General/senior legal counsel with extensive experience in corporate governance, risk mitigation, contract negotiation, litigation, business ethics, and regulatory compliance.
Experience at multinationals up to $20B.Expert in construction and contract law.
M/B Engineering from Cooper Union; engineer with MTA.
Hands-on experience negotiating large, joint venture construction projects up to $4B.Trusted advisor to C-level executives and boards in challenging, fluid environments.
Shapes legal strategy to minimize risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and align corporate governance with business strategies and objectives.Ethics and Compliance Officer; built first compliance program for construction giant Skanska's US operations, later extended to other affiliates.Success Highlights• Directed negotiation for contractor in $4B design-build agreement for PANYNJ LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment, largest public-private partnership construction project in US, part of $8B airport transformation.• Supported compliance with federal procurement regulations, subcontracting and claims management at $800M PANYNJ WTC HUB Transit and $200M Oculus projects.• Negotiated $100M framework services agreement for major MTA Transit, LIRR & Metro North digital displays system affecting 472 subway stations, 247 commuter rail stations, 6,407 subway cars, and 1,255 buses.• Headed negotiations for contractor in $1.3B design-build agreement for Phase II construction of Empire State Development, Amtrak, and MTA LIRR Moynihan Train Hall project at iconic Farley Building.• Collaborated on contract and legal support to joint venture contractor in $460M agreement for EPC of new 680 MW combined cycle generation Valley Energy Center facility with developer and operator CPV in Wawayanda, NY.• Negotiated $431M EPC contract with joint venture owners Hess & Energy Investors Fund for turnkey EPC of 705MW 2×1 combined cycle Newark Energy Center facility in Newark, NJ.
