Stunning Stadiums of the 2014 World Cup
Few countries love its soccer . . . err . . . football as much as Brazil. As host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil built…
Restoring Faith in the Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing on Federal Projects
Until recently, federal contractors and their attorneys were hollering foul following a U.S. Court of Federal Claims decision in 2011 which held that contractors on federal construction…
Congratulations to Former Kronick Managing Shareholder Robert Murphy and his Wife Kinzie
Congratulations to my colleague, Bob Murphy, and his wife, Kinzie, on receiving the Charles J. Soderquist Award from the UC Davis Foundation for their volunteer leadership and…
The Curious Case of QBS in California
“You know we’re sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder.…
To Sad Partings and New Beginnings
See that Caterpillar truck there. It’s there for a reason. And not just because this is a construction law blog. But because caterpillars, with a small “c,”…
Memorial Day Construction Facts
Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who died while in service to our…
It’s Miller Time! The Miller Act and Federal Construction Projects
If you’ve worked on a federal construction project chances are you’ve heard of the Miller Act. The Miller Act (40 U.S.C. §§ 3131-3134) has less to do with…
CSLB Targets Large Commercial Projects
I don’t usually post about the California Contractor’s State License Board’s (“CSLB”) enforcement activities, but I thought I would make an exception here. Usually, it’s smaller…
On Celebrities, Turkey Chili and the San Francisco Soup Company
A lawyer’s idea of a celebrity often isn’t the same as others. Ask a lawyer who, in their wildest dreams, they would like to have lunch…
Rebuilding Together Oakland
One of the community service activities our firm participates in each April is Rebuilding Together Oakland. Rebuilding Together Oakland is a local chapter of Rebuilding Together, a…
License? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ License!
I know. You’ve heard it from me, or your construction attorney, ad naseum. When in doubt get a license. We’ve paraded out the list of terribles:…
Lego’s Architecture Series: Celebrating the Past and Inspiring the Future
It’s been a number years since I built anything with Legos (ok, it was just this past week (but with my 7 year old son, mind…
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