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Peckar &
Abramson is one
of the nation’s
leading
construction law
firms, routinely
handling
clients’ needs
throughout the
United States
and the world.
Since its
formation in
1978, Peckar &
Abramson has
been helping
clients find
solutions,
settle disputes,
and, when
necessary, win
legal battles.
Our goal is to
assist our
clients in
carrying out
successful
projects from
start to finish
by resolving
issues as they
arise, instead
of through
costly and time
consuming legal
proceedings
after the
project has been
completed. We
are privileged
to represent
many of the
construction
industry’s most
successful
contractors and
other
construction
professionals as
well as serve as
counsel to many
industry
organizations.
Our expertise
extends beyond
construction
law. Peckar &
Abramson has an
extensive
government
contract law and
corporate
compliance
practice. We are
fortunate to
represent some
of the nation’s
leading defense,
transportation,
information
technology and
service
contractors in
the entire
spectrum of
legal issues
facing
Government
contractors
today. We
counsel our
Government
contractor
clients in all
aspects of doing
business with
federal, state
and local
governments,
including
business
planning,
proposal
preparation, bid
protests,
contract
negotiation and
administration,
claims
preparation and
litigation and
corporate ethics
and compliance.
Peckar &
Abramson also
offers labor
relations and
employment law
services to
every type of
business from
Fortune 100
companies, and
privately held
corporations, to
small
family-owned
firms in diverse
industries. Our
labor relations
and employment
group shares the
firm’s
long-standing
commitment to
high quality
professional
service by
providing
clients with a
comprehensive
package of
employment and
labor relations
services and
expertise that
extends beyond
traditional
litigation. Our
attorneys help
clients create a
productive and
safe workplace
through
preventive
measures,
practical
problem solving,
sensible risk
management and
strategic
dispute
resolution.
To complement
our
construction,
government
contracts, and
labor relations
and employment
law practices,
Peckar &
Abramson also
offers our
clients
corporate
compliance, real
estate, and
environmental
law services.
Our corporate
and real estate
groups serve a
wide range of
clients, from
entrepreneurs to
small investment
banks to large
multinational
enterprises in
many industries,
including the
construction
industry. The
environmental
law group helps
businesses
anticipate and
prevent costly
environmental
problems.
With offices
throughout the
country and
affiliations
with other law
firms around the
world, through
its membership
in the
International
Construction Law
Alliance (ICLA),
Peckar &
Abramson offers
a full range of
construction and
government
contracts
related services
to its domestic
and
international
clientele. |
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June
2009 |
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David Gonzalez
has the joined
the firm as an
associate in our
Miami office.
Neal Sklar
was recently
recognized by
Florida Legal
Elite as a
top lawyer in
Construction
Law. Inclusion
in Florida
Legal Elite
is based on peer
review only and
"less than 2% of
the nearly
63,000 Florida
Bar members
practicing in
Florida" are
chosen to be a
Legal Elite
attorney.
Press Release:
Chambers USA
Names Peckar &
Abramson One of
the Top
Construction Law
Firms in the
Nation
Who's Who
Legal has
once again
recognized the
following
attorneys as
among the
world's leading
construction
lawyers:
Richard Abramson,
Adrian
Bastianelli,
Steve Charney,
Melinda Gentile,
Patrick Greene,
Bruce Meller,
Bob Peckar,
Stephen Reisman
and
Howard Rosen.
Bob Peckar
was selected for
the fourth year
in a row as the
International
Lawyer of the
Year in
Construction
Law. Who's
Who Legal is
the official
research partner
of the
International
Bar Association
and inclusion in
the directory is
"based upon
comprehensive,
independent
survey work with
both general
counsel and
private practice
lawyers
worldwide. Only
specialists who
have met
independent
international
research
criteria are
listed."
Peckar &
Abramson has
been recommended
as a top firm in
Construction
Litigation by
the 2009 edition
of The Legal
500 United
States. The
firm was
recognized for
Construction
Litigation on a
National level,
in the District
of Columbia, the
Northeast, the
Southeast and
the West Coast.
The Legal 500
has been
published for
over twenty
years and
"provides the
most
comprehensive
worldwide
coverage
currently
available on
legal services
providers, in
over 100
countries". It
is "widely
regarded as
offering the
definitive
judgement of law
firm
capabilities."
Please click
here to view
the independent
editorial
commentary on
Peckar &
Abramson.
Client Alert:
Federal False
Claims Act
Bob Peckar,
Jacques Cook
and
Jerry Brodsky
presented and
participated in
a PPP conference
in Madrid on
April 28. The
event, which was
co-sponsored by
Peckar &
Abramson, Allied
N.A., Jardine
Lloyd Thompson (JTL)
and Zurich,
focused on PPPs
in the United
States and other
emerging markets
worldwide, and
was attended by
key PPP
developers,
contractors and
insurers. Please
click
here to view
the
presentation.
Jeffrey Daitz
and
Elana Ben-Dov
will be
presenting a
Best Workplace
Practices
seminar on June
4th in
Louisville,
Kentucky. The
seminar will
focus on cutting
edge employment
laws and pending
federal
litigation
impacting the
removal of
punitive damage
caps. The
seminar will
also focus on
preventative
measures of risk
avoidance,
proper handling
of Employment
Practices
Liability
claims,
employment
audits and
investigating
workplace
discrimination.
For more
information
about this
seminar, please
click
here.
Richard Volack
was recently
elected Chairman
of the
Construction Law
Committee of the
Association of
the Bar of the
City of New
York. Mr. Volack
will serve for 3
years in this
prestigious
position. |
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May
2009 |
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Steve Charney
spoke
at a seminar
entitled
Drafting and
Negotiating
Tomorrow's
Construction
Contracts Today
at the
Practicing Legal
Institute in New
York on May 7,
2009. For more
information
about
the seminar,
please click
here.
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April
2009 |
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Client Alert:
Stimulus Act
Update
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