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Tiffany C.
Raush

Position
Partner
Office
Houston

Tiffany Raush is a partner on the Construction Team. She combines front-end project counseling with first-chair arbitration and litigation experience, helping clients avoid disputes and prosecute or defend them when they arise.


Tiffany represents engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors, design-build teams, general contractors, design professionals, and specialty subcontractors in high-stakes construction disputes arising from some of the nation's most complex infrastructure and industrial projects. She serves as first-chair counsel in litigation and arbitration involving delay, acceleration, productivity, design coordination, scope, and payment disputes, and regularly advises clients on dispute avoidance and claim strategy before formal proceedings begin. Tiffany has particular experience handling disputes arising from large-scale design-build and EPC projects where technical complexity, schedule issues, and project delivery risks intersect.

In her counseling practice, Tiffany represents clients at every stage of a project, from initial conception, design, and development through contract negotiations, construction, and final disposition. Her litigation practice adheres to the same strategy: She advises clients through the entire life cycle of a dispute, from early claim development and project documentation strategy to arbitration hearings and post-hearing briefing. When disputes arise, her early involvement and familiarity with her clients' projects and their stakeholders translate into efficient, effective representation.

Tiffany has guided numerous teams through complex, multiyear engagements, navigating upstream and downstream claims and resolving issues across the full life cycle of construction projects. Among other areas, she has in-depth knowledge of water infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, industrial facilities, and other high-value capital projects, and has represented clients in multimillion-dollar disputes involving delays, acceleration, productivity losses, scope changes, and nonpayment.

Recently, Tiffany served as first-chair counsel in an arbitration involving claims exceeding $80 million arising from one of North America's largest progressive design-build water infrastructure projects. She led a team of partners, associates, outside experts, and client personnel through a multiweek hearing involving complex technical, scheduling, and damages issues.

Tiffany's practice is national and international in scope, with projects across the United States and Canada. In 2022–2023, she spent nearly a year seconded to a top-ranked international design and construction client, serving as its in-house managing counsel and directly responsible for all US and Canadian construction projects.

Tiffany serves on the board of the Houston Bar Association Construction Law Section and the board of the Society of Construction Law North America (SCL NA), where she served as the 2025 Annual SCL NA Conference chair. Her industry acumen has earned her accolades as a "Next-Generation Partner in Construction" by The Legal 500 United States each year since 2022.

A highly regarded presenter and author on legal issues affecting the construction industry, Tiffany has spoken about and written on design-build delivery, dispute avoidance, claim development, schedule and productivity issues, and complex construction arbitration. She regularly presents to contractors, project executives, in-house counsel, and construction-industry organizations on lessons learned from major infrastructure and industrial projects.

Noteworthy

  • Best Lawyers®, "Ones to Watch," Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Houston (2022–2025)
  • The Legal 500 United States, "Next Generation Partner" (2022 and 2023); Real Estate – Construction (including Construction Litigation) (2023, 2024); "Next Generation Partners," Real Estate – Construction (including Construction Litigation) (2025)

Experience

• Infrastructure and Water Projects: Represented a design-builder in multiple litigation matters exceeding $80 million related to a multibillion-dollar water purification facility for a major US metropolitan area.
• Advanced Manufacturing: Represented a specialty welding and fabrication subcontractor in disputes arising from two high-profile semiconductor manufacturing facilities.
• Federal Projects: Represented a drainage subcontractor in a multimillion-dollar dispute involving delay and remediation claims on a US Air Force base rehabilitation project.
• Technology and Steel Manufacturing: Defended an international, steel-based technology company in federal court against claims of a 60% scope increase on a state-of-the-art facility.
• Renewable Energy: Represented a general contractor in arbitration involving a $60 million wind farm project, including delay, acceleration, and defect claims.
• Transportation Infrastructure: Represented a design-build contractor on a $2.3 billion highway project, defending against design defect and indemnity claims.
• Petrochemical Facilities: Represented a general contractor in a $35 million dispute over delay and scope claims on a petrochemical construction project.
• Power Generation: Represented a general contractor in Texas state court in claims against a power plant owner for nonpayment of change orders.
• Bid Protest and Procurement: Represented a design-build firm in a multimillion-dollar bid protest dispute.

