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Subtle (and Not So Subtle) Effects of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry
By Frank Cara
When is it going to return to “normal”? We all have been asking that question. Well, for the construction industry, it may never return to “normal.” COVID-19 may have permanently…
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GAR Know How Construction Arbitration
By Albert Bates, Zach Torres-Fowler
Albert Bates and R. Zachary Torres-Fowler were published in gar insight with their article, “GAR Know How Construction Arbitration.” This chapter summarizes issues commonly raised during international construction arbitrations seated in the United States or…
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Zooming Ahead: Challenges and Considerations for Virtual International Arbitration Proceedings in the Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
By Albert Bates, Danielle Volpe
Albert Bates, Jr. and Danielle J. Volpe were published in Mealey’s International Arbitration Report with their article, “Zooming Ahead: Challenges and Considerations for Virtual International Arbitration Proceedings in the Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic.” Danielle Volpe is…
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Change in Georgia Lien Law
By Billy Baucom, Jason McLarry, Allie Apple, Hailey Barnett
On August 5, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp signed Georgia Senate Bill 315 into law. This new law, which is codified at Title 44, Chapter 14, Section 366 of the Official…
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What the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Means for International Construction Disputes
By Zach Torres-Fowler, Cindy Lee
Zachary Torres-Fowler and Cindy J. Lee were published in the American Bar Association's Forum on Construction Law (Summer 2020) with their article, “What the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Means for International Construction Disputes.”
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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Future Of Arbitration
By Albert Bates
In the July 2020 edition of Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, Albert Bates Jr., a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Pittsburgh office and head of the firm’s International Construction Projects Practice, offers…
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Level 10 Construction v. Sea World LLC: Can Force Majeure Save Sea World?
On June 8, 2020, Level 10 Construction, LP (“Level 10”), a construction company hired by Sea World San Diego (“Sea World”), filed a Complaint in California federal court alleging that…
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CBCA Offers Potential Insight Into How Board Will Handle Claims Related to COVID-19
This article was originally published in Government Construction (Volume 5, Issue 2 – Summer 2020), an ABA Division 13 Quarterly Newsletter. It is republished here with permission. The United States…
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Internationalizing Domestic Arbitration: How International Arbitration Practices Can Improve Domestic Construction Arbitration
By Albert Bates, Zach Torres-Fowler
Published in Dispute Resolution Journal (June 2020, Vol. 74, No. 3), the flagship publication of the American Arbitration Association. © 2020, American Arbitration Association. It is reprinted here with permission.…
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Federal Court Holds the Reasonableness of the Government’s Interpretation of Geotechnical Data is Irrelevant to Differing Site Condition Claim
United States Army Corps of Engineers v. John C. Grimberg Co., Inc., No. 2019-1608, 2020 BL 215269 (Fed. Cir. June 9, 2020) The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit…