Sarah Biser
USA Guide 2023
Band 2 : Construction
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About
Provided by Sarah Biser
Practice Areas
Sarah represents owners, contractors, developers, architects and engineers, both in the United States and abroad, in all stages of the construction process.
As Co-Chair of the firm’s national Construction Law and International Arbitration groups, Sarah focuses her practice on large, capital-intensive construction projects, with a particular emphasis on drafting and negotiating contracts for complex and unique construction and infrastructure, as well as litigating disputes both in the courtroom and in domestic and international arbitration. She represents the Panamanian contractor that was part of the consortium that built the third lane (expansion) of the Panama Canal.
Sarah has been involved in the construction of industrial smelters, power plants, waste ammonia recovery systems, solar power installations, museums, manufacturing facilities, gambling facilities, educational institutions, health care facilities and other commercial and infrastructure projects. She defended a European construction company in connection with Defense Base Act claims arising out of the 1968 crash of a B-52 bomber carrying four nuclear warheads at an airbase in Thule, Greenland. Sarah prevailed in Administrative Law Court, at the Benefits Review Board, at the 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and at the U.S. Supreme Court.*
Sarah, who also co-chairs the firm’s Israel Practice Group, represented Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in connection with the Technion-Cornell joint venture, in the construction of a new applied science university and related facilities on Roosevelt Island in New York City. She was involved in the construction of InterActive Corporation’s futuristic headquarters and AOL’s headquarters, including the CNN newsroom, in the Time Warner building.
* Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Career
Prior to joining Fox, Sarah was a partner at an East Coast-based law firm.
Professional Memberships
American College of Construction Lawyers | Construction Lawyers Society of America | American College of Real Estate Lawyers | American Council of Engineering Companies, Legal Counsel Forum | American Bar Association, Project Finance Committee (co-chair) | New York County Lawyers’ Association, Construction Law Committee (former co-chair) | International Bar Association, International Project Committee/Dispute Resolution Subcommittee (co-chair) | International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), Construction Committee (co-chair) | International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (board member) | New Jersey Israel Commission; New Jersey State Bar Association | New York State Bar Association | American Friends of Technion Society
Publications
Co-author, New York Construction Law Manual
Personal
New York University School of Law (J.D.) | Columbia University School of International Affairs (M.I.A.) |
Rutgers University (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa)
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Bar Admissions: New York, New Jersey