Webinar: Building AI Guardrails: Best Practices for Creating an Effective AI Policy

Date: Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
Time: 2 – 3 PM EDT | 11 AM – 12 PM PDT
Pricing: $79.00
Member Price: $63.20

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the construction industry, creating both opportunities and risks for organizations. Join ConsensusDocs for this practical webinar to learn key considerations and best practices for developing an effective AI policy. The webinar will include governance strategies, data privacy and security concerns, risk management issues, contractor and employee use of AI tools, and policy provisions that help organizations balance innovation with responsible oversight. Attendees will gain actionable insights to help establish clear AI guardrails and support the safe and compliant use of AI within their organizations.

Featured Speakers

Levi Barrett, Partner at Peckar & Abramson

Levi is a nationally recognized construction transactions attorney who advises contractors, construction managers, owners, and developers on the structuring, negotiation, and execution of complex construction and infrastructure agreements. He regularly leads multidisciplinary teams responsible for the preparation and negotiation of a high volume of sophisticated contract arrangements across the full spectrum of project delivery methods, including Construction Manager-at-Risk, Design-Build, EPC, and Integrated Project Delivery.

His practice is distinguished by a strategic, commercially focused approach to risk allocation and contract architecture. Levi counsels clients on risk mitigation and project planning in connection with both public infrastructure and private development, helping clients structure agreements that align commercial objectives with practical realities. His experience spans a wide range of sectors, including large-scale residential and hospitality developments, transportation and tunneling projects, manufacturing facilities, and mission-critical data centers.

Levi also advises clients on cross-border construction matters, assisting foreign contractors in navigating the U.S. construction market and supporting domestic clients in managing operations and risk abroad. He is frequently engaged in connection with mergers and acquisitions in the construction industry, providing transaction diligence and evaluating contractual risk and project exposure.

Complementing his transactional practice, Levi has substantial experience representing contractors and subcontractors in complex construction disputes involving delay, inefficiency, differing site conditions, constructive changes, extra work, and default claims. This disputes background informs his drafting and negotiation approach, enabling him to anticipate risk and craft practical, enforceable solutions that reduce exposure and preserve project outcomes.

A recognized thought leader in construction law, Levi regularly speaks and writes on advanced topics in contract negotiation, project delivery, and emerging industry risks, including design-build and delegated design structures. He has served as a guest lecturer for master’s level courses in construction law at the University of Stuttgart and Columbia University.

Levi has been recognized by leading industry publications, including Chambers USA and Best Lawyers, for his work in construction law. He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Joe Darr, Associate General Counsel at Brasfield & Gorrie

Joe Darr is a Board Certified construction attorney and the author of the Government Construction Law Update. He is associate general counsel for Brasfield & Gorrie, L.L.C., an ENR Top 25 contractor.

While in private practice, Joe was a partner at a construction law firm and his practice focused on construction and commercial litigation in both state and federal courts. His experience includes representing ENR Top 400 contractors and many of the largest sureties in construction and commercial disputes on large public infrastructure projects. His background also extends to other construction-related matters, including False Claims Act actions, bid protests, and employment law matters, such as wage/overtime actions and retaliation claims. Also, he has had involvement in the contract drafting and negotiation process for several public-private partnership projects.

Specific examples of Joe’s previous involvement with construction-related disputes and legal issues include, among others, the following:

• Represented large construction manager and several sureties in a $3+ million dispute with a subcontractor involving delay and acceleration damages in connection with the construction of a hospital project.
• Defended a subcontractor in a dispute involving approximately $1.1 million in alleged damages arising out of the construction of a road project, which was advantageously resolved through mediation.
• Represented a large engineering firm in a dispute involving approximately $1.3 million in unpaid engineering services, which resulted in a favorable settlement for the client.
• Advised the concessionaire for a multibillion-dollar public-private partnership project involving the construction of a highway.
• Represented the co-sureties of a joint venture between two large construction contractors in a payment dispute arising from a $425 million road construction project, which resulted in the dismissal of the co-sureties from the lawsuit.
• Successfully defended a contractor and its surety in an approximately $1 million payment dispute arising out of a project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Represented contractors in U.S. Government Accountability Office and local bid protests involving infrastructure projects for public owners, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Orlando, and Orange County.
• Generally advised contractor clients regarding the public-private partnership procurement process in Florida, including the use of unsolicited proposals.