As readers of this blog know, public-private partnerships (P3s) have long been used to develop public infrastructure projects such as highways, bridges, tunnels, transit networks, convention centers and a host of other infrastructure projects. Can the P3 model also be
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U.S. Government Plans to Leverage Public-Private Partnerships to Make Federal Buildings More Energy Efficient
This article was originally published in the November-December 2023 issue of Pratt’s Energy Law Report and is republished here with permission.
As the nation’s largest energy consumer, the U.S. federal government plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions across its expansive…
Courthouse Reporter Series: The Bizarre Case That Required a 117-Year-Old Expert
By Todd Heffner
Reposted from The Dispute Resolver with permission.
A recent decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals, Munro v. Georgia Department of Transportation, highlights how overly specific and inflexible rules of evidence can create peculiar results.
Munro involved a dispute over…
A Review of 2023’s Construction Highlights and What to Expect Next: A Summary
In 2023, the construction industry saw significant developments, such as a downward trend in the commercial real estate market, a continued focus on sustainability, and the ongoing impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. International construction arbitration remained a…
GAR Know How Construction Arbitration: USA (August 2023)
Accreditation: An extract from GAR’s Construction Arbitration Know-how. The whole publication is available at https://globalarbitrationreview.com/insight/know-how/construction-arbitration.
Troutman Pepper Partners Albert Bates and Zachary Torres-Fowler are published in GAR Insight with their article, “GAR Know How Construction Arbitration: USA (August 2023).”…
Suppliers Beware: U.S. Government Continues Prosecution of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud Cases Involving Supplies Passed Through Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
Michael Schwartz, Kristin Jones, and John Gazzola were published in the August 2023 Pratt’s Government Contracting Law Report article, “Suppliers Beware: U.S. Government Continues Prosecution of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud Cases Involving Supplies Passed Through Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.”
International Arbitration Experts Discuss the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on International Arbitration
Albert Bates and Zachary Torres-Fowler were quoted in a Q&A for Mealey’s International Arbitration Report titled, “International Arbitration Experts Discuss the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on International Arbitration.”
Bates and Torres-Fowler: The rapid expansion of AI technology may be among the most…
Eleventh Circuit Joins Others on Applicability of Domestic FAA Grounds to Vacate Nondomestic Arbitration Awards
Earlier this year[1] the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals joined the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, and D.C. circuits in the much-anticipated en banc decision of Corporacion AIC, SA v. Hidroelectrica Santa Rita S.A., where it held…
U.S. Government Plans to Leverage P3s to Make Federal Buildings More Energy Efficient
Introduction
As the nation’s largest energy consumer, the U.S. federal government plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions across its expansive portfolio of more than 350,000 federal buildings.[1] In a pioneering move, the Biden administration and Department of Energy (DOE)…
Opinion: Stop Requiring Exhibit Lists!
By Todd Heffner
Reposted from The Dispute Resolver with permission.
You are conducting the final hearing of a high-dollar construction arbitration. Opposing counsel hands you the next document that counsel plans to use in questioning the witness on the stand. You notice that…