16 Dec 19
1:00 PM
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2:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Courtney Lynch
Being an effective leader is not about your title – it’s about your ability to influence outcomes and inspire others. Join New York...
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16 Dec 19
2:30 PM
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3:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Deborah Mastin ; Stephen Hilger ; William Franczek
Mediation and arbitration have become time honored methods for resolving disputes. However, the success of mediation and arbitration is driven by a...
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16 Dec 19
2:30 PM
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3:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Eric Singer ; Fred Butters ; John Sier ; Karen Erger
Do architects and engineers, as licensed learned design professionals, owe owners a fiduciary duty to owners and if so what obligations does this e...
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16 Dec 19
2:30 PM
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3:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Cheryl Walker ; Corey Collins ; Dana Smoot ; Ramona Tumblin-Rucker ; Rodney Perry
Contractors are often called upon to meet or exceed goals that have been established for projects (public and private) for participation by disadva...
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16 Dec 19
4:00 PM
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5:15 PM
Speaker(s):
Albert Bates, Jr. ; Dr. Patricia Galloway ; John Bulman ; Michael Powell ; Neal Eiseman
This session will highlight the role of the arbitrator and what arbitrators expect (and don't expect) from counsel and witnesses during the arb...
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16 Dec 19
4:00 PM
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5:15 PM
Speaker(s):
Alicia Lopez ; Brian Smith ; Greg Goett ; Levi Barrett ; Mark Peterson
Construction Managers have long enjoyed the protection provided by the Spearin Doctrine to help insulate them from risks associated with design lia...
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16 Dec 19
4:00 PM
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5:15 PM
Speaker(s):
Chris Celano ; Michael Dailey ; Neil Gaudion ; Patrick Gaas
This session will feature an interactive panel discussion with those involved in the fabrication, modular assembly, QA/QC, logistics, installation,...
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16 Dec 19
4:00 PM
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5:15 PM
Speaker(s):
Bob Majerus ; Christopher Brasco ; Kathleen Barnes ; Ken Smith ; Vivian Katsantonis
An owner's delay has traditionally been recognized as either an absolute or partial contractor defense against an assessment of liquidated dama...
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17 Dec 19
9:45 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
James M. Kwartnik Jr. ; Jeffrey R. Mullen ; Kenneth Levin ; Nunzio Ruggeri
In recent years, linear construction projects throughout the country have been stalled, suspended or terminated. While owners and outfield se...
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17 Dec 19
9:45 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Andrea Henningsen ; Elise Greenspan ; Jennifer Fletcher ; Jennifer Shafer ; Simon Oats
In-house legal departments of global construction, industrial, energy, and oil and gas companies manage large-scale legal, health and safety, and i...
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17 Dec 19
9:45 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Joshua Strub ; Patrick Kelly ; Philip Spinelli ; Shelly Ewald
Contemporaneous period critical path analyses have been considered, by some, to be the "Gold Standard" of schedule delay analysis metho...
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17 Dec 19
9:45 AM
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11:00 AM
Speaker(s):
Adrian Bastianelli, III ; Conor Tighe ; Robert Rubin ; Steven M. Charney
Waivers of consequential damages and limitations of liability are standard terms proposed by at least one Party in every contract. Many parties fai...
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17 Dec 19
11:30 AM
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12:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Bennett Lee ; Hank Brasch ; Logan Hollobaugh ; Michael Devens ; Paul Varela ; Trey Moye
This Panel of experienced contractors and lawyers will discuss how to deal with difficult owners who abuse contract terms and conditions to gain an...
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17 Dec 19
11:30 AM
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12:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Giovanni Ruscitti ; Michael Marra ; Robyn Miller ; Ty Holt
Participants in large infrastructure projects are recognizing the benefits of individually tailored mediation procedures for appropriate disputes...
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17 Dec 19
11:30 AM
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12:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Cynthia Paul ; Cynthia Romano ; Jack Callahan ; John Dillon
The Construction Industry is riding an unprecedented wave of strong earnings and backlog. Those of us who have lived this business long enough know...
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17 Dec 19
11:30 AM
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12:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Alvin Lindsay ; Charles Harris ; Daniel Gonzalez ; Kate Ides ; Mark Cheskin ; Peter Pollock
Consortia have become increasingly important instruments for undertaking large-scale and complex construction projects. This is understandable ...
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17 Dec 19
12:45 PM
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2:15 PM
Speaker(s):
Andrew Zukoski ; Ian Keough ; Jesse F. Devitte ; Steven M. Charney ; Tim Gattie
"Disruptive" technologies are transforming the way we build and will have a lasting impact on global infrastructure development for the n...
