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July 25, 2022
News - Business, Commercial Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Acquisitions & Dispositions, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Leasing
Super Lawyers has named four Cozen O’Connor attorneys to its 2022 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
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July 22, 2022
Press Release - Intellectual Property, Patents
IAM Patent 1000 has named Frank Abramonte, Thomas Fisher, Keith Fredlake, Jeffrey Gendzwill, and Edward Weisz to their 2022 list.
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July 21, 2022
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 7.21.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
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July 21, 2022
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt appeared on Court TV to discuss top news cases.
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July 21, 2022
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Approximately one in seven municipal jobs in Philadelphia are currently vacant — from librarians and social workers to police and corrections officers — causing severe service interruptions for people across the city. This stems largely from the relatively large turnover over the course of the pandemic. While there has been a national increase in municipal governments’ hiring rate over the past year, Philadelphia’s has not kept pace with the number of resignations and retirements.
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July 21, 2022
Publication - Commercial Litigation, Financial Services
U.S. District Court grants summary judgment in favor of Wells Fargo; it did not owe its customer any contractual duty to discover a fake/forged check.
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July 21, 2022
Press Release - Private Client Services
PHILADELPHIA, July 21, 2022 — Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked as Band 1 in the Chambers 2023 High Net Worth Guide for Pennsylvania in the "Private Wealth Law" and "Private Wealth Disputes" categories.
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July 20, 2022
Publication - Legal Profession Services
Federal Judiciary members are voicing their concerns over problematic reporting requirements under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1.
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July 19, 2022
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“Joe Biden and Donald Trump are the most likely presidential nominees for 2024 despite being the most unpopular presidential candidates ever.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies
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July 19, 2022
News - Intellectual Property, Trademark & Copyright - Cannabis
Jonathan Gale was quoted in HBW Insight discussing a recent 9th Circuit ruling that upheld granting a firm preliminary injunction stopping competitors from using its trademarked brand for delta-8 THC products.
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July 19, 2022
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
On July 6, 2022, DHS announced that employers are required to update their Forms I-9 by July 31, 2022, for all employees who completed their I-9 verifications with expired documents between May 1, 2020, and April 30, 2022.
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July 18, 2022
Publication - State Attorneys General
Lori, Bernie and native Kansan Meghan Stoppel debate the chances of the three Republican candidates in the August 2 Kansas primary, and whether the moderates will split the vote to the benefit of the polarizing Trumpian candidate.
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July 18, 2022
Publication - Commercial Litigation
Sarah Schlossberg contributed an article to the August Issue of ALI CLE’s The Practical Lawyer, discussing how to navigate conversations about our country’s constantly evolving constitutional law landscape.
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July 18, 2022
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 7.14.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
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July 18, 2022
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
We previously alerted our readership in May 2022 that USCIS was implementing premium processing for certain I-140 petitions in the EB-1 and EB-2 categories. The availability of premium processing for previously filed I-140 petitions referred only to EB-1 multinational executive and manager I-140 petitions and EB-2 petitions filed for advanced degree professionals or members of the professions with an advanced degree or exceptional ability petitions seeking a national interest waiver.
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July 18, 2022
News - Labor & Employment
John Ho was quoted in SHRM discussing OSHA penalties for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).
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July 18, 2022
News - Commercial Litigation
Lynnette Espy-Williams, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, visited the "Standing in the Gap" podcast to discuss the importance of sustaining a purposeful and inclusive culture.
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July 15, 2022
News - Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance - Insurance
Alycen A. Moss was quoted in this month’s Between the Lines Column for the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance.
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July 14, 2022
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Giraffe Encounter, the Philadelphia Zoo’s newest exhibit that opened last Thursday, allows the public to get up close and personal with its three resident giraffes. For an additional $6, or $5 for members, guests are able to feed the giraffes acacia browse, the same plant the long-necked animals eat in the wild.
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July 14, 2022
News - Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity
Christian Moretti is quoted in an article in The Deal that discusses the complicated relationship between the private equity (PE) field and the U.S. government as the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice investigate PE deals. The article also analyzes the politics behind PE and how the criticism of PE firms continues to heighten.
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