Boston
Email: lcook@murthalaw.com
Phone: 617-457-4014
Fax: 617-482-3868
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Loring A. Cook, III
From early in his career, Mr. Cook has represented clients in commercial law and civil litigation (trial and appellate) with an emphasis on business and construction litigation. Mr. Cook's civil litigation experience includes trials in the Massachusetts Superior Court, the Rhode Island Superior Court, U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, arbitrations throughout the United States and mediations involving both court-appointed and private mediators. His representation has included individuals, banks, businesses, high technology companies, manufacturers, owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals and surety companies in complex commercial, construction and civil litigation.
With respect to the construction industry, Mr. Cook has represented owners (public and private), general contractors and sureties. This representation has included business planning, negotiation and drafting of contracts, overseeing completion of construction projects by sureties, consultation in connection with and preparation of claims and the negotiation/litigation of construction disputes. Mr. Cook has represented construction clients in several hundred cases involving public and private construction of buildings as well as public works projects. Projects in which he has been involved include renovations projects at the Chelsea Naval Shipyard, renovation of the Old State House and Faneuil Hall, construction of schools, hotels, banks, multi-unit housing and medical office buildings, the MBTA Orange Line Extension, Boston's Big Dig, airport, bridge and road work and construction of the new Patriots Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
In addition to his representation of clients, Mr. Cook frequently serves as an arbitrator, mediator and master in connection with various disputes. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the American Arbitration Association and its Construction Advisory Council.
