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Couch White Welcomes Summer Associate Christina Avery
Couch White Welcomes Summer Associate Medea Asatiani
Carlos’ Law Opens Construction Managers and General Contractors Up to $1,000,000 Criminal Fines
The New York State Senate and Assembly recently passed a bill that will have a significant impact on how Construction Managers and General Contractors monitor job sites. The bill, known as Carlos’ Law, amends New York’s Penal Law to dramatically increase the criminal...
Couch White, LLP Announces the addition of attorney Peter V.K. Funk, Jr.
Couch White, LLP today announced that Peter V. K. Funk, Jr. will become Of Counsel to the firm, effective May 1, 2022. Mr. Funk will help to broaden the reach of Couch White’s Energy and Construction Practice Groups in the Capital Region and New York City Metro Area. ...
Couch White Announces Alita Giuda as new Chair of the Environmental Practice Group; Adam J. Schultz to Retire
Couch White LLP announced the retirement of longtime partner and Chair of the Environmental and Land Use Practice Group, Adam J. Schultz, and named Alita J. Giuda as the new chair of that group. After joining the firm in 2013, Mr. Schultz played an integral role in...
Couch White Partners Obtain Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging the LIPA Decision to Enter into a PPA with SFW
Couch White partner Len Singer recently obtained dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the Long Island Power Authority’s (LIPA) decision to enter into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with South Fork Wind, LLC (SFW) for the purchase of the output from SFW’s 130 MW...
NYSDOL Seeks to Clarify Prevailing Wage Requirements for Hauling of Aggregate Supply Construction Materials
New York State Department of Labor recently released interim guidance and proposed regulation regarding prevailing wage requirements for aggregate supply construction material haulers. Read the article.
DOL Announces Proposed Changes to Davis-Bacon Regulations
On March 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the publication of the proposed rule, “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations.” DOL Secretary Marty Walsh said that the Wage and Hour Division plans to carry out the "most comprehensive"...
Couch White Obtains Approval for Construction of Transmission Line for NY’s First Off Shore Wind Farm
Couch White partner Len Singer was successful in persuading the New York Appellate Division, Second Department to deny a motion for a stay of construction of the transmission line connecting the South Fork wind farm, New York’s first offshore wind farm, to the...
Expansion of Prevailing Wages
As part of the Fiscal Year 2020-21 New York State Enacted Budget, lawmakers passed legislation which will expand prevailing wage requirements beyond public works projects to include some private projects as well – a first in the State’s history. The law, which becomes...