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Steve M. Charney Participates in Corporate LiveWire Roundtable
Published Date: July 31, 2014
Steve M. Charney, Chairman of Peckar & Abramson, recently participated in the Corporate LiveWire Construction & Real Estate 2014 Roundtable. Eight experts from around the world were asked participate in this roundtable. Mr. Charney addressed compliance issues, frequent construction related disputes, avoidance of a dispute resolution, and several other related topics. Corporate LiveWire is a website that allows business professionals [...] Read More
Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Requirement That ComEd Purchase FutureGen Power
Published Date: July 25, 2014
The Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled that it is legal to require Commonwealth Edison to purchase power from the proposed FutureGen 2.0 project. In Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission, 2014 IL App (1st) 130544, the court upheld the Illinois Commerce Commission’s approval of an Illinois Power Agency proposal that required ComEd to enter into a sourcing agreement with FutureGen [...] Read More
P&A Chicago Office Hosts Peer Conference
Published Date: July 23, 2014
Peckar & Abramson's Chicago office hosted a Peer Conference titled: “Regulatory Developments That Affect Public Work Contractors: How What You Don't Know Can Hurt You”. The conference was held on July 23, 2014 at the Union League Club of Chicago. Edward O. Pacer, Gregory A. Eichorn and Richard Preiss lead the discussion on the new challenges that accompany publicly-funded work and [...] Read More
Frank M. Rapoport Quoted in Philadelphia Enquirer
Published Date: July 22, 2014
Frank M. Rapoport was quoted in a story published on July 22, 2014 in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The story focuses on President Obama's recent speech in Delaware and how to get more public-private partnerships up and running. Rapoport commented that in Pennsylvania there are 300 bridges ready to go for private repairs and long-term structural maintenance contracts. View PDF Read More
Frank M. Rapoport
Published Date: July 20, 2014
Frank M. Rapoport, Senior Partner and frontrunner of Peckar & Abramson’s Public-Private Partnership practice group, has been featured in an article titled "Finding Funds to Bridge the Gap: Devon Lawyer Advocates for Public Private Partnerships" which appeared in the July 21, 2014 issue of Mainline Media News for his involvement in the recent surge of P3 projects in Pennsylvania. After [...] Read More
