A senior legal officer of public benefit corporation operating North America’s largest transportation network. Counsel agency executives to help meet or exceed objectives in all aspects of multi-billion dollar capital expansion and transit infrastructure projects. Practice areas include commercial and construction law, procurement, real estate, bankruptcy, corporate compliance, insurance, intellectual property, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. • Structured and negotiated favorable settlements of complex, multi-party disputes involving subway, railroad and bus operations, saving MTA/NYCTA an estimated $35 million in potential claims. • Successfully defeated over $17 million in claims against MTA/NYCTA in federal and state court litigation and ADR proceedings involving contracts for installation of VHF radio networks, connection-oriented Ethernet systems, CCTV security systems, Automatic Train Supervision systems, SONET systems, ADA-compliant elevators and bus depots. • Led negotiations and coordinated efforts of three agency departments and two vendors in successful emergency assignment of $28 million multi-agency uniform supply contract after original vendor's default. • Advised in drafting of advantageous risk allocation provisions in master terms and conditions of NYCTA's capital construction contracts. • Impelled agency-wide procurement policy requiring stronger vendor background checks, reducing vulnerability to bid protests and potential for troubled projects. • Strengthened alliance between law department and agency managers through training and mentoring, resulting in earlier resolution of disputes and substantial reduction in claims filed. • Extensive experience drafting, interpreting and advising on construction contract terms and conditions, change orders, modifications and assignment agreements.

Represented public and private owners, investors, contractors, equipment manufacturers and design professionals in all stages of development, financing, contract negotiation and construction process for major infrastructure projects throughout U.S. and abroad. • Negotiated, drafted and advised in implementation of project agreements for fiber optic telecom network in Western Europe, paper mills in Eastern Europe, electric power plants and transmission systems in Mexico, Turkey and Ivory Coast, and hospital and university buildings in Boston and New York City. • Litigated over 30 commercial law cases involving power plants, telecom networks, manufacturing plants, renewable resource facilities, airports, hospitals, hotels, high-rise condominiums, museums, railroad terminals, bridges and highways in U.S. and abroad.

Assisted in researching and drafting opinions for Article I court with jurisdiction of claims against U.S. involving government contracts, intellectual property and tax issues.

Evaluated and managed risks involved in writing performance and payment bonds for private and public construction projects throughout U.S.