Michael S. Zetlin

• American College of Construction Lawyers
• American Bar Foundation

ORGANIZATIONS

• American Arbitration Association — Arbitrator, Construction Panel
• New York Building Congress — General Counsel & Board of Directors
• American Institute of Architects New York City — General Counsel
• Columbia University Industry Advisory Committee of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics — Advisory Board Member
• American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry — Past Governing Committee Member
• Pratt Institute — Board of Trustees Member
• Global Design Alliance — Board Member
• Ort America, Inc. — Board Member

Professional Affiliations

ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry,American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators,American Institute of Architects

• Speaker – “AIA Fast Track Series: Architectural Law,” AIA New York, April 2011
• Moderator – “P3s: The Next Generation of Sustainable Development,” Zetlin & De Chiara LLP and The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute Baruch College, February 2011
• Judge – “Engineering Excellence Awards Competition,” American Council of Engineering Companies, February 2011
• Moderator – “Your Firm: What’s It Worth?,” Zetlin & De Chiara with Anchin Block & Anchin, October 2010
• Moderator – “Protecting Profitability: Presenting Persuasive Claims on Public Projects without Running Afoul of the False Claims Act,” Zetlin & De Chiara LLP with Hill International, September 2010
• Speaker – “The Current Economic Crisis Affecting the Tri-State Region,” Zetlin & De Chiara LLP, McGraw-Hill and New York Construction Forum, November 2008
• Speaker – “Legal Issues in Building Information Modeling Management,” McGraw-Hill BIM Workshop, November 2008
• Speaker – “Ammunition for Litigation? The Collateral Use of a Construction Professional’s Violations of Licensing Regulations and Codes of Ethics,” American College of Construction Lawyers, Summer 2007

PUBLICATIONS

• Co-Editor – “New York Construction Law,” Aspen Publishers
• Author – “Public Private Partnerships Provide New Opportunities,” New York Construction Supplement, July 2010
• Author – “How We Will Build New York: Hospitals and Healthcare,” New York Construction, August 2009
• Author – “How We Will Build New York,” New York Construction, July 2009
• Co-Author – “Structural Condition Assessment – Legal Issues,” Structure Magazine, August 2006
• Chapter Author – “Limiting Exposure After 9/11/2001,” Building Security: Handbook for Architectural Planning and Design, McGraw Hill Companies, 2003

U.S. District Court, Eastern District, New York

U.S. District Court, Southern District, New York