National construction law firm Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that 37 of the firm’s attorneys, based in its New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, Texas and Washington, D.C. offices, have been named 2020 Best Lawyers in America®. “We are extremely proud of the expanding number of Peckar & Abramson attorneys that […]

New York, NY – June 20, 2019 – Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce the launch of its Cyber Security & Data Privacy Practice, led by New York-based partner, Richard R. Volack. “P&A has long recognized the unique set of cyber security threats faced by participants in the construction industry and across […]

National construction law firm Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as the top Construction Law Firm in the United States by Construction Executive (CE) magazine. In its first ever ranking of construction law firms, CE described its process.“For this inaugural ranking, CE reached out to hundreds of […]

Peckar & Abramson Newsletter, Volume XXVII, Winter 2017

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While Hurricane Dorian churns in the Atlantic with its sights currently set on the east coast of Florida, storm preparations should be well underway. As you are busy organizing efforts to secure your job sites, we at Peckar & Abramson offer some quick reminders that may prove helpful: • Review your contracts, particularly the force […]

Employers in New York have, for years, dealt with a comprehensive wage theft law.  Across the Hudson, New Jersey has now adopted what looks to be the most comprehensive wage theft law in the entire country.  Employers are well advised to act quickly to ensure their pay practices are defensible to eliminate or reduce risk.  […]

The normal project and contractual risks faced by contractors, consultants and suppliers to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority are considerable. A new law and regulations mandating that the MTA debar contractors, consultants and suppliers for unexcused schedule and cost overruns creates a new and unfair existential risk. The new law, Public Authorities Law Section 1279-h, slipped […]

Thomas J. Curran, Partner and Chair of Peckar & Abramson’s White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Group, will present at the AGC-NYS’s NYC Safety Committee Meeting. His presentation is titled “Criminalization of Site Safety.” Mr. Curran will detail the makeup of the federal, state and local enforcement agencies, how they approach accidents on construction sites […]

Peckar & Abramson Chairman Steven M. Charney will speak at the Forensic Engineering Workshop held by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE) in New York, NY on September 3, 2019 in advance of the 2019 IABSE Congress. Titled, “Structural Failures – Investigations, Causes, Lessons Learned and Used to Mitigate Failures” the workshop […]

Michael A. Branca, Co-managing Partner of Peckar & Abramson’s Washington, D.C. office will speak on a panel at the 4th Annual Federal Government Contracting Seminar 2019: Government Contracts Trial Practice Tune-Up held by Virginia CLE. His panel, titled “Presenting and Proving Delay and Disruption Claims” will be held at 12:20pm. The presentation will review requirements and […]