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January 08, 2019 Public Construction Projects: Not Always A Hollywood Ending
2019 Midwinter Meeting
January 30 - February 1, 2019
Plenary 1
Back to the Future: Economic Outlook & Challenges in Construction
Dr. Christopher F. Thornberg, Beacon Economics, LLC | Los Angeles, CA
Julian Anderson, Rider Levett Bucknall | Phoenix, AZ
Plenary 2
You Just Got a Call on a Public Project: Top 10 (plus Bonus) Tips and Traps for the Uninitiated
Paul A. Varela, Varela, Lee, Metz & Guarino, LLP | Tysons Corner, VA
Barbara G. Werther, Troutman Sanders LLP | Washington, D.C.
Ty D. Laurie, Laurie & Brennan LLP | Chicago, IL
Workshop A
The Subcontracting Game: From Flirting with Disaster to Happy Marriages on Public Projects
Aaron P. Silberman, Rogers Joseph O’Donnell | San Francisco, CA
Jennifer L. Dauer, Diepenbrock Elkin Gleason LLP | Sacramento, CA
Workshop B
Creative Collateral Claims Against Public Entities and their Agents
Kevin J. Gleeson, Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton, P.C. | Southfield, MI
Mark L. McAlpine, McAlpine, PC | Auburn Hills, MI
Jaimee L. Nardiello, Zetlin & De Chiara | New York, NY
Plenary 3
When Federal Laws Affect Local Projects
Gretchen M. Ostroff, Vandeventer Black LLP | Norfolk, VA
Patricia A. Meagher, Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, PC | San Francisco, CA
John P. Carpenter, Balfour Beatty Construction | San Francisco, CA
Workshop C
Pay it Forward: Social Programs, Preferences, and Incentives for Federal and State Projects
Rhonda K. Levinson, Perry & Trent, LLC | Bonner Springs, KS
Brenda K. Radmacher, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP | Los Angeles, CA
Timothy D. Matheny, Peckar & Abramson PC | Dallas, TX
Workshop D
Show Me the Money! Help Me, Help You Get Paid on Public Jobs
Christopher E. Ng, Gibbs Giden | Los Angeles, CA
Asha A. Echeverria, Bernstein Shur | Portland, ME
Plenary 4
Federal and State False Claims Acts—Be Aware, Be Wary, Be Ready
Lynn Patton Thompson, Biggs, Ingram & Solop, PLLC | Jackson, MS
Claire M. Sylvia, Phillips & Cohen | San Francisco, CA
Sam Hadley, CPA, Cotton & Company | Alexandria, VA
Plenary 5
Litigating Public Construction Cases: You Can Handle the Truth!
Kelli E. Goss, Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC | Raleigh, NC
L. Tyrone Holt, The Holt Group LLC | Denver, CO
James F. Butler, III, Smith, Currie & Hancock | Atlanta, GA
Plenary 6
Are Your Ethics in Jeopardy?
Dean B. Thomson, Fabyanske Westra Hart & Thomson | Minneapolis, MN
Robert J. MacPherson, Gibbons P.C. | Newark, NJ
G. Edgar “Eddie” James, James Sobba LLC | Kansas City, MO
Jessica R. Bogo, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | San Francisco, CA
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