Bakal, Todd A.

Todd A. Bakal practices in the areas of construction, environmental and general commercial litigation as well as insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes.  He has represented owners, general contractors, subcontractors and design professionals in public and private projects, and his work has included subcontract disputes, owner claims, design professional liability, design/build issues, regulatory work, surety defense and mechanic’s lien foreclosure actions, in addition to construction site accident, products liability, employment discrimination, labor and ERISA matters.

Prior to practicing law, Mr. Bakal founded RBI Software, Inc., which specialized in the development of commercial vertical market applications. He has been involved in
computer and internet legal issues for more than fifteen years as a business person and attorney. Mr. Bakal is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (where he has served on the Construction Law and Computer Law Committees), and is admitted to the New York Bar.

Mr. Bakal is a graduate of the University of Michigan and George Washington University School of Law.

MEMBERSHIPS/HONORS

• New York State Bar Association
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Moderator of the Legal Issues and Business Decision panel at the 2008 Associated General Contractors/Department of Transportation Tech Conference.

ADMISSIONS
New York, 1993

EDUCATION
B.S., University of Michigan, 1989
J.D., George Washington University School of Law, 1992