July 16, 2025
This article first appeared on Law360 on June 27, 2025.
Law Rocks promotes music education for underprivileged youth and raises funds for local nonprofit organizations by harnessing the global legal community’s generosity and passion for music. Since its founding in 2009, the nonprofit has grown tremendously, raising more than $9 million and touring 31 cities around the world.
In this article for Law 360, Secretariat Managing Directors and co-founders of Law Rocks Nick Child and Ted Scott reflect on their journey of founding the nonprofit, reflecting on the biggest challenges they faced, and how they balance this endeavor with their full-time careers.
Differing Site Conditions Can Derail Construction Schedules and Budgets
Differing Site Conditions arise when actual site conditions differ from those expected or indicated. Experts assess bid info, site conditions, schedule impacts, and costs to determine causation, delay, and related damages.
A New Perspective on Spatial Heterogeneity in African Development
Nicolas Suarez, an economist at Secretariat, together with Pascaline Dupas and Zhongyi Tang, present “A New Perspective on Spatial Heterogeneity in African Development”, which addresses the long standing debate on the effect of national institutions on development outcomes.
Assessing Material Adverse Event Clauses Amid Iran Conflict
In a recent Law360 article, Amran Nawaz and Ralph Stobwasser examine how MAE provisions are being tested amid ongoing regional disruption and the financial analysis needed to support or challenge them.