September 2008

Peckar & Abramson will be sponsoring a breakfast seminar entitled "Collaboration Through BIM-Lessons for GCs and CMs" on Tuesday, September 23rd in New York City. For more information or to register for the seminar please click here.

Jeffrey Daitz will be presenting a seminar, sponsored by Lewis & Associates and Aging Services of California, entitled "The Human Resources Dilemma" on September 16th, 18th and 19th in California. The seminar will address several workplaces practices including hire packets/employee handbooks, personnel policy and procedure manuals and self audits. For more information regarding this seminar, please click here.

Melinda S. Gentile, Neal I. Sklar and Gary M. Stein will be presenting a one day seminar sponsored by Lorman Educational Services, entitled "Condominium Construction Issues in Florida" on September 23rd, 2008 in Miami. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.
August 2008

Matt Coglianese recently presented a seminar entitled Green Construction Part II - Liability Risks with Green Building Construction at the Dade County Bar Association's Law Committee meeting on July 25th. Mindy Gentile will be presenting a seminar on August 22nd regarding Construction Law Dispute Resolution. For additional information please contact Jason Salvin, Esq., Construction Law Committee Chairman (305-358-2600). To register for the upcoming seminars please contact Grace Febles at the Dade County Bar (305-371-2220).

Jerry Brodsky will be speaking regarding Selection of Arbitrators and Evidence at the 2nd International Congress for Arbitration in Engineering conference on August 7th and 8th in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

 July 2008

Matt Coglianese recently moderated a session, entitled Sustainable and Conservation Based Development, at the Florida Chamber's 22nd Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School on July 15-16 in Marco Island, Florida.

Gary M. Stein will be a speaker at a one day seminar, sponsored by Lorman Educational Services, entitled "Change Orders in Florida" on July 23, 2008 in Miami, Florida. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

June 2008

Melinda S. Gentile, Adam P. Handfinger and Gary M. Stein will be presenting a one day seminar, sponsored by Lorman Educational Services, entitled "Construction Lien Law in Florida" on June 17, 2008. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

Gregory J. Johansen will be a speaker at a one day seminar sponsored by the National Business Institute, entitled "Proving Damages Caused by Mold Infestation" on June 25th in Miami Florida. For more information or to register for this seminar, please click here.

 May 2008

Charles Kenny will be discussing "Litigation Potpourri" and "Differing Site Conditions and Extra Work Claims" at Mealey's Construction Litigation Conference: Delay & Disruption, Construction Failures and Differing Site Conditions on May 20-21st at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia. For more information or to register for the conference please click here.

Adrian Bastianelli will be a speaker at a seminar sponsored by the The Professional Women in Construction Capital Regional Chapter and the American Institute of Architects DC Chapter entitled "The New A201 Document-What it Means to You" on May 22nd from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. For more information, please click here.

April  2008

Partners Tom Thompson and Gregory Begg will be featured speakers at the annual meeting of the Construction Industry Round Table on April 21-23, 2008 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, DC. Mr. Thompson will be discussing "Government Contractors: Staying Clear of the “Pit-Falls” and “Catch-22’s”" and Mr. Begg will be discussing Immigration: DHS Initiative: “No Match” Letters." For additional information please click here.

Neal Sklar will be a moderator at a one day seminar, sponsored by Lorman Educational Services, entitled "Concrete From A to Z in Florida" on April 30th in Miami. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

Gregory Begg and Lorraine D'Angelo will be presenting a one day seminar, sponsored by Lorman Educational Services, entitled "Prevailing Wage Law in New Jersey" on April 25th in East Brunswick, New Jersey and in New York on April 30th. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here for April 25th and here for April 30th.

Patrick Greene and Charles Kenny will be participating in a seminar, sponsored by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, entitled "New Jersey's Lien Laws: Update 2008" on April 30th from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Imperia in Somerset. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

January  2008

 Gregory H. Chertoff, Eugene J. McTague, Jr., Richard R. Volack and Charles E. Williams, III will be presenting a one day seminar, sponsored by Lorman Educational Services, entitled "Construction Risk Management-An Overview" on January 23, 2008 in New York. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

December  2007

 Partner Paul Monte will be participating in a Transportation Roundtable sponsored by McGraw-Hill Construction and New York Construction on December 14th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am at the McGraw-Hill Conference Center. For more information, please click here.

October  2007

 Gregory Begg and Lorraine D'Angelo will be presenting a one day seminar, sponsored by Lorman Educational Services, entitled "Prevailing Wage Law in New Jersey" on November 15th in Parsippany, New Jersey. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

 Partners Steve Charney, Tom Thompson and Patrick Greene will be conducting a workshop entitled "Navigating the False Claims Act Minefield" at the 27th IRMI Construction Risk Conference on Tuesday October 30, 2007 in Orlando, Florida. For more information or to register for the conference, please click here.

