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July 03, 2015
News - Public & Project Finance
Suzanne Mayes talks about barriers that have prevented more women from being appointed to senior leadership roles in corporations and the opportunity for Philadelphia to be a thought leader on the issue. This article in the Philadelphia Business Journal also explores challenges women executives have faced, the opportunities presented by corporations and the tricks of advancement.
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July 02, 2015
News - Real Estate
Ken Fisher comments on the potential legal challenges related to the 421-a tax exemption program in a Crain’s New York Business article. The article discusses developers’ concerns over the re-vamped 421-a tax exemption program for housing, particularly a provision allowing the Real Estate Board of New York and the building trades to negotiate the program’s wage mandate for construction workers.
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June 30, 2015
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
David Barron discusses the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposal to more than double the salary threshold under which employees must be paid for overtime even if they’ve been classified exempt because they have management responsibilities or meet other exceptions.
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June 19, 2015
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment, Technology, Privacy & Data Security
Michael Schmidt discusses a potential rule by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor that will focus on the use of technology, including portable electronic devices, by employees away from work and outside of scheduled work hours.
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June 18, 2015
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Jillian Thornton Flax has been named to Billy Penn’s “Who’s Next in the Law,” a list of 18 young leaders making a difference in Philadelphia’s legal community.
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June 17, 2015
News - Real Estate
Ken Fisher was quoted in a Real Estate Weekly article that discusses the 421-a tax abatement program and rent regulations in New York State that expired on June 15, 2015, leaving the State Legislature at an impasse on numerous points. The deadlock will make a last minute deal more unlikely, with the last day of the legislative session for the year quickly approaching.
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June 13, 2015
News - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate
Leni Morrison Cummins discusses a co-op board responsibility in responding to harassment allegations and the potential breach of warranty of habitability in the Ask Real Estate column of The New York Times.
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June 08, 2015
News - Health Care & Life Sciences - Health Care & Life Sciences
Christopher Raphaely discusses the challenges faced when moving from an in-house position to private practice with The Legal Intelligencer.
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June 05, 2015
News - Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development
Ken Fisher was quoted in The New York Times in an article addressing the redevelopment of Midtown Manhattan’s historic architectural buildings, and how the designation of being a preserved landmark building is made. The article explores how New York City’s expanding real estate landscape is creating challenges for preservation societies, who work to protect historical buildings throughout the city.
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June 04, 2015
News - Government & Regulatory, State Attorneys General
Lori Kalani and JB Kelly discuss the lag in Pennsylvania-related attorney general work and possible causes for the decline.
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June 02, 2015
News - Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development
Ken Fisher, a member in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, discussed New York City’s 421-a tax exemption on WNYC radio. In the piece, Ken addresses how the New York City Department of Buildings has been handling the influx of applications.
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June 01, 2015
News - Products Liability
Jim Heller discusses the third settlement in Philadelphia’s Risperdal mass tort, Walker v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, which was settled for a confidential amount the day opening arguments were scheduled, and the possibility of this leading to a global resolution to the litigation.
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May 27, 2015
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was a guest on Good Day Philadelphia to discuss family feuds related to Rosie O'Donnell and Bobby Flay.
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May 26, 2015
News - Products Liability
Jim Heller discusses arguing to the jury whether Risperdal caused any of plaintiffs' injuries or damage rather than arguing their warning labels were sufficient.
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May 25, 2015
News - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate
Leni Morrison Cummins, a member in the firm's Real Estate Practice Group, discusses the legality of a cooperative board member assuming the role of spokesperson and sending email communications to all members in The Cooperator.
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May 20, 2015
News - Family Law
According to an opinion piece in The New York Times, the “wife bonus” could be included in a pre- or post-nuptial agreement and is usually based on how much money her husband made and how well she does with household duties.
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May 18, 2015
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
David Barron discusses how employers can enforce dress code policies while avoiding litigation.
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May 14, 2015
News - Subrogation & Recovery
Joe Rich has been elected to the Le Moyne College Alumni Association Board for an initial four-year term beginning this Fall.
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May 05, 2015
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Daniel Luccaro was selected as a 2015 Distinguished Advocate by the Support Center for Child Advocates.
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May 04, 2015
News - Real Estate - Hospitality
A team of Cozen O’Connor real estate attorneys, led by Howard Grossman, assisted a partnership comprised of affiliates of National Real Estate Development, Young Capital, SSH Real Estate and Joss Realty in its $141 million leasehold mortgage debt financing from Ullico, LLC, an insurance and investment firm.
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