Attorney Info
Jose A. Aquino
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4086
USA
Phone: +1 212 471 1809
Fax: +1 212 401 4755
Email:
jaaquino@duanemorris.com
Jose A. Aquino practices in the area of commercial litigation with a concentration in construction law. Mr. Aquino's experience includes all aspects of construction law with an emphasis on litigation, alternate dispute resolution, mechanics' lien law and public contract law. Mr. Aquino regularly advises owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and sureties regarding all stages of the construction process. He represents clients in matters involving construction disputes, mechanics' lien foreclosures, trust fund issues, surety and insurance issues, prevailing wage issues and bankruptcy proceedings. He has settled disputes relating to default and convenience terminations, change orders, design defects, delays and property damage claims. His government contract experience includes bid disputes, contractor qualification disputes, prevailing wage disputes and negotiation of change orders.
Mr. Aquino is a 1993 graduate of Brooklyn Law School and a graduate of New York University.
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1993
- New York University, B.A., 1983
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2008-present - Thelen LLP (formerly Brown Raysman Milstein Felder & Steiner, LLP; formerly Ross & Cohen, LLP)
- Associate, 1998-2008 - New York City Law Department
- Assistant Corporation Counsel, Commercial and Real Estate Litigation Division, 1993-1998
Selected Publications
- Co-author, "Amendments to New York Prompt Payment Act Broaden Enforcement," Duane Morris Alert, March 5, 2010
- Co-author, "New York Requires Employer-Written Notifications and Additional Recordkeeping for New Hires ," Duane Morris Alert, November 10, 2009
- Featured in "Building on Trust: Forest City Ratner Companies and Duane Morris LLP, Counsel to Counsel, March 2009
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "Construction Lien Law," Lorman Education Services Seminar, February 21, 2008
