The California construction industry law firm of Finch, Thornton & Baird, LLP today announced that Managing Partner, P. Randolph Finch Jr., and Partner and General Counsel, Jason R. Thornton, were both ranked in Chambers USA 2022 Guide for Construction, California section. The firm that bears their names, Finch, Thornton & Baird, LLP, was also listed among ranked construction firms in California.
Chambers and Partners is trusted around the globe to objectively rank the world’s best lawyers and law firms. Their rankings are the result of thousands of in-depth interviews and opinions from external market resources — all with an emphasis on client feedback.
Randy Finch rose to Band 3 status in the Chambers USA 2022 Guide rankings for Construction in California. He is the highest ranked construction lawyer based in San Diego. Mr. Finch is relied on by business owners, C-suite executives, and in-house counsel for his unique ability to see the big picture, and to get the job done efficiently and with predicted results. He emphasizes a proactive approach to dispute avoidance and resolution based on early positioning and negotiation. Equally important, his significant trial, arbitration, and appeal experience informs legal strategy and gives credibility to negotiations and advice.
Commenting on a recent 27-witness case heard over three weeks, a presiding arbitrator on a three-arbitrator panel said, “I have been practicing law for over 40 years and tried many cases as a litigant and an arbitrator. Mr. Finch delivered the best cross-examinations I have ever seen. He was ready to impeach with multiple sources when a witness did not answer the question how Finch wanted. He is a brilliant lawyer.” Mr. Finch’s client recovered over $4 million in that case, and defeated a $2 million claim against it.
Jason Thornton’s ranking in the Chambers USA 2022 Guide is his first by the global legal directory. He credits some twenty-five years of near exclusive construction industry focus on private and federal, state, and local projects among the keys to his successful litigation practice. Owners, presidents, vice presidents, and operations and project managers faced with delay, disruption, inefficiency, and extra work claims, contract disputes, and bid protests rely on his proven counsel. Always contemplating creative solutions that will deliver the greatest value to the firm’s clients, Jason is expert in all aspects of mediation, arbitration, trials, civil writs, and appeals.
Notably, Mr. Thornton represented the appellants in three precedent-setting cases and the respondents in five important published opinions; the latter four of which upheld the framework for award of lease-leaseback contracts.
