Goldberg & Connolly, along with the Building Trades Employers' Association of N.Y.C. (BTEA), moderated a panel discussion to a packed house. The event, entitled Construction Risk Management Essentials and the Changing Insurance Market, took place on April 10­th at the Scandinavia House. The panel was moderated by Goldberg & Connolly's managing partner, Henry Goldberg, Esq. Panelists included Mitchell Reiter, Esq., partner at Goldberg & Connolly, Geoffrey Hall, SVP of construction at ACE USA, David Marino, regional executive VP of Greater New York at AON Construction Services Group, Richard Resnick, MBA, ARM, president and founder of Project Risk Consultants, and Tanya Santry, wrap-up insurance manager of Lend Lease (US) Holdings, Inc. The panelists addressed the factors in the insurance market that are driving up costs for the contractor community, as well as other problematic insurance issues facing contractors today. Risk management topics included, insurance industry trends; recent legal decisions and Labor Law §240 Compliance; types of insurance coverage required for contractors and business protection; coverage for "upstream parties"; the impact of horizontal and vertical exhaustion; and steps to mitigate construction insurance challenges. Goldberg is a prominent authority in construction law and government contracting. Goldberg & Connolly represents owners and developers, construction contractors, subcontractors, sureties and government agencies. He regularly counsels his clients with regard to problems that arise during all phases of construction including the design, bidding, construction, management and closeout of projects, and he is an expert in all types of construction claims and controversies.