6-Hour Program

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Overview

Why You Should Attend

Negotiating and drafting design and construction contracts that clearly define responsibilities and intelligently allocate risks is an art.  The design and construction process is risky and proper risk identification and allocation is critical to the success of any project.  This course is designed to give you the tools you need to better negotiate and draft design and construction agreements.  You will learn to distinguish between risk allocation clauses, including the so-called “killer clauses,” that work and when to employ them as well as when to avoid them, as they can prove counter-productive in certain situations.  Particular emphasis will be placed on the crucial subjects of termination, insurance, and indemnity.  This program also will include a mock contract negotiation session with panelists giving the best arguments for and against critical contract provisions.  As we have in the past, emphasis will be placed on new technologies such as the use of drones in construction and the legal issues they raise.  We also will examine in depth cyber exposures for design and construction professionals and one full hour of ethical issues for design and construction attorneys.

What You Will Learn

  • How to identify and negotiate critical risk allocation provisions in design and construction contracts.
  • Better understand the role of insurance in construction contracting and how to negotiate and draft appropriate insurance and indemnity clauses.
  • To identify and address in contract language risks posed by new technologies.
  • How to evaluate and address cyber risk in the design and construction process.

Who Should Attend

Practitioners representing owners, contractors, designers, insurers, regulators and others with a stake in construction. Attorneys and allied professionals who want a firm grasp of construction risk allocation from several perspectives will find this seminar a valuable resource.

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