Staying abreast of all relevant regulations and laws with regard to the funding and awarding of major construction projects is a full-time job in itself. Our construction clients rely on Hinckley Allen to keep them current with all applicable compliance-related issues.
Not only compliance experts—construction experts too.
Our attorneys are construction specialists—in continual contact with state and federal awarding authorities, funding sources, and regulatory agencies across the Northeast and in Washington DC. We are always up-to-date on legal, legislative, regulatory and enforcement issues, and trends of interest to the construction industry and public contractors.
We provide representation, counseling, business ethics plans, and training to meet federal and state mandates for public contractors, some include:
- Federal acquisition regulations
- Federally-assisted project requirements
- OSHA and other regulatory issues
- EEO and Affirmative Action Plans
- ERISA
- State procurement laws
- Prevailing wage and other wage-and-hour laws
- Labor-management relations and disputes
- Small Business, MBE/WBE/DBE and other set-aside requirements
- Environmental law
- Business ethics and compliance
- False claims avoidance
Federal Court Halts New York’s Expanded Prevailing Wage Law for Off-Site Fabrication from Taking Effect
June 25, 2026On June 8, 2026, a federal court in New York signed an order (“Order”) blocking New York’s new prevailing wage law for off-site fabrication, N.Y. Labor Law § 220(3)(f) (“Amendment”) from taking…
Changes to the Timing for Prompt Payment on All Connecticut State Contracts are Coming – Be Prepared
June 6, 2025Connecticut’s prompt payment requirements for state contracts are about to change. The Connecticut General Assembly approved the new state budget bill (House Bill 7287), which includes a significant change to Connecticut’s Prompt…
Tom Banas Named Emerging Leader of the Year by the Associated Builders and Contractors of Connecticut
March 27, 2026Hinckley Allen is pleased to announce that Thomas Banas, attorney in the firm's construction and public contracts practice group, has been named Emerging Leader of the Year by the Associated Builders and…
Hinckley Allen Recognized for Fifth Consecutive Year Among Construction Executive's Top 50 Construction Law Firms™
June 4, 2025Hinckley Allen has again been recognized as one of the nation’s leading construction law firms, earning a spot on Construction Executive magazine’s Top 50 Construction Law Firms™ list for 2025. This marks…
