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FN:Edward B. Gentilcore
TEL;WORK:412.497.1007
TEL;FAX:412.202.3228
EMAIL;WORK;PREF:ebgentilcore@duanemorris.com
N:Gentilcore; Edward
TITLE:Partner
ORG:Duane Morris LLP
ADR;INTL;WORK;PARCEL;POSTAL:;;Duane Morris LLP<br />Suite 5010<br />600 Grant Street<br />Pittsburgh, PA  15219-2811<br />USA<br />
URL;WORK:http://www.duanemorris.com
NOTE;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: Edward B. Gentilcore is vice head of Duane Morris' Construction Group. Mr. Gentilcore practices in the areas of general and complex commercial litigation with a considerable emphasis on construction litigation, construction contracts and mechanics' lien matters. Mr. Gentilcore has represented owners, developers, architects, engineers, contractors, construction managers, specialty trade contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers in construction-related matters, including those involving design-build, delays, extras, contract negotiation and compliance, construction safety, payment and mechanics' liens issues. He also has considerable experience in the preparation of design and construction contracts, with a focus on dispute prevention considerations. Mr. Gentilcore has handled a variety of matters involving sports, educational, utility, hotel, industrial, institutional and multi-use residential and commercial office facilities.

Recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in Construction and Surety Law, Mr. Gentilcore has authored seminar materials and delivered numerous educational presentations on various topics related to construction and surety law around the United States.  Recent presentations include "Jury Instructions in Construction Litigation: Challenges in Crafting Compliant and Convincing Charges in Construction Cases," delivered in San Diego, California; "From Blueprints Through Red Tape to Green Buildings and All the Colors in Between (and Hopefully Beyond): Practical and Contractual Considerations on Your Road to LEED&trade; Certification," presented in Florida, New York and Pennsylvania; "Veni, Vidi, Vici, Verdigris--Building Green," presented throughout Pennsylvania; and "Pennsylvania's Mechanics' Lien Law Of 1963 and the January 1, 2007 Amendments: Eventually, All Things Inevitably Must Change," delivered to numerous audiences around Pennsylvania.

Mr. Gentilcore serves on the Division 10 (Environmental and Legislation) Steering Committee for the ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry and is a member of the Construction Litigation Committee of the ABA Section of Litigation, where he recently served as a co-chair of the Environmental Subcommittee and where he currently serves as Committee Liaison to the other ABA Committees.  He helped form the Construction Law Section of the Allegheny County Bar Association, served as chair of that organization and currently serves on its Publications Committee. He also serves as a representative to the Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania and is a member of that organization's Activities Committee, Education Committee and Professional Council.

Mr. Gentilcore is a 1987 cum laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was business editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif, and a cum laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.

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