How to Help Clients Through a Divorce [Martindale-Avvo]

Publication - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, contributed an article to the Martindale-Avvo blog discussing tips on approaching clients considering divorce with empathy and guiding them through the process.

Individual Lawyers – Not Firms – Must Pay Discovery Sanctions

Publication - Construction Law

Josephine Bahn contributed the article “Individual Lawyers – Not Firms – Must Pay Discovery Sanctions” to the American Bar Association Litigation Section’s website.

FY2024 H-1B Cap Lottery Registration [Alert]

Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment

USCIS announced that the initial registration period for the FY2024 H-1B Cap Lottery will begin on March 1, 2023, and run through March 17, 2023.

Cozen Cities - January 27, 2023

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Understanding the Different Elder Care Options

News - Elder Law

Howard Krooks is quoted in U.S. News & World Report discussing the importance of understanding the various types of elder care facilities and identifying a facility that best suits a patient’s needs. The article describes the differences between custodial, skilled nursing, and home-based care.

Department of Labor Proposes New Self-Correction Option for Retirement Plan Prohibited Transactions [Alert]

Publication - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Labor & Employment

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed an update to its voluntary fiduciary corrections program to allow fiduciaries to correct errors in retirement plans.

House Passes Bill to Create NOTAM Task Force After Significant System Failure [Alert]

Publication - Aviation, Aviation Litigation, Aviation Regulatory, Transportation & Trade - Aviation

The task force will study how to improve the FAA’s Notice to Air Missions system after its failure caused a nationwide ground stop earlier this month.

Broad Street Brief: Mayoral Candidates Participate in Forums, Receive Major Endorsements; Working Families Party Aims to Expand its Reach During Upcoming Elections

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

With 110 days left until the May 16 mayoral primary, Democratic candidates have been hard at work campaigning, with many of them participating in a litany of forums for the opportunity to present their platforms to voters. Recent forum topics have included advancing economic opportunity in Philadelphia’s Black and brown communities, how best to address the city’s gun violence epidemic, and LGBT+ issues.

Cannabis Group Of The Year: Cozen O'Connor

News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies - Cannabis

Cozen O’Connor has been named a Law360 2022 Practice Group of the Year in Cannabis. Joe Bedwick and Patrick Martin spoke with Law360 to discuss the recognition.

Cozen O’Connor’s Canadian Buildout Continues with the Addition of John Tsiofas as Director of Canadian Operations

News

Tsiofas, who previously served as chief operating officer at Canadian firms Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, will work out of the firm’s Toronto office.

Nexo’s No-Nos Cost It $24 Million | FTC Obtains $3 Million as Karma for Pre-Approval Fibs | AGs, DOJ Fight Google Ad Tech Dominance

Publication - State Attorneys General

The State AG Report – 1.26.2023 Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.

Seventh Circuit Affirms Insurers’ Application of Bump Up Provision to Exclude Coverage [Alert]

Publication - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Insurance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s holding that a settlement with various shareholder lawsuits met the definition of an “inadequate consideration claim” in a public company D&O policy and did not constitute a covered loss.

Eleven Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers

Press Release - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Labor & Employment

Super Lawyers has named 11 attorneys at Cozen O’Connor to its 2023 lists of top practitioners in Illinois.

Will the Rogers Ruling Drive Competition Reform?

News - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne was quoted in a National Magazine article discussing the Federal Court of Appeal’s ruling to uphold the decision to allow the Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications’ merger and the effect it could have on the Competition Commissioner’s ability to advocate for reform.

Rogers and Shaw Win Merger Case at Federal Court of Appeal

News - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Toronto Star article discussing Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications’ victory at the Federal Court of Appeal, which upheld a ruling in favor of their merger.

USCIS Will Bundle Processing of I-129, I-539, and I-765 Applications [Alert]

Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment

As the result of a settlement of a class action lawsuit challenging H-4 and L-2 adjudication delays, USCIS has agreed to resume bundling some applications.

CA Court of Appeal Calls Into Question Evidentiary Value of E-Signatures [Alert]

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Financial Services, Labor & Employment

The California Court of Appeal recently issued a troubling decision regarding the evidentiary value of electronic signatures.

SEC Adopts New Approach to Rule 10b5-1’s Affirmative Defense to Insider Trading and Related Matters

Publication - Capital Markets & Securities

Naz Jalali, Kevin Roggow, and Paul D. Hallgren discuss the recently adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act by the Securities Exchange Commission in The Legal Intelligencer.

Rogers-Shaw Deal Gets Lift as Court Rebuffs Antitrust Appeal

News - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Bloomberg article discussing the dismissed appeal by a Canadian appeals court in the Roger-Shaw Communications merger.

Opinion: Industry Committee Has No Business in Rogers-Shaw Merger Review [Financial Post]

Publication - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne contributed an article to Financial Post discussing the new hearings held by the House of Commons Standing Committee in the Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications merger.