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Electronic Signatures On Contracts: Are They Truly Compliant As companies move to work-from-home situations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of whether electronic signatures are legally recognized…
By: Richard W. Foltz, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP Two years ago in this space, I wrote a piece on Combatting Arbitration Inefficiency, calling for the development of a culture of efficiency in arbitration as a shared value in the…
By: Aaron C. Schlesinger, Partner, & Shannon D. Azzaro, Partner, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. Currently Available Workplace Protocols for Employers Employers seeking to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission in…
By: Jacob W. Scott Partner and Jeanne M. Harrison Associate, Smith Currie & Hancock LLP. On September 9, 2021, the Biden administration took two significant steps designed to reduce the…
Arbitration serves the construction industry well because arbitration panelists, who preside over binding decisions in arbitration, possess familiarity and subject matter expertise in construction. Construction cases often hinge on technical…
The Department of Defense (“DoD”) began the phased rollout of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (“CMMC 2.0”) program on November 10, 2025, officially making compliance with CMMC 2.0 mandatory, and…
Contractors and subcontractors in the commercial construction industry should consider expedited, or fast track, arbitration clauses in their construction contracts. Expedited arbitrations are meant to be a cost-saving measure for…
 The most significant construction cases include claims related to scope gaps, design changes, delay damages, lost productivity, cumulative impacts, and bad administration, according to John Sebastian of the law firm…
By: John T. Crowley Associate, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. A general contractor’s young project engineer, frustrated with an underperforming subcontractor, asked an old superintendent why the company would not…