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August 05, 2020
News - Zoning, Land Use & Development
Kenneth Fisher was quoted in an article in City & State New York about the Industry City rezoning application in Brooklyn.
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August 05, 2020
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial Litigation
Barry Klayman and Mark Felger, writing in the Delaware Business Court Insider, discuss a recent decision by the Delaware Court of Chancery holding that, unlike the rule in merger cases, the privilege for communications regarding an asset purchase agreement and associated negotiations does not pass to the purchaser by default operation of law, but remains with the seller unless the buyer contracts for something different.
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August 05, 2020
Publication - Labor & Employment
David Barron discusses the Southern District of New York's decision on August 3, 2020, finding that four portions of the DOL's final rule exceeded the DOL’s authority and should be set aside as invalid.
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August 04, 2020
News - Labor & Employment
Michele Miller and Bethany Vasquez spoke with SHRM about how businesses that ask customers to wear face masks walk a fine line between complying with mask mandates and putting employees at risk if customers refuse and respond violently.
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August 04, 2020
News - Technology, Privacy & Data Security
Andrew Baer was quoted in an article published in Bloomberg Law discussing Microsoft’s potential acquisition of Bytedance’s TikTok, and the company’s ability to resolve the attendant privacy and security concerns in advance of Donald Trump’s September 15, 2020, deadline to reach a deal.
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August 04, 2020
Publication - Labor & Employment
Arielle Eisenberg discussed the Eleventh Circuit's decision in Gogel v. Kia Motors.
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August 04, 2020
Publication - Utility & Energy
Jonathan P. Nase discusses the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision in Crown Castle NG East LLC and Pennsylvania-CLE LLC v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
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August 03, 2020
Publication - Corporate, Corporate Governance & Securities, Environmental, Social & Governance
Kathy Jaffari and Lindsey Stillwell co-authored an article on companies that are taking various approaches to disclosing the environmental, social, and governance criteria that investors are increasingly using as a metric to evaluate investment opportunities.
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August 03, 2020
Publication - Commercial Litigation
Simeon Brier and Matthew Criscuolo contributed an article to the ABA discussing how adjacent construction claims are teeming with complex, data-driven issues where technology can provide tools to aid in the investigation, management and resolution of such claims.
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August 03, 2020
Publication - Maritime Litigation, Transportation & Trade
Geoff Ferrer and Anne Mickey discuss the Second Circuit's decision in Power Authority of the State of New York v. M/V ELLEN S. BOUCHARD, and the BARGE B No. 280, their engines, apparel, tackle, boats, appurtenances, etc., in rem, Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Motor Tug Ellen S. Bouchard, Inc., No. 280 Corp.
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August 03, 2020
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies - Cannabis
Patrick Martin was quoted in Cannabis Dispensary Magazine discussing Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act that would federally decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act, and cannabis industry stakeholders are taking notice.
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July 31, 2020
Publication - Commercial Litigation, Government & Regulatory
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to USA Today discussing Maceo Snipes’s death and the impact he had on voting rights.
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July 30, 2020
News - Insurance Coverage
Joseph Ziemianski, co-chair of the firm’s Global Insurance Department, has been named a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
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July 30, 2020
Publication - Product Regulatory & Compliance - Retail
Richard Fama and Brenden Coller contributed an article to Retail Leader discussing what “Made in the USA” really means and if the definition of that phrase will change given the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent announcement of a proposed rule governing “Made in the USA” claims.
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July 30, 2020
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Jerry Kilgore and Julia Hammond discuss Virginia's workplace safety standards to protect Virginia workers.
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July 29, 2020
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
Mark Mullen and Larry Walker discuss the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upholding the intermediate appellate court’s decision that a property owner owes a duty of care to the owners and occupants of neighboring properties to use and maintain that property in a reasonably safe manner so as to avoid harm to neighboring properties.
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July 29, 2020
News - Labor & Employment
Debra Steiner Friedman discussed with HR Dive about the CDC's guidance for those not requiring hospitalization may be useful to employers in determining whether employees who have COVID-19 may return to work.
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July 28, 2020
Press Release - Commercial Litigation
Jeff Greenspan, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Litigation Department in Chicago, has been named to the board of directors of the Center for Enriched Living (CEL), a nonprofit organization serving teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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July 28, 2020
Publication - Labor & Employment
Dave Hackett and Anna Wermuth discuss what employers must do to ensure they are complying with all applicable laws.
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July 28, 2020
Publication - Public & Project Finance
Suzanne Mayes discusses the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the U.S. tax-exempt bond market.
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