7th Annual

Construction & Design Risk and Claims ExecuSummit
October 29 & 30, 2024
Mohegan Sun Hotel & Convention Center, Uncasville, CT

Combatting Social Inflation, Judicial Hellholes and Litigation Funding in Construction Claims

Wendy D. Testa
Partner and Co-chair, Design Professional and
Complex Tort / General Casualty practices
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Denise M. Anderson
Partner and Construction Practice Group Leader
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP.

Michael Germano

AVP, North American Claims Group
Allied World Specialty Insurance Company

Amy O'Donohue
Claims Specialist II
Everest Insurance

AI in Construction and Design – the Pros, Cons and What’s Ahead

Gary Strong
Partner
Gfeller Laurie LLP

Susan Domanski, AIA CGC LEED AP BD+C
Domanski Consulting LLC

Jason C. Scott
Partner
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP.

Dispute Resolution Boards - The Future of Construction Claim Avoidance and Resolution

Joel Sciascia
Managing Director of Operations & General Counsel
The Rinaldi Group

Lawrence Dany
Partner
Jones Day

Jennifer Millender
Director of ADR Services
American Arbitration Association

Effective Contracting and Risk Transfer – Using your Contracts as a Sword and a Shield

Jeanine Clark
Partner
Margolis Edelstein

Alyson G. Ferguson, CRIS, CIC
Vice President, Team Leader
Northeast Construction Practice
Lockton Companies

Defending “Failure to Supervise” Claims Against Design Professionals

Harris B. Katz
Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP

Mark P. Bradley, Esq.
Senior Claims Specialist, Architects/Engineers and Miscellaneous Professional Liability
Markel

Identifying Key Construction and Design Documents in Defending Claims

Jeff Alitz
Partner
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

George B. Green Jr.
Partner
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

Everyone Has an Opinion:  Communicating Effectively with Experts and Understanding Privilege

Moderator: Michael Coffey
Partner
Coffey Modica LLP

Steve Debernardis
SVP, Head of NY Construction Claims
National Claims Services

Richard Rosenblum, CFE, CFCS

Residental Real Estate Expert

Carlos Turizo
Director
HKA

Design v. Construction Defect – Sources of Contention, Coverages and Contractual Defenses

Roberto Beauchamp
Director
BRG

Scott Orenstein
Partner
Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP

Construction Defects: Don't Forget About Welding!: Investigating Welding Flaws and Defects

Carter W. Terry, PE
Structural Forensic Engineer
Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.

Trends in Construction and Design Industry and the Trickle Down Effect on Claims

Kristen Swift
Partner
Kaufman Dolowich LLP

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