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COVID-19 and Maine Construction Contractors: A Roundtable Video Conference on Legal, Financial, and Tax Developments

Name: COVID-19 and Maine Construction Contractors: A Roundtable Video Conference on Legal, Financial, and Tax Developments
Start: 2020-04-08T09:00:00+0000
Location: Online

When: April 8, 2020 at 9:00am – 10:30am

People: Robert C. Brooks, John P. Giffune, Marie J. Mueller, A. Robert Ruesch

Location:

Online

Attorneys from Verrill's Construction Law and Employment & Labor Groups are teaming up with accounting professionals from Albin Randall & Bennett and the Associated General Contractors of Maine to offer insights into the evolving impact the COVID-19 health and economic crises is playing on Maine's construction industry. The roundtable format will include a discussion of strategies and best practices for contractors during this unprecedented time.

Panelists include construction attorneys John Giffune and Rob Ruesch; employment and labor attorneys Rob Brooks and Doug Currier; and CPA Dave Jean of Albin Randall & Bennett.

To register, click here.

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