Education

Stetson University College of Law, J.D.

Rollins College, B.A.

Bar Admissions

Florida

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Ben Subin

Partner
Orlando
t: 407-244-5122
Miami
t: 305-349-2126

Ben W. Subin is a partner with Holland & Knight and the co-practice group leader of its Florida Construction Industry Group.

Mr. Subin's practice focuses on domestic and international construction contracting and federal government contracts. He has represented contractors, owners and manufacturers on a range of industrial, commercial, energy and infrastructure projects, including power plants, seawater desalination facilities, water/wastewater treatment facilities, reservoirs, citrus processing facilities, wind turbine projects, commercial buildings, hospitals and retail centers.

In the power industry, he has extensively represented EPC contractors and turbine manufacturers on power plant projects both domestically and abroad. Mr. Subin also practices and routinely represents clients in government contract matters, including both the pursuit and the defense of bid protests at the federal, state and local government level.

Mr. Subin is Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law. He is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 USA, The Best Lawyers in America and Florida Super Lawyers as a leading attorney in Construction Law.

Selected recent representations by Mr. Subin include:

  • defense of claims totaling $500 million arising from a turbine purchase agreement
  • defense of claims totaling $80 million arising from the construction of a 1,040 megawatt power generation facility
  • defense of claims totaling $51 million arising from the construction of a 50million-gallons-per-day seawater desalination facility
  • defense of contractor involving a $9 million default termination claim on a resort project

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Florida Bar Board Certified Construction Lawyer
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, Construction Law, 2008-2012
  • Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Construction Law, 2003-2011
  • Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2012
  • The Legal 500 USA, Construction, 2010-2011
  • Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers magazine
  • Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2004-2009
  • Best of the Bar, Orlando Business Journal

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, Member Construction Industry Forum
  • Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, Former Chair, Construction Law Committee
  • Florida Associated General Contractors
  • Associated Owners and Developers

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Speaking Engagements

  • Panelist, "Opportunities and Risks in Today's Power, Transportation and Water Infrastructure Market," Vendome Group's Construction Superconference, San Francisco, CA, December 15-17, 2010