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Non-Competition Agreements and Independent Contractors

Virginia courts traditionally analyze non-competition agreements in the employment context, but cases involving independent contractors raise additional questions because the parties are not in a typical employer-employee relationship. In this Bean, Kinney & Korman article published in the BKK Business Law Newsletter, James V. Irving explains that Virginia courts in 2011 enforced several non-compete agreements against independent contractors where the restrictions were narrow, reasonable, and…

September 1, 2011

Government Contracts

Competitors Challenging Land Use Approvals

Real estate lawyers and developers know that overcoming NIMBYism is a huge challenge. We are finding that even after approval, you still may face other hurdles including neighbors or even your business competitors challenging or appealing your zoning or permit approval. Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly recently reported that the Supreme Court of Virginia issued an “unusual…

December 16, 2010

Government Contracts

Benefits, Costs and Risks of Green Building – Seminar Materials

I wanted to share the materials I have available thus far from our October 1 seminar, Benefits, Costs and Risks of Green Building that we put on for the American Institute of Architects Northern Virginia Chapter. A quick but very hearty thank you is due to Debbie Burns of the AIA who did a tremendous…

October 12, 2010

Government Contracts

The “Other” Kind of Contracting – Best Practices for Government Success

As announced previously, we were very happy to participate in a recent seminar on government contracting in connection with the Associated Builders and Contractors – Metro Washington Chapter. The seminar, which took place last week, was a great success with a room that was filled to capacity, some great speakers and information, and very enjoyable…

November 5, 2009

Government Contracts

Government Contracts Seminar with ABC-Metro on October 29

We are pleased to invite our readers to a seminar on October 29, 2009, The “Other” Kind of Contracting: Best Practices for Government Sales Success. As active members of Associated Builders and Contractors – Metro Washington Chapter, we are very pleased to have the opportunity to speak at this ABC-Metro Washington event.

October 15, 2009

Government Contracts

An Aggressive Bidding Environment … the Perfect Storm for Claims

The construction industry is receiving somewhat mixed economic signals lately. On the good news front, the home building industry which has been mired in recession far longer than the rest of the economy is showing signs of life. Bloomberg reported that sales of new homes climbed in August to a high for the year. The…

October 2, 2009

Mergers and Acquisitions

Buyer of Government Contractors: New SBA Size Recertification Rules Will Affect Merger & Acquisition (“M&A”) Transactions

The SBA’s revised size recertification rules significantly changed how mergers and acquisitions involving government contractors would be evaluated. In this Bean, Kinney & Korman article published in the BKK Business Law Newsletter, Phil W. Jaeger explains that under prior SBA rules, buyers could often avoid size recertification by structuring a transaction as a stock purchase or reverse merger. This allowed a larger company to acquire a small government contractor and continue performing…

March 1, 2007