In a case of first impression, P&A represented a general contractor, whose home office is in Maryland, with respect to a project in New Jersey. A subcontractor brought a lawsuit against the general contractor in state court in New Jersey. The subcontract between P&A’s client and the subcontractor identified Maryland as the choice of venue. … Read More

Peckar & Abramson’s Houston lawyers secured a judgment in the Harris County District Court. Our attorneys successfully defended a claim for wrongful termination and delay damages brought by a subcontractor against our highway contractor client and its payment bond surety. P&A’s client was also counterclaiming for excess completion costs. Peckar & Abramson tried the case … Read More

Peckar & Abramson’s Chicago office scored a victory on behalf of its client in a true “bet the company litigation”. The Plaintiff, a global and well-funded competitor, alleged that our client had engaged in fraud and conspiracy, while improperly aiding and abetting unfair competition practices. The plaintiff’s sought punitive damages that would have bankrupted our … Read More

Peckar & Abramson’s M&A team recently represented a European Contractor in the successful closing of its $10.5 million purchase of the controlling interest of a heavy highway and civil contractor. Our M&A team structured the transaction and negotiated the purchase agreement, LLC membership agreements, executive employment agreements and other transaction documents. Our team conducted a … Read More

Lori Ann Lange, Partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office, and Levi W. Barrett, Senior Associate in the firm’s New York office, were quoted as expert sources in a Law360 story that posted June 11, 2018 entitled “Tariffs Threaten Construction With Delays, Increased Costs”. The story discussed the uncertainty in the construction industry as contractors … Read More

Kevin O’Connor, Partner, and Joseph Vento, Associate, both based in the firms New Jersey office, co-authored an article in Law360’s Construction section entitled “NJ Construction Employers Must Prepare For Crackdown” which published on June 12, 2018. The analysis explains that New Jersey governor, Phil Murphy recently signed a recent executive order that is turning up … Read More

Alex Baghdassarian, partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office and Nathan A. Cohen, senior counsel in the firm’s Los Angeles office, co-authored a bylined article entitled “As steel tariffs come into play, contractors should review contracts” which published in the Daily Journal in Los Angeles on May 31, 2018. The article describes the new tariffs … Read More

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that litigation attorney, Charles E. Fombrun has joined the firm’s Miami office as an Associate. Mr. Fombrun represents clients in a variety of litigation matters including actions involving contractual disputes and commercial related litigation issues. Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Fombrun has served … Read More

The 15th annual Groundbreaking Women in Construction (GWIC) Conference, presented by Engineering News-Record (ENR) in partnership with Peckar & Abramson (P&A), took place May 14-16, 2018 at the historic Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Attended by a sellout gathering of 700, the 2018 theme of the construction industry’s premier leadership and talent management conference was … Read More

Neal I. Sklar, partner in the firm’s Miami office and Charles E. Fombrun, associate in the firm’s Miami office co-authored a bylined article entitled “Construction Injuries/Fatalities: Best Practices in Handling OSHA Inspections” which published in the May 2018 issue of the AGC Law in Brief. The article discusses the recent up-tick of accidents and fatalities … Read More

For the first time in state history, paid sick leave will soon be available to most New Jersey employees under a sweeping new law that Governor Phil Murphy signed on May 2, 2018. The New Jersey Earned Sick and Safe Days Act (A-1827) (the “Act”), which goes into effect on October 29, 2018, provides the … Read More

We have written quite a bit about the mounting threat to employers, both nationally and locally, of claims of misclassification of workers as independent contractors rather than employees. New Jersey’s new Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order last week that establishes a task force on employee misclassification to punish contractors who commit fraud by … Read More

Curtis W. Martin, Co-Managing Partner of the firm’s Texas offices, participated for the 15th year in the BP Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 150. The annual 170-mile bicycle ride from Houston to Austin, Texas took place on April 28-29, 2018. Martin, who has raised more than $17,500 so far this year for MS, has ridden the event … Read More

Just in time for the firm’s Drones in Construction webinar on May 17, 2018, attorneys Mark R. Berry and Freddy X. Munoz co-authored an article entitled ‘Don’t Be Clueless, Careless or Criminal: How to Legally Operate a Construction Zone Drone’ which published May 14, 2018 in the Daily Business Review. The article summarized FAA regulations, … Read More

Peckar & Abramson (P&A) is pleased to announce that the firm has once again been recognized by Chambers & Partners USA in the category of Construction Law at the coveted Band 1 level Nationwide – no other firm has the distinction of having been awarded that honor every year for 15 consecutive years since Chambers … Read More

Christopher Ruhman, Senior Counsel in the firm’s Houston office, authored an expert analysis in the inaugural edition of Law360’s Construction section entitled “HUD’s Increased Use Of Split-Wage Decisions Is Troubling”, published May 7, 2018.  The article describes how HUD’s Office of Davis-Bacon and Labor Standards (ODBLS) has recently begun applying split-wage rate decisions to multifamily … Read More

New Jersey employers know that the State’s unemployment compensation scheme is geared toward protecting employees. Consequently, a lot of employers generally (and wisely) do not challenge a terminated employee’s claim to unemployment benefits. A resigned employee, on the other hand, has historically presented a different situation, as the employee typically waives an entitlement to unemployment … Read More

Peckar & Abramson is pleased to announce that Angela Connor has been elected to the Houston Bar Association Construction Law Section Governing Council.  The Council position is for a one year term and during that term the Council has general supervision and control of the affairs of the Construction Law Section.  The Houston Bar Association … Read More

Robert S. Peckar, Founding Partner in the firm’s New York office, spoke at the 29th National Civil Engineering Congress, March 1 – 8, 2018, at the Word Trade Center in Mexico City, Mexico.  Mr. Peckar was the keynote speaker during a plenary session entitled “Ethics and Transparency.”  His topic, “Challenging Corruption in Construction – You … Read More

Paul Monte, Partner in the firm’s New York office, spoke at the General Contractors Association of New York on May 2, 2018.  Paul’s presentation focused on notice and record keeping requirements and best practices on delay and impact cost claims on MTA contracts. The presentation was to active membership of the General Contractors Association. Paul … Read More

Stephen P. Katz, and Abby Weiner, Partner and Senior Counsel, respectively, in the firm’s New Jersey office, co-authored a bylined article entitled “Potential Risks of Taking Equity Stakes in Construction Projects” that published in the April 2018 issue of AGC of America’s Newsletter ConsensusDocs. The article describes the risks and rewards, and issues to be … Read More

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that nine of its attorneys in our Washington, DC office have been named 2018 Super Lawyers®.   Each attorney is being honored for their ongoing leadership and achievements in the field of construction law. “Our Washington, D.C. office and the sought after, experienced attorneys recognized by Super … Read More

Peckar & Abramson is committed to delivering timely, relevant content that is both substantive and practical in order to help readers become better informed about the issues affecting contractors doing business with the Federal Government. That’s why we’re pleased to introduce this new blog. Our goal is to provide clear and practical legal insights on … Read More

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Litigation Attorney Jacqueline Voronov has joined the firm’s New Jersey office as a Senior Associate. Ms. Voronov’s principal areas of practice include civil litigation and labor and employment disputes, with a focus on complex employment discrimination cases. Her clients include major hotels, major retailers, shipping … Read More