Business Organization, Construction Law

Victorian Government Reforms PPP Policy to Support Infrastructure Growth

by Catie Burdett, Kimberley Wilson | K&L Gates LLP on 5/16/2013

The Victorian State Government announced on 2 May 2013, significant reforms to its Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy to support infrastructure growth in Victoria (Policy). The Policy is aimed at encouraging private...more

Business Interruption Insurance

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 5/16/2013

Business Interruption Insurance Business Interruption Insurance (“BII”) is a form of commercial insurance coverage that provides limited but useful protection when a business is unable to continue normal operations or occupy...more

HB 85 – Act Relating to Public-Private Partnerships

by Mark Herron | Messer & Caparello, P.A. on 4/25/2013

In the wake of the recent recession, a number of states, including Florida, are exploring new and innovative solutions to the problem of insufficient funding for the construction and improvement of public facilities. At the...more

New initiatives from the WSIB in 2013

by Kevin MacNeill, Daniel Mayer, Samantha Seabrook | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 4/11/2013

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”) is in a state of flux, with many changes happening now and more on the horizon. In order to keep you up-to-date on the most recent workers’ compensation initiatives, this...more

Maryland Passes P3 Legislation

by Sharifa Anderson, Steve Park, Brian Walsh, David Winstead | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/9/2013

Legislation encouraging the use of public-private partnerships (P3s) to address Maryland’s growing infrastructure needs has been passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor O’Malley with bipartisan...more

New Federal And State Programs Will Boost Public-Private Partnership Development

by Albert E. Dotson, Jr., Eric Singer | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/8/2013

Last Friday, President Obama visited Miami and, speaking at the Port of Miami, detailed his proposals for increased public-infrastructure spending through public-private partnerships. Although the President envisions...more

Recognition for USA Infrastructure Continues to Grow on Global Stage

by Geoffrey Yarema | Nossaman LLP on 4/4/2013

As the 2013 award season heats up for 2012 successes around the world, the juries are increasingly finding the US market hard to ignore. Infrastructure Journal and PPP Bulletin International, the two London-based media...more

Al Dotson Is The Champion Of Public-Private Partnerships

by Albert E. Dotson, Jr. | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 3/29/2013

Originally Published in South Florida Business Journal, March 29, 2013. Albert E. Dotson Jr. is a partner with Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod and leads the law firm’s government relations and land development...more

Public-Private Partnerships – The Future May Be Sooner Than Thought

by Sean Sullivan | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 3/26/2013

Public-Private Partnerships, also known as P3, are evident in Florida. A P3 is a contractual relationship between a public agency and private entity that agree to share risk and rewards of a project. Historically, these...more

Money Chases Marijuana

by Law Offices of Douglas Slain on 3/24/2013

Cannabis-Ancillary Investments Outlier Investments, Inc., with Private Placement Advisors, LLC, drafts private placement offering documents and assist start-ups with investor presentations; it also advises investors and...more

Florida Department of Transportation Issues Request for Qualifications for the I-4 Ultimate Project

by Lisa Montague | Nossaman LLP on 3/18/2013

On March 12, 2013, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) issued a press release regarding their publication of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) soliciting statements of qualifications from prospective private...more

Maryland's appellate courts preserve the corporate shield against efforts to pierce the corporate veil

by Thomas Valkenet on 2/22/2013

Maryland remains one of the toughest jurisdictions for plaintiffs seeking to pierce the corporate veil and impose personal liability on corporate owners for contract debts. Maryland has long recognized an equitable claim to...more

Public-Private Partnerships, Seaports, And The New Normal

by Albert E. Dotson, Jr., Eric Singer | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 1/23/2013

A recent article in the PPP Bulletin, “Change we can believe in?”, explains that “PPPs are the new normal” for infrastructure projects in the United States, and public-private partnerships are being relied upon for responses...more

The Expansive Breadth and Scope of Arizona’s New Revised Uniform Arbitration Act

by Richard Herold, Benjamin Reeves | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 1/18/2013

Recently, the Arizona Court of Appeals determined that under the 2010 Arizona Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, A.R.S. §12-3001, et seq. (the AZ-RUAA), a contractual agreement to arbitrate extends to: (i) arbitration of claims...more

Why Architecture And Engineering Firms Make Great ESOP Candidates

by David Solomon | Levenfeld Pearlstein on 1/8/2013

Originally published in SRR, on October 1, 2011. Government statistics estimate that approximately every eight seconds another individual born during the baby-boomer generation passes the age of 55 – one step closer to...more

New Jersey Appeals Court Clarifies Allocation of Funds Under Construction Lien

by Michael Cifelli on 1/7/2013

New Jersey Appeals Court Clarifies Allocation of Funds Under Construction Lien by Michael Cifelli on January 7, 2013 New Jersey’s Construction Lien Law allows a contractor or supplier who is owed payment for its work or...more

NJ Appellate Division Decision Highlights Gaps in Existing LLC Law in New Jersey and Importance of Having an Operating Agreement

by Kevin O'Connor on 1/3/2013

In my prior blogs I’ve addressed the importance of having an operating agreement for any business owner operating as a limited liability company (“LLC”), and have also covered the recent legislative changes in New Jersey with...more