The North American Construction Law Symposium VII (NACLS) will continue the Construction Lawyer Society of America's exclusive advanced construction law series on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at the Harvard Club of New York City, where you will have the opportunity of speaking before and learning from your elite peers in a small group setting. In addition to a unique learning experience, you will come away with an impressive credential for your bio, e.g., "William L. Smith, New Concepts in Construction Case Trial Presentation, Construction Lawyers Society of America, North American Construction Law Symposium VII, New York, NY, December 4, 2025."
There are only 10 speaker slots for this event, which is designed to allow for personal interaction and discussion on all of the presentations, and 14 additional slots for observers/contributors. Observers/contributors will participate in the discussions, but will not present a topic of their own.
A private cocktail party will be open to attendees and guests at the Harvard Club after the Symposium. The cocktail party is complementary for Symposium attendees, and guests may join us for an additional charge. Pre-registration is required.
The symposium format is eight hours, 10 speakers, 30 minutes each, speaking on any construction topic desired that will add to the superior construction law strategies and tactics of NACLS attendees. Best of all, you select your topic with the only requirement being that it has to be something valuable you have divined about practices relating to construction law, whether transactional or litigation aspects of construction, or more specifically contract preparation, contract negotiations, surety bonding, traditional litigation and ADR, and/or any other facet of construction law applicable to commercial, residential, and energy construction matters nationally and internationally that is so innovative you would pass it on to your most trusted friends in the legal community. The symposium series is built around the idea of actual tried and true tactics and strategies so that everyone comes away with a variety of presentations, angles, tools, and devices.
The NACLS will be a full day of immersion in dialogue and discussion between you and your peers: construction lawyers with years of experience, successes, and verdicts. Fellows will come to exchange tactics and techniques of the highest order. This type symposium only works if everyone is committed for the entire event. This is not a "drive through" or a "speak, greet, and go" event. Those who speak early should stay until day's end out of respect for the process and for those who speak later. If your schedule does not allow you to be present the entire day, then perhaps it will for a future North American Construction Law Symposium.
There are no written materials required and CLE credits are not guaranteed. We will, however, provide you with a Certificate of Attendance which you may submit to your state bar association(s) for possible approval.
Due to the many accommodation options in New York City, we do not reserve a room block for the Symposium. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Beth Rich at Beth.Rich@constructionsociety.org.
There is a $995 registration fee to attend the symposium (covering breakfast, lunch, cocktail party, meeting space, and AV for the speaking sessions).
The Symposium Cocktail Party fee is complimentary with Symposium registration, and there is a $140 per person fee for guests to join us.
TO VIEW THE FULL AGENDA, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
The harvard Club of New York City
8:30 AM Breakfast & Registration
9:30 AM Welcome & Introductions
9:45 AM Presentations
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Presentations
12:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Presentations
2:15 PM Afternoon Break
2:30 PM Presentations
4:00 PM Cocktail Party of Attendees & Guests
5:30 PM Event Ends
Business Casual attire is required throughout the Harvard Club for Fellows and their guests for the Symposium and the cocktail party. This includes no jeans. Collared shirts are required for men (jackets and ties are not required) and the equivalent standard for women.
NOT PERMITTED: Gym clothes, t-shirts, jeans, sweats, torn clothing, leggings, shorts, and beach attire are not permitted anywhere in the Club, except when a person is going directly to overnight rooms or athletic floors. Hats are not permitted, except for religious purposes and medical reasons.
I understand that the CLSA has scheduled an in-person educational program. By registering for the program, I acknowledge and agree as follows:
- By participating in or attending the program, I risk becoming exposed to or infected with COVID-19 (a/k/a the novel coronavirus) as a result of my actions, omissions, or negligence, or those of other attendees or participants, including without limitation, CLSA staff, volunteers and other members.
- The program will be photographed by CLSA staff. I expressly grant CLSA permission to record my voice and/or my image by videotape and/or still photography during the event, and I hereby give permission to CLSA to distribute such images or recordings.
- I acknowledge and agree that I am participating in the program voluntarily, and at my own risk, and that I release and waive any claim I might have against CLSA and its officers, directors, members, and staff for any and all liability or responsibility for any illness, damages, or injury that I may incur in connection with my attendance at the Program.