P&A Attorneys, Michael Zicherman and Peter Moran, have been acknowledged in an article by the New Jersey Law Journal for their successful litigation of a high-profile construction claims lawsuit. The plaintiff and the firm's client, received a $15.9 million arbitration award, which was confirmed by the New Jersey Federal District Court, for unpaid claims following the delayed construction of a [...] Read More

Kevin J. O’Connor authored an article titled “The Evidentiary Impact of EEOC Reasonable Cause Determinations” that appeared in the DRI In-House Defense Quarterly, Employment and Labor Law Section in the Summer 2014 edition. The story focuses on employers faced with a charge before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or a state counterpart taking the process seriously and formulating a [...] Read More

Eric Gruzen authored an article titled “Misconceptions About Attorney-Client Privilege” that recently appeared on the Mann Report Management website. The article focuses on Attorney-Client Privilege which is commonly misunderstood, especially when contained in e-mail communications and/or other written correspondence. The fact that an attorney is merely copied on an e-mail communication and/or correspondence does not necessarily constitute attorney-client privilege. An [...] Read More

Steve M. Charney, Chairman of Peckar & Abramson, recently participated in the Corporate LiveWire Construction & Real Estate 2014 Roundtable. Eight experts from around the world were asked participate in this roundtable. Mr. Charney addressed compliance issues, frequent construction related disputes, avoidance of a dispute resolution, and several other related topics. Corporate LiveWire is a website that allows business professionals [...] Read More

The Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled that it is legal to require Commonwealth Edison to purchase power from the proposed FutureGen 2.0 project.  In Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission, 2014 IL App (1st) 130544, the court upheld the Illinois Commerce Commission’s approval of an Illinois Power Agency proposal that required ComEd to enter into a sourcing agreement with FutureGen [...] Read More