Client Alerts & Publications
COVID in the Americas – A Review of Impacts, Responses, Challenges for Construction Sectors
Authors: Jerry P. Brodsky,
Published Date: September 16, 2020
Jerry P. Brodsky, Partner and Director of Peckar & Abramson's Latin American Practice, has written the article, "COVID in the Americas - A Review of Impacts, Responses, Challenges for Construction Sectors," for Daily Business Review/Law.com. Jerry discusses the similarities and differences between the impacts, responses, and challenges for construction in Latin America and the United States. For those with access, [...] Read More
Dispute Resolution in Construction Projects
Authors: Robert S. Peckar, Denis Serkin,
Published Date: September 3, 2020
Robert S. Peckar and Denis Serkin have written "Dispute Resolution in Construction Projects," a chapter for the 10th edition of The Law Reviews' The Projects and Construction Review. Read the chapter here. Read More
Chinese Telecommunications Ban to Expand to Federally Funded Contracts Effective November 12, 2020
Published Date: September 2, 2020
In our previous alert, we discussed the Federal Government’s Ban (the “Ban”) on certain Chinese covered telecommunications and video surveillance equipment and services in federal government contracts. The ban prohibits government contractors and subcontractors from supplying to the Federal Government or using in their own internal operations certain telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced by Huawei Technologies Company, [...] Read More
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
