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Pandemic Protection: Allocating Risk in Construction Contracts Through the Uncertainty of COVID-19
The best time to protect against the adverse impacts of a force majeure event, such as a pandemic, are during the financing and contracting portions of upcoming projects.
By Steven Gonzalez
August 3, 2020
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by Steven Gonzalez
Steven Gonzalez’s practice focuses on construction administration and litigation, real estate and commercial litigation. He has assisted clients with bid protests, contract negotiations, project administration (including claims management and preservation) and post construction litigation. Steven has tried and arbitrated complex construction and design defects, claim disputes and non-payment cases. He has also negotiated numerous construction contracts, including construction management, architectural services, design-build and general contractor-owner contracts.
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