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Winning Legal Strategies for Construction Law is an authoritative, insider's perspective on key strategies for representing and advising companies on the most pressing legal issues surrounding the industry. Featuring partners and shareholders from some of the nation's leading firms, these experts guide the reader through the different phases of a case involving the construction industry and the key considerations for each phase. These top lawyers reveal their advice to companies on counseling clients on entering into contracts, managing agreements, and minimizing risk and liability. These authors explain in detail important factors in deciding both the legal and business benefits of terminating a contractor or design professional during the construction of a project and how to comply with state and federal prompt-payment acts, giving their checklist items for the essential "lessons learned" in order to be successful in the negotiation and settlement process. The different niches represented, and the breadth of perspectives presented, enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating an increasingly-enforced and rapidly-changing area of law.

About Inside the Minds:
Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nation-wide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter.

Chapters include:

• 1. "Representing the Construction Professional" David A. Ericksen, Chairman, Construction Law Group -Severson & Werson, A Professional Corporation;
• 2. "An Introduction to the Construction Law Practice" Raymond L. DeLuca, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP;
• 3. "Defining the Role of the Construction Lawyer" Henry W. Brown, Member, Nexsen Pruet;
• 4. "Winning Legal and Management Strategies for Construction Projects", John D. Lien, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP;
• 5. "Identifying and Overcoming the Major Roadblocks" David A. Krutz, Partner, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP;
• 6. "Construction Law: Skilled Leadership in a Changing Climate" Clifford B. Levine, Partner and Co-Chair, Construction and Land Use Group; Richard D. Kalson Partner and Leader, Construction and Land Use Group, Thorp Reed & Armstrong LLP;
• 7. "The Impact of Statutory Disclosure Requirements on Construction Litigation" John D. North, Partner, Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP;
• 8. "Building an Understanding of Construction Law through Legislation" Andrew D. Rafkin, Partner, Broad and Cassel;
• 9. "Expectations and the Roleof the Construction Lawyer", W. Alan Torrance Jr., Shareholder, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC;
• 10. "Managing Risk to Maximize Success", Jeffrey R. Appelbaum, Partner, Thompson Hine;
• 11. "Adding Value by Avoiding or Minimizing Loss", Michael B. Donahue, Partner and Co-Chair, Construction Practice Group, Gadsby Hannah LLP.

Appendices:

• 1. Appendix A: Subcontract Agreement ;
• 2. Appendix B: Liquidating Agreement;
• 3. Appendix C: Sample Clauses;
• 4. Appendix D: The New Jersey Condominium Act;
• 5. Appendix E: Florida Statute 558;
• 6. Appendix F: Florida Statute 725.06;
• 7. Appendix G: Florida Statute 553.84;
• 8. Appendix H: Florida Statute 718.203;
• 9. Appendix I: Sample Change Order;
• 10. Appendix J: Equipment Procurement Agreement;
• 11. Appendix K: Supplier Purchase Agreement;
• 12. Appendix L: Tri-Party Agreement;
• 13. Appendix M: Notice of Latent Defect from Contractor.