Benefits Any proposed project involving wetlands or other waters of the United States is likely to require some type of permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As the federal agency responsible for regulating impacts to wetlands, the Corps' regulations and the permit process can represent a significant part of a project's development. The identification of wetlands or other waters on a project site, determination of federal jurisdic...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... LIVE WEBINAR | Thursday, October 04, 2012 | 1PM Eastern How to Win Claims on U.S. Government Contracts: A Practical Approach Changes and claims arise from a variety of sources, and often, the contractor is entitled to extra costs and/or time extensions. But demonstrating to the government your entitlement to additional compensation in not always clear cut or straightforward. Va...

Benefits Real estate development in the proximity of higher education institutions, whether undertaken by the institution itself, a private concern or a joint venture between the educational institution and a private concern, presents a myriad of issues above and beyond what is normally encountered with conventional real estate development projects. These issues often include complicated questions related to income, real estate and sales taxes...

Benefits The recent activity in the charitable sector by federal and state regulatory agencies has mandated that professionals take a proactive approach into all aspects of this important and very diverse sector. The tax-exempt community is under a microscope. Problems that a few years ago might have gone unnoticed now get picked up and widely broadcast. Recent IRS compliance initiatives in governance, transparency, abusive tax avoidance trans...

Benefits Water supply around the world has become one of the major tasks facing municipal managers and stake holders. Desalination has often been regarded as too expensive because it consumes too much energy. Environmental concerns have also been expressed by local groups that fear their beaches and shoreline will be harmed if desalination plants are built nearby. Beginning in 2000, large (25 million gallons per day and larger) desalination pl...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... LIVE WEBINAR | Thursday, September 20, 2012 | 1PM Eastern The 5 W's of Bid Protests As the federal end-of-fiscal year budget decisions are finalized, awards, and accompanying bid protest activity will be ramping up. Sit in on this Federal Procurement Bid Protest live webinar to prepare yourself to submit, and perhaps defend, an award gone awry. The primary goal of the presentat...

Benefits The land survey is a critical part of real estate practice. All parties involved need to be knowledgeable of the survey process so a proper survey can be assured instead of assumed. With this knowledge, a thoroughly researched, accurate and clear representation of the property can be achieved. Minor discrepancies can be resolved without the devastating effects that oftentimes result. Understanding and working with the surveyor can hig...

Benefits Cities, states and the EPA are placing new emphasis on storm water discharges from industrial facilities, construction sites and municipalities. They are conducting storm water pollution prevention plan inspections at industrial facilities and construction sites. Some of these inspections have resulted in storm water violations with fines. Nationwide, storm water is a leading source of water pollution and consequently, EPA is moving f...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... LIVE WEBINAR | Wednesday, September 13, 2012 | 1PM Eastern Intellectual Property Rules in Government Contracts: Know Your Technical Data and Patent Rights Doing business with the U.S. Government brings with it an abundance of unique rules and regulations governing the allocation of rights to intellectual property. These rules and regulations are designed to balance the contract...

Benefits In most of the United States, attorneys representing nonprofit institutions and those who donate to them and their endowment funds are governed by new state law which replaced the Uniform Management of Institutional Funds, which had been the law in 47 states since 1972. This live audio conference helps you cope with a new set of legal requirements. In this currently challenging economy, the UPMIFA provides nonprofit institutions with...