Winning a $5.3 million arbitration award against an architect involved in a high-end condominium complex was just one of the successes in 2014 for the construction law practice group at the Hartford office of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder.

“To our knowledge, it is one of the largest arbitration awards in Connecticut against an architect,” said partner Timothy T. Corey. “It was a challenging case and represented a team effort among all of our construction lawyers.”

For wins such as this one, Hinckley Allen has been selected as the Connecticut Law Tribune's Litigation Department of the Year in the construction law category. The Providence-based firm, which has more than 150 lawyers, has more than 30 professionals working on construction law, making it one of the larger construction practices in the Northeast. The team does far more than litigate; it also designs and negotiates contracts and counsels clients on regulatory issues ranging from Occupational Health and Safety Administration regulations to affirmative action plans to wage-and-hour laws.