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Follow-Up: Should Attorneys Use Artificial Intelligence to Draft a Construction Contract?

Over this past summer, our colleague Mario R. Nicholas penned an article for the Daily Journal of Commerce entitled “Can Artificial Intelligence Be Trusted to Draft a Construction Contract?”  It is a great read, and we borrow...more

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War-fueled Construction Cost Increases May Warrant Look at Force Majeure

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and economic sanctions imposed by countries around the world in response have disrupted supplies of fuel, steel, and other materials necessary for construction. This has resulted in price...more

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Five Frequently Overlooked Points of Construction Contracts

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There is no shortage of articles addressing the key points of construction contracts. Just enter that phrase into any internet search engine and you will find plenty. It should go without saying that a construction contract...more

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Material Price Escalation Has Become a Source of Substantial Conflict in Construction Contracting

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The cost of building materials has risen significantly this year. Who should bear this risk and how can the various parties to construction contracts mitigate this risk? Owners, contractors, subcontractors, and...more

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Force Majeure In Emerging Markets: Mitigating Risk For Construction And Energy Investors

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Although emerging markets offer a wealth of investment opportunities, political instability and government responses to adverse events present risks for foreign investors. This article considers key dispute risks related to...more

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Substantial Compliance – When The Contract Doesn’t Always Mean What It Says

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As COVID-19 continues to result in government shutdown orders, labor shortages, and increased lead times to acquire materials, project owners, contractors, and subcontractors may begin to make claims of “force majeure,” or...more

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Delay and Disruption Claims in the Time of COVID-19

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Delay and disruption claims are always a risk in the best conditions on a construction site. Never more so than during the global pandemic brought about by COVID-19. Since President Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic a...more

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Construction Projects and Disputes: A Look Beyond the Lockdown, Part III

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[co-author: Juan Huertas] Even as the world gradually eases out of lockdown, deals are rekindled and services are remobilized, no one doubts that the impact of the pandemic will continue to be felt for months and, some...more

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Tokyo Dispute Resolution & Crisis Management Newsletter – June 2020: Coronavirus & Construction Contracts - Causation, Force...

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Large construction projects, by their very nature, carry significant commercial and financial risk for the parties involved. Contributing to this overall risk is the reality that an act of nature or other circumstance beyond...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Practical Considerations under FIDIC Contracts in Light of COVID-19

The outbreak of the coronavirus has been an unprecedented event affecting every industry, including construction. To ensure their entitlement to an extension of time, costs, or even termination, parties to construction...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

COVID-19 Construction Alert: Force Majeure and Notice Provisions in Construction Contracts Take Center Stage in the Age of...

Before the advent of COVID-19, nobody paid much attention to force majeure clauses in construction contracts. These clauses were often boilerplate provisions, tucked away in the general conditions part of the contract...more

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COVID-19 Federal Contractor’s Guide – Some Quick Points For Surviving And Thriving In This Unprecedented Environment

The spread of the COVID-19 virus and the unprecedented steps taken by federal, state and local authorities to contain it by shutting down or significantly altering normal business operations pose great challenges to...more

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Disrupting the Disruptor: How a Prepared and Proactive Owner Can Mitigate the Effects of Coronavirus on Construction Projects

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Once a remote health issue in China, the rapidly spreading coronavirus (COVID-19) has become not only a global health concern but also potentially a global economic disruptor that could impact nearly every industry. The...more

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Coronavirus and its Implications for Government Contractors

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading throughout the globe at an accelerating pace, with the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) warning of an imminent outbreak in the United States. The disease has already impacted the global...more

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What Construction Contractors and Owners Should Do, Today, to Prepare for the Possible Effects of Novel Coronavirus on their...

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As novel coronavirus has spread from China to Europe, the United States and around the globe, it has begun to have a debilitating impact on world markets, manufacturing, distribution, supply chains, and the workforce in...more

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Contractors Should Prepare for the Coronavirus

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With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading outside of China at an ever-increasing rate, government contractors should prepare for possible service and payment interruptions. In addition, the administration is considering...more

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GAR Know-How Construction Arbitration - United States

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Legal System - 1. Is your jurisdiction primarily a common law, civil law, customary law or theocratic law jurisdiction? Are the laws substantially derived from the laws of another jurisdiction and, if so, which? What...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Contract Risk for Escalation Costs

Steel and other construction material tariffs necessitate careful evaluation and allocation of project cost and schedule risks. For example, when steel costs increased suddenly based solely on presidential executive orders,...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Addressing the Steel and Aluminum Tariffs in the Construction Industry

On March 8, 2018, President Trump’s administration signed two proclamations levying a twenty-five percent tariff on imported steel and a ten percent tariff on aluminum, both of which went into effect on March 23, 2018. ...more

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TRANSACTIONAL: Construction: ‘Back-to-back’ – the pass-through of construction risk from project agreement through to subcontracts...

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When passing risk through to various sub-contractors to a PPP or energy infrastructure project, it is important to ensure that the core sub-contracts are drafted on a ‘back-to-back’ basis with the project agreement. This...more

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