Client Alerts & Publications
DoD Contractors Receive Reprieve on Implementation of Chinese Telecommunications Ban
Published Date: August 21, 2020
In our previous alert, we discussed the expansion on the Section 889(a)(1)(B) ban on certain Chinese telecommunications equipment and services to contractors and subcontractors who use the equipment and services in their internal operations. Effective August 13, 2020, federal agencies were prohibited from procuring, obtaining, extending, or renewing a contract with a contractor that uses equipment, systems, or services that [...] Read More
Contractors Must Act Now to Ensure Compliance With Expanded Ban of Chinese Telecommunications Equipment & Services
Published Date: August 11, 2020
Later this week, the U.S. will take another step in protecting the federal government’s information and systems by restricting prime-contractors and subcontractors from using certain Chinese telecommunications equipment and services. These restrictions not only apply to those who provide the government with the equipment and services, but also apply to the internal systems used by contractors to conduct their own [...] Read More
The Designer’s Pre-bid Standard Of Care In A Design-Build Project
Published Date: August 10, 2020
This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. Design-build continues to grow in popularity as a project delivery vehicle. Yet this popularity brings its own challenges. Design-build alters the traditional division of duties between designers, builders, and owners. Among the most obvious of these alterations is the transfer of the designer’s obligations from the owner to [...] Read More
Drone Operation in a Construction Zone
Authors: Mark R. Berry, Freddy X. Muñoz,
Published Date: July 28, 2020
The potential uses of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the construction industry continue to expand as new technologies enter the market and construction companies realize UAS can perform unique tasks at tremendous cost savings. The full technological capabilities of UAS are, however, limited by law for public safety reasons. UAS share airspace with traditional passenger, military and cargo aircraft, and [...] Read More
Is the Construction Industry Ready? Hurricane Prep in the Midst of the Pandemic
Authors: Melinda S. Gentile, Jerry P. Brodsky,
Published Date: July 22, 2020
The article, "Is the Construction Industry Ready? Hurricane Prep in the Midst of the Pandemic," written by Melinda ("Mindy") S. Gentile, Partner and P&A's Diversity and Inclusion Chair, and Jerry P. Brodsky, Partner and Director of P&A's Latin American Practice, was published in the Daily Business Review/Law.com and GlobeSt.com on July 22, 2020. Mindy and Jerry discuss how the development [...] Read More
