Lawrence A. Dany, Adjunct Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law

Lawrence A. Dany

Adjunct Professor
Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Commercial Law
Contracts
Dispute Resolution
Energy Law
Litigation
Torts

Lawrence A. Dany

Biography

Larry Dany is an adjunct professor of Construction Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. He is a partner at the international law firm Jones Day, with over 20 years of experience representing construction and engineering companies on commercial, power, energy, and infrastructure projects, including power and petrochemical plants, solar farms, battery energy storage systems, mining, water and wastewater treatment plants, rail, high-rise commercial buildings, health care and senior living care facilities, hotels, oil and gas storage facilities and pipelines, and manufacturing plants. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) Roster of Construction Arbitrators, and on the faculty of the Masters Institute in Construction Contracting.

Professor Dany has presented his scholarly work on construction law at conferences throughout the United States and Europe. Previously, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Maurice M. Paul of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida.

Education

  • BA, University of Florida
  • MBA, University of Florida
  • JD, University of Florida

Courses Taught

Honors & Awards

  • Chambers and Partners USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers - Construction (2018–2024)
  • The Legal 500 United States - Real Estate and Construction (2021–2024)
  • SuperLawyers: Construction Litigation: Business and General Litigation (2012–2024)
  • Engineering News-Record (ENR) New York’s "Top 20 Under 40"

Selected Publications

  • Good (Any) Help is Hard to Find: A Crisis in the Construction and Design Labor Markets Under Construction, ABA Forum on Construction Law (July 4, 2022)
  • 5 steps to proactively prepare your construction project to get back online after the COVID-19 crisis5 steps to proactively prepare your construction project to get back online after the COVID-19 crisis, Construction Dive (March 31, 2020)
  • Are Design Professionals Liable for Failing to Anticipate the Effects of Climate Change?, The Architect's Newspaper (May 19, 2019)
  • Expedited Construction Dispute Resolution in New York and England and Wales: A Comparison, New York Law Journal (December 15, 2017)
  • Objectively Evaluate Safety Gaps for Accurate Risk Analysis in Construction, CE Risk Management (December 1, 2016)
  • Avoiding DBE Program Fraud, Construction Today (June 1, 2016)
  • Key Considerations for a Post-Incident Media Response, Construction Executive (April 1, 2016)
  • Asking the Right Warranty Questions, Construction Today (December 1, 2015)
  • Modular Construction and the Law, Construction Today (May 1, 2015)
  • Disputes: Claim Preparation, Settlement Negotiation and Arbitration, Federal Publication Seminars: The Masters Institute in Construction Contracting (2015)