by Karen Erger | January 27, 2016 | Mergers & Acquisitions
Merger and acquisition activity among design professionals is on the rise. In a 2015 survey* of architecture, engineering, and planning firms, 68 percent reported that mergers and acquisitions were in their strategic plans for the next five years, and 42 percent...
by Karen Erger | May 8, 2013 | Architects & Engineers, Construction, Risk Management
Statutes of repose are designed to put potential lawsuits arising from long-ago projects and design professionals worries about them to rest. Most states have a statute of repose requiring that suits arising from improvements to real property be brought within a...
by Karen Erger | August 27, 2012 | Architects & Engineers, Construction, Risk Management
A new “peer review” law in Missouri is the first of its kind for design professionals. So what does the new legislation mean and how will it affect design professionals such as architects and engineers? On July 10, 2012, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed into law...