by Nora Ritinski | Aug 2, 2024 | Alita J. Giuda, Construction, Environmental
Alita Giuda, Chair of our Environmental Practice Group, recently wrote an article regarding PFOS and PFOA and Construction for the Associated General Contractors Association’s Cornerstone Magazine, which highlights the impacts the Environmental Protection...
by Nora Ritinski | May 24, 2024 | Commercial and Complex Litigation, Construction, Joel M. Howard, III, Uncategorized
Joel M. Howard III was honored on May 21 by the Eastern Contractors Association with the 2024 ECA Special Recognition Award for providing more than 50 years of legal advice and service to the construction industry. Joel has been an member of the ECA since 1983,...
by Nora Ritinski | Feb 9, 2024 | Brendan R. Wolf, Construction, Construction Contracts, Government Procurement and Contracting
Couch White partner, Brendan Wolf, has been assisting Women-Owned Businesses (WBE) through their certification process as well as the appeals process in the event applications are denied by Empire State Development (ESD). Brendan’s expertise on these matters has...
by Nora Ritinski | Nov 28, 2023 | Clemente J. Parente, Construction, Labor, Wage and Collective Bargaining
Clemente Parente recently shared his thoughts with The Saratogian on New York possibly becoming the fifth state to ban non-compete agreements for workers. Read more about Clem’s thoughts on this proposed ban, contained in Senate Bill S3100A, which has passed...
by Nora Ritinski | Sep 5, 2023 | Construction, Construction Contracts, Donald J. Hillmann, Government Procurement and Contracting, Governmental / Administrative Challenges & Appeals, Uncategorized
Couch White, LLP Partner, Don Hillmann, successfully appealed a denial for a recertification of a Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) on behalf of Stefanie Wiley, President of Hoosick Valley Contractors (HVC). Stefanie is a third-generation majority owner of the...
by Nora Ritinski | Sep 5, 2023 | Charles G. Carluccio, Construction, Labor, Wage and Collective Bargaining
On June 26, 2023, Couch White, on behalf of its clients, successfully obtained a New York State Supreme Court Order enjoining the enforcement of a recently enacted Department of Labor (“DOL”) regulation, which requires that prevailing wage be paid in certain...
