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May 29, 2014
News - Government & Regulatory, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Real Estate
Ken Fisher, of the New York City office’s business law department, was quoted in a New York Law Journal article titled, “Candidates for Brooklyn D.A. Reprise Themes From Primary.” In the article Ken offers his remarks regarding Brooklyn’s D.A., Charles Hynes. Ken is quoted as saying Hynes, “was an innovative prosecutor whose policies helped bring down crime, not just in Brooklyn, but across the country.”
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May 25, 2014
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations
In an article titled ''Pleading guilty could cut defendant's sentence,'' Barry Boss, co-chair of Cozen O'Connor's Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations Practice Group, discusses the factors considered in the federal sentencing guidelines for fraud conviction. In a related article titled "Rewards uneven in mortgage fraud cases,'' Barry discusses the difficulty of trying to harmonize sentencing breaks and the value of 5K1.1 motions for leniency.
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May 21, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member of the firm’s Family Law Group, was a guest on Fox 29 news this morning to discuss the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania’s ruling striking down the Pennsylvania statute banning same-sex couples from marrying and barring the recognition of out-of-state marriage of same-sex couples.
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May 20, 2014
News - Subrogation & Recovery
Cozen O'Connor will receive the 2014 SeniorLaw Center Partner of the Year award at the Annual Gala: Honoring Our Older Veterans.
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May 16, 2014
News - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Debbie Minkoff Discusses 5 Tips for Nailing Reservation of Rights Letters in Law360. Once insurers have decided they will defend policyholders provisionally while reserving the right to challenge coverage down the road, they should realize the importance of crafting a proper letter communicating that decision to their insureds. Courts could hold that insurers have waived their coverage defenses if they are not careful with their approach in reservation of rights letters, said Deborah Minkoff, the vice chair of Cozen O'Connor's insurance department. To read the article, click here.
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May 15, 2014
News - Business, Corporate
Steve Silton, of the Corporate Practice Group, was recently quoted on MinnPost.com in an article titled, "Kline on College Sports: Unions Not the Answer." The article examines unions among student-athletes and the NCAA as college administrators and legal experts prepare to convene on Capitol Hill to warn Rep. Kline and his Education and the Workforce committee against the ill effects of unionized college athletes.
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May 14, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member of the firm's Family Law Department, was a guest on Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom this morning to discuss Casey Kasem's daughter's claims that he has been kidnapped.
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May 12, 2014
News - Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement
Cozen O’Connor litigators Fred Jacoby and Joseph Dever recently obtained a complete victory in a $2 million FINRA securities arbitration in New York.
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May 05, 2014
News - Business, Corporate - Sports
Steve Silton, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Corporate Department, was on Bloomberg Radio’s “Morning Bloomberg Law Brief” on Monday, May 5, 2014, discussing the retention by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration of a key sports and business lawyer to assist in the state’s bid to prevent the Buffalo Bills football team from relocating.
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May 02, 2014
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Patrick J. O’Connor, firm co-founder and graduate of King's College, will provide the address at King’s 65th annual commencement exercises, which will be held at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pa. O'Connor will also receive an honorary doctor of humanities degree.
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April 28, 2014
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On Monday, April 28, Jennifer Brandt, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Family Law Department, was a guest on “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Network. Jennifer discussed the $2 million lawsuit that was filed against Valerie Harper by her former Broadway producer. The suit alleges that Harper hid her cancer from the producers and playwright of “Looped” until it had spread to her brain and forced her to drop out of the national tour of the production.
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April 28, 2014
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations
In an article titled “5 Tips For Delivering An Effective Direct-Examination,” Hayes Hunt, member of Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation Department, shares his advice on presenting a successful direct-examination of a witness.
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April 28, 2014
News - Insurance Corporate & Regulatory - Insurance
Ken Levine, of the Insurance Corporate & Regulatory Group, was recently quoted in a Business Insurance article titled, "NAIC Urges More Reform on its Model Act Regulating Insurers." The article examines the praise and apprehension that The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is receiving for its decision to open its model act on regulating insurers. Ken offered his thoughts by stating, "It does need to be made more consistent among the states, but it needs to be flexible enough to fit the concentration of business within the holding company."
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April 25, 2014
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In an article titled “Branding and storytelling help lawyers find and keep clients,” Jennifer Brandt, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Family Law Department, is mentioned regarding her recent panel discussion at the Lawyernomics conference in Las Vegas. Lawyernomics is a premier legal business and marketing conference that offers advice on creating a base of loyal clients that will help bring in additional clients and work. Jennifer’s panel discussion, titled “How to Build your Brand and Grow your Network,” included practicing attorneys who are successfully marketing their firms in different and interesting ways.
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April 22, 2014
News - Intellectual Property
David Sunshine, of the Intellectual Property Group, was recently quoted in a National Journal article titled, "Here Are 1,400 Song You Might Never Hear Again on Your Pandora Station." The article explains how the music industry sued Pandora Media, claiming the internet radio service unfairly evaded paying millions of dollars on popular songs. David gave his opinion on the situation by stating, "The problem that [record labels] are going to face is, folks haven't been paying these royalties for a long time."
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April 15, 2014
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Vincent Pozzuto recently appeared with representatives of the Alliance for Minority and Women Construction Businesses (AMWCB) before a caucus of the New York State Assembly in support of a bill aimed at reforming New York State Labor Law Section 240(1), otherwise known as the “Scaffold Law.” The AMWCB supports reform, as the current statute and its effects have driven up the costs of liability insurance, and made it increasingly difficult for AMWCB contractors to bid on high level projects.
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April 10, 2014
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Hayes Hunt, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, was cited in a recent Forbes’ article titled ''House Committee Votes to Holder Lerner in Contempt, Others Push For Criminal Prosecution.'' Kelly Phillips Erb cites Hayes Hunt’s Fifth Amendment Fundamentals blog post; from his ''From the Sidebar'' blog
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April 07, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member of the firm's Family Law Department, was a guest on The Willis Report on the Fox Business Network today.
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April 04, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was used as a source on a recent article titled "Don't Let Divorce Wreck Your Finances."
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April 03, 2014
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In a Q&A feature published by Storm Water Solutions Magazine, Michael Klein (Utility, Environmental & Energy, Washington, DC and Harrisburg, PA) discusses the increasing demand for privatized municipal water services and the effects of privatization. Michael highlights the pros and cons of privatization and provides examples of municipalities that have benefited from privatization.
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