Levi W. Barrett

Admissions

• State of New York

• State of New Jersey

• United States District Court for the District of Jersey

Memberships

• New York City Bar (Construction Law Committee)

• Associated General Contractors of America (Construction Leadership Council Steering Committee Member, 2019-2021)

Education & Courses

• San Francisco State University, B.A., Economics

• Syracuse University College of Law, J.D.

Awards & Recognitions

• Chambers USA, "Up and Coming", New York, 2023

• New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2022-2023

• New York Metro Super Lawyers - Rising Star, 2016-2021

• Who's Who Legal: Construction, 2023

• New Jersey Super Lawyers - Rising Star, 2016-2018

• New Jersey Law Journal, New Leader of the Bar, 2020

• Bergen Magazine, Top Lawyer - Construction, 2022-2023

Publications & Presentations

• “New York Revises Retainage Requirements for Private Construction Contracts: Overview of the “5% Retainage Law”,” P&A Client Alert, January 2024 (Co-Author)

• “Pricing Risk – A Construction Insider’s Point of View,” Construction Super Conference, December 2023 (Presenter)

• “Managing Subcontractor Default Risk,” Associated General Contractors (AGC) New York State, April 2023 (Presenter)

• “The Enforceability of “Pay-if-Paid” Provisions Affirmed in New Jersey,” P&A Client Alert, December 2022 (Co-Author)

• Lockton Heavy Construction Risk Management Roundtable, June 2022 (Panelist)

• “Construction Contracting Revisited: The Three Rs and How Owners Want You to Negotiate,” AGC 2022 National Convention, March 2022 (Presenter)

• “The Wage Theft Act – What Contractors Need to Know Now,” NASBP Webinar, January 2022 (Co-Presenter)

• “Preparing for the Unknowable: Lessons Learned from the Construction Industry’s Response to Significant Disruptions,” 2021 Construction SuperConference, December 2021 (Speaker)

• “Design Build: General Considerations When Using Design Build: Part 2,” ACCNJ, October 2021 (Co-Presenter)

• “Design Build Construction Services Procurement Act: Part 1,” ACCNJ, October 2021 (Co-Presenter)

• “Project Delivery Methods: A Bird’s Eye View,” ConsensusDocs, October 2021 (Co-Author)

• “Selecting the Right Delivery Method for the Job,” Construction Dive, August 2021 (Co-Author)

• “Who’s the Designer? Recognizing and Mitigating Design Risk in Construction Contracts,” NASBP Webinar, September 2021 (Speaker)

• “How to Keep Your Contract Negotiations Out of the Mud,” 2021 AGC Annual Convention, September 2021 (Speaker)

• “Material Price Escalation – Strategies for Existing and Future Contracts,” Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey (ACCNJ) Webinar, June 2021 (Speaker)

• “How Will Today’s Pandemic Impact Tomorrow’s Construction Contracts?,” ConsensusDocs Newsletter, October 2020 (co-author)

• “Public Sector Design-Build: What New York City Contractors Need to Know,” P&A and Aon Webinar, July 2020 (Speaker)

• “COVID-19 Forum: A Series on Managing Risk in Unprecedented Times – Episode 3,” P&A Webinar Forum, April 2020 (Speaker)

• "Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Guidance For Contractors," P&A Client Alert, March 2020 (Author)

• Construction SuperConference, Rancho Palos Verde, California; Presenter, "Who's the Designer? Recognizing and Mitigating Design Risk in Construction Contracts", December 2019 (Speaker)

• "Delegated Design, Design-Assist, and the Erosion of the Spearin Doctrine – Risks and Opportunities for Contractors" – Associated General Contractors of America’s 100th Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado, April 2019 (Speaker/Moderator)

• "Design Delegation – Practical Considerations and the Need for Clarity" – Associated General Contractors of America’s Law in Brief, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019 (Co-Author)

• “Managing Construction Risk Through Insurance” – New York State Associate General Contractors’ Construction Industry Conference, December 2018 (Speaker)

• “Recent Changes to the AIA Contract Documents” – Construction Section of the Montana State Bar Association, October 2018 (Speaker)

• “Last Call… On October 31 the AIA Retires the A201-2007 General Conditions – What Does This Mean to You?” – Associated General Contractors of America’s Law in Brief, Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2018 (Author)

• “More Sticks and Bricks – A Practical Guide to Construction Systems and Technology”– American Bar Association Construction Law, July 2018 (Co-Editor)

• “Impact of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Contractor Pricing” – National Association of Surety Bond Producers webinar, April 2018 (Speaker)

• “Understanding Your Client’s Corporate and Project Structure” – American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law Annual Meeting, April 2018 (Speaker/Moderator)

• “Consent Agreements: A Trap for the Unwary” – Associated General Contractors of America’s Law in Brief, Volume 3, Issue 5, October 2017 (Author)

• “Old Dog, New Tricks: What You Need to Know About the 2017 AIA A201 General Conditions” – Associated General Contractors of America’s ConsensusDocs Construction Law Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2017 (Co-Author)

• The 2017 AIA A201 Deskbook, Chapter 3 – ABA Publishing – October 2017 (Co-Author)

• “Significant Changes to the AIA Owner/Contractor Agreements: What’s New? What’s a Concern?” Webinar for the Associated General Contractors of America – August 2017 (Speaker)

• “Finding Common Ground in Drafting and Negotiating Design and Construction Documents” Damages Provisions. Forum on Construction Law Regional Meeting, Newark, New Jersey – March 2016 (Speaker)

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