk, and giving clients practical guidance at each stage.

Construction Law and Contracts

Construction Law & Contracts

Counsel on construction contracts, project documentation, risk allocation, payment provisions, performance issues, and Arizona construction law matters.

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Construction Law and Contracts

Business & Commercial Counsel

Support for business formation, governance, commercial contracts, ongoing counsel, and practical legal planning for Arizona companies.

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Business and Commercial Litigation

Real Estate Transactions & Disputes

Counsel on real estate matters involving transactions, development issues, valuation questions, easements, rights-of-way, and related disputes.

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Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Representation in construction and business disputes involving contracts, payment claims, project breakdowns, property conflicts, and contested proceedings.

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Explore the firm’s work in Construction Law & Contracts, Business & Commercial Counsel, Real Estate Transactions & Disputes, and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

Who We Represent

Industry familiarity that supports practical guidance from planning and contracting through disputes when they arise.

That perspective is especially useful to clients operating in and around active construction, development, and closely held business matters.

Project Participants

Owners, developers, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and design professionals.

Transactions and Proceedings

Contract negotiations, project counseling, business planning, closings, administrative proceedings, mediation, arbitration, and court matters.

Representative Issues

Business formation, contract drafting, project risk allocation, payment and performance issues, real estate matters, and related commercial disputes.

Attorneys

A team built for contracts, projects, business guidance, and dispute resolution.

Each attorney brings a distinct but complementary perspective to construction law, business planning, real estate matters, valuation issues, and litigation across Arizona.

Michael A. Cordier
Member

Michael A. Cordier

AV Preeminent Rated

Michael A. Cordier maintains a diverse transactional and litigation practice for clients in the real estate and construction industries as well as other businesses that need ongoing legal guidance. His work is rooted in understanding the day-to-day pressures facing owners, developers, contractors, and company leadership, then translating those pressures into advice that is practical, efficient, and commercially sound.

He brings a practical, measured approach to negotiations, transactions, and litigation alike, with an emphasis on protecting leverage early and keeping legal strategy aligned with business objectives.

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Chase E. Halsey
Member

Chase E. Halsey

Super Lawyers Rising Star

Chase advises construction and business clients on contract, project, and dispute matters, including payment issues, lien and bond claims, indemnity questions, and related commercial conflicts. He is positioned for clients who value direct communication and disciplined legal support as matters develop.

His practice emphasizes careful factual development, strategic advocacy, and practical counseling that helps clients evaluate risk before and during contested proceedings.

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Russell Rusty Rea
Of Counsel

Russell “Rusty” Rea

Best Lawyers in America - Eminent Domain

Rusty brings focused experience in eminent domain, valuation questions, and real estate matters affecting acquisition, development, and property rights. His profile strengthens the firm’s ability to advise clients when land use, project economics, and property interests intersect.

He is particularly well aligned with owners, developers, and businesses that need thoughtful counsel on condemnation-related issues, valuation strategy, and high-stakes property disputes.

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We advise clients on construction contracts, business formation and commercial agreements, real estate matters, project risk, payment and performance issues, valuation concerns, and litigation across Arizona. We serve clients in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma, and throughout Arizona.

Office
4647 N. 32nd Street, Suite 150, Phoenix, AZ 85018
Phone
(602) 274-9000
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