Steve Charney served as the co-chair of the ConsensusDOCSTM and the AGC committees for the development and drafting of the first and only standard form agreement for "green" construction. This landmark document is the first to recognize the need for someone to lead "green" building issues and addresses, in detail, a process for parties to follow in developing a "green" [...] Read More

Howard Rosen spoke on the topic of modernizing public construction procurement, on November 20, as part of a panel discussion at the 2d Annual Program - Building in the 21st Century: Better, Cheaper, Faster and Sustainable, at the Albany Law School, sponsored by the AIA New York State, the New York City Bar Association and Albany Law School. A podcast [...] Read More

Peckar & Abramson, in conjunction with the Nielsen-Wurster Group and Pinheiro Neto Advogados, is sponsoring its second International invitation-only conference on November 20th and 21st in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This conference is structured as a series of hands-on workshops and will explore the Practical Strategies for successful International Construction Projects. The workshops include contract drafting and negotiation, claims preparation, a [...] Read More

Peckar & Abramson is pleased to announce that Stephen A. Stallings has joined the firm as a Partner in our New Jersey office. Read More

Patrick Greene and Tom Thompson have recently published an article entitled "Stimulus Funds" in the Fall issue of Building & Construction Northeast. Please click here to read the article. Read More