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Events

Jan

27

2025 Surety Bonding and Construction Risk Management Conference – “Taking Subs from Struggles to Success: How to Overcome Subcontractor Defaults in Today’s Market”

Featured Speaker(s):

Adam P. Handfinger

Jan

28

2025 Surety Bonding and Construction Risk Management Conference – “A Deep Dive into Damages: Show Me the Money!”

Featured Speaker(s):

Gregory H. Chertoff

Feb

04

Chicagoland AGC – Tariffs Webinar: What Contractors Need to Know Now

Featured Speaker(s):

Edward O. Pacer
Gregory A. Eichorn

Feb

07

AAA-ICDR iLaw Conference – “International Construction Arbitration: Infrastructure Projects with Sovereigns”

Featured Speaker(s):

Jerry P. Brodsky

Feb

25

2025 GWIC New York – “Riding the Waves: Navigating the Uncertain Waters of Diversity Initiatives”

Featured Speaker(s):

Kim Altsuler
Melinda S. Gentile
Jennifer Harris

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$48 Million Award and Successful Defense of $135 Million Claim

Peckar & Abramson is proud to have represented one of the nation’s largest general contractors in the achievement of a $48 million award in its favor and the denial of a $135 million claim against it in Federal Court in the Middle District of Florida on May 3, 2024 arising out of the FDOT’s $2.3 ... Read More

Client’s Right to Millions in Consequential Damages Upheld

Peckar & Abramson’s Texas lawyers won an appeal before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth District of Texas, entitling their client to recover consequential damages and rejecting the defendant’s argument that its proposal’s terms and conditions were part of the contract.  The case affirms long-standing contract principles under the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) and ... Read More

$400 Million Settlement

Peckar & Abramson is proud to have represented Flatiron/Dragados LLC in the achievement of the $400 million settlement announced by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on October 12, 2023 arising out of the construction of the new Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas. In addition to settling all outstanding disputes and damage claims, TxDOT also removed ... Read More

No Damages

P&A’s New York lawyers secured a favorable judgment in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The case involved claims by a New York hemp seed broker alleging that our client, a Colorado hemp grower, sold it defective hemp seeds. The broker, who resold the hemp seeds for a profit ... Read More

An Important Precedent

P&A’s New Jersey lawyers secured a favorable judgment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Our attorneys successfully defended a claim for single employer and alter ego status wherein a labor union’s benefit funds filed a complaint seeking to bind our client, a paving contractor in the New York ... Read More

A Case of First Impression

In a case of first impression, P&A represented a general contractor, whose home office is in Maryland, with respect to a project in New Jersey. A subcontractor brought a lawsuit against the general contractor in state court in New Jersey. The subcontract between P&A’s client and the subcontractor identified Maryland as the choice of venue. ... Read More

Bench Trial Success

Peckar & Abramson’s Houston lawyers secured a judgment in the Harris County District Court. Our attorneys successfully defended a claim for wrongful termination and delay damages brought by a subcontractor against our highway contractor client and its payment bond surety. P&A’s client was also counterclaiming for excess completion costs. Peckar & Abramson tried the case ... Read More

Bet the Company – and Win

Peckar & Abramson’s Chicago office scored a victory on behalf of its client in a true “bet the company litigation”. The Plaintiff, a global and well-funded competitor, alleged that our client had engaged in fraud and conspiracy, while improperly aiding and abetting unfair competition practices. The plaintiff’s sought punitive damages that would have bankrupted our ... Read More

P&A Closes $10.5 million Acquisition on Behalf of European Contractor

Peckar & Abramson’s M&A team recently represented a European Contractor in the successful closing of its $10.5 million purchase of the controlling interest of a heavy highway and civil contractor. Our M&A team structured the transaction and negotiated the purchase agreement, LLC membership agreements, executive employment agreements and other transaction documents. Our team conducted a ... Read More

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Peckar & Abramson Welcomes Cornelius “Lee” Banta, Stephen Irving, Brett Moritz, and Stefanie Salomon as Partners; Announces Additional Promotions to Senior Counsel and Senior Associate

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Cornelius “Lee” Banta, Jr. and Stephen E. Irving of P&A’s Houston office, and Brett J. Moritz and Stefanie A. Salomon of the firm’s Miami office have been promoted to Partner. P&A is also pleased to announce the promotion of the following attorneys to the ranks ... Read More

Managing Construction Risk Through Commercial General Liability Insurance

Adam P. Handfinger, Co-Managing Partner of P&A’s Miami office, collaborates with Thomson Reuters Practical Law to explore essential strategies for managing construction risks through Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance. This guide provides practical insights into navigating CGL policies, addressing critical exclusions, and securing comprehensive coverage for all project participants. Learn how clear policy interpretation and ... Read More

Corporate Transparency Act Update #3: Fifth Circuit Reinstates Nationwide Injunction

As previously noted, we are continuing to monitor developments with the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed its own decision and vacated its lifting of the injunction that was previously issued by Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the Eastern District of Texas. Accordingly, the nationwide injunction ... Read More

Corporate Transparency Act Update #2: Recent Appeal Reinstates Reporting Obligations

We have been closely monitoring developments with the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). We had previously advised that on December 3, 2024, a federal court in the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction, enforceable nationwide, that enjoined all aspects of the CTA, including the reporting requirements and the compliance deadline. This decision was appealed, ... Read More

The Ghosts of Tariffs Past May Help Us in the Future

This article was written for ConsensusDocs and first appeared here. The havoc material tariffs have caused the construction industry is nothing new. President-Elect Donald Trump imposed heavy tariffs on steel and aluminum in his first administration in 2016. While the tariffs themselves were not wholly unexpected, the ripple effect of those tariffs (coupled with the ... Read More

Let’s Get Surety Podcast – #126 Building the Future: AI, Construction and Law

Denis Serkin, partner in P&A’s New York and New Jersey offices, joins the latest episode of the NASBP podcast “Let’s Get Surety” to delve into the transformative impact of AI on the construction industry and construction law. In this insightful discussion, Denis explores how AI tools are already enhancing design and supply chains and shares his ... Read More

Corporate Transparency Act Update

There has been a significant legal development with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). On October 28, 2024, we issued a Client Alert summarizing the reporting requirements under the CTA, including an important deadline of January 1, 2025, for the companies that the CTA applied to complete their reporting obligations or be subject to ... Read More

Four Peckar & Abramson Attorneys Named to Lexology Index’s Thought Leaders Global Elite 2025

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is proud to announce that four attorneys have been named in Lexology Index’s (formerly Who’s Who Legal) inaugural Thought Leaders Global Elite 2025 edition. This prestigious guide recognizes the top 5% of practitioners across Lexology Index’s research, highlighting those who are at the peak of their profession. The following attorneys ... Read More

Four Peckar & Abramson Attorneys Receive 2025 Lexology Client Choice Awards in U.S. Construction Law

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is proud to announce that founding Partner Robert S. Peckar and Partners Michael A. Branca, Jerry P. Brodsky, and Michael S. Zicherman have been honored with the 2025 Lexology Client Choice Awards for excellence in construction law. The honorees are determined solely through client nominations, celebrating outstanding service and legal ... Read More

Federal Judge Strikes Down Private Party’s False Claims Act Suit

Enacted in 1863 during the Civil War to combat “stupendous abuses” in the sale of provisions and munitions to the War Department, the False Claims Act (the “FCA”) imposes civil liability on those who knowingly submit or cause to submit false claims to the government. The qui tam provision of the FCA allows a private ... Read More