Osborn's practice concentrates in complex construction, environmental and real estate litigation and focuses on representing owners of real property as well as the architects, construction managers, engineers, environmental consultants and contractors who serve those owners. The Firm's owner-clients include school districts, colleges and universities, hotels, office buildings, apartment complexes, restaurants, nightclubs, healthcare facilities, nursing homes, museums, industrial properties, airports and auto dealers. A thorough, long-term knowledge of the real estate, construction, architecture and environmental industries - together with comprehensive experience in dealing with government entities - is critical in the Firm's success.

Osborn has developed a reputation for troubleshooting distressed or failed construction, renovation and environmental projects. The Firm has consistently been successful in addressing budget, schedule and claim issues and in placing troubled or failed projects back on track.  Osborn's lawyers offer a unique combination of skill and experience. John E. Osborn has over 30 years of legal experience, including the position of in-house counsel to New York City's Comptroller and general counsel to a major New York City hotel, and is a construction litigator and environmental lawyer with a depth of experience in litigation, arbitration and mediation. The Firm is known for being dynamic, hands-on, responsive, precise, attentive to detail and result-oriented. 

To achieve optimum effectiveness for clients, the Firm acts strategically while mastering details and cuts through complexity to reach a prompt and favorable outcome. Osborn provides strategic advice to clients in planning overall capital improvement programs from inception to final project completion and assists clients in selecting design professionals, environmental consultants, lenders and other professionals to carry out construction and environmental projects. The Firm also assists in preparing bid packages and awarding contracts, drafting design and construction agreements, developing integrity programs, and avoiding construction, environmental and real estate disputes by advising clients throughout a project and after project completion.