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Becker Named a Top 50 Construction Law Firm by Construction Executive Magazine 2023

Becker’s Construction Law & Litigation practice once again pushed the firm to the upper ranks of Construction Executive Magazine’s annual Top 50 Construction Law Firms. This national rating system measures and weighs the following: 2022 revenues from the firm’s construction practice; the number of attorneys in the firm’s construction practice; the percentage of firm’s total […]

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Becker Named a Top 50 Construction Law Firm by Construction Executive Magazine

Becker’s Construction Law & Litigation practice once again pushed the firm to the upper ranks of Construction Executive Magazine’s annual Top 50 Construction Law Firms. This national rating system measures and weighs the following: 2021 revenues from the firm’s construction practice; the number of attorneys in the firm’s construction practice; the percentage of firm’s total […]

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Becker’s Construction Practice Named to the 2021 Legal 500

Becker is pleased to announce that its Construction Law & Litigation Practice has once again earned a top spot in the Legal 500-U.S. This national rating system highlights practice groups who provide the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. The publication lauded Becker’s “notable strength in construction disputes,” while naming our work […]

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Becker Named a Top 25 Construction Law Firm by Construction Executive Magazine

Becker’s Construction Law & Litigation practice pushed the firm to the upper ranks of Construction Executive Magazine’s annual Top 50 Construction Law Firms. This national rating system measures and weighs: 2020 revenues from the firm’s construction practice; the number of attorneys in the firm’s construction practice; the percentage of firm’s total revenues derived from its […]

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Webinar: The Future of Construction Projects in the Era of COVID-19

Becker Construction shareholders from across Florida hosted a webinar on how COVID-19 continues to disrupt the construction industry in Florida. They shared tips on how best to protect yourself, your workforce, and your project, discussing safety preparedness, workforce illnesses, privacy concerns, mask mandates and more. Watch the Replay MODERATOR Randy Dow Shareholder Becker PANELISTS Claramargaret […]

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“Expanding the Professional Liability of Architects and Engineers to Contractors” – ActionLine

More than 45 years ago, the Florida Supreme Court established in A.R. Moyer v. Graham that an architect can be liable to a contractor who is impacted by the architect’s negligence. A.R. Moyer established the potential for liability even without contractual privity between the architect and the contractor. Opinions that have directly applied A.R. Moyer […]

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Becker’s New Hires Across Offices and Practice Areas

Firm Expands with New Shareholders and Senior Level Director of Government Relations May 7, 2019 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL — Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists and other professionals at offices throughout the East Coast, has hired five new Shareholders, a Senior Director of Government Relations, and three Associates located in several […]

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Becker Snags Construction Litigation Pro In Florida

Law360 (March 29, 2019, 4:18 PM EDT) — Florida-based firm Becker & Poliakoff PA has picked up some new firepower in its construction and litigation practices, adding a veteran litigator with more than 20 years’ experience from Boyd & Jenerette PA. Randy R. Dow comes to Becker as a shareholder in the firm’s West Palm Beach, Florida, office, […]

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Randy Dow Joins Becker’s Construction Law & Litigation Practice in West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach, FL – Becker is pleased to announce that Randy R. Dow has joined the firm as a Shareholder in its Construction Law & Litigation Practice. He is based in Becker’s West Palm Beach office. Mr. Dow represents insured and self-insured clients in construction disputes involving construction defects, as well as delay and […]

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“Arbitration Clauses In Construction Contracts: Not A One-Size-Fits-All Solution” – ActionLine

The common widsom is that arbitration provides a swift, private and cost-effective path to dispute resolution. Mindful of this widely held view, some construction companies have learned the hard way that arbitration does not always deliver the promised benefits. Too often, the arbitration process turns out to be more costly and time consuming than anticipated. […]

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