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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Contractor’s Insolvency during a Real Estate Project – How to Minimize Damages?

In recent years, Israel’s real estate and infrastructure market has experienced many cases of the corporate collapse of performance contractors. Just recently, a court ordered a temporary stay of proceedings against the...more

Stoel Rives -  Ahead of Schedule

Ways to Guard Against Insolvency Risks

Headlines such as “US set for recession next year, economists predict,” from the June 12 edition of the Financial Times, are a reminder insolvency risks are real and should be top of mind when moving forward with new...more

White & Case LLP

Construction contracts: vesting of title to goods

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When does title to goods transfer from a contractor to an employer? This can be a critical issue, especially when a party to a project has become insolvent. A recent English case considered this issue, and the application of...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Dear YouDig? Pierce the Veil and Get to Mr. Shade

Dear YouDig? When we first met, the contractor’s owner pulled into the site in his tricked out red pickup and promised us the stars and the moon. Unfortunately, all we ended up with was the pits! We ended up with a leaky...more

Brooks Pierce

Growth of Modular Construction Raises New Legal Questions

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A growing number of developers, particularly in the multifamily and hospitality sectors, are using modular construction to reduce construction costs and build projects more quickly and efficiently, with less risk of...more

King & Spalding

TRANSACTIONAL: Bankruptcy: Contractor Insolvency Issues in Large Project Transactions

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An issue that is often overlooked, but should be considered in the context of large project transactions, is the potential insolvency of contractors and subcontractors. A bankruptcy proceeding involving a key contractor can...more

Cole Schotz

Suppliers Must Take Affirmative Steps to Determine Source of Payments to Protect Construction Lien Claim Rights

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In L&W Supply Corp. v. Joe DeSilva, et al., (Docket No. A-2960-10T2, December 19, 2012) (“L&W Supply”), a decision recently approved for publication, the Appellate Division provides guidance to material suppliers seeking to...more

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