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

Authors: Denis Serkin,

Published Date: December 16, 2024

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 vision for AI's eventual integration [...] Read More

Corporate Transparency Act Update

Published Date: December 10, 2024

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 significant civil and criminal penalties. [...] Read More

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

Published Date: November 18, 2024

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 party (known as a relator) [...] Read More

Business Divorce in New Jersey: A Primer

Published Date: November 6, 2024

This article was written for Commerce Magazine NJ and first appeared here. When the principals of a newly formed partnership, closely held corporation, or limited liability company (LLC) launch their venture together, it is often accomplished without proper documentation. Ideally, that business grows far beyond the wildest expectations of the parties when they launched, years prior. But this is often [...] Read More

Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act

Published Date: October 28, 2024

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), effective as of January 1, 2024, requires certain businesses, in the absence of an exemption, to report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the United States Treasury, information regarding their “beneficial owners.” The CTA intends to create a “database” of these “beneficial owners” for law enforcement to utilize to help investigate and target [...] Read More