James E. Frankel

Government Experience

• Assistant attorney general, New York State

Representative Matters

• Advised on major transportation infrastructure projects, like the Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, and the finance, design, build, and own of rail facilities in the Middle East
• Developed the Failure and Collapse Program to address major construction collapse; applied this program to the Schoharie Bridge collapse on the New York State Thruway, the John Hancock building in Boston, and the collapse of the 7 World Trade Center building in New York City
• Counseled on projects such as New York's Grand Central Station, the Museum of Modern Art, Radio City Music Hall, the Miami International Airport, and Miami's American Airlines Arena, as well as on other major international facilities
• Assisted clients in the export of American construction and design work on projects in Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East
• Created the Project Finance Program, designed to provide financing alternatives for social infrastructure projects like hospitals and educational facilities; the program supports host organizations as well as the architect, engineering, and construction community

Education

• J.D. Albany Law School 1973
• B.B.A. Ohio University 1968

Bar Admissions

• New York

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Construction Engineering Management Advisory Board, Russ College of Engineering and Technology

• Chambers & Partners, 2015-2016
• Super Lawyers, New York Metro, 2015, 2017
• Martindale-Hubbard, Peer Reviewed AV® Preeminent, 1993

Personal Activities

• Board member, Salvadori Center
• Board member, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation