When buying or selling a construction business, consider licensing issues and what assets transfer to the buyer and which will be disbursed to the seller.
Understand and Define Key Substantive Contract Provisions
Go into the next construction project understanding the meaning and impact of common construction contract provisions.
Understanding the Contractor’s Consent: The Hidden Dangers in a Common Form
When reviewing consent documents, contractors should keep an eye out for the following clauses, which can drastically affect their rights regardless of whether the owner actually comes to default on their loan.
Year in Review: DOL Continues Regulatory Overhaul in 2019
Following its first two years of substantial deregulatory efforts, the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Labor ends 2019 continuing to reverse many of the Obama administration’s anti-growth policies and allowing businesses to thrive in a slower-growing, yet still favorable, economy.
Define the Forum and Scope of Recovery in Contract Disputes
Companies spend billions of dollars every year on construction projects. For these projects, time is money, and incorporating the most advantageous legal terms in the construction contract can minimize the number and extent of disputes, and ultimately save money.
What Is a Duty to Defend?
Before signing a contract, know what a duty to defend and why it is such a valuable provision, when the duty attaches and when it ends, and the consequences of an insurer failing to defend an insured.
Risk-Shifting Tactics for Construction Contracts
By understanding different contractual tactics, contractors can shift financial risk to other parties. Read the contract, get legal assistance and champion open communication and transparency.
New Federal Regulations on Overtime Exemptions
In September, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule that raises the salary thresholds for the “white collar” overtime exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act.












