Scheck Industries, a full-service national industrial piping and mechanical construction contractor, has appointed Karen Layng as general counsel. She will report to Chairman Richard Scheck.

Layng joins Scheck from law firm Vedder Price, where she was a shareholder. She also chaired the construction law group and compensation committee, and served as immediate past chair of the litigation practice area, as well as a long-standing member of the board of directors.