About JEOCP
 

Christopher J. Platt
Associate

(212)576-2670 

cplatt@osbornlaw.com

 

 

Primary Areas of Practice

Drafting design and construction contracts and trouble-shooting on projects experiencing design and construction errors, omissions, failures and defects.

 

Professional Experience

Christopher J. Platt has been instrumental in resolving real estate development and construction disputes on a broad variety of projects. In an effort to achieve successful close-outs and avoid litigation, Mr. Platt has also been highly successful in trouble-shooting during projects. He has a well established track record in representing owners on large construction projects experiencing design and contractor errors, omissions, failures and defects. Additionally, Mr. Platt drafts and negotiates contracts on significant construction projects for school districts, hotels, universities and commercial and residential real estate owners.

 

Education

  • Widener University School of Law, JD, 1998

  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania, BA, Political Science, 1993

 

Publications

  • "Use of Non-Binding ADR in Environmental and Construction Disputes Through Teamwork with Outside Counsel," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, August 1999;

  • "Special Report on Civil Justice Reform: Corporate Counsel's Advocacy of Mediation is Essential," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, August 1999;

  • "Limitations of Liability in Construction Site Safety and Construction Contract Claims," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 2000.

  • Articles Editor for Widener’s Law Review: The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law.

 

Presentations

  • "Legal Issues in Hospitality," New York University Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management, Graduate Program, Fall 1998.

  • "Lesson from Troubled School Construction Projects," New York State School Boards Association, October 2004;

  • "School Construction Projects, A Formula for Success," New York State School Boards Association, October 2005.

 

Professional Affiliations

  • The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

  • New York State and American Bar Associations

  • American Hotel and Lodging Association

  • Hotel Association of New York City, Inc.

  • Building Owners' and Managers' Association of New York, Technology Task Force

 

 

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