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Shaking Hands With Uncle Sam: What to Know When Working With the Government

Published Date: January 14, 2021

Lori Ann Lange, partner and co-chair of Peckar & Abramson’s Government Contracting & Infrastructure practice, has written “Shaking Hands With Uncle Sam: What to Know When Working With the Government,” an article for Best Lawyers. She discusses how "the key to success for any contractor is to educate itself about how to operate within the government system" and provides "a [...] Read More

A Need to Know: New Cybersecurity Requirements for Defense Contractors

Published Date: December 31, 2020

Lori Ann Lange, partner and co-chair of Peckar & Abramson's Government Contracting & Infrastructure practice, has written "A Need to Know: New Cybersecurity Requirements for Defense Contractors," an article for Construction Executive. The article discusses the new cybersecurity requirements that construction contractors working on DoD projects must adhere to. Read the full article here. Read More

Virtual Mediation – How Do I Make It Work For Me?

Published Date: December 9, 2020

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. Mediation took the construction industry by storm in the late 1980’s and has become a staple for resolving construction claims. Today, most construction contracts, including the ConsensusDocs, require mediation as a condition precedent to binding dispute resolution, whether it be arbitration or litigation. As a result, many construction [...] Read More

The Adoption of a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy in the Workplace

Published Date: November 19, 2020

It was not long after the first pharmaceutical company announced a successful Phase 3 trial of a COVID-19 vaccine that questions began to be asked by employers about whether, and under what circumstances, an employer could mandate that employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. While it is presently legal for an employer to require, in certain [...] Read More

Natural Disasters’ Impact on Construction in the United States

Published Date: November 17, 2020

Robert S, Peckar, a founding partner of Peckar & Abramson, and Crystal T. Dang, an associate in the firm's Houston office, have written "Natural Disasters’ Impact on Construction in the United States," an article for Construction Executive. The article provides guidelines in anticipation of disasters, for reviewing the impact of a disaster as it is happening, and developing a mitigation [...] Read More