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Why Industry City Rezoning is Failing

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.


Seller's Privilege Claims Remain With Seller Unless Buyer Contracts for Waiver or Waiver Right

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.


New York Federal Judge Strikes Down Portions of Dept. of Labor’s Emergency Paid Leave Rules [Alert]

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.


How Do You Require Customers to Wear Masks Without Endangering Employees?

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.


Microsoft-TikTok Deal Would See Deadline Pressure, Privacy Risks

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.


Eleventh Circuit Explains How Protected Activity Loses Its Protected Status in Gogel v. Kia Motors [Alert]

August 04, 2020

Publication - Labor & Employment

Arielle Eisenberg discussed the Eleventh Circuit's decision in Gogel v. Kia Motors.


The DAS Networks Fault Line: A Coming Earthquake in Pennsylvania Administrative Law? [Alert]

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.


ESG Disclosures: What Is the Current State of Play? [The Legal Intelligencer]

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.


Leveraging GIS-Based Technology for Adjacent Construction Claims

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.


Submarine Power Transmission Cables Subject to OPA [Alert]

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.


Cannabis Industry Awaits U.S. House Vote on the MORE Act

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.


Before John Lewis, Was the Bold Life and Unjust Death of Maceo Snipes [USA Today]

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.


Joseph Ziemianski Named Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

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.


Making Sense of "Made in the USA"

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.


Virginia Adopts Workplace Safety Standards for the Pandemic — May be Coming to a State Near You [Alert]

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.


Property Owners Owe Duty of Reasonable Care to Neighbors in Maryland if Circumstances Create Hazard [Alert]

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.


Revised CDC isolation timeline may prompt workplace policy changes

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.


Cozen O’Connor Attorney Jeff Greenspan Named to the Board of Directors of the Center for Enriched Living

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.


Employers Must Vigilantly Evaluate WARN Obligations As Pandemic Continues [Alert]

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.


The municipal market needs advance refundings back [The Bond Buyer]

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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