Michael S. Zicherman

Michael S. Zicherman is a partner specializing in complex commercial litigation and construction law. The scope of Mr. Zicherman's practice is both domestic and international. He regularly represents owners/developers, general contractors and subcontractors on public and private construction projects in the prosecution and defense of a broad range of construction claims, including scheduling/delay/impact damages, payment and performance bonds, mechanic's liens, design defect and change order claims, where the amounts in dispute are upwards of and exceed US$ 125 Million. He also regularly advises clients in connection with pre-bid contract reviews and risk analyses, post-award contract negotiations and drafting, litigation and dispute resolution, general contractual rights and obligations, as well as bankruptcy issues.

Mr. Zicherman has written articles on domestic and international construction law issues for the P&A Construction Newsletter, which have been republished in national publications and online services. Presently, he serves as a contributing editor of The Construction Lawyer, The Journal of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry.

Mr. Zicherman is admitted to practice law before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits; the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Western District of Wisconsin, as well as the state courts of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Zicherman graduated from the University of Rochester in 1989, where he received his Bachelors of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science, as well as a Certificate of International Relations and a Citation of Achievement in Finance. Mr. Zicherman earned his law degree from Syracuse University in 1992. While in law school, he served as a Director of the Moot Court Executive Board and was elected to the Order of the Barristers.