Steven Raffaele is an attorney in Holland & Knight’s New York Litigation
Practice Group. His areas of practice primarily involve aviation and commercial
litigation, with particular emphasis on product liability, insurance, premises
liability and construction law.
Mr. Raffaele handles all types of complex commercial and civil litigation and
has represented numerous companies, including foreign and domestic air carriers,
aircraft manufacturers, and insurance companies, in cases involving claims for
wrongful death and personal injury, premises liability, breach of contract, and
breach of warranty. Mr. Raffaele has extensive experience litigating claims
governed by the Warsaw Convention, Montreal Convention, Airline Deregulation
Act, and other federal aviation statutes and international aviation treaties.
Mr. Raffaele also represented the developer, program manager, general
contractor, and numerous subcontractors in various workplace accident litigation
with respect to the demolition and redevelopment of the 1.5 million square foot
International Arrivals Building (Terminal 4) at J.F.K. International Airport,
N.Y. – a $1.4 billion construction project.