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Pick Your Poison: Drafting an Enforceable Forum Selection Clause in the Fourth Circuit
ISTOCK.COM/SANFEL By A. Michelle West of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP Parties can expect federal courts to scrutinize forum selection clauses in federal public contracts.…
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SBA Streamlines Affiliate Determinations for Loan Programming
ISTOCK.COM/FILMFOTO By Michael C. Zisa and Abby B. Salinas of Peckar & Abramson, P.C. Effective May 11, 2023, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is amending various regulations…
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GAO Sustains Protest Where Awardee’s Proposal Allegedly Misrepresented Availability of Key Person
ISTOCK.COM/DZMITRY SKAZAU By Ross L. Crown of Lewis Roca The Government Accountability Office recently returned to the subject of the unavailability of key personnel listed…
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New EJCDC CM At-Risk Documents Help Address Increased Prices and Lengthened Project Schedules
ISTOCK.COM/MILEPOST430MEDIA EJCDC’s new Construction Manager At-Risk documents enable owners and contractors to take advantage of the benefits of the CM At-Risk project delivery method. Construction…
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Surety and Construction Industries Unite to Reduce Worker Suicide Risk
ISTOCK.COM/INVINCIBLE BULLDOG An average of three construction workers are killed due to job-related incidents each day. But there’s an even more deadly threat to this…
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Changes to Research and Development Expense Rules Impact Contractors
ISTOCK.COM/IRYNA DROZD By Barry A. Fischman and William R. Kuhlman of Marcum LLPMarch 2023 Investing in research and development can save contractors time and money. However,…
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Arbitration or Court for Construction Disputes: The Pros and Cons
ISTOCK.COM/ANDRII YALANSKYI BY DAVID K. TAYLOR AND KYLE M. DOIRON of Bradley LLP Many construction contracts used in the industry include clauses mandating that any disputes…
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Equitable Subrogation: No Court Order, No Surety Indemnity Under Principal’s CGL
By Marina S. De Rosa of Ernstrom & Dreste, LLP ISTOCK.COM/STEPPRO It is well established that a surety has contractual and common law rights to…
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A Successful Succession Plan Starts With a Strong Surety Partnership
ISTOCK.COM/DESIGNER491 By Bryan C. Porter and Todd Feuerman of Ellin & Tucker In a marketplace filled with labor shortages and supply chain uncertainty, construction firm…
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The Efficiencies of Technology in the Surety Industry
ISTOCK.COM/ANVABERKUT by Jessica Mann of Tinubu Square Americas Long reliant on paper contracts and manual processing, the surety industry is evolving. The pandemic expedited digitization…
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