Legal and Regulatory

Understanding Recent Changes to AIA Form Contracts
AIA released its first update to the form contracts in 10 years. The new versions of A101, A102 and A201 contain a number of changes that are of particular significance to commercial contractors.
By Patrick A. Caballero and W. Stephen Benesh
November 28, 2017
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by Patrick A. Caballero
Counsel in Bracewell's Austin office, Patrick A. Caballero maintains a practice focusing on commercial and construction litigation and has extensive experience in the representation of homebuilders, contractors, and developers. He has been named a Texas Lawyer Rising Star eight times. His articles have appeared in several publications, including Construction Today, Lexology, and Law360.
by W. Stephen Benesh
Now in his 30th year at Bracewell, Steve Benesh engages in a widely-recognized construction litigation practice. His considerable experience includes the successful representation of owners, national and regional homebuilders, commercial contractors and design professionals in a wide array of lawsuits, disputes and arbitrations across the Southwestern United States. He has been honored by the Best Lawyers publication each of the past nine years in the areas of construction litigation, bet-the-company litigation and commercial litigation, twice being named Best Lawyers’ “Austin Lawyer of the Year” in his practice field. He has also been recognized by Legal 500 four times in the area of construction and has been identified by Thomson Reuters as a “Texas Super Lawyer” in civil litigation ten times. Steve is a frequent speaker and author on legal topics, with articles appearing in such publications as Construction Today and Law360.
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