Publications

  • "Follow the Money: Will the IRA Drive Renewable Energy Construction Projects?" American Bar Association, Under Construction Magazine, April 29, 2024
  • "Trends and Developments," Chambers Global Practice Guide, Construction Law – USA Chapter, 2023
  • "Best Foot Forward: Preserving Limited Liability and Leverage in Negotiating Termination for Convenience Payment," ConsensusDocs, April 5, 2023
  • "The Choice Is Yours - Or Is It? Anti-Choice-of-Laws Statutes Applicable to Construction Contracts," ConsensusDocs, September 7, 2022
  • "Trends and Developments," Chambers Global Practice Guide, Construction Law – USA Chapter, 2022
  • "Three Sheets to the Wind: Cautionary Tales of Unlimited Risk in Offshore Wind Construction," Jones Walker LLP Offshore Wind Client Alert, April 25, 2022
  • "Three Sheets to the Wind: Cautionary Tales of Unlimited Risk in Offshore Wind Construction," Texas Lawyer, March 4, 2022
  • "Trends and Developments," Chambers Global Practice Guide, Construction Law – USA Chapter, 2021
  • "Force Majeure Under Texas Law in the Aftermath of Hurricane Ida," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Newsletter, September 2021
  • Construction Law Update, Wolters Kluwer, 2021
  • "Texas Fixes Statutory Language Affecting Attorneys’ Fees Recovery Under Chapter 38," Jones Walker LLP Energy Client Alert, July 19, 2021
  • "A Stitch in Time Saves Nine: Using Change Order Procedures That Work," ConsensusDocs, November 3, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — July 26, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, July 26, 2020
  • "Executive Orders to Address Rising COVID-19 Cases in the Construction Industry," Jones Walker LLP Construction Client Alert, July 22, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — April 13, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, April 13, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — April 5, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, April 5, 2020
  • "Impact of State and Local 'Stay-at-Home' or 'Shelter-in-Place' Orders on Construction in AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, and TX," Jones Walker LLP Construction Client Alert, March 2020
  • "When Force Majeure Is for Sure: The Business of Constructing in Disaster-Prone Areas," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Client Alert, October 1, 2019
  • "Rohrmoos Highlights Steps to Securing Attorney Fees in Texas," Law360, June 20, 2019
  • "When Force Majeure is For Sure: The Business of Constructing in Disaster-Prone Areas," Construction Law Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 3, 2018
  • "Southwest Region: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas," Construction Law Update, Wolters Kluwer, 2018–2021
  • "Discovery of Experts," Business Litigation in Florida (7th ed.), 2012

Presentations

  • Society of Construction Law-North America, 2025 Annual Conference, 2025
  • "Risks of Cost Estimates: From Development to Dispute," 2024 Construction SuperConference, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 10, 2024
  • "Inflation Reduction Act: Navigating the Murky Waters of Compliance and Incentives," Rice Global Engineering & Construction Forum (RFC), June 8, 2023
  • "Boomerang: How Indemnity and Related Clauses May Come Back to Haunt You," 2023 Construction Law Update Seminar, Houston, Texas, May 18, 2023
  • "Loopholes: Identifying and Managing Key Risks in EPC Contracts," Rice Global E&C Forum, March 10, 2023
  • "Arbitration v. Litigation: A Highly Scientific Survey," Society of Construction Law North America, December 12, 2022
  • "In the House! In-House Counsel Perspectives on What Matters to Them and Their Clients," Society of Construction Law North America Gulf Coast Region, April 12, 2022
  • "The Best Defense is a Good Offense: Keys to Effective Risk Mitigation in the Life Cycle of a 'Typical' Construction Project: A.K.A - A Train Wreck," 2021 Construction SuperConference, December 6–8, 2021
  • "Challenges and Opportunities Women Face within the Legal Profession: The Impact of COVID-19 on our Work-Life Balance," American Bar Association, June 8, 2021

Memberships

  • American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law
  • Houston Bar Association Construction Law Section, Board of Directors (2024–2025)
  • Rice Global Engineering and Construction Forum, Board Member Alternate
  • Society of Construction Law-North America, Board of Directors Industry Liaison, Conference Committee (2022–2024); Conference Chair (2025)
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Education

  • University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law
    JD, magna cum laude, 2010
    Order of the Coif; Managing Editor, Florida Law Review
  • State University of New York
    BA, 1999

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • Texas

Court Admissions

  • US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Western District of Texas

Related Practices

  • Construction
  • Disaster Preparedness & Recovery
  • Energy Litigation
  • Litigation
  • Offshore Energy
  • International Arbitration

Related Industries

  • Construction
  • Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources
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