12 May 2026
Melissa Billig joins Jones Day in New York as Real Estate transactional and construction litigation partner
"Melissa Billig joins Jones Day in New York as a partner in its Real Estate Practice, focusing on real estate transactions and construction litigation."
Ms. Billig is an accomplished transactional attorney, construction litigator, and strategic business counselor with more than 25 years of experience advising clients on the development of major real estate projects in New York and nationwide. Her practice encompasses real estate transactions and construction litigation, including drafting and negotiating contracts, risk management counseling, claim avoidance, and dispute resolution. She represents real estate owners, developers, design professionals, and construction executives across project lifecycles and has worked on high-profile, multi-party contract disputes and defective design and construction claims. Ms. Billig also has represented clients on a number of large commercial and residential development projects in Manhattan.
She joins Jones Day as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. Ms. Billig earned her law degree from Brooklyn Law School and her undergraduate degree from The State University of New York at Buffalo. She is recognized in Chambers and Partners for New York Construction Law and in Best Lawyers for Construction Law and Litigation-Construction, has been listed by New York Magazine as a Top Women Leader in the Law, and was named a Notable Leader in Real Estate by Crain’s New York Business.