John F. Grubin

  • Retired

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Education

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey
    • J.D. - 1973
  • Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut
    • B.A. - 1966

Past Positions

  • Hon. Richard J. Hughes, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Clerk, 1973 to 1974
  • White & Case LLP, Associate, 1974 to 1978
  • Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Chief of Commercial Litigation, 1978 to 1989
  • Wasserman Grubin & Rogers, LLP, Partner, 1990 to 2024
  • Appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York to be the first Chair of the New York City Procurement Policy Board

Representative Cases

  • L & M Bus Corp. v. New York City Department of Education, 17 N.Y.3d 149, 2011, Court of Appeals
  • Corinno Civetta Constr. Corp. v. City of New York, 67 N.Y.2d 297, 1986, Court of Appeals

Classes, Seminars & Published Works

  • Participated as Faculty in the following CLE Courses:
  • Are New York's Construction Safety & Insurance Laws Serving the Public?, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, March 13, 2014
  • Ethical Issues in Construction Law Practice, New York County Lawyers Association, June 13, 2012
  • Public Contracts & Procurement Regulations, Lorman Educational Services, periodically 2005 - 2011
  • Earth, Wind, Fire (Ins/Outs of NYC Infrastructure), Assc. of the Bar of the City of New York, 2003 to 2003
  • Public Contracts & Procurement Regulations, Lorman Educational Services, November, 2011
  • Prompt Payment in New York State Construction Contracts, Construction Accounting & Taxation, May/June, 2006
  • (Portions of) Earth, Wind, Fire: A Practical Guide to the Ins & Outs of New York City Infrastructure, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, March 2003
  • (Chapter in) Dealing with Damages (on how to prove damages for construction delays), Practicing Law Institute, 1983