Practice Areas
Construction Law | Real Estate Transactions and Financing | New York City’s Condo and Co-op Law Firm
Education
Pace Law School, J.D., Cum Laude
The Catholic University of America, B.A.
Joseph D. Verga is an Associate in the firm’s Construction Transactional Practice Group. Joe represents real estate owners and developers in the acquisition, disposition, financing, construction, and leasing of commercial, residential, and mixed-use projects.
Joe advises developers, owners, contractors, architects, and other design professionals in all stages of a project including drafting and negotiating design and construction agreements, as well as crafting license and access agreements with neighboring property owners.
As a litigator, Joe advocates on behalf of his clients in a myriad of construction disputes that arise. Leveraging this perspective, Joe counsels on risk assessment for various complex issues, including construction defect claims, payment disputes, delay and inefficiency claims, terminations for default, and performance and payment bond claims.
Joe has particular experience in drafting project specific insurance and indemnity riders to protect the owner’s interests during construction.