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Sessions (28)

S04 Dispute Resolution: P3 (Encore Ballroom 8)

10 Dec 18
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Speaker(s): Carlos Hernandez ; David Hatem ; Eric Green ; Robert Rogers ; Steven J. Comen
P3s involve a host of project participants and relationships, some in traditional roles, others in non-traditional roles, some “related&rdquo... More...

S08 The Use of Emerging Technology in Building Innovative Construction Dispute Resolution Strategies (Encore Ballroom 8)

11 Dec 18
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Alvin Lindsay ; Carlos Hernandez ; Daniel Gonzalez ; Edwin de los Santos ; Mark Cheskin ; Michele Laine
Profound changes are already taking place in many aspects of the construction industry, which traditionally has been slow to adopt new technologies... More...

S09 Hot Topics for 2019 Construction Contracts: Design Scope, Schedule, Insurance, Indemnity, Dispute Resolution and Beyond (Encore Ballroom 7)

11 Dec 18
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Brian Rice ; Henry Bangert ; Jonathan Hausner ; Michael Pepe ; Robert D'Onofrio
This session provides insight from a panel with construction professionals across the industry discussing a variety of risks construction stakehold... More...

S10 The Rapidly Shifting Sands of Project Risk Allocation - Are We Losing our Footing as Project Delivery Methods Evolve? (Encore Ballroom 4)

11 Dec 18
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Nathan Cohen ; Ronald Helmuth ; Stephanie Solomos
The construction industry is in the midst of a rapidly changing environment for the allocation of risk, while at the same time delivery methods are... More...

S11 Where There is Smoke There is Fire: How to Prevent Your Mega-Construction Project From Flaming Out (Encore Ballroom 6)

11 Dec 18
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Doreen Zankowski ; Joshua Balance ; Peter Tunnicliffe ; Roger Johnson
This program will delve deep into several, project-specific mega-projects, including airport, vertical construction, and heavy/highway projects tha... More...

S12 Crisis Management: Protecting the Company from Bet the Company Problem (Encore Ballroom 8)

11 Dec 18
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Speaker(s): Ben Subin ; Duane L. Bunce ; George Papaionaou ; Jennifer Shafer ; Joseph Portela ; Michael Di Paolo ; Stephen Shapiro
This panel of in-house legal counsel will discuss the big problems that threaten the continuing existence of even the largest contractors. In ... More...

S13 Advocacy in Construction Litigation: Cross Examination (Encore Ballroom 6)

11 Dec 18
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Speaker(s): Bruce Ficken ; Jim Wulfsberg ; Ray DeLuca
This is the fourth and final program of Advocacy in Construction Litigation. The panel, representing, perhaps, one hundred years of active tri... More...

S14 Effectively Preventing and Resolving Disputes Using Partnering and Dispute Boards (Encore Ballroom 4)

11 Dec 18
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Speaker(s): Bob Burleson ; Elizabeth Tippin Esq. FCIA, LEED AP ; Roger Peters
Partnering and Dispute Resolution Boards (DRBs) are recognized worldwide for their effectiveness in the "real time" avoidance and resolut... More...

S15 Spotting Landmines: Taking Care of Pre-Construction Errors Before Your Project Blows Up (Encore Ballroom 7)

11 Dec 18
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Speaker(s): Alan Sides ; Andy Howard ; John Wanalista ; Phil Roy ; Tuba Malinowski
Errors and missteps in the early stages of a job can have long lasting impacts on progress and completion. Learn to identify common problems, analy... More...

S16 Construction in Latin America: The Do's and Don'ts for U.S. Firms (Encore Ballroom 8)

11 Dec 18
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker(s): Chad Chron ; Israel Almodovar ; Salvador Fonseca ; Todd Metz
In recent years, Latin America has become a hot-spot for the construction industry.  With this boom, the construction law market in that regio... More...

S18 Liquidated Damages: The Evolving Landscape (Encore Ballroom 4)

11 Dec 18
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker(s): John Margie ; Joshua Strub ; Patrick Gaas
The common law world is currently in the midst of an evolution in the treatment of liquidated damages. After 100 years, the United Kingdom Supreme ... More...

S20 Chasing the Infrastructure Initiative (Encore Ballroom 5)

11 Dec 18
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Bob Regola ; Bryan DiLucente ; Eric Kimbel ; James Ray
The hype surrounding the administration’s infrastructure program has been ongoing since the presidential campaigns. In preparation for the es... More...

