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On July 30, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) released its annual report to Congress for calendar year 2019. CFIUS, an interagency committee led by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, reviews certain foreign investment transactions for national security risks. The 2019 annual report, which was issued only two months after CFIUS issued its 2018 annual report, provides the first full year of data since Congress passed the Foreign Investment......

Public construction in Pennsylvania and elsewhere continues to present substantial challenges to local governmental entities. While some projects have been deferred in the current health and economic climate, at some point, and we hope sooner rather than later, the normal course of public construction programs will resume....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

In Jacob Hasher Hindlin v. Lukasz Gottwald et al., C.A. No. 2019-0586-JRS (Del. Ch. July 22, 2020), the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court”) dismissed Plaintiff’s claims against three former members of the board of managers of Core Nutrition, LLC (“Core” or the “Company”) for breach of fiduciary duty and the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing....By: K&L Gates LLP

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February and June 2020....By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Attention contractors – have you heard about “negligent negotiations”? A trio of interesting – but arguably contradictory – Board of Contract Appeals decisions addressing this theory of recovery have opened up potential new avenues of relief for contractors…but left a number of unanswered questions. In this two-part series, we are taking a look at recent case law and exploring what these cases say about a contractor’s right to recover.  ...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Please join several Bricker & Eckler attorneys and Mike Foley, Director of Cuyahoga County's Department of Sustainability, for a discussion on the Brooklyn solar project, Ohio's first solar project to be constructed at a closed landfill. The presenters will share their experiences, discuss trends and unique issues, and walk through the process of developing brownfields into solar projects....By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

As COVID-19 continues to result in government shutdown orders, labor shortages, and increased lead times to acquire materials, project owners, contractors, and subcontractors may begin to make claims of “force majeure,” or may otherwise suspend or even terminate work. Often these notifications or directives can first happen over the phone --- a contractor tells an owner that there is a manpower shortage, or that they are held up by an inability to work on the project site because a local order...

On the latest episode of Law Brief, Construction Partner Laurie Stanziale and Building Studio Architects’ Michael Goldblum and John Field join Litigation Partner and host Rich Schoenstein to explore Urban Living After COVID-19. With years of collective design and construction experience, they provide insight into the impacts of COVID-19 on urban living and the design issues affecting residential real estate in large cities. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3gz1IES...By: Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Earlier this year, the policymakers of Florida’s 2020 Legislative session tackled roughly 3,500 filed bills, passing roughly 200 and approving a $93.2 billion budget. Several pieces of this year’s legislative changes will substantially affect the construction industry......By: Shutts & Bowen LLP

For the first time since 2014, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit has issued an opinion responding to a request for advice on compliance with the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA....By: K&L Gates LLP