Kenneth M. "Ken" Block

Kenneth M. "Ken" Block


Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Recognized since 2013

New York, New York

Practice Areas

Construction Law

Litigation - Construction

Litigation - Real Estate

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Kenneth M. Block is the Co-Chair of the Construction & Design Practice and is an acknowledged leader in the area of construction law. Ken is the former Chair of the Construction Law Committee of the New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section and writes for the New York Law Journal Construction Law column. He lectures extensively on construction legal and business issues and represents prominent real estate owners, developers and not-for-profit institutions, including Vornado Realty Trust, The Witkoff Group, Jack Resnick & Sons, Inc., Time Equities, Inc., Albanese Organization, Rockrose Development Corp., Sterling Equities, the Hospital for Special Surgery, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the New York and Brooklyn Public Libraries, Friends Seminary, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center.

Initially trained as a litigator, Ken has extensive experience with disputes involving construction defects, liens, and design and construction defects. Ken remains active in the litigation arena through participation in mediations, arbitrations, trials and appeals. Ken has applied his litigation skills to the preparation and negotiation of a wide variety of construction contracts, utilizing both modified AIA forms as well as customized manuscript forms. Fully conversant in the construction process, Ken provides value added services by assisting in structuring owner-favorable business, financial and legal terms for his clients.

Ken has been listed in Best Lawyers in America (2013 – 2025) as well as Construction Lawyer of the Year in 2019, 2023 & 2024; recognized in Chambers USA as a leading lawyer in construction (2011-2024); and selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers (2008-2024) as well as being named to the Super Lawyers Top 100 List 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024. Also, he maintains an AV Pre-eminent Rating from Martindale Hubbell.

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Location
  • 900 Third Avenue
    New York, NY 10022
Education
  • Brooklyn Law School, JD, graduated 1972
  • New York University, Bachelor's
Bar Admissions
  • New York, New York
Court Admissions
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern Districts of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern Districts of New York

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Construction Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Construction Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Construction Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Construction Law, New York City (2024)
  • Litigation - Construction, New York City (2023)
  • Construction Law, New York City (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Real Estate
Awards:
  • Chambers and Partners USA Guide: New York, Construction Law (2009-2024)

  • Law360 Construction Groups of the Year (2023) - member of department

  • Top 100 New York Metro Super Lawyers® (2015-2017, 2020-2024)

  • Super Lawyers® New York Metro Area, Construction Litigation (2008-2024)

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating
  • Avenue Magazine Top Lawyer, Litigation (2010-2012)

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