Webinar: COVID-19 and Force Majeure: Impact on Transactions and Projects in Real Estate and Hospitality

Kasowitz Benson Torres partners Paul “Tad” M. O’Connor III and Jennifer McDougall will be the featured speakers on “COVID-19 and Force Majeure: Impact on Transactions and Projects in Real Estate and Hospitality,” a webinar hosted by legal education provider West LegalEdcenter.  Mr. O’Connor and Ms. McDougall will discuss potential business and contract disputes arising from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on construction projects and real estate transactions throughout the country.  They will also discuss the invocation and enforceability of force majeure, impossibility, and frustration of purpose clauses and legal doctrines when businesses are unable to perform their contractual obligations. 

The webinar will take place on July 31, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. (EST) and is approved for 1 New York Transitional CLE credit.  Register for the webinar here.

Paul “Tad” M. O’Connor III, partner at Kasowitz Benson Torres, is a distinguished trial and appellate real estate litigator.  He has significant experience representing major hotel owners and developers, real estate investment firms, and high-net-worth individuals in real estate disputes involving commercial and hotel properties in the United States and Europe.  He has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of the top litigators in the United States.

Jennifer McDougall, partner at Kasowitz Benson Torres, represents major hotel owners and developers, real estate investment firms, and high-net-worth individuals in high-stakes, complex disputes related to commercial and hotel properties around the country.  She has been recognized as a Rising Star by Crain’s New York Business and Legal Media Group: Expert Guides.