2026 NASCC: The Steel Conference

Four Cohen Seglias attorneys are speaking at the 2026 North American Steel Construction Conference (NASCC), the premier education and networking event for the structural steel industry.

Construction Contracts 101: An Introduction to Important Contract Provisions and How They Impact Your Responsibilities

Wednesday, April 22 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

In this program, Matthew Skaroff and Charles Carter will introduce you to important contract provisions that impact not only your responsibilities but also those of the general contractor and the structural engineer. This session is only open to registered CAPS participants.

Speakers: Matthew Skaroff and Charles Carter, SE, PE, PhD

AISC’s Fabricator Labor Inefficiency Study: Quantifying the Common Experience of Fabricator Labor Hour Overruns

Wednesday, April 22 | 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

In this presentation, construction attorneys will review a survey questionnaire recently developed by AISC and its counsel to understand and quantify the common experience of steel fabricators’ direct shop labor hours impacted by events and circumstances beyond their control.

Speakers: Jason Copley, Edward Seglias and Matthew Skaroff

Prosecution and Recovery of Shop Fabrication Costs Due to Delay or Disruption

Wednesday, April 22 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

In this session, we will identify common events that cause delays and disruptions and the potential cost impacts to your company. We will also discuss the prosecution of those claims and the likely defenses to those claims.

Speakers: Jason Copley, Edward Seglias and Matthew Skaroff

Critical Contract Provisions You Must Address and Negotiate During the Bid Phase

Thursday, April 23 | 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

In this program, we will identify and discuss the critical contract provisions that pose the most risk exposure to you and your company. From Bid documents to No Damage for Delay Claims to Indemnity Provisions, we will analyze the implications of accepting these terms and how they may affect your performance and liability for scope and recovery.

Speakers: Jason Copley, George Pallas and Edward Seglias

Understanding How the Code of Standard Practice Impacts Your Work

Thursday, April 23 | 1:45 PM- 2:45 PM

In this presentation, we will discuss the importance of the AISC Code of Standard Practice at contract formation and what to look for in the contract documents that may impact your rights and remedies under the Code. Included will be a discussion of how the Code is developed and revised, examples of changed provisions in the latest Code, and a discussion of efforts to modify provisions in the Code to better clarify duties and obligations.

Speakers: Jason Copley and Edward Seglias

What Are the Common Problems on Projects That Steel Fabricators Must Avoid?

Thursday, April 23 | 4:15 PM- 5:15 PM

This program will showcase four projects where the project team could have–and should have–avoided issues or problems that led to financial impacts.We will provide background information about the project, the issues that arose, and how they were mishandled. We will then discuss actions that should have been taken to avoid or mitigate the impacts.

Speakers: Edward Seglias and George Pallas