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4/2/20, 2pm - 3pm
Location
Webinar
1.0 LU

*This event will be occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program; please continue to register if you are interested in the webinar.* 

This webinar will review key legal and business issues posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and market disruption, and help attendees mitigate risk and navigate business challenges. Some of the key topics that will be discussed are: 

  • How best to deal with project suspensions and schedule impacts 
  • Whether COVID-19 is a force majeure event (and whether you want it to be) 
  • Documenting schedule delays and payment issues 
  • Protections to include in future agreements given the vast uncertainties in schedules, labor, and supply chains disruptions and funding 
  • The impact on COVID-19 losses on your employees and operations 

Speakers:
Melissa T. Billig, Partner, Construction & Design, Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti LLP

Melissa Billig has an active transactional and litigation practice with a specialization in design and construction law. She provides sophisticated legal, risk, and business counsel to real estate owners, developers, and design and construction professionals in connection with project agreements, contract disputes, defective construction, and adjacent property issues. Billig has represented clients in various development projects, including the Javits Convention Center renovation, the Governors Island Park renovation, the Shed (Hudson Yards), the World Trade Center Disaster Site, and condominium construction. 

Billig is an active member of the Board of Directors for the Center for Architecture and is involved in various committees including the Development and Marketing committees. She is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; the United States District Court, District of New Jersey and the New York and New Jersey State Bars. 

Sheila Di Gasper, Partner, Corporate & Business, Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti LLP

Sheila di Gasper represents clients in a broad range of corporate & business matters including business structuring/restructuring, succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, strategic collaborations, and debt and equity financings. In addition to representing clients in transactional matters, Di Gasper has served as outside general counsel to a number of companies, guiding them in an array of general business law matters, including commercial arrangements, employment matters, securities law compliance and corporate governance.

Organized by
Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti
4/2/20, 2pm - 3pm
Location
Webinar
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