Cozen O’Connor: News

Leading Lawyers Network Recognizes 17 Cozen O’Connor Lawyers as Top Illinois Practitioners

May 21, 2019

Press Release - Insurance Coverage, Labor & Employment, White Collar Defense & Investigations

The Leading Lawyers Network has named 17 Cozen O’Connor lawyers to its annual list of Illinois’ top practitioners - including one Emerging Lawyer - in its 2019 survey results.

63 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

May 21, 2019

Press Release

Super Lawyers has selected 63 Cozen O'Connor attorneys to the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

PFAS and Public Water Supply in Pennsylvania: Challenges & Opportunities [Alert]

May 20, 2019

Publication - Environmental Litigation & Enforcement, Environmental Regulatory & Due Diligence, Utility, Environmental & Energy

Peter Fontaine, Michael Klein, and Marcia Mulkey discuss the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's tracking approximately 19 sites with known contamination with PFOA and PFOS and its PFAS sampling plan, targeting 300 public water supplies with elevated potential for contamination and testing for six PFAS compounds

Deborah Minkoff Honored as a 2019 Professional Excellence Award Winner

May 16, 2019

News - Insurance Coverage

Deborah Minkoff has been recognized by The Legal Intelligencer as a 2019 Professional Excellence Award winner in the Best Mentor category

Alabama Lawmakers Pass Near-total Abortion Ban

May 15, 2019

News - Family Law

Jennifer sat down with the hosts of Fox29's Good Day Philadelphia to discuss Alabama's new abortion law and what's next.

Gig economy firms get guidance on employee vs. contractor status

May 14, 2019

News - Labor & Employment

Kelly Kindig discussed with Business Insurance about a U.S. Department of Labor opinion letter outlining when a worker should be considered an independent contractor or an employee.

Inside the fight to revamp Right to Counsel

May 13, 2019

News - Real Estate

Ken Fisher discusses New York City's Right to Counsel law in The Real Deal. The article explains that New York passed the law in 2017, guaranteeing a lawyer to all low-income tenants facing eviction, and while it has received support from both tenants and landlords some issues still remain.

Montana: Settlement Without Defending Insurer Is Not Presumptively Reasonable [Alert]

May 10, 2019

Publication - Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage

Peter Berg discusses the decision in Draggin' Y Cattle Co., Inc. v. Junkermier, Clark, Campanella, Stevens, P.C. and how it impacts settlements in Montana.

The FTC’s Retooled Data Security Orders

May 10, 2019

News - State Attorneys General

JB Kelly spoke with FTC Watch about the FTC’s April 24, 2019, settlement orders in cases against ClixSense and i-Dressup.

OFAC Issues Compliance Guidance to Companies [Alert]

May 09, 2019

Publication - Trade Regulations, Export Controls & Sanctions, White Collar Defense & Investigations

Stephen Miller and Rachel Collins Clarke discuss OFAC's expectations for effective sanctions compliance programs.

Cozen O’Connor Signs on for Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certification to Increase Diversity in Firm Leadership

May 08, 2019

Press Release

Beginning in July, the firm commits to consider at least 30 percent of historically underrepresented lawyers for significant leadership roles and activities.

Superior Court Holds Chancery Jurisdiction Does Not Extend to All Contracts Involving LLCs [Delaware Business Court Insider]

May 08, 2019

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial Litigation

Barry Klayman and Mark Felger discuss a recent case from the Delaware Superior Court holding that the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act does not confer jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery over all contracts involving LLCs.

SEC Proposes to Improve Disclosures Relating to Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses [Alert]

May 08, 2019

Publication - Securities

Chris Bellini discusses the SEC’s proposed amendments relate to the financial disclosure requirements in Rules 3-05, 3-14, and Article 11 of Regulation S-X.

In Defense of Lobbyists: Why Do We Act as Though It’s a Sin to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances? [New York Daily News]

May 07, 2019

Publication

Ken Fisher discusses the misconceptions about lobbyists in New York.

CBD Is Still Not Free (To Register): An Update on Trademark Registration Guidelines for Cannabis Products [Alert]

May 06, 2019

Publication - Intellectual Property, Trademark & Copyright - Cannabis

The USPTO issued an examination guide on May 2, 2019 regarding the examination of trademarks for cannabis and cannabis-related goods and services after the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill. The Guide answers some questions about how applications are going to be reviewed going forward, and how current pending applications are going to be reviewed, but also opens up a whole host of additional questions and uncertainties.

How Paycheck Fairness Act Would Bolster US Equal Pay Law [Law 360]

May 06, 2019

Publication - Labor & Employment

Jennifer Queliz discussed the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA), that passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is currently sitting on the Senate calendar.

No charges for mother of child left with a stranger in Kensington, police say

May 06, 2019

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt was recently interviewed by 6ABC's George Solis on the little girl abandoned in the Kensington section of Philadelphia.

Supreme Court Considers Greatest Judicial Power Grab Since 'Marbury v. Madison' [The Legal Intelligencer]

May 02, 2019

Publication - Commercial Litigation

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to limit the power of administrative agencies. 'Kisor v. Wilkie,' which was argued last month, is a head-on challenge to the deference afforded to an agency when interpreting its own regulations.

DOL Shares Its Views on Independent Contractors in the Gig Economy [Alert]

May 02, 2019

Publication - Labor & Employment

Kelly Kindig discusses the six factors the DOL considers when determining if a worker is an employee.

Cozen O’Connor Advises Marquee Brands LLC on its Acquisition of the Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse Brands

May 02, 2019

Press Release - Intellectual Property

The Cozen O’Connor team was led by intellectual property lawyers Lisa A. Ferrari and Edward M. Weisz. The Martha Stewart transaction is Cozen O’Connor’s second major Marquee Brands deal in the last five months.

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