 Every
10 years or so, the American Institute of Architects (the AIA)
revises its form construction documents. As shown in an August 2008
New York Law Journal article authored by
Brian G. Lustbader, those revisions are
typically substantive and extensive, and the latest revisions, the
2007 form documents, are no exception. It is therefore of critical
importance that all parties to construction projects, owners,
developers, construction managers, contractors, and subcontractors,
carefully analyze the new documents with their counsel and make
appropriate modifications before signing them.
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Whether the challenge is
adjudicating a pending construction dispute or drafting construction
contracts for projects yet to begin, no subject is more critical to
experienced construction lawyers than the choice of a dispute
resolution forum. In a November 2008 article published in the New
York Law Journal, Gary L. Rubin discusses the impact of a recent
U.S. Supreme Court decision on attorneys and clients trying to weigh
the relative merits of litigation and arbitration (together with
arbitration’s non-binding cousin, mediation).
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Sayward (Woody) Mazur, leader of the
Construction Law practice group at MazurCarp, was quoted in the
January 29, 2007 issue of Crain’s NY Business
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Sayward (Woody) Mazur, has achieved
the highest individual ranking among New York City Construction
Lawyers by Chambers & Partners, in its publication, “America’s
Leading Lawyers for Business”
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Our Trusts & Estates practice has
been enhanced in size and scope, not to mention experience and
recognition, by the acquisition of
Robert Freedman, Esq. read more |
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Successful appeals being such a rare
occurrence, MazurCarp is particularly happy about the successes of
Woody Mazur and
Frank Wagner in two matters
argued and won back to back in successive terms of the Appellate
Division, First Department, and
Brian Lustbader and
Ira Schulman in an appeal
to the Appellate Division, Second Department, they obtained an
outright reversal and dismissal of a jury award against their
client. read more |
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Woody Mazur and
Gary Rubin jointly
successfully resolved within 8 months of assignment of the cases a
$17 million claim by a mechanical subcontractor against the general
contractor on a major power plant, read more |
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All authors’ royalties from
Westlaw’s renowned publication, Commercial Litigation in New York
State Courts, go to the New York County Lawyer’s Association read more |