Merra Kurubalan is an associate in Lubin Olson & Niewiadomski LLP’s Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, and Construction groups. She is a member of the bar in California, Australia, and New Zealand, and she brings her extensive domestic and international dispute resolution experience. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration, specializing in construction-related disputes. Miss Kurubalan has honed in on her construction expertise by providing proactive, dispute-resolution strategies across construction projects covering diverse sectors, including education, energy, infrastructure, IT, and residential.

Miss Kurubalan offers her clients unique perspectives by viewing legal matters from the lens of not just a private practitioner but also a former consultant and in-house attorney. Prior to joining Lubin Olson, Miss Kurubalan practiced at Vinson & Elkins as a member of the complex commercial litigation team, providing critical support on international arbitration disputes. She handled legal research, prepared pleadings, and offered substantial input on high-value construction and investor-state disputes. She also brings with her experience working as an arbitral secretary on arbitral matters listed under the ICC rules. While in-house at KBR, she represented the EPC Contractor on the $40 billion Ichthys Project, covering disputes across the entire project lifecycle.