Building Better Business Summit

When:

May 21, 2026 at 8:00am – 2:00am EDT

People:

Jeffrey Bright, Daniel Schneider and Amanda Szmuc

Location:

Hyatt Regency Princeton

102 Carnegie Center Dr, Princeton, NJ 08540

ABC New Jersey’s Building Better Business Summit brings together construction industry experts and business leaders for a day focused on helping contractors strengthen and grow their businesses. Designed as a one-stop resource for owners, managers, and office professionals alike, this event will cover the topics that directly impact your bottom line and daily operations.

Designed for company owners, leadership teams, and office professionals, including HR, finance, and operations staff, this event serves as a one-stop resource for the issues that impact daily operations and long-term success. Sessions will address topics such as employee benefits and health insurance, hiring and workforce challenges, prevailing wage updates, and other key business considerations facing today’s contractors.

Session 2 (10:00 – 10:55 AM)

Managing Economic Volatility in Construction Projects: Legal and Practical Strategies for Contractors

This panel discussion provides contractors with actionable strategies to navigate market instability. Moving beyond theory, the program focuses on practical risk management, from negotiating effective price escalation clauses to handling material delays and scheduling pressures. Attendees will learn to strengthen contracts, protect payments, and master documentation techniques that preserve claims without damaging owner relationships. It is an essential guide to surviving—and thriving—in a volatile economic landscape.

Meet the Speakers: 

Portrait of Jeffrey Bright Portrait of Daniel Schneider portrait photo of Amanda Szmuc
Jeffrey Bright Daniel Schneider Amanda Szmuc

Firm Highlights

  • Podcasts
    Artful Donations: Exploring Museum Exchange
    In this episode of The Legal Canvas, host Caryn Keppler welcomes Robert Wainstein and Michael Darling, co-founders of Museum Exchange, the first digital platform dedicated to facilitating art donations to museums and nonprofit institutions across North America. Together, they explore how technology is transforming the way collectors, artists, estates, and cultural organizations connect through charitable giving. Robert and Michael explain the inspiration behind Museum Exchange, the challenges they set out to solve, and how the platform has grown into a network of more than 400 museums. They walk listeners through the donation process—from evaluating artwork and matching donors with institutions to handling logistics, documentation, and tax considerations. Along the way, they discuss the realities of museum collecting, why many donations are declined, and how thoughtful placements can help preserve artists' legacies while expanding access to important works of art. The conversation also explores Museum Exchange's work with living artists, artist estates, hospitals, universities, and smaller regional museums, as well as the launch of the Charis Foundation for the Arts, a nonprofit designed to steward significant collections before placing them with institutions that can best benefit from them. Robert and Michael conclude by sharing their vision for the future of charitable art transactions and how Museum Exchange is helping reshape philanthropy in the arts for generations to come.