Byrin A. Romney

Transactional Experience

• Represented contractor in negotiating AIA A133 for multi-million-dollar fieldhouse project.
• Represented owner in negotiating AIA A102 owner-contractor agreement and AIA B101 owner-architect agreement for multi-million-dollar apartment project.
• Guided negotiation of AIA B109 owner-architect agreement for a multi-million-dollar multifamily development.
• Negotiated AIA A105 owner-contractor agreement for a $1 million industrial tenant-improvement project.
• Worked with owner representative to negotiate AIA A101 owner-contractor agreement for multi-family construction project.
• Updated owner-developer AIA A102 template for LIHTC projects.
• Assisted contractor in modernizing its down-stream contract portfolio, including comprehensive updates to subcontractor payment provisions, change-order procedures, default remedies, claims procedures, and dispute-resolution terms.
• Negotiated multi-million-dollar lumber subcontract for multi-family developer.
• Assisted underground utility contractor with developing joint-service agreements.
• On behalf of owner-developer, prepared and negotiated professional services agreements, consultant agreements, and related work orders for design professional services.
• Drafted and negotiated purchase-order templates and procurement documentation for construction company seeking to standardize supplier and vendor contracting procedures.
• Drafted new-build construction contract for custom home builder.
• Managed sale of client’s $4 million industrial property.
• Conducted real estate and water due diligence research as part of property acquisition team.
• Drafted and reviewed commercial leases, master leases, and subleases.
• Advised company on best facility development strategies by assessing project requirements in light of city and county planning documents.
• Assisted builder in obtaining special tax bonds for development of water infrastructure.
• Drafted restrictive covenants provisions for employment agreements.

Litigation Experience

• Defended general contractor in multi-party arbitration involving water intrusion claims by owner.
• Represented general contractor in multi-million-dollar arbitration over allegedly defective work by concrete subcontractor at multi-family apartment complex.
• Represented design-build contractor in complex arbitration over allegedly defective HVAC systems for indoor agriculture, and related delay claims.
• Defended engineering firm against professional negligence claims in dispute over alleged defects in public infrastructure.
• Secured arbitration award for modular contractor in payment dispute with developer.
• Negotiated resolution for general contractor in dispute with subcontractor over allegedly defective work at commercial property.
• Obtained judgment for landlord in breach of commercial lease case against tenant and guarantors.
• Represented judgment lienholder in foreclosure action related to residential property.
• Represented bona fide purchaser in dispute against seller and third party regarding breach of purchase and sale agreement and conflicting ownership claims by third party.
• Brought suit on behalf of buyer of $6.9 million industrial property against sellers and brokers for fraudulent misrepresentations.
• Litigated dispute between partners regarding division of multi-million-dollar real estate portfolio and breach of property management agreement.
• Advised water rights holders in groundwater adjudications.
• Represented large-scale farmer in dispute stemming from $10 million hemp growing project.
• Represented shareholder in multi-company agribusiness partnership dispute including contested corporate dissolution.
• Represented plaintiffs and defendants in multiple cases involving claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of restrictive covenants, breach of non-disclosure agreements, employee raiding, breach of duty of loyalty, and other unfair competition claims.
• Defended rental equipment supplier in suit brought by competitor involving claims of unfair competition and misuse of confidential information.
• Represented employers and employees in temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction hearings.
• Advised clients regarding the scope and enforceability of restrictive covenants.
• Acted as trial counsel for life science company in trade secret action.
• Represented remediation company in small claims court cases involving breach of contract by customers for failure to pay.
• Advised payroll company through breach of multi-million-dollar asset purchase agreement.
• Litigated in state and federal courts across the country, including Indiana, California, Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, and Tennessee.

Speeches & Publications

• Byrin Romney, The Indiana FAIRNESS Act: Frequently Asked Questions for Indiana Contractors, July 2026
• Byrin Romney, Ohio Enacts New EVerify Requirements for Non-Residential Construction Employers, Easter & Cavosie Blog, February 2026, https://easterandcavosie.com/ohio-enacts-new-everify-requirements-for-non-residential-construction-employers/.
• Byrin Romney, IndyBar: Navigating Tariff Turbulence in Construction Contracts, The Indiana Lawyer, September 24, 2025, https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/indybar-navigating-tariff-turbulence-in-construction-contracts.
• Byrin Romney, Jobsite Do’s and Don’ts for Contractors Handling ICE Enforcement Actions, Easter & Cavosie Blog, August 2025, https://easterandcavosie.com/jobsite-dos-and-donts-for-contractors-handling-ice-enforcement-actions/.
• Byrin Romney and Justin Allen, States Continue to Target Restrictive Covenants, Ogletree Insights Blog, February 20, 2023, https://ogletree.com/insights/states-continue-to-target-restrictive-covenants/?utm_source=elinfonet.
• Byrin Romney and Derek Hoffman, Groundwater Sustainability Agencies Formed to Manage Kern Subbasin, Increase Local Control of Groundwater Management, California Water Law & Policy Reporter, December 2022.
• Byrin Romney and Derek Hoffman, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Projects 2023 Water Demands Will Exceed Available Supplies from the Colorado River and the California State Water Project, California Water Law & Policy Reporter, November 2022.
• Byrin Romney and Derek Hoffman, California Department of Water Resources Public Comment Period Opens for Resubmitted Groundwater Sustainability Plans Deemed Incomplete, California Water Law & Policy Reporter, August 2022.
• Byrin Romney and Derek Hoffman, California State Water Resources Control Board Adopts Emergency Drought Regulation Pursuant to Executive Order, California Water Law & Policy Reporter, June 2022.
• Byrin Romney and Derek Hoffman, California Third District Court of Appeal Finds Watermaster Not Aggrieved Party, Dismisses Appeal of Trial Court Orders Interpreting Water Rights Decree, California Water Law & Policy Reporter, April 2022.
• Byrin Romney and Derek Hoffman, Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water Challenges Draft Cease and Desist Order Issued by California State Water Resources Control Board, California Water Law & Policy Reporter, March 2022.
• Byrin Romney and Derek Hoffman, First District Court of Appeal Finds CEQA Does Not Apply to State Water Resources Control Board’s Review of Small Domestic Water Use Permits, California Water Law & Policy Reporter, February 2022.
• Byrin Romney and Derek Hoffman, California State Water Resources Control Board Considers Imposing Mandatory Water Use Restrictions Statewide in Response to Drought Conditions, California Water Law & Policy Reporter, January 2022.
• Byrin Romney, Screens, Teens, and Porn Scenes: Legislative Approaches to Protecting Youth from Exposure to Pornography (2020) 45 Vermont Law Review 43, https://lawreview.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/04-Romney.pdf.