Donnelly specializes in drafting construction contracts tailored to the specific needs of owners, developers, and contractors, utilizing both industry-standard templates (like AIA and ConsensusDocs) and custom contract forms, including complex, multi-party Integrated Project Delivery agreements.

Donnelly ensures that key stakeholder concerns are addressed in carefully crafted contracts and in negotiations. Her attention to detail helps mitigate risks, prevent disputes, and facilitate smooth project execution by providing the necessary legal framework to support her clients’ construction goals.

Donnelly also advises owners on the appropriate delivery method for their projects. 

As fractional general counsel, Donnelly delivers construction law expertise with in-house counsel accessibility.

She provides comprehensive support spanning licensing, project delivery methods, transaction structures, contract development, and company policies. Drawing from extensive industry experience, she guides critical project decisions and offers practical solutions for course-of-construction challenges and dispute resolution.

Donnelly has extensive experience guiding Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) projects from concept through construction throughout the U.S. and abroad. She works alongside LEAN facilitators during contract negotiations to help teams understand and implement collaborative delivery methods.

Having drafted numerous multi-party IPD agreements between owners, architects, engineers, contractors, and specialty trades, she provides practical solutions for the unique challenges of these collaborative ventures.

For projects outside California and Washington, D.C., she serves as an IPD consultant, offering the same expertise in a consulting capacity.

Donnelly advises owners and developers on commercial agreements supporting their development operations, including vendor contracts and service agreements. She ensures these ancillary contracts align with overall project objectives and risk management strategies.