| MCLE Credit: | 12.0 (Ethics: 2.0) |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 0.0 |
| Designation Credit: | 2.0 Ethics, (Designations Information) |
| Price: | $459 (Includes a downloadable audio version.) |
| Viewable Through: | 08/31/2027 |
$459.00 (or 12 Bundle Credits)
A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay from the November 2024 live seminar, 45th Annual Construction Law and Public Contracts.
Cosponsored with the Construction Law and Public Contracts Section of the Virginia State Bar.
For more than four decades, this two-day gathering has been the destination of choice for both lawyers and industry representatives with a stake in construction law or public contracts matters. This seminar provides a full year’s worth of CLE credit for Virginia attorneys and an indispensable educational and networking opportunity for all attendees.
Topics covered this year include:
Electronic Era Ethics
Thomas E. Spahn
This interactive program uses hypotheticals to highlight the dramatic effect email, texts and other electronic communications have had on lawyers’ ethics duties. The program generally follows the lifespan of an attorney-client relationship, including: creation of the relationship (such as the effect of an unsolicited email from a would-be client); the ethical propriety of electronic communications with clients (especially lawyers who practice “virtually”); communications with adversaries (including “reply all” emails, lawyers’ response to inadvertently transmitted communications, and metadata); dealing with third parties (such as service providers and outsourced colleagues); discovery (such as accessing adverse witnesses’ social media); jurors’ research and communications; judges’ research and “friending” of lawyers; attorney-client relationships’ termination.
Dueling Construction Contract Terms
Lee-Ann Brown, Jennifer Mahar, Rodolfo R. “Rudy” Remigio
This presentation explores strategies for drafting and negotiating key contract terms to manage common risks on construction projects in Virginia.
Payment on Construction Projects: If? When? And Other Pitfalls
Christopher Burke, Rae Mueller, Sheila Sears
The session addresses the current status of the law on payments by contractors to subcontractors (and/or by subcontractors to lower tier subcontractors suppliers). The session also address Virginia’s “wage theft” law and its impact on general contractors. Throughout the session, in-house counsel from two of Virginia’s largest general contractors provide insight into how their companies manage payments on projects and protect against potential claims.
Lunch Presentation: Overview of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Projects, Hampton Roads, Virginia
Karl Humberson
Perfection and Enforcement of Mechanic’s Liens In Virginia: Treading Carefully Through the Legal Minefield
Tara Chadbourn, Jim Windsor
Mechanic’s liens are a powerful tool to secure monies due contractors and others who provide labor and materials on construction projects. The session covers recommended strategies for preparing, filing and enforcing mechanic’s liens on projects around the Commonwealth, defenses to liens, lien priority and alternatives to liens. The session concludes with practical tips based on almost 55 years of combined experience of the presenters.
Using Teaming Agreements and Joint Venture Agreements on Federal Construction Projects
Paul Hawkins, Brad Reaves
This session covers the basics of teaming agreements and joint venture agreements for federal government construction projects, particularly those subject to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) government contracting program regulations (e.g., Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Women-Owned, HUBZone, and 8(a) Program Small Businesses). We cover key features of teaming agreements, the current state of the law in enforcing teaming agreements, SBA joint venture compliance, and common issues that arise regarding performance of work requirements and other compliance concerns for SBA joint ventures.
Frameworks for Success: Navigating Today’s Challenges and Trends in Construction Scheduling
Amanda Jo Amadon, Lauren McLaughlin, Matt Neumann
This panel delves into current challenges and trends in scheduling and schedule delay analysis on construction projects, including allocation, acceleration / disruption, and emerging legal standards.
Damages Are Not an Afterthought
Sean Howley, J. Kimon Yiasemides
This presentation explores various methods for calculating damages, the role of the Expert in quantifying and presenting damages, and discusses real world examples of damages in unique construction project settings.
Protecting the Crown Jewels: Construction Law Through the Lens of Cybersecurity
Beth Burgin Waller, Phillip Harmon
As construction deals become increasingly digitalized – from plans to bids to payments and everything in-between – this session focuses on the nuances of protecting data from both a legal and a security perspective. This fast-paced session highlights common current trends in ransomware and particular incidents that have recently plagued the construction industry with an emphasis on what you can do to protect your organization in an ever-evolving cyber threat landscape. From contract provisions to everyday tips, this session delves deep into the intersection of cybersecurity and construction law.
Construction Law Update
Scott Kowalski, Thomas Wolf
The session includes updates on recent case law, legislation, and regulations that are relevant to construction and government contract law practitioners in Virginia.
Amanda Jo Amadon, Ankura / Washington, DC
Lee-Ann Brown, Bradley / Washington, DC
Christopher Burke, Varela, Lee, Metz & Guarino / Tysons
Tara L. Chadbourn, Reaves GovCon / Chesapeake
Phillip Harmon, Woods Rogers / Roanoke
Paul Hawkins, Reaves GovCon / Chesapeake
Sean Howley, Kraftson Caudle / McLean
Karl Humberson, Dominion Energy / Richmond
Scott Kowalski, PLDR Law / Lynchburg
Jennifer Mahar, Haynes Boone / Tysons
Lauren McLaughlin, Smith Currie / Tysons
Rae Mueller, Turner Construction Company / Washington, DC
Matt Neumann, Kiewit / New Jersey
Brad Reaves, Reaves GovCon / Chesapeake
Rodolfo R. “Rudy” Remigio, Allan Myers / Richmond
Sheila Sears, Hitt Contracting / Falls Church
Thomas E. Spahn, McGuireWoods LLP / Tysons
Beth Burgin Waller, Woods Rogers / Richmond
Jim Windsor, Kaufman & Canoles, PC / Norfolk
Thomas Wolf, O’Hagan Meyer / Richmond
J. Kimon Yiasemides, AYA Consulting / Vienna
Spencer Wiegard, Gentry Locke / Roanoke
Jesse B. Gordon, Reaves GovCon / Chesapeake
Joseph S. Guarino, Varela, Lee, Metz & Guarino, LLP / Tysons
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