Andrew Mendelson of Berkley Design Professional to Discuss Design Firm Risk

Management Essentials at A’19

Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, June 03, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Andrew D. Mendelson, FAIA, senior vice president
and chief risk management officer at Berkley Design Professional, a division of Berkley Alliance
Managers, a Berkley Company, will discuss Design Firm Risk Management Essentials at the A'19 AIA
Conference on Architecture 2019, to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada. The seminar
is scheduled for June 5th from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

“Managing risk effectively can impact a design firm's profitability and viability as well as their ability to
achieve the safe and successful completion of construction projects,” says Mendelson. “From quality
control and dispute management to cyber security issues, we will explore actionable strategies to mitigate
the financial and legal risks of running a design firm.”

In its fifth consecutive year, this popular seminar, “Risk Management Essentials: Part One, the Design
Firm,” highlights methods to:

- Establish and document owner/project requirements, the design professionals' scope of services and the
deliverables of design teams and other project participants
- Identify the benefits of professional liability insurance and other insurance coverage to protect owners
and the public
- Effectively prevent disputes and resolve claims, as well as legal and ethical issues related to providing
pro bono services

Andrew D. Mendelson, FAIA, is an acknowledged design industry leader in the area of risk management
and contracts. He has nearly four decades of experience as a licensed architect and firm principal. Since
2013, Mendelson has directed Berkley Design Professional's efforts to provide design professionals with
leading-edge, risk and practice management resources, tools and training.

For more information about Mendelson's session, visit:

https://www.berkleydp.com/a19-aia-conference-on-architecture-2019/

About Berkley Design Professional

Berkley Design Professional specializes in professional liability products and services for the design
professional industry. Berkley Design Professional is a division of Berkley Alliance Managers which is a
member company of Berkley, whose rated insurance company members are assigned A+ (Superior)
ratings by A.M. Best Company and A+ (Strong) ratings by S&P. For more information please visit
berkleydp.com.

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