Best Lawyers in New York, United States for Litigation - Construction
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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...
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...
Charles E. Williams III, is a Partner in the Construction and Real Estate Law practices at Peckar & Abramson. He focuses his practice on construction, real property and government relations issues and commercial litigation, including the representation of sureties. Charles has tried numerous cases in New York State courts and has frequently represented clients in actions in the federal courts in both New York and New Jersey. In addition, Charles has conducted numerous seminars for both cl...
Scott E. Mollen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate and Real Estate Law. Scott E., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Scott E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Paul Monte is Co-Managing Partner of Peckar & Abramson’s New York City office, Chair of the firm’s Infrastructure practice group, and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He has practiced construction, procurement and infrastructure law for more than 35 years. Paul has significant transactional and project support experience on a variety of projects, including mega-projects, design-build, and public-private partnerships (P3s). He has extensive trial, arbitratio...
Patrick L. Seely is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation and Controversy - Tax and Tax Law. Patrick L., who practices law in Schenectady, New York, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic...
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