 Partners Bob Peckar, Steve Charney and Tom Thompson will be speaking at the 2nd Annual Corporate Counsel Construction Forum entitled "Strategies for Minimizing Your Contractual Risk and Achieving Your Business Goals" on October 29th -31st in Washington, DC. Bob Peckar is chairing the conference and will be conducting a workshop with Steve Charney entitled "Thinking Out of the Box: Avoiding Litigation." Tom Thompson will be conducting a workshop entitled "Compliance in Today's Era of Government Contracts." For more information or to register for the conference, please click here.

September 2007
Partners Mark Berry, Michael Branca, Greg Eichorn and Michael Zicherman will be speaking at the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) National Conference on October 7-9, 2007 in Chicago. Mark Berry will be moderating a session, in which Greg Eichorn will be a panelist, entitled, "Success at the Buzzer: A CRM's Guide to Navigating Legal Risk at Project Closeout" on October 9th and Michael Zicherman will be moderating a session, in which Michael Branca will be a panelist, entitled "Effective Risk Management: A Roadmap to Success" on October 9th. For more information or to register for the conference, please click here.

 Melinda Gentile, Stephen Reisman, Neal Sklar and Gary Stein will be presenting a one day seminar, sponsored by Lorman Educational Services, entitled "Condominium Construction Issues in Florida." For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

August 2007

Jerry Brodsky will be a speaker at the International Bar Association conference, Best Practices in Developing and Protecting Investments in Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects, in Rio Janeiro, Brazil on August 30th -31st. Mr. Brodsky be will speaking on Mediation and Expert Determination in Construction Disputes.

June 2007
Charles Kenny will be presenting a seminar, hosted by the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey, entitled "Public Bidding Law & Construction Lien Laws" on July 18th in Edison, New Jersey. For more information please click here.

May 2007

Mindy Gentile, Neal Sklar and Gary Stein will be speaking at a seminar entitled Construction Lien Law in Florida on June 14th in Miami, Florida. For more information or to register for the seminar please click here.

Tom Thompson will be a featured speaker at the annual meeting of The Surety and Fidelity Association of America on May 10th at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Mr. Thompson will be discussing federal ethics laws and compliance initiatives that impact the construction industry.

April 2007

 Peckar & Abramson, in conjunction with the Nielsen-Wurster Group and Rodrigo Elias and Medrano Abogados, is sponsoring an International invitation-only conference on April 23 and 24, 2007 in Lima Peru. This conference is structured as a series of hands-on workshops and will explore risk allocation and pre-contract negotiations, structuring PPP projects and protection of project investment, tax planning, contract negotiation, arbitration and a live simulated mediation session. For more information on this conference, please contact Jerry Brodsky.
Tom Thompson will be a speaker at the Construction Industry's Round Table Spring meeting on April 24th 2007 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, DC. Mr. Thompson will be discussing the Department of Justice's latest fraud initiative and federal compliance programs. For more information or to attend the meeting please click here.

March 2007

 Peckar & Abramson's Washington DC office will be hosting the Federal Bar Association's - Government Contracts Section Monthly Meeting and Dial/In Brown Bag Luncheon on April 17th. The Honorable Robert H. Hodges, Jr., Senior Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims will be hosting an interactive discussion entitled Effective Lawyering in the United States Court of Claims. For more information or to participate in the meeting please click here.

Tom Thompson will be a speaker at the Construction Industry's Round Table Spring meeting on April 24th 2007 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, DC. Mr. Thompson will be discussing the Department of Justice's latest fraud initiative and federal compliance programs. For more information or to attend the meeting please click here.

 Charles F. Kenny and Patrick J. Greene will be speaking at a seminar entitled New Jersey Lien Laws: Update 2007 on March 23rd from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

February 2007

 Peckar & Abramson will be co-sponsoring the New Jersey Chapter of Professional Women in Construction's inaugural event "Meet the New Jersey Construction Chiefs" at the Clarion Hotel and Towers Edison Edison on March 7th. If you would like more information or if you would like to attend, please click here.

Steve Charney and Tom Thompson will be speaking at the AGC Surety Bonding and Risk Management Meeting on February 8th in Longboat Key, Florida. Their seminar is entitled "An Ounce of Prevention: The False Claims Act, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Other Compelling Reasons for Implementing a Corporate Compliance Program" For more information please click here.

Steve Charney will be speaking on Risk Management and the A/E/C Industry at The Executive Leadership Forum: Leadership in the Face of Change on February 9th in Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information please click here.

January 2007
Partner Matthew P. Coglianese will be an instructor at a course sponsored by the Florida Environmental Network, Inc. on February 21-23. The course is entitled Growth Management Environmental Permitting. Mr. Coglianese will speak regarding Environmental Due Diligence, Risk Assessments and Site Remediation. For more information or to register for the course please click here.

Richard Volack will be speaking at a seminar on January 24th sponsored by the New York City Bar Association entitled Insuring Your Construction Project. For more information or to attend the seminar, please click here.

Partner Michael Branca will be a speaker at a seminar on February 12th sponsored by the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association entitled More than Nuts & Bolts: How to Construct and Deconstruct Expert Testimony. For more information or to attend the seminar, please click here.

December 2006