Previn A. Waran is a Partner of Grae & Grae, LLC, who represents many prominent public and private sector contractors, subcontractors, and construction managers operating in and beyond the New York/Tri-State Area, as well as owners, architects and the design professional working alongside them. In his litigation practice, Mr. Waran handles the full diversity of construction-related matters, including those involving defective work, delay, and damages claims, bid protests, contractor and subcontractor disputes, lien foreclosures and discharges, government investigations and violations proceedings, and utility interference matters. Mr. Waran has successfully represented clients in litigations, arbitrations, and other dispute resolution forums, and also negotiates and advises clients on agreements relating to construction projects, including luxury residential, commercial, and public developments. Mr. Waran is also responsible for the firm’s prosecution and defense of all labor and employment-related matters, and provides general counseling to his clients as to employment policies and best practices.

Prior to joining Grae & Grae, LLC, Mr. Waran was a member of the Labor and Employment Department of Proskauer Rose LLP, a premier international law firm, and thereafter practiced commercial litigation with a number of New York City based boutiques. Mr. Waran also served as Law Clerk to two federal judges, the Honorable Peter G. Sheridan, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, and the Honorable Ramon E. Reyes, Jr., United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York. Like his colleague, Mark Harris Grae, Mr. Waran is a graduate of Columbia University, and also earned a masters degree with honors from the London School of Economics and Political Science prior to pursuing his legal education at Brooklyn Law School. While at Brooklyn Law School, Mr. Waran was a member of the school’s nationally recognized Moot Court Honor Society.

Education

• Columbia University, B.A., 2003
• The London School of Economics and Political Science, MSc., Honors, 2004
• Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2009, Moot Court Honor Society

Bar Admissions

New York, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York