JAMS Global Construction Solutions -- Spring 2012 by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 5/22/2012 In This Issue: Assessing the Risks of the Use of Interim and Partial Final Awards; Book Review: International Construction Arbitration Handbook Reviewed by Joel Richler, FCIArb; The Advantages of a “Civil” Approach to...more
Microsoft Corp. v. Vadem, Ltd., et al., C.A. No. 6940-VCP (Del. Ch. Apr. 27, 2012) (Parsons, V.C.) - April 27, 2012 by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP on 5/9/2012 In this memorandum opinion, the Court of Chancery reinforced the internal affairs doctrine while dismissing a complaint brought by Microsoft Corporation in connection with the restructuring of Vadem, Ltd., a computer...more
Iraq Perspectives - May 2012 by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/4/2012 In This Issue: - Introduction to Iraq Perspectives - Project Finance in Iraq, Part 1: Project Ownership - Iraq’s National Investment Commission Excerpt from Project Finance in Iraq, Part 1... Iraq is...more
Dispute resolution: The FIFA World Cup increases potential for disputes by Kilpatrick Townsend on 4/5/2012 Originally published in CONSTRUCTION WEEK QATAR - MARCH 2012. International contractors and consultants are descending upon Qatar in droves in hopes of winning a share of the World Cup work. With great opportunity,...more
Energy Newsletter - April 2012 by King & Spalding on 4/4/2012 In This Issue: TRANSACTIONAL - Transactions: FERC’s Pine Prairie Energy Center, LLC Order and Its Implications for Gas Storage Expansion Projects - Corporate/London: Shale Gas in Europe: Today and the...more
"Construction in Saudi Arabia: the next big thing?" (as published in Asian Counsel magazine) by Ben Cowling on 3/21/2012 With the decline in the economies of the developed world, many construction and infrastructure companies are broadening their horizons. In particular, there has been huge interest in construction in the Kingdom of Saudi...more
Important moves on the sovereign debt market. by Karanovic & Nikolic Law Office on 3/9/2012 After a relatively short period of parliamentary deadlock, the National Assembly ratified 5 international loan agreements and 7 state guarantees on 29 February. This was for a total amount of EUR 1.4 billion and was primarily...more
JAMS Global Construction Solutions -- Winter 2012 by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 3/2/2012 In this Issue: Caught between Arbitrators and the Courts: Interim Measures in U.S. International Arbitration MUSCULAR ARBITRATION Med-Arb, Why Not? If A Frog Had Wings: Expectations and...more
Feb 2012 NAHB International Builders Show in Orlando: Great News for Florida Real Estate Development and Land Investment by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 2/10/2012 This week, the National Association of Home Builders is hosting its annual convention in Orlando, Florida - and a big part of that for Florida real estate professionals is its International Builders Show. (Get all...more
Major Construction Projects - Key Risk and Insurance Strategies (Presentation) by K&L Gates LLP on 1/20/2012 In This Presentation: Insurance in Context: Construction Risk Management; What Insurance Can and Can’t Do; Consider/Anticipate all Stakeholders; Construction Risk Management; Insurance challenges: Market Conditions;...more
Asocierea in participatie in Noul Cod Civil by Petru Hobincu on 1/20/2012 Asocierea in Participatie – o privire sintetica a reglementarii din Noul Cod Civil Prin aceasta abordare doresc sa motivez comunicarea opiniilor pro sau contra avand in vedere noutatea reglementarii dar si necesitatea...more
The Underwriter’s Role Against Contra Proferentem by Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP on 1/12/2012 The doctrine of contra proferentem—literally translated to mean “against the party who proffers”—is a rule of construction that insureds seek to apply in many, if not most, disputes over the interpretation of an insurance...more
Renewable Energy Update - January 10, 2012 by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 1/11/2012 In This Issue: Renewable Energy Focus EPA cross-state emissions rule delayed by appeals court; BLM seeks input on bidding process for renewable energy development on public lands; Wind manufacturers join trade war...more
Green Building Update - November 18, 2011 by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 11/21/2011 In This Issue: First international green building code; GREEN BUILDING FOCUS - Green Building Market & Impact Report. Organizations launch Coalition for Better Buildings; Orange County USGBC starts green classroom...more
JAMS Global Construction Solutions - Volume 4, No. 3 • Fall 2011 by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 10/12/2011 In This Issue: Costs in International Construction Arbitration; JAMS Goes International — and U.K. Adjudication Comes to the U.S. and JAMS; The Collaborative Settlement Process and Its Application in Construction...more