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A Case of First Impression

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

Bench Trial Success

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

Bet the Company – and Win

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

P&A Closes $10.5 million Acquisition on Behalf of European Contractor

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

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Peckar & Abramson’s Bruce D. Meller and Nathan A. Cohen Receive 2022 Lexology Client Choice Awards in U.S. Construction

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Bruce D. Meller, partner in P&A’s New Jersey office, and Nathan A. Cohen, partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, have been awarded 2022 Lexology Client Choice Awards in the area of construction. This is the third consecutive year that the organization has selected Bruce, ... Read More

What Contractors Need to Know About OSHA Heading Into 2023

Stephen E. Irving, senior counsel in Peckar & Abramson’s Houston office, has written “What Contractors Need to Know About OSHA Heading Into 2023,” an article for Construction Executive. This article discusses the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) efforts to address the hazard of heat injury and illness on construction sites and what contractors should ... Read More

Seven Peckar & Abramson Attorneys Named 2022 Top Lawyers by Bergen Magazine

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that seven attorneys have been named Bergen County’s Top Lawyers for 2022 by Bergen Magazine. According to the publication, attorneys named to this list have received the highest vote totals within their specialty area based on peer reviews from hundreds of practicing and active lawyers across Bergen ... Read More

Peckar & Abramson Earns 30 National and Metropolitan Rankings in U.S. News-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2023 Rankings

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that the firm has earned 30 top National and Metropolitan rankings in the 2023 edition of U.S. News-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” This is the 14th consecutive year that the firm has been ranked in the top tier for Construction Law, nationally. “It is an honor to ... Read More

Nine Peckar & Abramson Attorneys Named 2022 Thought Leaders in Who’s Who Legal

National construction law firm Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that nine attorneys have been named 2022 WWL Thought Leaders – Construction by Who’s Who Legal. These attorneys are recognized for having obtained the largest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel, and other market sources in WWL’s most recent research cycle, ... Read More

Super Lawyers® Names 18 Peckar & Abramson Attorneys to 2022 New York List; Paul Monte Selected to Top 100 List

National law firm Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that 18 firm attorneys have been named to the 2022 New York Super Lawyers® list. According to the publication, the list is exclusive, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in each jurisdiction as Super Lawyers. With 18 named attorneys, P&A has ... Read More

Super Lawyers® Names 12 Peckar & Abramson Attorneys to 2022 Texas Lists; Jeff Ford & Matt Moore Selected to Top 100 List

National construction law firm Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that 12 attorneys have been named to the 2022 Texas Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists. According to the publication, the lists are “exclusive, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in each jurisdiction as Super Lawyers and no more than ... Read More

You Are on Notice: Failure to Comply With Contractual Notice Provisions Can Be Fatal to Your Claim

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. Imagine your firm is the construction manager on a multi-million-dollar project. At the end of the project you are five million dollars out-of-pocket. You have a stack of claims for additional and extended work which led to the overrun, payment for which will ... Read More

Government to Release EEO-1 Data of Federal Contractors Unless Objections are Filed by September 19, 2022

The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) intends to produce EEO-1 disclosures filed by federal contractors between 2016 and 2020 to comply with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by a watchdog group journalist. If contractors wish to prevent release of the demographic information contained in those filings, ... Read More

The Legal 500 U.S. 2022 Guide Names Peckar & Abramson a Top Tier Firm in Construction Law and Recognizes 14 Attorneys

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce The Legal 500 United States has once again ranked P&A as a Tier One firm in construction law. The publication also recognized fourteen P&A construction lawyers in its directory of leading attorneys in the U.S. Michael Branca – Leading Lawyers Jerry Brodsky – “Recommended” Lawyers Steven ... Read More