Robert S. Peckar, Founding Partner in the firm's New York office, spoke at the Global Leaders in Construction Management Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University on October 4, 2018. Mr. Peckar's presentation titled "Can International Construction Managers Succeed without Corruption in a Corrupt World?" discussed the keys to a successful international anti-corruption program - enforcement, robust [...] Read More

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. is pleased to announce that Samarth Barot has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as an Associate. Mr. Barot focuses his practice on construction litigation, commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Mr. Barot is admitted in Virginia and was previously a Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable Bruce D. White, Chief Judge for the 19th Judicial Circuit [...] Read More

Peckar & Abramson is pleased to announce that Steven M. Charney, Chairman, in collaboration with Syracuse University, launches the Syracuse University Infrastructure Institute. The Infrastructure Institute's overarching goal is to facilitate the effective and efficient development of new, modernized and socially responsible public infrastructure. The Institute's core mission is to achieve this goal by integrating and supporting previously distinct disciplines [...] Read More

Denis Ducran, Senior Counsel in the firm’s Houston office, was featured in the Law & Risk Mitigation Today II section in the September 2018 issue of Engineering News Record. Mr. Ducran provided insight into the arbitration process as an efficient dispute resolution solution and on no damage for delay clauses. Read More

Adam P. Handfinger, Co-Managing Partner in the firm's Miami office and Nathalie Vergoulias, Associate in the firm's Miami office, co-authored a by-liner titled "Statute of Repose for Latent Construction Defects Extension Creates Increased Risk" which published on September 24, 2018 in the Daily Business Review. The by-liner describes the impact of the amended statute of repose period for construction defect [...] Read More