Construction Law, Government Contracting, Finance & Banking

New Changes to the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act

by Paul Cowan, Anthony Lavers, Rebecca Shorter | White & Case LLP on 4/18/2013

On 16 March 2013, new regulations came into force in relation to the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act. Enacted to incorporate a recent EU Directive, these new regulations introduce a maximum payment...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

Changes Taking Effect to North Carolina Lien and Bond Laws

by John Mabe | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 3/14/2013

The rules are changing when it comes to North Carolina lien and bond laws. And, the new provisions are substantially altering the way in which all parties involved in lien rights – from owners, buyers, and sellers to general...more

Summary Of HUD’s LEAN 232 Program E-Mail Blast: Office Of Residential Care Facilities (ORCF), February 28, 2013

by Christine Waldmann Carmody, Blair L. Schiff | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/7/2013

In an effort to summarize the highlights of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) LEAN E-mail Blasts that we receive, and rarely have time to review in a timely fashion, we at Pepper are providing this...more

How Sequestration May Impact Government Construction Contracts

by Elizabeth Cappiello, Joseph Kovars, Barbara Werther | Ober|Kaler on 3/5/2013

Pursuant to the Budget Control Act of 2011, sequestration is the process by which automatic across-the-board spending cuts are being imposed on government programs. Because Congress was unable to reach an agreement by its...more

Project Finance International

by Barney Allison | Nossaman LLP on 2/13/2013

Originally Published in Project Finance International, February 13, 2013. We all know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Young girl gets lost in the woods, stumbles upon a house and discovers the occupants...more

Editorial: Work For Smart Development

by Howard Nelson | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 2/4/2013

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity is a relatively new state agency designed to ensure the continued growth and development of the region without hurting the preservation of our state's precious natural resources....more

OFCCP Announces 2013 Agenda

by Carolyn Doppelt Gray, Lawrence Lorber, Katharine Parker, Leslie Silverman, Joshua Stein, Allan Weitzman | Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/24/2013

On December 21, 2012, the Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs ("OFCCP") published its 2013 regulatory goals in the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions ("Unified Agenda"), as required by Executive...more

Off the Beaten Path: The Federal Circuit Departs From Precedent in Lumbermens

by Sedgwick LLP on 11/19/2012

On August 23, 2011, the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area was surprised and shocked by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8, leading to the evacuation and temporary closing of multiple public and private buildings, and...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