Big Real Estate Facing New Limits on NY State Campaign Contributions

News - Real Estate

Ken Fisher quoted in The Real Deal on New York’s decision to reduce the amounts that real estate donors and other large contributors can give to candidates for governor and other statewide offices.

Labor & Employment Law Update: 2019 in Review and a Look Ahead to 2020

News - Labor & Employment

Jake Rubinstein, Bethany Salvatore, and Walter Stella presented a webinar about the substantial changes in labor and employment law at the federal, state, and even local levels for 2019.

US Supreme Court Considers 'Defense Preclusion' in Trademark Dispute [The Legal Intelligencer]

Publication - Commercial Litigation, White Collar Defense & Investigations

Stephen Miller and Leigh Ann Benson published an article to The Legal Intelligencer discussing a current case that will be brought before U.S. Supreme Court.

EPA Takes First PFAS Plan Regulatory Step

Publication - Environmental Regulatory & Due Diligence

Cozen O'Connor: Women in Leadership

News - Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Labor & Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions

Four of Cozen O'Connor's Minneapolis-based attorneys - Heather Marx, Barbara Muller, Tina Syring and Kristi Zentner - are highlighted in a Women in Law leadership feature in Attorney at Law Magazine.

Impeachment Sidebar: Bribery [New York Law Journal]

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Government & Regulatory

Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s fact-finding report for President Trump’s impeachment inquiry.

Anna Wermuth and Joe Tilson lead ABA Student Trial Advocacy Competition in Chicago

News - Labor & Employment

Anna Wermuth and Joe Tilson led the ABA Student Trial Advocacy Competition Midwest Regionals in Chicago, Illinois.

Harrisburg May Be on Cusp of Grand Compromise Regarding Employee Pay

Publication - Labor & Employment

Joe Quinn discusses the fate of the increase to the salary test for EAP exemptions and the minimum wage in Pennsylvania.

ACEC New York: The need to build a new consensus to build [New York Real Estate Journal]

Publication - Real Estate

Ken Fisher authored this article on the political changes and challenges facing New York City’s real estate industry and the importance of industry activism in support of new construction and growth in the city.

New Federal Hemp Regulations: What Businesses Should Know to Comply

Publication - Product Regulatory & Compliance - Cannabis

Less than one year after hemp production was legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its proposed industrial hemp regulations. These eagerly anticipated regulations establish a proposed federal domestic hemp production program, as authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill.

Follow the Money: Interpretation and Evaluation in a Forensic Schedule Analysis [The Construction Lawyer]

Publication - Construction Law

Wendy Venoit co-authored an article for The Construction Lawyer that discusses the third phase of Forensic Schedule Analysis in the context Rule 702.

"Advertising" Then and Now [DRI For the Defense]

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage

Alissa Christopher and Ashley Gomez-Rodon contributed an article to the DRI publication, For the Defense, discussing how changes in technology and the emergence of web-based advertising have forced insurers to examine what constitutes "advertising" under commercial general liability Coverage B.

Guidance On Duty To Warn In Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

Publication - Commercial Litigation

Karl Neumann published an article to The Physicians Report discussing how providers and scholars in recent years have advocated for the integration of behavioral and mental health care into the primary-care system.

Real Estate Thought It Was Invincible in New York. It Wasn’t.

News - Real Estate

Ken Fisher comments on significate changes to New York’s political climate for the real estate industry in a New York Times article.

Landmark Cannabis Legislation Approved by Judiciary Committee

Publication - Cannabis

Lindsey Stillwell and Joseph Bedwick discuss the MORE Act and what happens with the legislation now.

Court Says Disability-Based Harassment Is Unlawful Under ADA But Finds Plaintiff’s Evidence Lacking

Publication - Labor & Employment

Jake Rubinstein discusses workplace harassment under the ADA and what lessons employers should take from Ford v. Marion County Sheriff's Office.

USCIS Proposed Rule with Adjustments to Fee Schedule and Other Changes

Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy

Fran Rayer discusses the proposed increased fees for green cards applications, associated work and travel authorizations, and citizenship filing fees.

‘OK, Boomer’ Is Not OK in the Workplace [Law.com]

Publication - Labor & Employment

Joseph Sirbak wrote an article about the phrase "OK, boomer" and the legal consequences behind saying it.

Cozen O’Connor Attorney Joe Tilson Honored by Labor and Employment Relations Association

Press Release - Labor & Employment

Joe Tilson will be honored on December 12 with a Distinguished Service Award from the Chicago Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association.

How will this new immigration change impact South Florida real estate?

News - Immigration Policy & Strategy

Scott Bettridge discussed the changes that have taken place regarding the EB-5 investor visa program with the Miami Herald.