Virginia has a proven track record of handling complex construction contracts such as GMP and Cost-Plus agreements, claims, negotiations, and dispute resolution in New York State and Federal courts, and for clients in the commercial/retail, energy, health care, hospitality, education, and industrial sectors. She is often called on to provide strategic legal guidance to companies’ executive management and project teams on navigating obstacles to the progression of the work and their impact on the parties’ legal positions. Examples include obstructed site access, differing site conditions, last-minute scope changes, and out-of-sequence work directives.

Coupled with her collaborative and project-oriented spirit, Virginia’s goal is to bring parties together to arrive at practical solutions while still protecting their interests. She helps owners and contractors avoid disputes whenever she can; and if she cannot, she represents the interests and contractors in the ensuing dispute resolution. Virginia has advocated for her clients on issues such as contractual and fiduciary breaches, delay and lost productivity claims, licenses, the right to access, boundaries (trespass and encroachment), Zoning Lot Development Agreements, surety bond claims, construction and design defects, and interpretation of and compliance with administrative regulations. Her experience in collaborating with forensic design professionals for troubled projects has given her an in-depth understanding of the requirements of the city Department of Buildings, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and other regulatory agencies for construction in specific environments.

Virginia is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law, and former Chair of the New York City Bar Association’s Construction Law Committee. She volunteers with organizations such as the Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (JALBCA), of which she is a Past President. She has published articles in numerous bar journals and newsletters, examining legal topics du jour and exploring their potential reach, and operates the blog steelglasscity.com, devoted to urban iconic structures and their historical connection to a legal issue involving their development, construction, or post-occupancy status.