Business Organization, Finance & Banking, Construction Law

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

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

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

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

Officer Liability for Bank Losses: The Jury Speaks

by John F. Libby, Harold P. Reichwald | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/12/2012

Last week, a jury in Los Angeles federal court in a case entitled FDIC v. Van Dellen, et al. found three former officers of the failed IndyMac Bank liable for $168 million in losses in construction loans suffered by the...more

How ESOPs Can Be Beneficial for Construction Companies

by Sedgwick LLP on 5/10/2012

What Is an ESOP? First and foremost, an ESOP is an employee benefit plan that is qualified for tax-favored treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (IRC). However, an ESOP can also be a tool of...more

Distressed Condominium Relief Act Extended

by Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/13/2012

On Friday, April 6, 2012, Governor Rick Scott signed HB 517 which contains a provision extending the Distressed Condominium Relief Act (Act) otherwise due to sunset July 1, 2012. The Act was adopted in 2010 as a way to...more

Working with a joint venture or consortium contractor: getting the best out of the relationship

by Reed Smith on 12/13/2011

Introduction Joint ventures and consortiums have become increasingly important as a medium through which international contractors can undertake significant projects. As producers, traders and owners seek to expand their...more

P3s meet transportation needs

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 12/1/2011

Originally published in the Colorado Real Estate Journal, November 16, 2011 - December 1, 2011. It is no secret that Colorado’s budget crisis has immobilized transportation funding, as is the case nationally....more

Property transactions between a director and his company

by Chris Robinson on 12/1/2011

Directors and their advisers can be exposed to large losses if they overlook the need for formal shareholder approval of property transactions, including grant of leases, between a company and its director or his associates....more

Developers personally liable: insolvency and the SPV (UK)

by Chris Robinson on 3/1/2011

Developers can be personally exposed if they control risk on a development through the limited liability of an SPV vehicle. A recent case holds directors persoanlly liable for the SPV's debts after they should have realised...more

Contractors - Accounts Receivables Management Process 2011

by Michael Glass on 1/16/2011

1/17/2011 Improving Contractors Accounts Receivable Management Nearly every contractor must deal with clients who pay late or not at all. All clients expect prompt and professional services, but they do not always meet...more

Is Your Share of the Federal Budget Worth the Compliance Costs of Becoming a Government Contractor?

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 6/15/2010

Several hundred opportunities are posted by the federal government every day on www. fedbizopps.gov. These opportunities are not just for defense contractors. The federal government is an enormous player in commercial markets...more

Advertising for Dummies: Understanding Robinson Knife Manufacturing Inc. v. Commissioner's Effect on Trademark Licensing and...

by Court Barnett on 12/12/2009

This note identifies several problems created by the Tax Court’s holding in Robinson Knife Manufacturing Inc. v. Commissioner, and illustrates the dilemma with the current treatment of trademarks under the Internal...more

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