Firm partners attend Lex Mundi Asia Pacific Conference

Richard Johnson and Jehan Martinez attended the 2023 Lex Mundi Asia Pacific Annual Meeting in Singapore. The event, which took place from March 8 to 10, brought together some of Asia Pacific’s top legal minds to discuss the latest legal developments and trends facing law firms and their clients.

As members of Lex Mundi, the world's leading network of independent law firms, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Martinez were able to interact with other attendees and gain valuable insights from their peers.

The event provided a platform for Richard and Jehan to exchange ideas, connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world, and learn about new developments in the legal field, including lectures by Dr. Tan King Yam on “The China Effect”, Professor Keith B. Carter on “Crypto and Blockchain Regulations”, Mr. Jasper Wong’s “Green and Transition Financing” and more.

Blair Sterling Johnson & Martinez’s attendance at the 2023 Lex Mundi Asia Pacific Annual Meeting demonstrates the firm's ongoing commitment to providing its clients with the highest level of legal services.

Lex Mundi is a network of independent law firms, bringing together lawyers and business professionals in more than 125 countries to provide cross-border legal solutions. Blair Sterling Johnson & Martinez is the exclusive Lex Mundi firm in Guam.

Firm obtains dismissal of breach of contract claim

Martin Deinhart obtains dismissal of a breach of contract case on behalf of the firm’s client, Broadcast Properties, Inc.

In a matter of first impression, on May 19, 2022, the Superior Court of Guam granted Broadcast Properties’ motion to dismiss, holding that it did not commit an anticipatory breach of a commercial lease.

The ruling may be viewed here: NAS Consulting Services and Sean Yi v. Broadcast Properties, Inc., CV0642-21 (Super. Ct. Guam May 19, 2022).

The plaintiff sought reconsideration of the dismissal order, which was ultimately denied. Judgment entered in favor of Broadcast Properties, Inc. on February 28, 2023.

Blair Sterling Johnson & Martinez provides commercial and litigation representation, business advice, and legal counsel in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

Court affirms Procurement Award of Solar Plus ESS Energy Project Worth Approximately $200 million

R. Marsil Johnson of BSJM secured a successful ruling for a client at the Superior Court of Guam in which the Court affirmed the denial of a competing bidder’s procurement protest. At issue was a Guam Power Authority invitation for a bid to provide an estimated $200 million worth of electricity over 20 years using two solar photovoltaic plus energy storage system (battery) electric plants with full time-shifting.

The competing bidder's primary argument was that the client’s bid failed to meet the specifications outlined in the invitation. Collaborating closely with the client’s electrical engineers based in Italy, BSJM effectively demonstrated to the Court that it was the competing bidder who had misunderstood the specifications. The competing bidder erroneously believed that the photovoltaic system capacity of each plant had to be capped at a maximum solar generation of 20.7 MWp. In reality, the Guam Power Authority had not set a maximum for the photovoltaic array's generation capacity. Instead, the requirement was that each photovoltaic array should be capable of fully charging its corresponding energy storage system (battery) during daylight hours. This would ensure it could discharge and supply adequate energy during early evening peak energy demand.

Blair Sterling Johnson & Martinez provides client counseling in procurement bidding, and representation in procurement protests, under federal and Guam law.