Michael K. De Chiara
Top rated Construction Litigation attorney in New York, New York
Practice Areas:
Construction litigation,
Employment & labor,
Administrative law,
Alternative dispute resolution,
Intellectual property,
Business organizations,
Contracts,
Employment law - employee,
Business & corporate
Education Qualification:
Vanderbilt University Law School
Practice Areas:
Construction litigation,
Employment & labor,
Administrative law,
Alternative dispute resolution,
Intellectual property,
Business organizations,
Contracts,
Employment law - employee,
Business & corporate
801 2nd Avenue, 16th FloorNew York, New York, 10017
First Admitted: 1984, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.zdlaw.com/professionals-michael-k-de-chiara
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, New York
- New York
- New Jersey
- New York State Bar Association
- American Institute of Architects New York State — General Counsel
- New York Landmarks Conservancy — Board of Directors
- Construction Management Association of America
- New York City Bar Association
- American Council of Engineering Companies of New York— General Counsel; Member, Legal Counsel Forum
- New York Building Foundation — Board Member/General Counsel
- Real Estate Board of New York
- American Bar Association — Member, Construction Industry Forum
- AIA – ACEC/NY Special Advisory Committees — Chairman
- New York Building Congress — Member, Energy; Healthcare; Planning, Growth & Sustainability; Public Building & Procurement; and Transportation & Infrastructure Committees
- Society of American Military Engineers
Videos:
- Webinar targeted for architects and engineers, The Contractual and Liability Issues of BIM and IPD, Global Design Alliance, 2009
- Bloomberg Law: Boutiques Look For Edge Against BigLaw Firms, 2013
Honors/Awards:
- Honorary Member, AIA New York State Award
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- 2009-2016 Best Lawyers of America
- 2009 March of Dimes Transportation & Construction Thomas E. Diana Spirit of Volunteerism Award
- 2009-2017 Chambers USA - Leading Lawyer in Construction Law
- 2009-2010 Legal 500 USA
Educational Background:
- SUNY at Stony Brook, B.E.M.E. Mechanical Engineering
- Columbia University, Graduate Program Architecture
- SUNY at Stony Brook, M.S.
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Outlook 2017: The Future of Labor in Construction, Moderator, 2017
- Serious Issues: A close analysis reveals the fallacy of integrated project delivery, Author, Construction Today, 2016
- New Lobbying Law Could Hurt Development in New York City, Author, Real Estate Weekly, 2016
- Work Rule Changes, No-Strike Clause ‘Critical’ for One Vanderbilt, Executive Says, Featured, Politico New York, 2017
- Author, Foreign Employment Issues for the Unwary, Zetlin & De Chiara LLP Review, 2010
- Panelist, An Introduction to IPD, 2009
- Moderator, The State of the Insurance Industry Managing Risk and Protecting Profitability, 2010
- Real Estate, Construction, Author, Are We Nature-Ready?, Mann Report, 2013
- Outlook 2017: The Future of Labor in Construction: The Conversation Continues, Moderator, 2017
- Leadership Lunch: Risky Business - What Marketing Leaders Need to Know to Position Their Firms in High-Risk A/E/C Environment, Speaker, Society for Marketing Professional Services, 2017
- Anchin Construction & Development Forum: Play, Live, Work: Transformative Development, Moderator, Anchin, 2016
- Biz groups fight town apprentice plan, Featured, Real Estate Weekly, 2018
- Uncertain Future for Labor Unions, Featured, Real Estate Weekly, 2017
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