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May 10, 2012
News - Tax
Stephen Cozen Featured in The Legal Intelligencer Regarding Impact of Girard Tax Decision
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May 10, 2012
Publication - Business
The JOBS Act: SEC Guidance on the Confidential Submission Process - Securities Alert - H.R. 3606, also known as the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), was signed into law on April 5, 2012. Since its enactment, the Division of Corporate Finance (the Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) has provided guidance on the implementation and application of the JOBS Act in light of its existing rules, regulations and procedures.
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May 09, 2012
Publication - Business
Safe Harbor Unavailable for Payments to Collateralize Letter of Credit in Bond Redemption - Delaware Business Court Insider -
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May 08, 2012
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Don’t Forget Contract Claims! Another Possible Theory of Recovery in Cases Against the United States - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Do you have a claim against the United States? You already may know about how to proceed under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Have you also considered a breach of contract claim, in addition to any tort claim? If not, you need to assess whether the Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. section 7101, et seq. applies to your contract claim.
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May 08, 2012
Publication - Business, Public & Project Finance
Recent SEC Enforcement/Investigation Developments in Public Finance - Cozen O'Connor Podcast - Click on the link to listen to the podcast.
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May 04, 2012
Publication - Utility & Energy - Climate Change
EPA Issues Final Emissions Standards for Oil & Natural Gas Sector - Energy, Environmental and Utilities Alert - On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized performance and emissions standards for emissions from hydraulically fractured natural gas wells and
other source categories in the oil and natural gas sector. Specifically, the rule revises New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) under 40 C.F.R. part 60, subparts KKK, LLL and new OOOO as well as National Emissions Standards for hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) under 40 C.F.R. part
63, subparts HH and HHH.
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May 02, 2012
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Practical Approaches to Avoid Medical Device Sales Representative Liability - ABA TIPS Medicine & Law Committee Newsletter - Because of numerous advances in science and technology, the medical sector has seen dramatic growth in the use of medical devices to treat patients. In many cases the devices are complex and dynamic, therefore, manufacturers and physicians have recognized the need to have a sales representative present during their surgical implantations. Beyond merely observing a surgical procedure, sales representatives are often called upon to assist the physician with the proper...
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May 01, 2012
Publication - Business
Clock is Running on Gifting Opportunities - Private Client Services Alert - As you may know, the exemption for both gift tax and estate tax purposes for the balance of this calendar year is $5,120,000 per person.
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May 01, 2012
News
Cozen O’Connor Named Finalist of The Legal Intelligencer’s Litigation Department of the Year
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May 01, 2012
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Split Decisions: The Outcome of Court Cases Concerning Appraisals Varies from State to State for Insurers - Best’s Review -
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May 01, 2012
Publication - Utility & Energy
Pending Maryland Law Requires Largest Counties and Municipalities to Set Stormwater Management Fee - Energy, Environmental and Utilities Alert - On April 6, 2012, the Maryland Senate passed, by a 33-14 vote, SB 614 or the “Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program.”
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May 01, 2012
Publication - Real Estate Litigation, Zoning, Land Use & Development
Greed Gets Its Groove Back - Northeast Real Estate Business - Fear and greed. To paraphrase Emeritus Professor Peter Lineman at The Wharton School, these are the yin and yang of commercial real estate cycles, the opposing psychological forces that dictate the direction of the industry. On the upstroke of a cycle, greed is the dominant force while fear goes into hiding. We saw this all too well in 2005 and 2006. No one feared that his projections might not come to fruition or that cap rate compression might not last forever. The cycle has lasted so long...
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April 30, 2012
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Joseph Dever, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, was quoted in Law360 discussing the promotion of George S. Canellos from head of the SEC's New York office to Deputy Director of the Enforcement Division.
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April 24, 2012
Press Release
Cozen O’Connor Member Honored with a 2012 Alice Paul Equality Award
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April 20, 2012
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Spontaneous Combustion Alert - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - After speaking to your cause and origin expert on a new large loss you learn that there was no electrical device or other product in the area of origin. You also learn that the usual series of potential causes have been ruled out-arson, negligently discarded smoking material, or the structural wiring to the property. So you ask: How can a fire start when there is nothing there to ignite the fire? Welcome to spontaneous combustion fires.
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April 19, 2012
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Samuel A. Lewis discusses the “collision” of first amendment, fair use protection and trademark rights in a case regarding the rights of trademark owners.
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April 18, 2012
News
Ken Fisher quoted in Capital Tonight
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April 18, 2012
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Over the past decade, many European countries have passed laws mandating that individuals and employers report criminal conduct. Adversely, in the U.S. individuals are typically not required to report observed criminal conduct. The article presents three hypothetical situations, in which employees have committed crimes.
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April 17, 2012
Press Release - Utility & Energy
Cozen O’Connor Adds Three Dewey & LeBoeuf Attorneys Including Energy Partner Michael D. Klein
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April 16, 2012
Press Release
Cozen O'Connor Joins Support Center for Child Advocates to Celebrate 35 Years of Child Advocacy
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