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Mediator-and Arbitrator-Retained Experts In Construction Or Business Disputes

Construction and business disputes often present complex issues that the mediator or arbitrator must understand to help settle the case or reach an informed arbitration decision.

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JAMS

Sustainable Development And Land Use Update

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to "cut through bureaucratic red tape" and speed up reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles area wildfires.

United States Real Estate

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Supreme Court Shifts Design‑Professional Malpractice Claims Toward Federal Court

Courts and legislatures in many states require plaintiffs to file an expert affidavit or certificate of merit at the beginning of a malpractice case, including claims against architects, engineers...

United States Real Estate

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Duane Morris LLP

AI In Construction – For Industry Leaders And Lawyers

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept in the construction industry. It's present in the day-to-day workflow of owners, contractors, design professionals, and construction lawyers.

United States Technology

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Butler Snow LLP

2026 CREFC Market Insights And Forecasts

United States Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Force Majeure & Impossibility: What Construction Leaders Need

United States Real Estate

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Duane Morris LLP

Supply Chain And Technology Agreements In Data Center Construction: Navigating Component Shortages And Alternative Sourcing

United States Real Estate

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Bracewell

2025 California Housing Legislative Update (Updated Jan. 8, 2026)

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

NYC Expands Construction Workplace Safety Training Requirements To Include Mental Health

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

White House Issues Executive Order On Acquisition Of Single-Family Homes By Institutional Investors

United States Real Estate

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Dechert

Avoiding Unenforceable Penalties: Georgia's Take On Liquidated Damages

United States Real Estate

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Structuring Luxury Mixed-Use Hospitality Properties: Getting The Legal Architecture Right

United States Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Adapting To The New Rules Of The US Game

United States Energy

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McDermott Will & Schulte

When Can A Contractor Stop Work?

United States Real Estate

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Jones Walker

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

Worldwide Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Mediator-and Arbitrator-Retained Experts In Construction Or Business Disputes

Construction and business disputes often present complex issues that the mediator or arbitrator must understand to help settle the case or reach an informed arbitration decision.

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

Starting March 19, 2026, certain employers in Ohio will be required to participate in the E-Verify program, run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration.

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Supreme Court Considers Approach To Interpretation Of Industry-wide Standard Form Contracts

The Supreme Court has held that a contractor cannot terminate its employment under the industry-wide standard form construction contract for a repeated default (such as late payment)...

United States Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Development Corporation To Drive Transformation Of Oxford Street

A new development corporation established by the Mayor of London to support the transformation and pedestrianisation of Oxford Street took affect from 1 January 2026.

United States Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Family Zoning Plan Becomes Law – Lawsuit Filed

United States Real Estate

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Reuben, Junius & Rose

International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Use Of An AI Arbitrator For Construction Arbitrations

United States Litigation

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Fifth Circuit Clears Path For Texas LNG Brownsville Terminal Construction

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Contract Provisions Unhelpful? Don't Expect Quantum Meruit To Save The Day

United States Real Estate

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Davis Wright Tremaine

NYC Expands Construction Safety Training To Include Mental Health

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Navigating The Real Estate Investment Lifecycle: A Strategic Framework For Owners And Investors

United States Real Estate

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MGO CPA LLP

2026 Construction Forecast: The Only Thing Certain Is Uncertainty

United States Real Estate

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Gould & Ratner

Challenging Option Contracts In Texas

United States Real Estate

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Amini & Conant

Structuring Enforceable Option Contracts In Texas

United States Real Estate

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Amini & Conant

Daily Journal Features Article By Brenda Radmacher And Jay Houghton On California's Fair Payment Act

United States Real Estate

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

Starting March 19, 2026, certain employers in Ohio will be required to participate in the E-Verify program, run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration.

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Challenging Option Contracts In Texas

Have you been told you're bound by an "option contract" to sell your land, or let someone else buy it years after the deal closed? You may have more rights than you've been told.

United States Real Estate

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Amini & Conant

Structuring Enforceable Option Contracts In Texas

Option contracts are a staple in real estate development. A real estate option contract is often relied on by developers to preserve repurchase rights, enforce construction deadlines, or control build-out strategy.