S21 Coming to America: International Arbitration Procedures in Domestic US Arbitrations - A Better Mouse Trap or the Emperor's New Clothes? A Lively Debate (Encore Ballroom 8)

11 Dec 18
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Chad V. Theriot ; Neal Sweeney ; Roger Peters ; Steve Huyghe
Although the AAA and JAMS rules that govern the majority of construction arbitrations in the US have not materially changed over the years, in the ... More...

S22 Building Resilience: Legal Issues Relating to Resilient Design and Construction with a Focus on Innovative Projects (Encore Ballroom 6)

11 Dec 18
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Carolyn Benton Aiman ; Jennifer Fletcher ; Larry Dany ; Tom Tether
Extreme weather events, cyber-attacks, political instability and inevitable obsolescence are but a few of the disrupting factors that increasingly ... More...

S23 ABA - Managing Dispute Resolution Through Pass-Through Agreements: Panacea or Pitfalls? (Encore Ballroom 4)

11 Dec 18
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Joshua Leavitt ; Ken Levin ; Randolph Ruff ; Ray DeLuca
The right of a contractor to “pass-through” the claims of a subcontractor to an owner is recognized almost universally both in federal ... More...

S24 What a General Contractor Should do when Hit with a Massive Claim Alleging Defective Construction (Encore Ballroom 7)

11 Dec 18
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Christopher Wright ; J. Patrick Brown ; James Moye, Jr. ; Miles Stanislaw ; Rob Smith
The moderator will lead a discussion of in-house counsel and experienced trial counsel in the best practices for responding to and addressing major... More...

S25 Advancing Women in Construction Law and Consulting: Experts Say "It's All About Culture", but What Exactly Does that Mean? (Encore Ballroom 5)

12 Dec 18
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker(s): Amanda Amadon ; Doris Short ; Dr. Romila Singh ; Kelly Heuer ; Sharon Mahn
Businesses of all types have been searching for the Rosetta Stone that unlocks the secret to advancing women, but only one conclusion is clear &nda... More...

S27 AAA - Project Data and E-Discovery in the Arbitration Process: How to Pro-Actively Collect and Manage the Presentation of Evidence (Encore Ballroom 6)

12 Dec 18
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker(s): Christopher Whitney ; L. Tyrone "Ty" Holt ; Michael Marra ; Todd Bressler ; Wendy Venoit
Construction projects and disputes are both fact intensive and document intensive.  Effective information management can be critical not only ... More...

S28 The Many Ways to Skin a Cat: In-House Counsel's Preferences to Dispute Resolution (Encore Ballroom 7)

12 Dec 18
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker(s): Dale Spencer ; Ira Schulman ; Kate Ides ; Marion T. Hack ; Tomas Kuehn
Mediation, Arbitration (AAA, JAMS, ICC) Federal and State Courts -- so many venues to resolve disputes, but what are the preferences of in-house co... More...

S29 Managing Subcontractors on Federal Contract Delay Claims (Encore Ballroom 8)

12 Dec 18
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker(s): Charles Mitchell ; Christian (Chris) Jahrling ; Douglas Patin ; Michael Branca
Federal contract delay claims present special challenges that prime contractors and subcontractors must address if they hope to succeed.  Pass... More...

S30 A Review of the Updated AIA A201 General Conditions and its Critical Dispute Resolution Provisions (Encore Ballroom 8)

12 Dec 18
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker(s): Bill McConnell ; Daniel Rosenberg ; John Sebastian ; Ryan Phillips ; Shelly Burke
In 2017, the AIA updated its A201 general conditions form; the previous update was in 2007. This presentation will review the 2017 version of the A... More...

S31 New Technologies in Construction and its Forensic Application (Encore Ballroom 4)

12 Dec 18
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker(s): Andres Alva ; Charles Conrad ; Daniel McMillan ; David Kiefer
Panelists will discuss major recurrent construction problems, such as lack of coordination, control, and loss of productivity; how they affect... More...

S35 ABA - Mind the Coverage Gap: Insurance Specifications and Policy Terms That Can Trip You Up (Encore Ballroom 4)

12 Dec 18
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Ellen Chapelle ; Joel Gregoire ; Karen P. Layng ; Michael Lubben ; Rich Reizen
Most insurance contracts require the downstream parties to name the upstream parties as additional insureds. How that requirement and others are st... More...

S37 The Deadly Sins of Contracting (Encore Ballroom 6)

12 Dec 18
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Bennett Lee ; David Hecker ; Patrick Blake ; Paul Varela ; SheriAnn Murphy
Even the largest and most sophisticated contractors wrestle with recurring commercial problems that arise time and again, endangering the financial... More...