Patrick J. Greene heads the firm's Government Practice Group in New York and New Jersey. In nearly 25 years of practice, Mr. Greene has advised some of the nation's largest construction contractors on performance and compliance issues involved in contracting in the public and private sectors, including, especially, the application of Federal Procurement Law and Regulations. Mr. Greene has prepared, litigated and resolved multiple complex claims involving extra work, delay and impact on domestic and international construction projects. Mr. Greene acted as lead counsel to the construction contractor on the more than $300 million subcontract for installation of security devices in airports throughout the United States mandated by Congress to be installed on an expedited basis following 9/11. Mr. Greene advised on, assisted in the preparation of and helped implement the procurement procedures, compliance programs and accounting practices on that unique emergency procurement. Most recently, Mr. Greene completed the trial phase of one of the largest and most complex claims in the history of the United States General Services Administration, representing the general contractor in presenting claims in excess of $78 million on its behalf and on behalf of its subcontractors arising out of construction of the United States Courthouse in Central Islip, NY. Mr. Greene also represented a general contractor in litigation in the United States Court of Claims over construction of United States Federal Building in Jamaica, Queens that resulted in a settlement and payment in excess of $25 million. In connection with the same project, Mr. Greene defended and settled Miller Act claims aggregating in excess of $15 million. Mr. Greene represented the developer and design/builder of the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn., preparing claims and negotiating a settlement in excess of $10 million. Mr. Greene has overseen preparation of multi-million dollar claims with respect to the United States Courthouses in Sacramento, Ca. and St. Louis, Mo., participating in the litigation of those claims and related subcontractor lawsuits Mr. Greene has defended major civil false claims and procurement fraud cases and consulted with respect to major criminal false claims actions. Mr. Greene also has an active practice in non-federal construction projects both on a national and international basis. Mr. Greene has participated in the presentation and resolution of claims in excess of $100 million before international arbitration tribunals with respect to projects outside the United States. Notably, Mr. Greene successfully presented the seminal case concerning the New Jersey Construction Lien Law before the New Jersey Supreme Court. Mr. Greene has presented numerous Continuing Legal Education seminars regarding timely construction and government contract law topics and ethical issues involving construction litigation. He is a featured presenter at the NJICLE annual New Jersey Construction Lien Law seminar. Mr. Greene has presented seminars regarding managing complex litigation and drafting construction related agreements to organizations such as the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and Construction Committee, Litigation Section. Mr. Greene's published articles include: "Recovering Damages for Lost Overhead: Reassessing Eichleay," "False Claims Liability For Construction Contractors" and "Managing Subcontractor Claims In Construction Litigation With The Owner". Mr. Greene has been recognized as a leading construction lawyer by Who's Who of International Construction Lawyers, New Jersey Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers. He is the past co-chairman of the New Jersey State Bar Association Construction and Public Contract Law Section. Additionally, Mr. Greene is an active member of ABA organizations devoted to Construction and Public Contracting and a member of the Bar Association of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Mr. Greene is a graduate of St. Peter's College and the Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Greene is admitted to practice law in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Federal Claims as well as the state courts of New Jersey and New York. |