2021 Construction Law Summit
Webinar
Overview
Please join the Faegre Drinker construction law team in a three-part webinar series for updates on legal issues facing the construction industry. The initial session in the series will identify, analyze and discuss important contract provisions that can help all construction industry participants mitigate risks from project disruptions or challenges.
Join Us for Our Next Webinar
Session Three (Thursday, December 2, 2021) – Top Challenges Facing Construction Industry Participants: Managing Ongoing Projects and Customer Relationships
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Contractors and subcontractors are increasingly finding themselves in difficult situations due to project disruptions and delayed payments by owners or upstream contractors, among other issues impacting their business relationships. As in-house counsel for an international corporation serving as general contractor, subcontractor or supplier on projects of varying size and complexity, Jennifer Leong legal director of Johnson Controls, Inc., will provide her broad perspective on how to deal with these challenges while balancing competing interests. Faegre Drinker construction attorneys John Mitchell, Shawn Doorhy and Liz Charnowski will lead a discussion with Ms. Leong on topics ranging from how to leverage contract rights while preserving ongoing business relationships, maximizing opportunities for winning new work while protecting the bottom line, navigating potential supply interruptions and effectively using outside counsel to protect a company’s rights.
Time
Noon – 1:00 p.m. ET
11:00 a.m. – Noon CT
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. MT
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PT
Presenters
- Elizabeth D. Charnowski, Faegre Drinker
- Shawn M. Doorhy, Faegre Drinker
- Jennifer Leong, Johnson Controls, Inc.
- John P. Mitchell, Faegre Drinker
Previous Webinars in This Series
Session One (Thursday, October 28, 2021) – The Risky Business of Construction Projects: Thoughts on Managing, Assigning and Protecting Against Risk in Uncertain Times
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There is no denying that risks are found at every stage of construction projects. How parties manage, assign and protect against risk is critical to a successful project and critical to avoiding financial pitfalls. Come hear some valuable insights from Pat O’Connor, partner at Faegre Drinker and co-author of the Bruner and O’Connor On Construction Law Treatise, and Kerry Powers, national director of large construction accounts at Gallagher Construction Services. Carl Pebworth, partner at Faegre Drinker, will moderate the discussion.
Presenters
- Patrick J. O’Connor, Faegre Drinker
- Carl R. Pebworth, Faegre Drinker
- Kerry Powers, Gallagher Construction
Session Two (Thursday, November 4, 2021) – Infrastructure: The Government’s Trillion-Dollar Baby
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Faegre Drinker partners Pat Miller and Juan Reyes III will delve into emerging issues and legal concerns flowing from increased infrastructure funding. More money can create more problems, and Pat and Juan will identify key legal concerns and strategies for dealing with those problems on major infrastructure projects.
Presenters
- Patrick M. Miller, Faegre Drinker
- Juan D. Reyes III, Faegre Drinker
Have a scheduling conflict? Register for the live events, and we’ll send you the on-demand recording shortly after the broadcast dates.
Questions? Please contact Angela Wood or call +1 303 607 3662.
Continuing Education Credit
This program will be sent to the following state bars requesting approval: CA, CO, CT, FL, IA, IL, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA and TX, as well as CPE.
All approvals are at the decision of the state bar based on content and deadlines.
No applications are currently pending.
The CLE provider for this event, CEU Institute (national CLE provider) will seek General Law credit for this program.
Please check back closer to the event date for updated credit information.
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