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In Hensel Phelps Constr. Co. v. Superior Court, 257 Cal. Rptr. 3d 746 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020), the Court of Appeals of California, Fourth Appellate District, addressed whether a party’s contractual definition of the phrase “substantial completion”...By: White and Williams LLP

Non-essential construction is not presently permitted in Boston, but draft best practice guidelines and an associated contractor certificate identify the way forward for owners and contractors. Non-essential construction is on pause in Boston as of...By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The January 13, 2020, regulations issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), to implement the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are sponsoring legislation to halt certain mergers and acquisitions during the coronavirus pandemic....By: K&L Gates LLP

On April 29, 2020, seven Bay Area public health officers began to issue substantially-similar updated Shelter-in-Place orders (“April 29 SIP Orders”) which become effective at 11:59 p.m. on May 3, 2020, and reclassify all “Construction,” as...By: Wendel Rosen LLP

On April 29, 2020, the US Treasury Department published an interim rule establishing fees for parties filing a formal written notice of a transaction for review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The new filing fee...By: White & Case LLP

On April 28, 2020, the Government of Quebec (Quebec Government) unveiled its economic recovery plan following confinement measures put in place at the end of March 2020. For the time being, this plan covers only the retail, supply chain,...By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

This update tracks COVID-19 shutdown orders as of April 29, 2020, 12:00 p.m. EDT that affect construction projects in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania -...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

No employer is immune from the storm of legislation Congress has passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....By: Ballard Spahr LLP

Like much of the federal government, the U.S. Copyright Office (the “Office”) is adjusting its practices and procedures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike registration and recordation with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, copyright...By: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP