A new industry coalition, The Alliance for Fair and Equitable Contracting (AFFECT), a group  comprised of the General Contractors Association of New York, the New York Building Congress, the Associated General Contractors of New York State LLC, the Building Trades Employers Association and the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York filed suit in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking relief from the “draconian contractor debarment regime put in place by the New York legislature and the MTA, culminating in publication of renewed “emergency” regulations in the New York State Register on November 6, 2019.” The challenged law and related regulations also apply to design professionals and other consultants who contract with the MTA.

Roy Schwartz, Principal at Zetlin & De Chiara LLP, was spotlighted in a profile in Real Estate Journal's One to Watch Spotlight.

Zetlin & De Chiara LLP Associate Chengdong (C.D.) Xing has been named  secretary to the Asian Affairs Committee of the City Bar for a term ending July 2021.

Fluent in both Mandarin and English, Mr. Xing represents owners/developers, designers, architects, engineers, and contractors in a wide variety of legal matters including construction contractual risks and dispute resolution. He is one of the handful of China-U.S. dual-qualified lawyers practicing construction law, with a focus on complex litigation. 

Zetlin & De Chiara LLP has again been selected  by U.S. News for its annual “Best Law Firms” ranking as a Tier 1 National law firm for Construction Law and Construction Litigation. Additionally, the firm is ranked as Tier 1 in New York City for Construction Law and Construction Litigation.