A complimentary legal seminar for design professionals, contractors, and sub-contractors.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

1:00-4:00 p.m. — Program
4:30-5:00 p.m. — Reception

Kent Country Club

1600 College Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI  49505

Part 1

Our lawyers will speak on the hot topics, emerging issues, and the basics that you need to know about construction law.

• Protecting Rights to Payment: construction liens and other considerations for minimizing financial risk.
• The ABC's of BIM & IPD: A primer on the emerging areas of Building Informatin Modeling & Integrated Project Delivery.
• Construction Accidents, Liability, and Risk Management: Practical advice for addressing these volatile issues.
• Dispute Resolution: What are your options when a dispute arises?

Part 2

Roundtable discussions: Launch questions at lawyers, discuss issues with industry insiders, and delve deeper in tot construction law topics that keep you up at night.  Select from one or more of the topics listed below:

• Green building and LEED certification
• Design/build contract and liability issues
• Site acquisition and land use issues
• Employment law: confidentiality, non-compete, and intellectual property
• Top ten contract clauses
• The interface between IPD & BIM

Please RSVP for this complimentary seminar by February 26 by either email or phone at 616-458-1332.