“COVID-19: Key Considerations for Privately Owned Construction Projects,” Practical Law

April 13, 2020

The evolving 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is creating uncertainty for privately owned construction projects. Concerns started with the potential impact to the construction supply chain when COVID-19 was first identified and started to spread in Asia. Now that it has reached the US shores, the myriad social distancing guidance and mandatory stay-at-home and closure orders issued by federal, state, and local governments reflect more immediate concerns for work health and safety. These orders have left owners, contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, and suppliers struggling to understand their potential risks in these uncertain times.

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Claramargaret H. Groover

Ms. Groover specializes in construction law and currently serves on the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law (2017-2020). She is former Chair (2015-2017) of Division 12 Owners & Project Finance for the Forum and chairs the Subcommittee on Construction Transactions of The Florida Bar Construction Law Committee. In addition to her Florida Bar certification in construction law, she is certified as a Circuit Civil and Appellate Mediator and she has qualified as a Florida Arbitrator. Ms. Groover has been selected as a Florida Super Lawyer each year since 2009 and she is a member of the Construction Lawyers Society of America.

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