Vincent Mangini is a Shareholder and member of Stark & Stark’s Real Estate, Zoning and Land Use group, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of land use, redevelopment, commercial transactions (such as office and retail leases, construction contracts and architectural services agreements) and green development law. In the area of green development, Mr. Mangini is well versed in the intricacies of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System for New Construction (LEED-NC) formulated by the United States Green Building Council and recently became a LEED Accredited Professional. Mr. Mangini also litigates disputes over land use approvals and redevelopment area designations.

Martin P. Schrama is a Shareholder and member of Stark & Stark’s Complex Litigation group, where he concentrate on litigation emanating from large-scale green construction projects. Recent cases include a multinational corporation involved in the sale and construction of emissions cleansing technology. The client was the subject of extensive claims, arising from the retrofitting of a major East Coast coal-burning power plant with a Selective Catalytic Reduction system. Mr. Schrama successfully defended the combined claims emanating from multiple arbitration and court proceedings, which exceeded $50 million. Another recent case involved a large industrial host customer in a dispute surrounding a Power Purchase Agreement. The solar power project consisted of 15 acres of photovoltaic tiles, yielding 3,300 megawatt hours of electricity. At the time, the project constituted the largest solar power installation of its kind in the United States and the 12th largest in the world. Mr. Schrama successfully defended combined potential claims in excess of $18.5 million. Currently pending cases include a multinational corporation involved in the sale of industrial, bioreactive air and odor control technology. Mr. Schrama is currently involved in an action to protect the intellectual property rights of the clients against pending infringement by a domestic corporation.