Michael S. Zetlin
Top rated Construction Litigation attorney in New York, New York
Practice Areas:
Construction Litigation,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Education Qualification:
Fordham University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Construction litigation,
Alternative dispute resolution
801 2nd Avenue, 16th FloorNew York, New York, 10017
First Admitted: 1985, New Jersey
Professional Webpage: https://www.zdlaw.com/professionals-michael-s-zetlin
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- General Counsel and Board Member - New York Building Congress
- New York
- General Counsel - American Institute of Architects, New York
- Advisory Board Member - Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College
- Member - National Academy of Construction
- Fellow - American College of Construction Lawyers
- Adjunct Professor - Columbia University, "Legal Issues in Building Construction", graduate program in construction administration
- Member, Board of Trustees - Pratt Institute
- Advisory Board Member - Columbia University Industry Advisory Committee of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
- Member, Board of Directors - Ort America, Inc.
- Past Governing Committee Member - American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry
- Member - Lincoln Center’s Real Estate & Construction Council
Videos:
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Arbitrator, Construction Panel - American Arbitration Association
Pro bono/Community Service:
- American Bar Foundation
Honors/Awards:
- International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers, Who's Who Legal
- Super Lawyers
- Lifetime Achievement, City & State's 50 Over 50
- New York Building Congress Industry Recognition
- World’s Best Lawyers, Chambers & Partners
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year for Construction Law, New York City and Litigation-Construction, Best Lawyers in America, 2018
- AIA New York State, Honorary Member
- An honor given to a single attorney in each practice area in each region, NY Construction Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers of America, 2011
- Leading Lawyer in Construction Law, Chambers USA
- Best Lawyers of America, 2007 – 2015
- The Legal 500 USA
- Best of the Best USA, Expert Guides
Educational Background:
- Columbia University, B.S., Civil Engineering
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Legal Issues in Building Information Modeling Management
- Liability Exposure After September 11, 2001, Building Security: Handbook for Architectural Planning and Design - McGraw-Hill
- Structural Condition Assessment – Legal Issues, Structure Magazine
- Real Estate's Shifting Approach to Retail
- The MTA's New Statutory Rules of Debarment, Zetlin & De Chiara LLP
- Queens, Long Island City Up-and-Coming Amidst Construction Boom
- Mock Mediation Adds Dimension to Columbia University Graduate Course, Mock Mediation Led by Z&D"s Tim Hegarty Adds Dimension to Columbia University Course.
- The Potentially Catastrophic Design Error and the Ethical Response, ABA, The Construction Lawyer
- Guidance for New York Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency
- Guidance for New Jersey Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency
- The Current Economic Crisis Affecting the Tri-State Region
- Commercial Observer's Brooklyn Queens Event
- Design Contracts and Other Design Issues
- BIM is Coming, BIM is Here - Now What? An Analysis of Legal Issues
- New York and Its Grid-Breaking Megaprojects: Themes & Issues
- Project Labor Agreements: Real Savings or Window Dressing?
- Building Brooklyn, The Harvard Club, New York City, Eric L. Adams
- The Impact of MTA Debarment Regulations to Contractors, Design Professionals and Suppliers Working on Public Work Projects
- Commercial Observer: 4th Annual Brooklyn, Queens Forum
- Commercial Observer: 2nd Annual Downtown Forum
- Commercial Observer 3rd Annual Retail Forum
- Commercial Observer 4th Annual Midtown Forum
- MTA's New Debarment Rules Presentation
- Commercial Observer's 5th Annual Brooklyn, Queens Forum
- Judge, Engineering Excellence Awards Competition, American Council of Engineering Companies, 2011
- Author, How Will We Build New York, New York Construction, 2009
- Author, How We Will Build New York: Hospitals and Healthcare, New York Construction, 2009
- Your Firm: What's It Worth?, Speaker, 2010
- Speaker, Protecting Profitability: Presenting Persuasive Claims on Public Projects without Running Afoul of the False Claims Act, 2010
- New York’s Next Urban Agenda: What’s the Future of Real Estate, Development and Construction in New York City?, Moderator, 2013
- Moderator, Building Better: Boosting Your Construction Project’s Bottom Line, Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, 2013
- Speaker, Inaugural ISO 55000 Conference for the United States, 2014
- Speaker, BIM - Improved Life Cycle Management, Maintenance and Enhanced Energy Performance, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, 2013
- Transformative Projects, Transformative Issues, Speaker, 2014
- Moderator, Schools, Colleges & Universities: a Construction Report Card, 2014
- Moderator, 5th Annual NYC Construction & Development Summit, Bisnow, 2014
- Moderator, Anchin Construction & Development Summit, Anchin, 2015
- Building Brooklyn, Moderator, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, 2015
- Moderator, 6th Annual NYC Construction & Development Summit, Bisnow, 2015
- Presenter, Transformative Projects, Transformative Risk Management, New York Build, 2016
- Moderator, Attracting the Right Partner: Procuring PPPs, Public-Private Partnership Conference & Expo, 2016
- Social Public Private Partnerships: A New Tool for Real Estate Development, Moderator, New York Building Congress, 2016
- Offices 2025, Commercial Observer Breakfast, Moderator, Commercial Observer, 2016
- Moderator, Pulse Healthcare Conference, Commercial Observer, 2016
- Speaker, P3C Public-Private Partnership Conference, 2017
- Speaker, American College of Construction Lawyers, Annual Meeting, 2017
- American College of Construction Lawyers, Annual Meeting, 2017
- Midtown Means Business Breakfast, Commercial Observer, 2017
- THE CURE The 2017 Healthcare Construction Report, 2017
- Speaker, BQE: The Brooklyn, Queens Event, Commercial Observer, 2017
- Speaker, The New Face of Downtown, Commercial Observer, 2017
- Author, As another worker dies, big questions still surround NY Scaffold Law, Real Estate Weekly, 2015
- Featured, Power of Attorneys: The Lawyers Who Shape Everything in the World of Real Estate, Commercial Observer, 2017
- Profiled, Michael Zetlin Is the Legal Mind Who Knows a Thing or Two About Engineering & Construction, Commercial Observer, 2016
- The Social Network: Government and Private Sector Focus on “Social Infrastructure”, Featured, Real Estate Weekly, 2016
- Big questions surrounding NY Scaffold Law, Co-Author, Real Estate Weekly, 2015
Industry Groups:
- Commercial
- Education
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Infrastructure
- Power Generation
- Residential
- Transportation
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