Find Lawyers in New York, United States for Litigation - Construction

Melissa Billig is Co-Chair of Tannenbaum Helpern's Construction & Design Practice. She represents owners, developers, architects, engineers, construction managers and contractors engaged in the design and construction process on projects in New York City and across the region. Melissa delivers a range of experience as both a results-driven litigator and a strategic counselor, adept at drafting and negotiating complex contracts. Melissa represents clients in high-profile, multi-party contr...

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...

Steven M. Charney is the Chairman of the firm and is regarded as one of the foremost construction lawyers in the United States of America. Mr. Charney’s practice includes the ongoing representation of contractors that are among the top ten as reported by Engineering News Record. Mr. Charney’s background couples extensive academic and hands on experience in the construction industry with decades of experience in litigating for and providing legal counsel to contractors and develope...

Gregory H. Chertoff is the co-managing partner of Peckar & Abramson’s New York office and specializes in construction law, regularly counseling general contractors, construction managers, engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contractors and owners on contract negotiations, risk management and disputes. Mr. Chertoff's practice emphasizes resolving complex construction disputes through negotiation, mediation, and, when necessary, arbitration and litigation, on projects in Ne...

After more than three decades litigating, arbitrating and mediating complex business disputes, Neal launched Eiseman ADR LLC to serve as a full-time neutral arbitrator and mediator. As an advocate, he specialized in the construction and real estate industries, representing real estate developers, lenders, owners, construction managers, contractors, sureties, manufacturers and design professionals. Neal is a past-President and current Executive Board Member of the College of Commercial Arbitra...

Adam M. Felsenstein is an experienced and savvy litigator who has represented individuals and companies in state courts throughout New York and federal courts all across the country. Having tried numerous cases to verdict, Adam brings his extensive trial experience to bear in resolving disputes for his clients, and has developed a reputation as a fierce but judicious trial attorney. Adam’s trial experience serves as an important tool in attaining efficient dispute resolution. Adam is al...

David M. Grill dedicates his practice to representing the interests of major real estate owners, developers, and contractors in complex commercial, construction, surety, lien law and property litigation. Over the course of more than 20 years in practice, David has successfully litigated and arbitrated hundreds of real property and construction disputes, and his efforts have delivered substantial value to his clients. With particular expertise in construction defect and contract cases, David r...

Over his 20 year career, Joseph J. Manna has distinguished himself as a tenacious trial attorney who aggressively pursues the best possible results for his clients. Mr. Manna’s reputation as an effective litigator has led many prominent individuals, including federal and state court judges, to retain him as their lawyer. He has handled numerous high-profile cases and represented a wide spectrum of individuals and organizations, including other lawyers, doctors, certified public accounta...

Paul Monte is co-managing partner of Peckar & Abramson’s New York City office. Paul has 30 years of experience in construction, public contract and infrastructure law. He has extensive trial, arbitration and appeals experience, successfully prosecuting and defending complex multi-million dollar disputes. He also has significant transactional and project support experience on cutting-edge infrastructure projects, including design-build and public-private partnership (P3) projects. Pa...

Robert S. Peckar is a founding partner of Peckar & Abramson. Mr. Peckar has devoted his career to serving the construction industry and bar. For decades, he has represented contractors throughout the United States and the world, gaining a widespread reputation for his legal acumen, his energetic representation and his creative approach to solving contractors’ most challenging problems. In that regard, he was among the pioneers of creative dispute avoidance and dispute resolution tec...

John "Jack" Phelan is the senior partner at Phelan Phelan & Danek LLP and was one of the founding partners of the firm. He concentrates his practice in the defense of medical malpractice and construction litigation. Jack has tried over 150 cases to verdict in New York State and Federal Courts. He also has served as general counsel to a large construction and development family of companies. He has lectured through out New York State on construction litigation issues Mr Phelan is a member ...

Pia E. Riverso is a commercial litigator with more than 30 years of experience litigating complex civil matters including construction disputes of every nature, business dissolutions, shareholder disputes, restrictive covenant litigation, insurance and surety issues, intellectual property litigation and FINRA arbitrations. Pia counsels owners, developers, architects, construction managers and contractors on various aspects of construction law, including contract negotiation, license agreement...

Howard Rosen is a partner in the Construction Law Practice at Peckar & Abramson. He represents construction companies and developers in private project transactions and disputes. Mr. Rosen also has extensive experience litigating claims for public construction contractors in various courts and alternative dispute forums. Mr. Rosen has been involved in numerous complex arbitrations, representing both claimants and respondents. He has been successful in using mediation to achieve favorable ...

Based in the firm’s New York office, Darien is an experienced litigator and is highly respected for his work across multiplepractice areas, including civil and complex commercial litigation. Darien represents owners, general contractors, and sureties in a variety of complex litigation matters involving contract disputes, construction defect claims, payment and performance bond claims, mechanic’s lien claims, and delay claims. Darien is admitted to practice in New York as well as t...

Chris has extensive experience litigating cases in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation, and has tried multiple cases to verdict. His representative matters include many public infrastructure projects, such as water treatment, railway, bridge, utility, transportation, and other public sector projects, as well as a variety of private projects encompassing all types of commercial developments. Prior to joining Peckar & Abramson, Chris held the position of senior...

Deena Crimaldi is a client-focused litigator who strives to develop strategies that are not only successful but tailored to each client’s specific needs. Ms. Crimaldi concentrates her practice on construction, product liability, general commercial, and mass liability toxic tort litigation. She has experience representing corporations involved in talc and asbestos litigation, toxic tort litigation, construction, and other complex cases in multiple jurisdictions. Ms. Crimaldi has ten year...

Prior to entering the legal profession, Mark spent several years working in heavy civil construction, which provides him a fundamental understanding of the complex issues that face his clients daily. By focusing on addressing the practical needs of his clients, he advises them on strategic decision making to balance risk, mitigate disputes at their inception, and reduce the need for litigation. Mark has extensive experience representing contractors in developing and litigating claims on compl...