Darrell Whiteley

Biography

Mr. Whiteley is a Partner in the firm’s New York office, serving as Vice Chair of the nationwide Construction Practice Group, and supervising two trial teams. He specializes in the defense of construction cases under the New York Labor Law involving catastrophic accidents for several excess and primary insurance carriers. In addition, Mr. Whiteley has extensive experience in the defense and litigation of large economic damage claims for numerous regional and national construction firms and for several large public sector construction projects including the Second Avenue Subway and the East Side Access Tunnel. His practice also includes the defense of high-profile cases, including the Deutsche Bank Fire casein Lower Manhattan and the Con Edison Steam Pipe Explosion case in Midtown. Other areas of practice include premises liability, transportation,trucking, products liability involving construction equipment and handtools, property damage, as well as other general liability and complex tortclaims. Mr. Whiteley has served twice as the Co-Chair of an internationalconsortium of construction law firms. He has extensive trial experience inboth New York State and Federal Courts, and has lectured frequently ontrial preparation, jury selection, construction litigation and other litigationtopics that impact damages.

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: NY