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December 03, 2015
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Real Estate
Kenneth K. Fisher, a member of the firm’s Real Estate Department and Public Strategies Group, discusses the potential repercussions of the 421-a tax abatement program expiring.
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November 30, 2015
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David Zambito, vice chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Utility, Environmental & Energy group, discusses the Distribution System Improvement Charge (DSIC).
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November 24, 2015
News - Products Liability
The rankings are based on partner headcount in the top 200 law firms in the United States. To be counted in the practice group, the partner has to spend at least 50 percent of their time on matters related to that practice.
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November 24, 2015
News - Insurance Coverage, Subrogation & Recovery
As part of its annual Top 100 rankings, Law360 ranked Cozen O’Connor fourth in the nation for the size of its insurance practice. Cozen O’Connor has 122 members across the firm’s 22 U.S. offices.
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November 24, 2015
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Real Estate
Ken Fisher discussed new regulations for political consulting firms in New York to register as lobbyists and disclose their clients and income to the public.
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November 17, 2015
News - Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses the new Ban-The-Box law and how it will affect employers. This new law seeks to ban the practice of including a check-off box on a job application that asks whether the individual has a criminal past. Michael urges employers to make sure that their job ads and hiring practices are in line with the new law and also emphasizes the importance of training hiring personnel to make sure that they are sensitive to the new regulations in place.
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November 12, 2015
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was a guest on Good Day Philadelphia to discuss the birth control lawsuit filed in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas last week.
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November 04, 2015
News - Labor & Employment - Hospitality
Michael Schmidt discusses the recent trend of more and more restaurants doing away with tipping, with the new revenue likely to come in the form of higher food and beverage prices.
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October 30, 2015
News - Emerging Business & Venture Capital
Michael J. Heller and Ira C. Gubernick are quoted in Philadelphia Magazines - BizPhilly discussing the upcoming IMPACT 2015 Capital Conference and the Philadelphia entrepreneurial community.
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October 29, 2015
News - Subrogation & Recovery
The judges of the First Judicial Distrct of PA will present pro bono service awards to 17 Cozen O'Connor attorneys who have handled pro bono matters this year in FJD courts.
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October 24, 2015
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was a guest on Fox 29 Weekend to discuss Paul Ryan and his insistence that he get to spend time with his family if he is named speaker of the house, despite voting against paid family leave.
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October 22, 2015
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was a guest on Good Day Philadelphia to discuss the recent Hollywood trend where actresses such as Kaley Cuoco and Megan Fox are being asked by their estranged husbands to pay spousal support and alimony.
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October 20, 2015
News - Real Estate
Ken Fisher is quoted in CityLand discussing the Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing on designating New York City's Greenwood Cemetery and Fairway Apartments as landmarks.
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October 19, 2015
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt discusses “phubbing,” or phone snubbing, and how communication is “one of the biggest causes of divorce and with the advent of cell phones, this issue has worsened.”
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October 14, 2015
News - Business, Public & Project Finance
Suzanne S. Mayes is quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer on the progress women are making in corporate leadership positions.
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October 13, 2015
News - Real Estate
Ken Fisher is quoted in Brooklyn Daily on the proposal to landmark New York's historic Green-Wood cemetery.
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October 08, 2015
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
Debra Friedman discusses how companies can cultivate the value of employing an older workforce and legal issues to consider.
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October 07, 2015
News - Labor & Employment
With more than 400 members, the Chicago chapter of FBA offers a wide variety of programs and opportunities for judges and attorneys engaged in federal practice. The mission of the Association is to strengthen the federal legal system and administration of justice by serving the interest and needs of the federal practitioner, both public and private, the federal judiciary, and the public they serve.
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October 07, 2015
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Stephen Cozen, Andrea Hammel, and Jared Bayer are pushing the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, on behalf of their client Anadarko E&P Co., to preserve a lower court finding that gas lease agreements remain valid in their original form even after the discovery of deed restrictions that must be resolved through legal action.
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October 07, 2015
News - Government & Regulatory, Real Estate
Ken Fisher is quoted in Real Estate Weekly on the potential expiration of New York City's 421-a tax abatement program.
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