This session will explore consortium and joint venture issues in construction, including the legal status of consortia and joint ventures in different jurisdictions; pre-bid arrangements and issues that arise when one party refuses to enter into the final consortium/joint venture agreement upon award of contract; how risk shapes joint ventures and consortia; how different interests of each party could affect the project; issues over joint and several liability of members to the employer; and types and resolution of internal disputes between members. Topics will be addressed from both a legal and practical perspective.