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Cozen O’Connor Announces Changes to Firm Management

February 16, 2021

Press Release

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce the following changes in firm leadership positions for the 2021 year.


State AGs Intensify Focus on Employee Rights in the Pandemic

February 16, 2021

Publication - State Attorneys General

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused state attorneys general to accelerate their workplace enforcement efforts and is reshaping the issues businesses must consider to avoid regulatory risk. Cozen O’Connor State AG Group partners Maria Colsey Heard and Ann-Marie Luciano explain what steps businesses should take to respond. Read the Bloomberg Law piece here or here.


Member Spotlight: Gary Gassman [The LGBT Bar]

February 16, 2021

Publication - Insurance Coverage

Gary Gassman is profiled in a feature article with the LGBT Bar Association, touching on his global insurance practice, his ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section role as well as his position as co-leader of the firm's LGBTQ+ attorney resource group.


Employer perks for COVID-19 vaccinated workers could draw legal challenges

February 16, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

John Ho was quoted in Yahoo! Finance discussing how employers may incentivize employees in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.


Two Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named to 2021 Georgia Super Lawyers List

February 12, 2021

Press Release - Insurance Coverage, Subrogation & Recovery

Super Lawyers has named two attorneys at Cozen O’Connor to its 2021 list of top practitioners in Georgia.


Congress Enacts Modification to Bankruptcy Procedures Governing Assumption and Rejection of Leases

February 12, 2021

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Real Estate, Real Estate Leasing

Steve Katkov and Joel Nesset discuss provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act that narrowly target companies to assist those that have filed for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code by temporarily modifying the rules governing a tenant’s performance under its leases.


OSHA Virus Emergency Rule Looms as Potent Weapon for Litigation

February 12, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron and John Ho were quoted in Bloomberg Law discussing COVID-19 OSHA citations.


What the COVID vaccine rollout means for returning to the workplace

February 12, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

Debra Friedman was quoted in Go News Today discussing the approach employers can take with the COVID-19 vaccine.


How the rise of PTAB discretionary denials impacts Hatch-Waxman strategies

February 11, 2021

News - Hatch-Waxman & Biologics, Intellectual Property

Blake Coblentz was quoted in IAM discussing how the recent denial of a Mylan IPR petition suggests that some pharma patents may be insulated from controversial administrative challenges, with serious implications for generic litigation strategies.


Biden’s Clean Energy Push Has Wind Industry Thinking Big

February 10, 2021

News - Environmental Litigation & Enforcement, Environmental Regulatory & Due Diligence - Renewable Energy

James Van Orden was quoted in Law360 on the implications of the Biden administration’s executive order, which doubles offshore wind power generation in U.S. federal waters by 2030.


When Will You Be Able to Get Vaccinated at Work?

February 10, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

John Ho spoke with CNBC about how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued guidance that paves the way for how companies will be able to make a COVID vaccine available at no cost to all eligible employees.


Should Boards of Cooperatives and Condominiums Implement a Vaccination Policy?

February 09, 2021

Publication - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate

Leni Cummins and Jennifer Miller discuss what boards of coops and condos need to consider when implementing a vaccination policy for their buildings now that vaccines are becoming more available.


Cozen O’Connor Moves into Premier Office Space at 3 World Trade Center

February 09, 2021

Press Release

Move Consolidates Employees and Becomes the Firm’s Flagship Manhattan Office


A Return to the Office for Workers May Be Coming as Vaccinations Increase

February 09, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron spoke with CNBC about how most U.S. organizations said that they will encourage, rather than require, their employees to get vaccinated, according to research from the Society for Human Resource Management conducted in December.


Vaccines, The Law and Your Workers: What Small Businesses Should Know About Requiring Vaccinations

February 09, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

Ed Langhammer was quoted in The Eastsider LA discussing if business owners can require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.


Robust Compliance Efforts Earn Princeton Leniency for Violation of Export Administration Regulations

February 09, 2021

Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations

Calli Padilla discusses Princeton University's administrative settlement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, to resolve allegations of violations of the Export Administration Regulations.


Party Switchers Welcome; Invaders Not [New York Daily News]

February 08, 2021

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Government & Regulatory

Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing a New York start-up group urging Republications to become Democrats to nominate a candidate in June’s Democratic primary for mayor.


Cozen O’Connor Donates More Than $100,000.00 to Food Banks Across the Country

February 08, 2021

Press Release

The donation drive ended in early 2021 with $56,000 raised from employee contributions. The Cozen O’Connor Foundation then matched those donations with a $56,000 donation, totaling $112,000 donated to food banks across the country.


DOT’s ‘Unfair Or Deceptive Practices’ Rule Is Fair And Transparent [Aviation Daily]

February 08, 2021

Publication - Transportation & Trade - Aviation

David Heffernan co-authored an article for Aviation Daily discussing how the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) issued a rule clarifying how it interprets its statutory authority to prohibit airlines from engaging in “unfair or deceptive practices.”


FY2022 H-1B Cap Lottery Registration [Alert]

February 08, 2021

Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy

Fran Rayer and Elizabeth Olivera discuss the timing for the initial registration period for the FY2022 H-1B Cap Lottery.

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