Daniel S. Brennan is a partner in the Construction Law group of DLA Piper in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Brennan concentrates his practice in advising owners, designers, and contractors on risk management in the construction process; prosecuting and defending construction claims including professional negligence, personal injury, and delay claims; negotiating and drafting construction and design contracts for architects, engineers and owners; and advising clients with respect to design and construction of accessible facilities under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act.

Mr. Brennan is named in the respected publication Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, which in 2007 said he is an "all-around first-rate construction lawyer" and in 2008 described him as "wonderful." In 2006 and 2008, he was named an Illinois Super Lawyer. Mr. Brennan is also listed in the International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers.

Published Cases

• Board of Managers of the Courtyards at the Woodlands Condo Assoc. v. IKO Chicago, Inc., 697 N.E.2d 727 (Ill. 1998)
• IHP Industrial, Inc. v. PermAlert ESP, 178 F.R.D. 483 (S.D. Miss. 1997); 947 F. Supp. 257 (S.D. Miss. 1996)

ADMISIONES

• Illinois
• United States Court of Federal Claims
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Pertenencia a Asociaciones

• Chicago Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• American Bar Association: Forum on the Construction Industry, Steering Committee of Division 12 (Owners & Lenders)
• American Society of Healthcare Engineering
• Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys

Publicaciones

• “Additional Insured Endorsements: Covering the Risks on Construction Projects,” Retail Law Strategist, Vol. 5, Issue 5 (May 2005)
• “The ADA in Stadium-Style Theaters: The Evolution of Comparable Lines of Sight,” Retail Law Strategist, Vol. 5, Issue 1 (January 2005)
• “Eyes Wide Open” [Understanding and Documenting the Owner-Architect Relationship], American School & University (November 2004)
• “Tools to Manage the Risks of Construction Delays,” Retail Law Strategist, Vol. 3, Issue 10 (October 2003)
• “Construction Defect Claims Against Manufacturers and Suppliers,” Construction Lawyer, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Spring 2003)
• “Cost Reimbursement Construction Contracts: Defining What is Reimbursable,” Retail Law Strategist, Vol. 2, Issue 11 (December 2002)
• “Managing Change Orders in Construction,” Retail Law Strategist, Vol. 2, Issue 3 (March 2002)
• “Termination for Convenience: A Vital Construction Contracting Tool,” Retail Law Strategist, Vol. 1, Issue 9 (November 2001)
• “The New A201: Opportunity Knocks,” Consulting Specifying Engineer, Vol. 25, No. 1 (January 1999)
• “Practitioner’s Note on Board of Manager’s v. IKO Manufacturing,” Federal Publications’ Construction Contractor, Vol. 22, No. 21 (October 19, 1998)
• Significant Issues for Building Managers in the New Revised 1997 American Institute of Architects Agreements, Building Owners and Manager Association (1997/98)
• “Broad Form Vendor Endorsements,” IDC Journal (1995)
• Editor and author, The Construction Contracts Book: How to Find Common Ground in Negotiating Design and Construction Contract Clauses, American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry (2004)
• Editor, Retail Law Strategist

Seminarios

• "The Economic Loss Rule in Florida," The University of Miami Law School, LL.M. Program in Real Property Development, Guest Lecture (March 4, 2005)
• "Design/Build: Why and Why Not," International Council of Shopping Centers, U.S. Law Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona (October 22, 1999)
• "Practical and Advanced Illinois Construction Law," Federal Publications, Chicago, Illinois (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999)
• "Construction Law Primer for Real Estate Lawyers" (Roundtable), International Council of Shopping Centers Annual Law Program, Nashville, Tennessee (October 30, 1998)
• "Speeches Risk Assessment, Allocation and Insurance on Construction Projects," International Council of Shopping Centers U.S. Law Conference, Hollywood, Florida (October 29, 2004)
• "Concepts, Practices and Considerations for Modifying Standard Construction Contracts," ABA Forum on the Construction Industry Annual Program, Scottsdale, Arizona (May 6, 2004)
• "You Want Me to Fix What? Dealing with the Life Safety Code," Illinois Health Care Association, Annual Convention and Trade Show, Peoria, Illinois (September 15, 2003)
• "The Last Link in the Chain: Claims Against Manufacturers and Suppliers," ABA Forum on the Construction Industry Fall Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 3, 2002)
• "Healthy Construction Projects: Achieving Goals of Time, Quality and Budget," 36th Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition for the American Society of Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (June 23, 1999)
• "Legal Issues in the Use of Computers in Design and Construction," A/E/C Systems, Anaheim, California (June 1996)
• "Significant Legal Issues Relating to Design-Build," AIA of Northern Illinois (June 1996)
• "Legal Issues in the Use of Computer in Design and Construction," A/E/C Systems, Chicago, Illinois (Fall 1995)