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Construction Law
Representation of clients in all aspects of negotiation and bidding of all types of both private construction and public improvement contracts; including assuring legal compliance, negotiating and administering the contracts and responding to and resolving claims that may arise from the commencement of a project through payment of the final retainage.
Our Long Island Construction Attorneys experience includes disputes and claims resolutions, including mediation, arbitration and where necessary litigation, relating to time extensions, delay claims, construction defects, change orders, mechanic’s liens (both public and private), Article 3-A Trust Fund concerns and compliance; and payment and performance bonding.
Long Island Construction Lawyers has a keen understanding of the oftentimes difficult legal inter-relations among the various and complex construction projects, the parties and partners, and how, the real world relationships between the parties often differ from contract language. We understand the approaches that benefit all sides. Although a business solution is normally preferred, our NYC Construction Attorneys understand where an aggressive legal representation can bring about a proper result for our clients.
Department Chair
Manny A. Frade / mfrade@meltzerlippe.com
ATTORNEYS
Manny A. Frade
Manny A. FradePartner
Practice Groups: Construction
Areas of Focus: Litigation, Real Estate
Overview: “In this world of ever-changing and hyper-technical laws, rules and contractual revisions, Manny uses a common sense and practical approach to get results for his clients and has found that this approach tends to be the most effective and efficient method.”
Jason K. Blasberg
Jason K. BlasbergCounsel
Practice Group: Litigation & Construction
Areas of Focus: Complex Commercial Litigation, Estate Litigation, Real Estate Brokerage Litigation, Construction Litigation, Tax Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Employment Litigation, General Corporate and Intellectual Property
Overview: Jason brings a diverse range of complex litigation experience to the Firm. Jason’s complex commercial litigation representations include, among others, prosecuting the rights of commercial real estate brokers, defending shareholder and partnership disputes, royalty fee sharing disputes, breach of contract, fraudulent inducement and conversion actions.
Loretta M. Gastwirth
Loretta M. GastwirthPartner
Practice Groups: Litigation, Labor and Social Media, Software and Privacy Privacy
Area of Focus: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution
Overview: She is a seasoned litigator primarily involved in commercial, intellectual property, Indian gaming law, trade secrets, construction, securities and employment litigation and arbitration. She serves as an arbitrator on the prestigious Commercial Arbitration Panel of the American Arbitration Association, determining complex commercial matters involving oil and gas, brokerage, software and manufacturing industries. Loretta has been appointed by various courts as a Mediator to resolve commercial disputes.
Denise S. Kennedy
Denise S. KennedyAssociate
Denise S. Kennedy is an Associate in the Firm’s Construction Practice Group. Ms. Kennedy represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors and sureties in all aspects of construction, including contract review, lien actions and litigation.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Kennedy was an associate at a boutique labor and ERISA law firm in New York City and has served as a judicial law clerk at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Jessica N. Levy
Jessica N. Levy
Associate
Practice Groups: Litigation, Construction, Trust & Estate Litigation
Jessica earned her J.D., cum laude from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and her B.A. in Criminal Justice from St. John’s University. During law school, Jessica was a judicial intern for the Honorable Joseph F. Bianco (now a United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit) at the Eastern District of New York, a law clerk at Campolo, Middleton, & McCormick, LLP, and a summer associate here at Meltzer Lippe. She was also an articles editor on the Journal of International Business and Law and a member of Hofstra Trial Advocacy Association at Hofstra.
Adam Wald
Adam WaldAssociate
Adam Wald is an Associate in the Firm’s Construction, Environmental and Litigation practice groups. In his practice, Adam assists clients through all phases of transactions and commercial disputes — handling matters centered on breach of contract, business torts, public and private improvement contracts, and compliance with state, federal and municipal environmental regulations. His clients include businesses, contractors, and institutional lenders entering into commercial mortgage backed securities transactions.