Peckar & Abramson’s New Jersey office represented JSW Steel Ltd. in its acquisition of 100% of the equity of Acero Junction Holdings Inc., the Owner of a steel manufacturing facility in Mingo Junction, OH for a purchase price of approximately $81 million. JSW is a one of the largest steel conglomerates in India and plans … Read More

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

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Stephen P. Katz, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Corporate Law Practice Group, represented JSW Steel Ltd., one of the largest steel conglomerates in India, in JSW’s $81 million acquisition of 100% of the equity of Acero Junction Holdings Inc., the owner of the Acero … Read More

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Matt Moore, Co-Managing Partner of the Houston office, has been elected to a three-year term as a Council Member of the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, with over 2,500 members consisting of legal professionals from public and private sectors involved in … Read More

New Jersey is finally among the many states with broad authority to develop or improve public projects through a Public Private Partnership (P3) delivery method. This contracting model has stimulated growth and improvements in other States and led to the delivery of projects that may not otherwise have happened. Senate Bill 865 (“S-865”), after undergoing … Read More

Neal I. Sklar, Partner in the firms Miami office, was quoted as an expert source in the Law360 story “Privately Backed Rail And Transit Projects To Watch” that published June 25, 2018. Mr. Sklar commented on how rail projects are frequently public-private partnerships (P3) where it makes financial sense from a private business perspective. Law360

Aaron C. Schlesinger, Partner in the firm’s New Jersey office, authored a bylined article entitled “Pre-hire Trade Collective Bargaining Agreement Under the NLRAe Agreement” which published in ConsensusDocs on June 25, 2018. Using his expertise in Labor Relations and Employment Law, Mr. Schlesinger gave examples and described Section 8(f) of the National Labor Relations Act … Read More

Paul Monte, Co-Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office, was quoted as an expert source in a story written by Law360 on June 25, 2018 entitled “New York Construction Industry Watching ‘Game-Changing’ Bill”. Described as one of the most significant pieces of legislation to affect the construction industry in decades, S06686 adds a new … Read More

Peckar & Abramson is pleased to share the 2018 Construlegal Newsletter. Construlegal is a strategic alliance of law firms based in the Americas which share a common focus, values and market approach. Peckar & Abramson is a founding member of Construlegal.

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that eight attorneys in the firm’s Miami 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 well-respected Miami-based construction attorneys regularly represent prominent local, national and global contractors and builders” … 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