Joel Daniel is a partner at Stein Ray LLP, where he focuses on resolving domestic and international construction disputes. Mr. Daniel has represented all manner of construction industry clients and has extensive experience resolving complex construction disputes, as well as providing project legal consulting and contract drafting and negotiation services.  Mr. Daniel has handled disputes and transactional matters arising from major commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects, including renewable energy projects in Illinois, Texas, Ohio, and West Virginia, cable-stayed and precast segmental toll bridges, public and private university buildings, rapid transit systems, roadways, major high-rise residential towers and mixed-use development projects, airport terminals, hotels, parking garages, a presidential library, a dry dock, a performing arts theater, a brewery, a sugar processing facility, a wastewater treatment plant, a municipal swimming and recreational center, and various federal government facilities.

Mr. Daniel’s experience includes domestic and international arbitration of construction disputes, including administered and non-administered proceedings under ICC, AAA, ad hoc and other rules. He has handled complex disputes involving defective design, delay and disruption, differing site conditions, wrongful termination, geotechnical and forensic investigation, contract interpretation and administration, payment disputes, design professional intellectual property, risk allocation, lien and bond claims, insurance coverage, land use regulations, collective bargaining agreements, partnership disputes, economic torts, and fraud claims, among other issues.

Mr. Daniel is admitted to practice law in Illinois and Texas.