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On May 13, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 142 (EO 142) as part of the state’s gradual effort to reopen its economy. Among other things, EO 142 permits non-essential construction projects to resume and allows curbside...By: Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

The Supreme Court of Texas recently announced that local governments who have agreed to arbitration clauses may be forced into arbitration. However, the Court also announced that the judiciary “retains the duty to decide whether a local government...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

On April 17, the California Court of Appeal decided Crosno Construction, Inc. v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America, effectively narrowing the scope of enforceable “pay-when-paid” provisions in construction subcontracts to the extent the...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has shut down non-essential construction projects in numerous states, and has severely delayed or otherwise impacted construction in almost every other state. These delays and impacts may deal a fatal blow to some...By: Akerman LLP

Jurisdictions Limiting Construction Work: Massachusetts: Construction generally is allowed in Massachusetts for all residential construction and certain “essential” commercial construction. However, certain cities and towns have limited construction...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

This newsletter provides a snapshot of the principal U.S. and selected international governance and securities law developments during the first quarter of 2020 that may be of interest to Latin American corporations and financial institutions....By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

On May 13, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 142 (“EO 142”). Under EO 142, all “nonessential” construction projects, as defined in EO 122, “are permitted to resume” as of 6:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18, 2020....By: Blank Rome LLP

COVID-19 presents novel issues for underwriters, who are grappling with the need to support their clients accessing funding and also maintain disclosure standards and manage their risk when the typical tools that they use to do so may not be...By: White & Case LLP

The unprecedented health crisis arising from the novel Coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) and measures enacted by the Spanish Government to contain the spread, has in some cases affected contractual performance. The construction and the energy sectors...By: White & Case LLP

Join us for the 12th annual “Selecting Project Delivery Methods & Bidding Public Construction Contracts.” This webinar series, specifically designed for Ohio public owners, covers the project delivery methods available for public construction...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP