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California lawmakers wrestle with coronavirus on top of housing shortages - Bullet San Francisco Chronicle – May 9 - As the Legislature returns for a session redefined by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers say they remain...By: Allen Matkins

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

Senate Bill 35 (SB 35) was one of the most promising bills to come out of a package of housing-related laws enacted by the California legislature in 2017. SB 35 authorized a potentially powerful procedure for reviewing proposed housing developments,...By: Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Understanding a construction contract necessarily oscillates between text — what is written — and context — what is intended and meant. In today’s uncertain business environment, an appreciation for that inherent tug-of-war can help construction...By: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

On May 8, Kilpatrick Townsend’s Brian Gaudet an attorney on the firm’s Construction & Infrastructure Team, participated in the panel discussion “Leading Through a Crisis: Contractual Implications I Covid-19 Pandemic.” The webinar sponsored by the...By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order #142 on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, permitting suspended non-essential construction projects to resume starting, Monday, May 18, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. In his briefing this afternoon, Governor Murphy...By: Cole Schotz

Today, Philadelphia dramatically eased the time restrictions on construction. The city stated previously, on April 29, 2020, that construction could take place within very precise time periods. That is no longer the case......By: Fox Rothschild LLP