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June 03, 2022
Publication - Labor & Employment
In Groff v. DeJoy, a Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision gives very practical guidance for how to respond to religious accommodation claims.
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June 02, 2022
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
The United Way is hosting free legal clinics that will help eligible Philadelphians expunge their records of certain offenses; this could help open up employment and educational opportunities. Pennsylvania’s clean slate law allows for convictions to be cleared after 10 years and non-convictions after 60 days. However, the process requires legal assistance that can be costly. The clinics will be hosted in different locations across Philadelphia.
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June 02, 2022
News - Antitrust & Competition, Aviation, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Capital Markets & Securities, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Distressed Real Estate, Franchising, Ground Leasing, Health Care & Life Sciences, Immigration Policy & Strategy, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Maritime Corporate & Finance, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Regulatory, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions & Dispositions, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Real Estate Leasing, State Attorneys General, Tax, Transportation & Logistics Litigation, Transportation & Trade, Utility & Energy, White Collar Defense & Investigations, Zoning, Land Use & Development - Aviation, Cannabis, Insurance, Maritime
Chambers USA, the leading annual guide to the top lawyers and law firms in the United States, has ranked 86 Cozen O’Connor lawyers as leaders in their respective fields in the guide’s 2022 edition.
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June 02, 2022
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 6.2.2022
Here are last 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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June 02, 2022
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was a guest on Good Day Philadelphia to discuss the verdict in the much-talked-about celebrity defamation trial.
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June 01, 2022
Press Release - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Business, Commercial Litigation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Construction Law, Distressed Real Estate, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Family Law, Government & Regulatory, Ground Leasing, Health Care & Life Sciences, Labor & Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions & Dispositions, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Real Estate Leasing, Tax, Zoning, Land Use & Development - Insurance, Real Estate & Construction
Super Lawyers has selected 49 Cozen O'Connor attorneys to the 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
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June 01, 2022
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial Litigation
Barry Klayman & Mark Felger (Wilmington), writing in the Delaware Business Court Insider, review a recent decision by the Court of Chancery in Delaware holding that where two halves of a deadlocked board are competing in a proxy contest, neither side could benefit from the company’s resources, including its privilege, to the exclusion of the other.
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May 31, 2022
News - Labor & Employment
David Barron and Aaron Holt were quoted in Law.com discussing the challenges employers face with remote workers.
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May 31, 2022
Press Release - Copyright & Content, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademark & Copyright
Seven members of Cozen O'Connor’s Intellectual Property Department, Frank Abramonte, Thomas Fisher, James Gale, Gregory Gulia, Shane Hardy, Hugh Marbury, and Camille Miller have all been named IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property.
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May 31, 2022
Press Release - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial Litigation
Super Lawyers has selected two Cozen O'Connor attorneys to the 2022 Delaware Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
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May 27, 2022
Publication - Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance - Insurance
A California appellate court recently ruled that an intentional act may not be an "occurrence" even when there is no intent to cause harm.
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May 26, 2022
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 5.26.2022
Here are last 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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May 26, 2022
Press Release - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Stephen Cozen and Mark Alderman have been named to the 2022 City & State Pennsylvania Power 100 list.
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May 26, 2022
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance - Insurance
Alycen Moss and Elliot Kerzner co-authored the article “Coverage Issues Regarding Riots, Civil Commotion, and Curfews” for the Spring 2022 issue of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel’s Insights magazine.
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May 26, 2022
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Council President Darrell Clarke and Mayor Jim Kenney presented a new bill to address “prison gerrymandering” — when incarcerated people are counted in their prison’s district for the purposes of legislative districting. The Clarke and Kenney proposal would reapportion the inmates into their last address, with each district netting between 500 and 1,000 residents. In this plan, district lines do not need to be redrawn. If the proposal passes council, it will go to voters for final approval in 2023.
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May 25, 2022
Publication - Labor & Employment
A May 20, 2022 decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals impacts the limits of permissible speech by employers on social media.
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May 25, 2022
Press Release - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Ground Leasing, Real Estate Acquisitions & Dispositions, Real Estate Development
Ziefert brings a 20-plus-year track record of successfully representing developers, private equity funds, large investors, and institutional lenders in complex real estate investment and development transactions.
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May 25, 2022
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
This presentation will focus on issues that can arise in claims involving moving companies and jewelry losses, whether in transit or stored at various locations. The webinar will discuss insurance requirements for moving companies, frequent issues that can arise in such claims and use real claims as case studies for exploration of issues to both claims adjusters and recovery representatives.
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May 25, 2022
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced premium processing for certain petitioners.
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May 25, 2022
Press Release - Labor & Employment
Mariah Passarelli, a member of Cozen O'Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, was named a 2022 Women of Influence Award Winner by the Pittsburgh Business Times.
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