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Chambers & Partners USA Ranks P&A as a top-ranking Firm Nationwide for Construction
Published Date: June 29, 2015
Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized by Chambers & Partners USA as a top-ranking firm nationwide for Construction. The firm has ranked tier one since the construction practice area rankings were introduced both nationwide and in New York, demonstrating P&A’s indisputable standing as the nation’s foremost construction law practice. The following [...] Read More
Michael C. Zisa and Jesse Keene Authored Article in AGC of America Newsletter
Published Date: June 29, 2015
Michael C. Zisa and Jesse Keene authored an article in the AGC of America Newsletter dated June 2015 titled "Killer Contract Clauses". The basic concept of a contract is something even a young child can understand: It's a promise -- if I do my chores, I get my allowance. But, for complex construction projects, contracts are not so simple – [...] Read More
Illinois Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging FutureGen Air Permit
Published Date: June 18, 2015
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois recently denied an attempt by Sierra Club to challenge an air pollution control construction permit issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the FutureGen 2.0 Project. The Court ruled in Sierra Club Inc. v. FutureGen Industrial Alliance Inc. that the Sierra Club could not challenge the permit in federal court; [...] Read More
Robert S. Peckar and Michael S. Zicherman Co-authored the Intro to a book Getting the Deal Through
Published Date: June 15, 2015
Robert S. Peckar and Michael S. Zicherman co-authored the introduction to a book entitled Getting the Deal Through, Construction 2015 as well as the chapter titled United States, published by Law Business Research, Ltd. The book provides members of the construction industry and those who provide them with legal and business advice with special insight into key industry issues on [...] Read More
Thomas J. Curran, Presiding Member of Board of the MDAA – MDAA Annual dinner Hosts Manhattan Assistant District Attorneys
Published Date: June 4, 2015
Thomas J. Curran, a partner in the firms New York office and Head of the firms’ White Collar Criminal Practice Group, on behalf of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Association (MDAA), announces that the Board of the MDAA (for which Mr. Curran is the Presiding Member) will honor the following prominent former Manhattan Assistant District Attorneys at its annual dinner on [...] Read More
