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Contact

Stephen Del Percio, B.S.C.E., J.D.
Arent Fox LLP
1675 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
212.457.5542
delpercio.stephen@arentfox.com

Overview

The Green Real Estate Law Journal is published by Stephen Del Percio, a real estate and construction attorney in the New York City offices of Arent Fox LLP. Mr. Del Percio was one of the first ten attorneys in the country to earn the USGBC’s LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) designation, holds an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Columbia, and worked in the New York City construction industry prior to attending the William & Mary School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

Practice Areas

  • Green Building
  • Construction
  • Real Estate
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Leasing

Education

  • Juris Doctor, William & Mary Law School, 2005
  • Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Columbia University School of Engineering & Applied Science, 2000

Publications

  • Green Building Claims: A Proposal for Risk Mitigation, 37 Real Estate Law Journal, No. 4 (Spring 2009).
  • Green Building Risk and Liability in the Construction Industry, New Jersey Building Contractor, Vol. 1 (2009).
  • Liability, Contractors, & Designers: Green Building Legal Issues, GeoConneXion Magazine (Spring/Summer 2009).
  • The Green Law Landscape, eco-structure Magazine, at 86 (November/December 2008).
  • Green Construction Law Issues Beginning to Emerge, New York Construction Magazine (November 2008).
  • A Climate for Change: Green Building Policies, Programs, and Incentives, 3 Journal of Green Building, No. 2 (Spring 2008).
  • Legal Issues Arising Out of Green Building Legislation, 33 Real Estate Issues, No. 3 (2008).
  • Leadership Roundtable: Green Building: Balancing Fact and Fiction, 33 Real Estate Issues, No. 2 (2008).
  • Green, Energy Efficient Office Space on the Rise in Manhattan, N.Y.R.E.J., Mar. 11, 2008, at 24B.
  • USGBC Prepares Its Rating System for Massive Changes, 14 The Next American City (March 2007).
  • The Greening of Buildings, N.Y. Newsday, March 7, 2007.
  • Green Building in the Military, N.Y.R.E.J., March 13, 2007, at 9B.
  • The Skyscraper, Green Design, & the LEED Green Building Rating System, 28 Environs Envtl. L. & Pol’y J. 117 (2004).

Speaking Engagements

  • Green Leases: Aligning the Incentives of Landlord and Tenant, Urban Green Expo, New York, New York, September 23, 2009.
  • The 2007 AIA Contract Documents: Green Building Considerations, ASHRAE 2009 Annual Meeting, Lousiville, Kentucky, June 22, 2009.
  • The Liability of Building Green: Legislation, Claims, & Contracts, Columbus (OH) Green Building Expo, May 19, 2009.
  • The LEED Green Building Rating System: Business & Legal Perspectives for Public & Private Real Estate, FIABCI Sustainable Development: The Future of Manhattan Real Estate Conference, New York, New York, April 17, 2009.
  • Green Building Incentives at State & Local Levels: Contract & Policymaking Considerations, ABA Webinar, April 2, 2009.
  • Current Issues in Green Construction Law, William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review Symposium, Williamsburg, Virginia, January 30, 2009.
  • Current Issues in Green Construction Law, Cetra Ruddy Architects Seminar Series, New York, New York, January 28, 2009.
  • Blogging the Built Environment, Greenbuild 2008, Boston, Massachusetts, November 11, 2008
  • Current Issues in Green Construction Law, Microdesk Building Success Series, New York, New York, October 2, 2008.
  • The Liability of Building Green, The Green Building Initiative, Webinar Series, Summer, 2008.
  • Potential Legal Challenges to Local “Green” Building Mandates, Managing Risk in Sustainable Building: Policy, Performance, & Pitfalls Conference, DePaul University Real Estate Center, Chicago, Illinois, February 7-8, 2008.

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