Innovative Construction Projects: Philadelphia Edition

Innovative Construction Projects: Philadelphia Edition

CPR Construction Advisory Committee Meeting, Panel Presentation and Networking Event

DATE:
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

TIME:
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: CPR Construction Advisory Committee Meeting*
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Event Registration
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm: Program and Panel discussion
7:15 pm – 8:30 pm: Networking Cocktail Reception

PLACE:
Fox Rothschild LLP, 2000 Market St #2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103

PROGRAM:
Innovative construction projects are found everywhere in Philadelphia.  Each of these projects has a unique story to tell, which includes innovative design elements, complex contract documents and creative approaches to dispute resolution. This knowledgeable panel of inside and outside construction counsel will discuss some of the innovative projects they have worked on in Philadelphia, the risk strategies they adopted and how they successfully navigated disputes and challenges that threatened to derail the projects along the way. A meeting of CPR’s Construction Advisory Committee will precede this event.

Program and Networking Reception – Open to Public

Construction Advisory Committee Meeting – *CPR Members Only

Program speakers include: 

Sarah B. Biser | Partner | Fox Rothschild LLP

 Abraham Wyner | Professor of Statistics | University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School 

Drew Hallowell | Official Photographer | Philadelphia Eagles 

About CPR's Construction Advisory Committee

CPR’s Construction Advisory Committee consists of in-house counsel, attorneys and leading neutrals who convene to analyze and establish benchmarks to address issues of critical importance within this business segment.  In addition, the Construction Advisory Committee reviews applicants to serve on CPR’s Panels of Distinguished Neutrals.  Past work products of the Committee include Rules for Expedited Arbitration of Construction Disputes as well as three briefings produced by subcommittees: Partnering: A Management Best Practice; Realistic Allocation of Risks: The First Step in Dispute Prevention; and Dispute Review Boards (DRBs): A Management Best Practice. 

The Co-Chairs of this committee are Sarah Biser of Fox Rothschild LLP and Jennifer Fletcher of Eversheds Sutherland. The Vice-Chair of this committee is Laura Stipanowich of Bechtel.

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This event is generously hosted by Fox Rothschild LLP.