Elkhoury Law PLLC: Counsel for Consequential
Projects and Businesses

Elkhoury Law advises clients on energy, construction, infrastructure, complex commercial matters, and outside general counsel needs.

We represent owners, developers, contractors, engineers, manufacturers, public entities, and operating companies in matters involving important contracts, capital projects, recurring legal decisions, claims, and disputes. Every engagement is led directly by Andrew Elkhoury.

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Selected Engagements

Our work includes individual engagements and ongoing outside general counsel relationships where project value, commercial exposure, timing, or institutional importance requires direct, senior attention.

    • Public Design-Build Program. Counsel to one of the nation’s largest local governments in designing and implementing program‑wide general conditions governing the procurement and execution of public design‑build projects.

    • Health-Campus Development. Counsel for owner in negotiating and administering a design-build agreement for a landmark nine-figure health campus project.

    • Power Plant Development. Counsel to owners and other project participants developing behind-the-meter power plants, including pre-FEED, FEED, OFE, and EPC procurement.

    • Critical-infrastructure Fabrication. Counsel to several engineering and manufacturing companies in nine-figure and eight-figure fabrication agreements supporting critical-infrastructure projects.

    • Cross-border Supply Chain. Counsel to a heavy-industrial manufacturer in negotiating eight-figure cross-border supply-chain agreements.

Capabilities

  • Project-delivery strategy, engineering and construction agreements, procurement, equipment supply, fabrication, execution advice, change management, schedule discipline and delay, terminations, claims, and disputes.

    We negotiate contracts and help administer projects for a diverse range of clients, including commercial and industrial builders, developers, and contractors; energy facilities; solar developments; data centers; crude oil and natural gas pipelines; commercial lenders and creditors; governmental entities; hotels; casinos; and office facilities.

  • Companies facing recurring contracts, operational risk, and consequential deals often need senior legal judgment without building a full in-house team. As outside general counsel, I provide practical, business‑oriented solutions designed to reduce friction, control risk, preserve leverage, and keep high‑value work moving. I help you manage operational and contractual risk, negotiate high‑value agreements, align insurance and risk transfer, and resolve significant claims and disputes. I partner with companies tackling consequential projects, contracts, and disputes to deliver tailored counsel that aligns day‑to‑day decisions with long‑term strategy. Whether you need guidance on entity structuring, operations, contract review, or claim and dispute management, I help leadership teams make legal decisions that protect margin, preserve leverage, and keep critical work moving.

A Principal-Led Practice

Andrew Elkhoury leads every engagement. He is responsible for the analysis, advice, drafting, negotiation, and strategy, and works directly with executives, in-house counsel, procurement teams, project leaders, engineers, and other decision-makers.

The firm accepts a focused group of engagements so that responsibility remains with the lawyer retained to lead the work. When a matter requires additional scale or specialized expertise, the firm coordinates with in-house teams, local counsel, technical consultants, and other outside lawyers as necessary.

About Andrew

I moved to Houston right out of law school. I spent a decade practicing law at two of the largest law firms in the world (Norton Rose Fulbright and Mayer Brown) developing a reputation for pragmatic, efficient, and no-nonsense counsel. I started my own firm to deliver big‑firm‑caliber counsel through a focused, responsive practice built around a select group of serious clients.

When I am not practicing law, I enjoy spending time with my wife, daughter, and dog. I am a semi-professional music producer and musician as well. You can check out my work on Spotify. I am also really into coffee. If you work with me, there’s a good chance we’ll talk strategy over coffee that I roast myself.

    • Juris Doctor, with Honors, The University of Chicago

    • Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, High Distinction, The University of California, Berkeley

    • Texas

    • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

    • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

    • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

    • Engineering Law Essentials - Engineering Documents, Delegated Design, and Design Risk, NBI (CLE) (September 2026)

    • Design-Build Delivery Systems, Practice Note, LexisNexis Practical Guidance (2025 - current)

    • Construction Law Blog (ongoing)

    • Outside General Counsel Blog (ongoing)

    • Board of Directors - Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts

    • Professionalism Committee - Houston Bar Association

    • Forum on Construction Law - American Bar Association

    • Business Law Section - American Bar Association

    • Construction Law Section - Houston Bar Association

    • Construction Law Section - State Bar of Texas

    • National Arab American Bar Association

    • Affiliate Member - Association of General Contractors, Houston Chapter

Outside general counsel and construction lawyer and his wife.

Contact

To discuss a potential engagement, contact Andrew Elkhoury.