Peter E. Levantis

Senior Associate

  • Peter E. Levantis
  • Phone: +1 212 471 1871

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  • Duane Morris LLP
    22 Vanderbilt
    335 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor
    New York, NY 10017-4669
    USA

Peter E. Levantis practices in the area of construction law and litigation, representing construction project owners and developers, project managers, construction managers and contractors in connection with private and public construction projects. He has experience with construction, construction management and design professional contracts as well as construction license agreements involving neighboring properties. He also consults with clients with respect to issues concerning green building and sustainability surrounding the NYC Climate Mobilization Act, COVID-19 construction remobilization plans and capital improvement projects.

Mr. Levantis is a 2017 graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a graduate of Hofstra University Frank G. Zarb School of Business. He is proficient in Greek.

Admissions

  • New York

Education

  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2017
  • Hofstra University Frank G. Zarb School of Business, B.S.B.A., 2013

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Senior Associate, 2025-present
    - Associate, 2021-2024
  • Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel PC
    - Associate, 2020-2021
  • Schneider Buchel LLP
    - Associate, 2017-2021

Honors and Awards

  • Named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Real Estate, 2021-2024

  • Listed in New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2021

Representative Matters

  • Advised a regional transportation agency in the drafting of various forms of design and construction contracts for multiple capital improvement projects.

  • Represented an international, publicly-traded software company in the construction of its new corporate offices in the United States.

  • Represented an international luxury retail company in the construction of its new showroom on Madison Avenue in New York City.

  • Represented a global private equity firm in the construction of its new headquarters in New York City.

  • Represented a New York City developer in the drafting and negotiation of a series of construction contracts, including a construction management agreement, for its affordable housing project in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, New York City.

  • Represented a leading educational institution in the drafting and negotiation of a design-build agreement for a multi-phase, multi-building retrofit project aimed at reducing carbon emissions.

  • Represented a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company in the design and construction of its new multimillion-dollar laboratory and warehouse facilities, including in the drafting and negotiation of the design build agreements with the design-builders of the projects and advising on construction issues related to the property lease documents.

  • Assisted in representing a not-for-profit organization in a mediation involving complex delay claims related to the construction of a recreational facility.

  • Advising a regional general contracting company in the drafting, negotiation and enforcement of construction contracts for projects of various sizes.

  • Negotiated and successfully litigated a license agreement for a leading New York City developer.