Lexie R. Pereira

Drawing on extensive in-house experience, Lexie understands how construction clients operate and the business pressures behind their legal decisions. She completed a partial secondment with an ENR top 10 construction company and spent three years working in-house at an ENR top 50 construction company while earning her J.D. and M.B.A. Before law school, she also worked for an ENR top 50 heavy civil contractor as an estimator, field engineer and laborer. This perspective helps her provide practical advice and focus time and resources on the issues that matter most.

• Representing subsidiaries of a global engineering company in a litigation brought by a shipbuilder over the design, performance and reliability of marine propulsion systems.
• Represented a private aviation charter company in federal litigation involving preemption and due process issues, as well as a separate dispute to recover amounts owed by a travel services company.
• Representing an EPC contractor in a lawsuit brought by owner alleging bid rigging and breach of contract in connection with the construction of a transmission line. Successfully defeated 10 of the 16 counts in a motion to dismiss, with the remaining claims scheduled for trial in 2027. NECEC Transmission v. Campos EPC and H.D.D. Company (S.D.N.Y.)
• Editor and Author, American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, Construction Insurance: A Guide for Attorneys and Other Professionals
• Steering Committee Member, American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, Division 10 (Infrastructure, Energy and Environmental)
• Associations
  • Mentor, Women in Construction (2024–present)
  • Editor, American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, The Dispute Resolver (2020–September 2022)
  • Law Student Liaison, American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law (September 2020–September 2022)
• Selected Publications
  • Editor, American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, Construction Insurance: A Guide for Attorneys and Other Professionals.
  • “Why Every Aspiring Construction Lawyer Should Join the ABA’S Forum on Construction Law,” American Bar Association for Law Students, Student Lawyer, January 2022. Coauthor.
  • “Flow-Down Showdown: The Interplay of Arbitration Agreements and Flow-Down Provisions,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, The Dispute Resolver, October 2021.
  • “Don’t Mess with Texas: 5th Circuit Takes Litigators Back to Law School,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, The Dispute Resolver, December 2020.
  • “5 Questions to Ask Before Becoming a Construction Lawyer,” American Bar Association, Before the Bar, October 2020. Coauthor.
  • “Meet D1’s Neutrals – Andy Ness,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, The Dispute Resolver, October 2020. Coauthor.
  • “Meet D1’s Neutrals – Adrian L. Bastianelli,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, The Dispute Resolver, August 2020. Coauthor.
  • “Post-COVID-19 General Conditions Revisions for Contractors,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, Under Construction, July 2020. Coauthor.
  • “AIA A201-2017 Revisions for Owners’ Contracts Post-COVID-19,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, Under Construction, July 2020. Coauthor.
  • “Reflecting Reality: 4 Major Modifications in the AIA A133-2019 Update,” Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts, Building Best Practices Series, June 2020.
  • “Key Legal Takeaways from the Weekly AGC-MA Member Coronavirus Forum,” Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts, Building Best Practices Series, June 2020. Coauthor.
  • “Five Easy Ways to Remove Risk from the AIA A201-2017,” Construction Executive, June 2020. Coauthor.
  • “Maybe Relief for Public Contractors Should Come from Thoughtful Legislation,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, The Dispute Resolver, May 2020.
  • “City of Boston Reopening,” Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts, May 2020.
• Speaking Engagements
  • Moderator, “Claims Against Design Professionals on Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects, American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, 2026 Fall Meeting “Construction Claims Summit,” October 2026.
  • Session Coordinator, “Construction Insurance,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, Regional Meeting, November 2026.
  • Panelist, “Risks and Liabilities Associated with Transportation Projects,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, 2024 Regional Meeting “Infrastructure from the Ground Up,” December 2024.
  • Panelist, “Construction Gigaprojects: Alternative Contract Structures, Heightened Risks, Drafting Challenges,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, Division 10 Hot Topic, October 2024.
  • Panelist, “Construction Gigaprojects: Alternative Contract Structures, Heightened Risks, Drafting Challenges,” Strafford, October 2024.
  • Session Coordinator, “Getting to Net-Zero: How Climate Change Initiatives Are Changing Business in the Infrastructure Sector,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, 2024 Midwinter Meeting, January 2024.
  • Moderator, “Building Results: A Panel Discussion for Law Students Interested in Construction Law,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, February 2022.
  • Moderator, “Building Results: A Panel Discussion for Law Students Interested in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution & A Networking Session in Virtual Breakout Rooms,” American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, October 2020.
  • Moderator, “Careers in Transactional Law,” Boston College Real Estate and Business Law Societies, October 2020.