Attorney Profile

Simrandeep (Simran) Singh Tiwana is a trusted advisor for complex construction disputes and contracts, combining the insights of a licensed professional engineer with the advocacy of an experienced construction attorney.

Since 2006, Simran has worked in the construction and development of commercial buildings and public infrastructure throughout California. He holds a master's degree in civil engineering and brings ten plus years of structural design experience to his legal practice, giving him technical insight and regulatory knowledge few attorneys can match.

Simran has handled litigation involving damages well into high eight figures, conducted trials in state court and private arbitration, and frequently serves as Project Counsel for Southern California construction projects, preparing owner-general contractor agreements.

His engineering portfolio spans mid-rise and multi-family housing, adaptive reuse, retrofits, public buildings, and infrastructure, with extensive work in seismic design and due diligence for commercial property acquisitions.

PROJECT COUNSEL WORK:

• Glendale Market Rate and Affordable Housing (2025). Project Counsel for ongoing construction of an 80-unit apartment project in Glendale, California.
• Market Rate and Affordable Housing Los Angeles (2025). Project Counsel for ongoing construction of a 200+ unit market-rate apartment project in Los Angeles, California.
• Los Angeles Affordable Housing (2024). Navigated as Project Counsel the closeout of a 65-unit mixed use affordable housing project involving complicated payment claims and mechanics liens.
• Culver City Luxury Apartments (2018). Authored and negotiated Cost Plus GMP Contract for seven-story market-rate apartment project.

TRIAL COUNSEL:

• Convention Center Trial. Trial counsel for a city in a $35+ million dispute over the construction of a convention center. The three-month jury trial spanned construction delay and liquidated damages claims, construction defects, prompt payment penalties, and attorney's fees and costs.
• Homeowner Breach of Contract Trial. Trial counsel for the homeowners in a three-week court trial in Los Angeles County over breach of contract and negligence claims involving defective construction of their residence.
• Nondisclosure Arbitration. Arbitration counsel for the buyers of a home in northern Los Angeles County in a three-week arbitration arising from the sellers' failure to disclose defects at the property before the sale and misrepresentations in their disclosure statements.
• Subcontractor Payment Arbitration. Arbitration counsel for a subcontractor in a 35-day arbitration spanning four months, involving construction defect and nonpayment claims and prompt payment penalties arising from the construction of a luxury multi-family building in Los Angeles.
• Renovation Defects Trial. Trial counsel for the general contractor defending claims by homeowners alleging extensive defects in the renovation of their multimillion-dollar Los Angeles residence. Case settled the weekend before trial, following the final status conference.
• Mechanics Lien Trial. Trial counsel for the developer and general contractor of a 60+ unit multi-family project in Los Angeles in a non-payment and mechanics lien foreclosure action brought by a material supplier. Settled at a Mandatory Settlement Conference the day before trial, after the final status conference.

CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION COUNSEL:

• $65 Million Multi-Family Litigation. Defended an architect in litigation involving a 1,000+ unit apartment complex above a 12-acre parking garage. Achieved settlement after 6+ years of litigation involving 30+ defendants.
• $120 Million Concrete Defects Litigation. Defended the primary concrete subcontractor against a $36+ million claim in litigation alleging defective work in the construction of a 450+ unit apartment building in Los Angeles. The case involved 50+ parties and $120 million in overall claims; a $55 million global settlement was recognized as one of 2017's largest construction settlements.
• $40 Million Fire Subrogation. Defended an ENR1000 engineering firm against a large nationwide insurer's subrogation claim seeking recovery for policy payments made in response to a large commercial fire in Los Angeles.
• Evidence Analysis and Exclusion. Represented a general contractor on the eve of trial, preparing motions to exclude construction expert witness testimony. The case involved $30 million in alleged damages arising out of plumbing defects in two high-rise buildings in Seattle.

BUILDING DESIGN ENGINEERING:

• 900-Unit Recreation Center. Structural design engineer for the construction of a new $3 million amenity center within an occupied apartment complex owned by a renowned national REIT. The project received multiple design awards.
• Retail Developments. Structural design engineer for multiple retail developments in Southern California, including a retail complex retrofit/expansion in Los Angeles, a Pasadena grocery store with pre-tensioned T-roof system, and other integrated shopping centers.
• Downtown LA Adaptive Reuse. Structural design engineer for the retrofit and adaptive reuse of a 12-story historic concrete office-to-residential conversion with rooftop pool and seismic compliance with current codes.
• Residential Projects. Structural design engineer for multiple multi-family and mixed-use residential developments in Southern California, including a 200+ unit Long Beach affordable housing development with subterranean parking, and a 25-unit West LA luxury apartment building.
• Hollywood Palladium. Structural design engineer for the retrofit of the historic 1940s concert venue, which included expanding capacity while restoring original design intent.

BUILDING EVALUATIONS:

• Beverly Hills Façade Forensics. Evaluated 1940s brick building façade damage from deteriorating steel reinforcement in Beverly Hills.
• SIU Dorm Seismic Evaluation. Assessed seismic resistance of three 17-story concrete dormitory buildings at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.
• El Segundo Warehouse. Assisted a developer with warehouse acquisition and office conversion, achieving a 33% value increase in three years.

BRIDGE & INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN:

• Parking Structures. Designed a 5-story post-tensioned concrete parking garage with mild-steel shear walls for the City of Alhambra.
• Bridge Projects. Designed and supervised the construction of multiple bridges, including the 350-foot Buena Vista Bridge over Fahrens Creek, the 700-foot Windemere Parkway Bridge over Tassajara Creek, and twin 500+ foot Dougherty Road bridges with CIDH piles in San Ramon.