(Webcast) Construction Contracts 101: Demystifying Design & Construction Contracts for the Successful Project

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 | 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Program Chair:

Robert C. Angelillo
Arkin Solbakken LLP

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• Through the use of case studies, real-world examples, and panel discussions, this program comprised of a panel of experienced construction and development attorneys will walk participants through an in-depth analysis of the major contracting documents that comprise every construction project, including Owner/Architect agreements, Owner/Contractor agreements and Contractor/Subcontractor agreements. Presented from the specialized perspective of owners, developers, design professionals, primes, construction managers, contractors, subcontractors, legal advisors and others, the panelists will demystify how to quickly identify and understand project risks, highlight the preferred position of each project stakeholder, the best practices for negotiating key provisions favorable to a client’s position, and a proposed real-world resolution. This program will wrap up with an update on the current legal trends, recent decisions, important updates to AIA documents and coming legal challenges affecting the construction industry, and how to resolve these issues in your daily practice.

  Who should attend? This seminar would be practical and useful for anyone who drafts design and construction contract documents or who litigates construction claims arising out of a construction project.

  Program Fee: $229 for Members | $329 for Nonmembers

  Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2018-2020), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, or attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.

• Jeffrey R. Escobar
  Dorsey & Whitney LLP

  Joseph P. Hogan, CD
  Vice President – Building Services
  AGC NYS, LLC

  Wojciech Jackowski
  Offit Kurman

  Sarah Sparer
  Construction Law Attorney

  Richard R. Volack
  Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

• 9:00 am – 9:10 am
  Welcome & Introduction of Opening Hypothetical
  Wojciech Jackowski

  9:10 am – 9:20 am
  Which Owner Agreement? Demystifying the Morass of What it Means to be an Owner’s Representative, Construction Manager as Agent, Construction Manager at Risk & General Contractor
  Jeffrey Escobar & Richard Volack

  9:20 am – 9:30 am
  Using the AIA Family of Documents:
  Which Form to Use, When to Use Them & Why it Matters
  Sarah Sparer & Wojciech Jackowski

  9:30 am – 10:20 am
  Owner/Architect Agreements
  Sarah Sparer, Jeffrey Escobar & Wojciech Jackowski

  10:20 am – 10:25 am
  Break

  10:25 am – 11:15 am
  Owner/Contractor Agreements
  Jeffrey Escobar & Richard Volack

  11:15 am – 11:55 am
  Contractor/Subcontractor Agreements
  Richard Volack & Robert Angelillo

  11:55 am – 12:15 pm
  Overview of Construction Insurance Requirements
  Joseph Hogan, Wojciech Jackowski & Jeffrey Escobar

  12:15 pm – 12:30 pm
  Panel Discussion Regarding Closing Hypothetical Contract Issues, Including COVID-19 Impacts, & Questions
  Panel

• New York: 4.0 Skills
  New Jersey: 4.1 General
  California: 4.0 General
  Pennsylvania: 3.0 General
  Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

• Sponsoring Association Committees:
  Construction Law, Robert C. Angelillo, Chair

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org