Firm Events

Galvanize Law hosts events and speaking engagements to help its clients and construction industry professionals improve their businesses and day to day operations, including how to run your own business, improve your success, protect yourself in the future, and how to be a better businessperson and entrepreneur. Our lawyers regularly speak and lecture about the intersection of law and business. If you are interested in having an attorney speak at your engagement, contact Carley Jamieson.

The Payment Playbook: Winning Strategies for Subcontractors
Oct
30

The Payment Playbook: Winning Strategies for Subcontractors

Join us for "The Payment Playbook: Winning Strategies for Subcontractors" to learn key strategies on securing your payments, using contract clauses to protect your business, and gaining a clearer understanding of your insurance coverage. Don't miss out on this game-changing webinar that will equip you with the tools to safeguard your business.

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Colorado Roofing Association Pinpoint Seminar: Construction Defect Claims
Sep
25

Colorado Roofing Association Pinpoint Seminar: Construction Defect Claims

Construction Defect Claims
Presented by Kate Strauss and Dan Cupit

Contractors and Consultants are at risk of being sued for construction defects and that risk is greater every year. Learn how to prevent, mitigate, and defend against construction defect claims, common roofing code requirements involved in defect claims, and details on Colorado state laws, including important deadlines. Discover how to stop construction defect lawsuits before they start, as well as how to defend yourself in the event that a property owner sues your business.

Kate and Dan will discuss the following topics during this seminar:

  • Examples of roofing and exterior-related construction defect cases.

  • Colorado state laws governing defect claims and the deadlines associated with them.

  • Terms and conditions that should be in your contract.

  • Processes that help to avoid a construction defect claim.

  • What to do once you are party to a construction defect claim.

  • Roofing-related building codes that are commonly referred to in defect claims.

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The Myth of Contractual Immunity for Workplace Accidents Workshop & Happy Hour
Sep
19

The Myth of Contractual Immunity for Workplace Accidents Workshop & Happy Hour

The Myth of Contractual Immunity for Workplace Accidents: Workshop & Happy Hour: POSTPONED

This event has been postponed. Please check back to our website in November for the new date.

Construction projects frequently involve several different parties. There may be an owner and/or operator of an existing facility. There may be a consulting engineer or other professionals who assisted in the design and development of the project specification, and perhaps provided third-party on-site observations during the construction project. There may be a general contractor, and one or more specialty subcontractors.

This workshop will present a hypothetical accident scenario involving various parties where one employee of a subcontractor is fatally injured. Following the hypothetical accident, we will discuss the various areas of exposure including civil liability and contractual indemnity, and statutory liability under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's ("OSHA") multi-employer policy. We will also talk about best practices for risk management, and the steps a company can take to minimize potential liability exposure.

Who should attend? Contractors, subcontractors, design professionals. Business owners, field supervisors, safety managers and directors, and purchasing agents and estimators who are responsible for contract review can all benefit from this curriculum. Join us for a great interactive workshop, followed by happy hour and one on one conversations with our faculty, Attorneys Kate Strauss of Galvanize Law Group and Kristin White of Fisher Phillips.

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Contracting for Success: Understanding Risk Allocation in Contracts
Nov
16

Contracting for Success: Understanding Risk Allocation in Contracts

This Lunch and Learn will focus on understanding risk allocation in contracts to protect your business, including important COVID supply chain delays and price escalation provisions. You’ll learn about risk allocation and contract negotiation, top tips for contract negotiation, and specific contract clauses to include.

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Lunch and Learn Series: Federal Contractors Update: What Colorado Cannabis Law Means for Your Workplace
Oct
19

Lunch and Learn Series: Federal Contractors Update: What Colorado Cannabis Law Means for Your Workplace

Marijuana remains illegal under federal law, which classifies it as a controlled substance. Contractors working on federally funded projects are subject to federal regulations on this issue, which impacts compliance with OSHA and other federal statutes. Learn what you need to know to ensure your workplace is in compliance.

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Lunch and Learn Series: Acquiring and Selling Businesses Part 2
Sep
21

Lunch and Learn Series: Acquiring and Selling Businesses Part 2

This second Acquiring and Selling Businesses Lunch and Learn will delve deeper into participant questions on how to navigate the complex waters of the sale, acquisition and growth of an organization and its commercial real estate. This session will be tailored to meet the needs of attendees and will also include case studies and examples so you can learn how companies like yours have navigated this process.

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Lunch and Learn Series: Firing Employees Without Coming Under Fire
Jun
15

Lunch and Learn Series: Firing Employees Without Coming Under Fire

How can you terminate the employment relationship without getting your company into hot water? This presentation will discuss key risks that employers can face and some best practices for exposure mitigation, including Colorado Wage Claim Act compliance and personnel records keeping to mitigate discrimination claims.

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