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17 Dec 19
2:30 PM
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3:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Dena Calo ; Garry Boehlert ; John Zarian ; Leanne Rodgers
When a job applicant or an employee is in pain due to an accident or chronic condition, a treating doctor may prescribe potent opioids, prescriptio...
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17 Dec 19
2:30 PM
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3:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Daniel Kruger ; James Landgraf ; Patrick Coughlan ; Paul Sandars ; Shelly Ewald
This program involving experience trial and ADR counsel, ADR professionals and a demonstrative evidence professional will provide guidance on how t...
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17 Dec 19
2:30 PM
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3:45 PM
Speaker(s):
A. Brian Albritton ; Bill Tinsley ; Laura Abrahamson
As experienced by the defense and healthcare industries, whistleblowers, acting as modern-day bounty hunters, have successfully brought numerous Fa...
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17 Dec 19
2:30 PM
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3:45 PM
Speaker(s):
Min Kyriannis ; Richard Volack ; Scott Takaoka
The use of IT systems, networks and technology resources (phones, tablets, computers) are commonplace across the construction industry. Gener...
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17 Dec 19
4:15 PM
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5:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Brian Johnson ; Chris White ; Christopher Devery ; Heather Hohla ; Sam Hadley
Ineffective contract administration and risk management are two major contributors of under-performing construction projects. In this session, pane...
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17 Dec 19
4:15 PM
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5:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Eric Tuchmann ; Joe Matthews ; Kate Krause
Emergency and interim relief are powerful remedies that can maintain the status quo or grant affirmative relief by requiring a party to continue pe...
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17 Dec 19
4:15 PM
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5:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Cathy Altman ; James Landgraf ; Patrick Greene ; Patrick McGeehin ; Tim Harvey
The panel will offer insight on drafting appropriate termination for convenience provisions and how to address issues and properly calculate and ad...
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17 Dec 19
4:15 PM
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5:30 PM
Speaker(s):
James McMahon ; John DiBiasi ; Nicholas Zaita ; Scott Hillman
The task of drafting and finalizing the design is an early hurdle in a major construction undertaking. In an effort to speed up the project or lowe...
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18 Dec 19
8:30 AM
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9:45 AM
Speaker(s):
Wayne Kalayjian
Construction is fraught with risk. And while most structures successfully stand the test of time, it's the exceptions that rivet our atte...
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18 Dec 19
8:30 AM
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9:45 AM
Speaker(s):
Brian Rice ; David W Marino ; Michael Pepe ; Sue Arcand
Today's construction executives and counsel must be knowledgeable about limitations of contractual indemnification and the strategic importance...
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18 Dec 19
8:30 AM
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9:45 AM
Speaker(s):
Jennifer Papantonio
The construction industry has started following a significant trend in the way many U.S. and international businesses hire outside counsel – ...
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18 Dec 19
10:15 AM
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11:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Andrea Reagan ; Mario Menanno ; Scott Fitzsimmons ; Toshi Dezaki
Contracting with the federal government presents unique challenges that contractors do not experience in the private sector. In this session, gover...
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18 Dec 19
10:15 AM
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11:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Anamaria Popescu ; E. Mitchell Swann ; Ronald L. Williams ; Terry Yeager ; Thomas Nocar
Three experts and two counsel will discuss best practices for hot tubbing in context of arbitration, both within the United States and Internationa...
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18 Dec 19
10:15 AM
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11:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Felipe Gutierrez ; Harout Samra
This session will focus on Risk Management as a hard science centered around the creation of a qualitative risk assessment model and on practical t...
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18 Dec 19
11:45 AM
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1:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Andrea Woods ; Brian Perlberg ; Bryan Kelley ; Ryan Lamb ; Tom Whittaker
General Counsel from some of the largest General Contractors in the United States will share their personal insights and suggestions for constructi...
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18 Dec 19
1:45 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Christine McAnney ; Courtney McKendrick Green ; Eric Nelson ; Shannon Briglia
This session will discuss the issues and strategies when contractors (and particularly design-build and EPC contractors) are forced to fight on s...
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18 Dec 19
1:45 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
David Waddell ; Sara Beiro Farabow ; Ty Holt
The most fundamental attribute of an arbitrator should be her ability to assess evidence and make decisions free from pre-conceived notions or bi...
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18 Dec 19
1:45 PM
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3:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Alex R. Baghdassarian ; Ashley B. Jordan ; Gregory Eichorn, Esq. ; Jose M. Pienknagura ; W. Steven Hofmeister
Do stadium projects present a unique set of challenges from a risk management standpoint? We say yes, and for many reasons. First, the pressu...
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