Construction & 
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Legal Considerations of BIM

The Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act: Risks & Benefits...

Delay Claims: The Current Attack on Design Professionals...

Copyrights for Architects: The Basics...




 

 

 
   
 

STEVEN SHARAFIAN

Partner Steven Sharafian prepares, analyzes and negotiates design related agreements.  He counsels and provides risk management services to  architects, engineers, and landscape architects on a wide range of projects.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA LAW SCHOOL Santa Clara, California J.D., 1986 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN Berkeley, California 
B.A., Architecture, 1983

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Member: California State Bar; American Institute of Architects, Associate; American Society of Landscape Architects, Affiliate ASLA.

Faculty: University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Continuing Lecturer; 1989 - present.

Admitted: United States District Court, Northern District of California.

Special Achievement Award, American Institute of Architects, San Francisco Chapter, 2009

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Author: "Legal Considerations of BIM," arcCA/Architecture California, The Journal of the American Institute of Architects, California Council, 2006

Author: "The Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act: Risks & Benefits," Legal Ledger, Vol. 5, October 1994

Co-author: "Delay Claims: The Current Attack on Design Professionals," DPIC Communiqué, July 1990

Author: "Copyrights for Architects: The Basics," California Council American Institute of Architects Focus, 1988

Co-author: "Beyond B141: On the Offensive for Architects," State Bar of California Real Property Journal, Fall 1988, Vol. 6, No. 4

PERSONAL

Born: Oakland, California

   

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