Carol A. Sigmond

Carol Sigmond focuses her practice on construction and real estate industry matters, including arbitration, appeals, bid protests, contract preparation, mediation, litigation, receivership and suretyship. She represents clients in construction defect litigation relating to issues that arise when adjacent owners develop their properties, as well as expediting a builder’s construction project by ensuring that the proper contracts are in place.

Carol litigates construction disputes for public works and buildings in both the public and private sectors.  She also has extensive knowledge of preparing contract documents, including design build, construction management, guaranteed maximum price and fixed-price contracts. Additionally, Carol is an experienced mediator and arbitrator handling construction or real estate cases for the New York County Supreme Court Commercial Division Roster of Volunteer Mediators and the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) Roster of Construction Industry Arbitrators.

Experience

Member of the team in the New York County Commercial Division litigation for a rebar supplier and installer on a New York public project for breach of contract and claims under its payment bond.  Successfully obtained summary judgment in the full amount of the client’s $1.4 million claim.  Representation included prosecution for a public project mechanics lien.

Team member in AAA construction dispute representing the owner in claims against the contractor for breach of contract, delay and defective work.  Resulting in a favorable settlement after the first day of the hearing.

Team member in AAA construction dispute representing the owner of a property that was damaged by adjacent construction. Resulting in a favorable settlement after the third day of the hearing.

Counsel on a significant settlement regarding a gas explosion for a Brooklyn co-op.

Lead counsel on claims for a performing arts space.  Resulted in a $7 million recovery for the client.

Counsel for the foundation contractor and site contractor for the construction of a new municipal building.  The project included 17 separate prime contractors.  One set of drawings was given to the foundation contractor and a different set of drawings was given to the other contractors.  Carol was counsel on the resulting claims and settlement.

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Community & Professional

New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA), Member, 2007 – Present

New York City Citizens Crime Commission Lawyers Council, Member

New York State Bar Association, Former Vice President

New York County Lawyers Association, Former President

Honors & Recognitions

Selected to the New York Super Lawyers List, Construction Litigation, 2018–2024

Recipient, Boris Kostelanetz President’s Medal, New York County Lawyers Association, 2024

Listee, Who’s Who in America, Marquis, starting in 2010

Crain’s New York Business, “Notable Women in Law”, 2022

Awarded, Real Estate Section for Professionalism, New York State Bar Association, 2020

Awarded, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019