United States Real Estate

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Amini & Conant

Daily Journal Features Article By Brenda Radmacher And Jay Houghton On California's Fair Payment Act

The Daily Journal published an article on December 11, 2025 by Brenda Radmacher and Jay Houghton: "How California's Fair Payment Act will reshape construction disputes in 2026."

United States Real Estate

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

When Rule 702 Motions Fail: A Close Look At AECOM v. Flatiron

United States Real Estate

Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC

Contractors May Need To Formally "Invoice" All Costs To Protect Interest Rates

In any construction project, when changes, modifications, alterations, or deviations are ordered, the risk for delays and extra costs is high. Contractors obligated to implement...

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

Trust, But Verify: Addressing Risk Of Non-Payment By Owners

Receiving payment is an important piece of any for-profit business. And construction contractors are no exception. But sometimes payments do not arrive on time (or, worse yet, not at all), even when a contractor...

United States Real Estate

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Jones Walker

From No-Shows To Notices: A Guide To Navigating Labor Disruptions

Sudden and unexplained labor shortages can bring even the best-managed construction projects to a halt.

United States Immigration

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Impact Of DOT's IFR On DBEs And Ongoing Mega Projects

On Oct. 3, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published its Interim Final Rule (IFR) ending race- and sex-based presumptions of disadvantage in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise...

United States Transport

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Fourth District Court Reinforces State Oversight Of Local Housing Plans In Landmark Decision

United States Real Estate

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Fennemore

《联合早报》说法识法：冒险雇"幽灵员工" 小心捷径变死路

United States Commercial

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Duane Morris LLP

Under Article 3‑A Of The NY Lien Law, Settlement Proceeds Are Trust Assets — Not A Source Of Contractor Reimbursement

United States Real Estate

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Duane Morris LLP

An Exciting New Chapter For Cadwalader And Our Real Estate Clients

United States Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Strict Compliance Is Necessary: NJ Public Bidding Dispute Offers Lessons For Public Entities And Contractors

United States Government

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Who Is Liable When Multiple Contractors Cause A Defect?

United States Real Estate

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Clendening Johnson & Bohrer

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Personal Guaranty Requirements For Corporate Officers

United States Litigation

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Riker Danzig LLP

Access Granted: New Law Clarifies Construction Rights On Adjoining Properties

United States Real Estate

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Cozen O'Connor

Enhancement Of Economic Development Tools In The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

United States Real Estate

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Bass, Berry & Sims

High Court Considers Interaction Between The Reflective Loss Principle And The Contracts (Rights Of Third Parties) Act 1999

United States Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

When Trade Meets Property: How Tariffs Are Rewriting Global Real Estate

United States Real Estate

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World Law Group

Strict Compliance With Notice‑To‑Cure Provisions In Construction Contracts

United States Real Estate

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Duane Morris LLP

RPAPL 881 Rewritten: What Property Owners And Developers Need To Know

United States Real Estate

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Carter Ledyard & Milburn

Failure To Include A Sum Certain Costs Contractor: Takeaway From The ASBCA's Dismissal In Samho Enterprise

United States Government

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Legal Developments In Construction Law: December 2025

United States Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

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Mediator-and Arbitrator-Retained Experts In Construction Or Business Disputes

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JAMS

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

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JAMS

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Multiparty Mediations: Strategies For Success

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JAMS

How To Prevent Frequent Contract Errors In Large Construction Projects

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JAMS

[PODCAST] JAMS Neutrals Discuss Evolution Of ADR For Resolving Construction Disputes

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JAMS

Getting The Most Out Of Mediation: 7 Tips From A Master

United States Litigation

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JAMS

OMB Proposes Rule To Clarify Buy America Provision For Grants And Agreements

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Insights From The General Counsel's Office - Seven Steps To Success In Complex Construction Arbitration

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Latest Videos

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Reimagining Cities: Adaptive Reuse, Creativity, And Community With Shawn Gehle (Pocast)

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Sheppard Mullin Hosts: Insurance Solutions For Managing Risk On Design-Build And Alternative Delivery Projects (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Reinvention And Resilience In Real Estate Development With Diego Hodara (Podcast)

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A.Y. Strauss

Moneyball For Cities: The Sabermetrics Of Design (Video)

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Arcadis

Language Matters: How The New Fair Choice Rule Is Shaping The Construction Industry (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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