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Band 3

Construction

Florida

8 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Jerry Brodsky

USA

Practice Areas

Construction and Infrastructure

Construction Dispute Resolution

COVID-19 Task Force

International Construction and Infrastructure

Public-Private Partnerships

Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Government Contracts

Surety

Career

Jerry Brodsky is a partner and director of Peckar & Abramson’s Latin American practice. Jerry is trilingual (English/Spanish/Portuguese) and is certified by the Florida Bar as a Construction Law Specialist. Many of Jerry’s matters involve multi-cultural domestic or cross-border transactions and disputes.

His practice includes the representation of international and domestic general contractors, construction managers, sureties and other construction professionals in the United States and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, in the preparation of contract documents, negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation of construction contract claims, construction and design defect claims, insurance claims, surety bond claims and related matters.

Jerry’s practice and experience includes mega-projects for transportation and other infrastructures, as well as industrial, commercial and residential engineering and construction projects. Jerry also provides training services and counseling to domestic and international clients in the areas of contract negotiation, compliance and legal project administration/risk management. In 2021, he completed FIDIC Certified Course Module 2: Claims and Disputes Resolution.

Jerry represents and has served as project counsel during the procurement, negotiation, implementation, administration and post-completion phases of mega-projects, using both traditional and project finance/public-private partnership delivery models.

Jerry also serves as referee and dispute board member in international disputes involving construction of infrastructure projects in Central America and has been engaged to develop, implement and administer a program of dispute boards for world sporting events in Brazil.

Jerry is admitted to practice in the State of Florida and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. He is a member of the Florida Bar and the Dade County Bar, and has serves as Chair of the International Division of the Forum on Construction of the American Bar Association. He received his bachelor of science in industrial engineering from Lehigh University and his law degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Miami.

Professional Memberships

Florida Bar Association

American Bar Association (International Division Officer)

Dade County Bar Association

Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (Region 4 - Latin America Secretary)

Publications

“Contractors Should Expect a New Wave of Climate-Resilient Projects,” P&A Client Alert, December 2021 (Co-Author)

“COVID in the Americas – A Review of Impacts, Responses, Challenges for Construction Sectors,” Daily Business Review/Law.com, September, 2020 (Author)

“Expert Testimony: Hot-Tubbing in Legal Proceedings,” Daily Business Review, November 2016 (Co-Author)

Education

Lehigh University

B.S.

University of Miami School of Law

J.D.

Awards

Construction Law, Florida,

Chambers USA

2022

“Recommended Lawyer”

The Legal 500: United States

2022

Florida Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers

2022

Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers

2022

Top Lawyer

South Florida Legal Guide

2021

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