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Matthew S. Quinn

Matthew Quinn has extensive experience representing large corporate and professional clients. Mr. Quinn has taken the principal role in complex litigations, with a focus on construction-related matters, including claims of professional malpractice involving leading architectural and engineering firms. He also negotiates and provides advice with respect to agreements relating to the design and construction of major projects, including large office and residential complexes, casinos and public buildings. Mr. Quinn provides general counseling services to clients, advising on business-related matters, insurance issues and employment policies and practices. He has successfully advised and represented clients in connection with issues relating to business formation and ownership transfer, including drafting and negotiating shareholder, partnership, operating and employment agreements. Mr. Quinn has also successfully defended several prominent clients in employment-related litigations, including claims of sexual harassment and discrimination based on gender, age, race and national origin.

Mr. Quinn received his bachelor’s degree from Colgate University in 1987 and his law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1990, where he was selected for The Fordham International Law Journal. He was admitted to the bars of the State of New Jersey and the United States District Court, District of New Jersey in 1990, to the New York State bar in 1991 and to the bars of the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in 1995. He is the co-author of the chapter “Design and Construction Entities and Licensing” in New York Construction Law, published by Aspen Publishers, Inc. (March 2003). Mr. Quinn has published numerous articles, including, “Beware the Temptation to Offer Extra Services”, New York Construction Law Magazine, July 2005; “Proceed with Caution in Assigning Professional Services Contracts”, New Jersey Law Journal, July 2003. Mr. Quinn is the former co-chair to the AIA New York State/ACEC New York Practice Advisory Committee on Contracts. He has served on the faculty of the New York Construction Law Class at Polytechnic University and has spoken on numerous construction-related topics, including, most recently, “School Dazed: Risks and Rewards for Design Professionals Involved in New Jersey School Construction”, “Design-Build: What Every Owner Needs to Know”, 2005 National Conference of The Associated Owners and Developers, and “Liability and the Use of Electronic Documents”, 2005 CONTECH Conference. Mr. Quinn is a member of the New York State and New York City Bar Associations, the Design-Build Institute of America, the Building Futures Council, and NAIOP/NJ.

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