PITTSBURGH – Andrew Fylypovych was among 16 attorneys from the firm Burns White who were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019.
The firm’s honorees, which have practices spanning commercial litigation, construction litigation, insurance litigation, legal malpractice defense, mediation, medical malpractice defense, personal injury defense litigation, railroad law and workers’ compensation defense include:
With more than 35 years of legal experience, Mr. Fylypovych focuses his practice in the area of construction law, with a particular focus in design professional liability defense litigation.
Mr. Fylypovych represents architects, engineers, contractors and construction managers throughout all phases of the design and building process, including risk management, contract negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation at the trial and appellate levels.
In addition, Mr. Fylypovych has substantial experience handling successful litigation and trials related to premises liability for a major institutional client for whom he has also performed comprehensive contract reviews to help ensure that the risk of liability is properly transferred initially. He has also litigated insurance coverage disputes through the appellate level.
Mr. Fylypovych currently serves as outside general counsel to a major regional religious organization, advising it on a variety of legal issues. He is a member of the Ukrainian American Bar Association.
Prior to joining Burns White, he was a partner at two Philadelphia-based civil litigation firms.
Burns White LLC provides corporate, litigation and employment law services to clients operating across a broad spectrum of industries nationwide including transportation, health care, insurance, retail, real estate and construction. Harnessing the collective skill of 140 attorneys, the law firm operates nine locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers® is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 52,000 attorneys cast nearly 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas and geographic locations.