Client Alerts & Publications
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
Representations and Certifications: Implementing Processes to Protect Executives and the Company
Authors: Patrick J. Greene, Jr.,
Published Date: July 20, 2020
The article “Representations and Certifications: Implementing Processes to Protect Executives and the Company,” written by Patrick J Greene, Jr., a Senior Partner with Peckar & Abramson, was published in Construction Executive on July 17, 2020. The article discusses policies and procedures that should be included as part of a comprehensive compliance program. As Patrick mentions, the construction industry was familiar with [...] Read More
Analysis – Virus Related Legal Issues
Authors: Patrick J. Greene, Jr.,
Published Date: July 20, 2020
This article first appeared in Third Thursdays with the Construction Super Conference (CSC) on July 15, 2020 here. With the heat of summer raging and the global pandemic spiking in some regions of the U.S., effects on construction law are coming into focus. Third Thursday sat down with Patrick J. Greene, Esq., senior partner, Peckar & Abramson, P.C., River Edge, [...] Read More
