Varela, Lee, Metz & Guarino has once again been recommended by the Legal 500 US as a leading law firm nationwide in Construction for 2024. Moreover, they highlighted the firm’s founding partners Paul Varela, Bennett Lee, Todd Metz, and Joseph Guarino for their work, as well as Next Generation Partner recognition for Brian Dugdale.

The Legal 500 says "Varela, Lee, Metz & Guarino, LLP is highly active across national public infrastructure disputes and litigation, combining a strong record in wrongful termination claims with significant capabilities in state court litigation. The firm also regularly represents a range of clients, including prime and general contractors, managers, and joint ventures in various contract termination cases. The team is jointly led by highly experienced founding partners Paul Varela, Todd Metz, and Joseph Guarino, and Bennett Lee in San Francisco, who is noted for his compliance and dispute resolution expertise. Michael Suga acts for contractors, subcontractors, developers, and design professionals in litigation concerning public and private construction projects and engineering mandates, while Brian Dugdale has experience in handling power, infrastructure, transportation, industrial and government projects. Lindy Stevens, who handles government contract work, is also recommended..."