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Immigration Cop Wants to Quadruple Workplace Enforcement

October 17, 2017

News - Immigration Policy & Strategy

Scott Bettridge, chair of Cozen O'Connor's Immigration Strategy & Policy Practice, discussed with Law360 the latest immigration enforcement at workplaces.


Corporate Attorney Ira Gubernick Named Among “Best of the Bar” by the Philadelphia Business Journal

October 17, 2017

Press Release - Business, Corporate

Ira C. Gubernick, vice chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Corporate Practice Group, was selected for the Philadelphia Business Journal’s inaugural “Best of the Bar.”


Microsoft: Supreme Court Decision on Jurisdiction over Foreign-Located Communications Anticipated [Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations Alert]

October 16, 2017

Publication - Appellate, White Collar Defense & Investigations

Nicole Sprinzen and Thomas Ingalls discuss the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari and a forthcoming decision on the specific question of whether law enforcement authorities can use the SCA to obtain a third party’s foreign-stored electronic information under the SCA’s warrant provision.


October 2017 Update on Significant DOT, FAA and Other Federal Agencies’ Aviation-Related Regulatory Actions

October 13, 2017

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

This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses DOT’s and CBP’s comprehensive reviews of their regulations, Congress’ FAA reauthorization extension legislation, the FAA’s adoption of new Stage 5 airplane noise standards, GAO reports on airline ancillary service fees and TSA’s aviation security oversight, and the latest DOT and FAA enforcement actions.


Petitioner has the Burden of Proving Unpatentability of Amended Patent Claims in IPRs [Intellectual Property Alert]

October 12, 2017

Publication - Intellectual Property

Darren Mogil discuses Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal and how it will likely lead to an increase the number of proposed claim amendments allowed by the PTAB.


The Beltway Briefing – What’s New in the Trump Administration and on Capitol Hill?

October 11, 2017

Publication - Government & Regulatory, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Blake Rutherford discuss recent developments in the Trump administration and on Capitol Hill, including prospects for tax reform in our current legislative landscape.


Corporation Is Not Precluded From Contradicting Its Own 30(b)(6) Witness [Delaware Business Court Insider]

October 11, 2017

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Business

Barry Klayman and Mark Felger, members of Cozen O’Connor’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency, & Restructuring Practice Group, discuss, in the Delaware Business Court Insider, a recent case in which the Delaware Court of Chancery refused to preclude a defendant corporation from offering evidence at trial that contradicted or was otherwise inconsistent with the deposition testimony of its Rule 30(b)(6) witness, although the plaintiffs would be able to rely on the earlier 30(b)(6) testimony and use it for impeachment.


US Supreme Court Confronts Partisan Gerrymandering

October 10, 2017

Publication - Commercial Litigation, White Collar Defense & Investigations

Stephen Miller, vice chair of Cozen O'Connor's Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations practice, and William Lesser, an associate in the firm's Commercial Litigation department, co-authored for The Legal Intelligencer, "US Supreme Court Confronts Partisan Gerrymandering."


Defending Made-In-The-USA Claims

October 09, 2017

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Product Regulatory & Compliance, Products Liability

Brenden Coller and Richard Fama, of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, co-authored, "Defending Made-In-The-USA Claims," for Assembly Magazine.


What Employers Can Do For DACA Employees

October 05, 2017

News - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment

Scott Bettridge, chair of Cozen O'Connor's Immigration Strategy & Policy practice, discusses what employers can do for DACA employees in Refinery29.


Premium Processing Reinstated for All H-1B Cases [Immigration Alert]

October 04, 2017

Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy

Frances P. Rayer discusses the USCIS announcement that premium processing has been reinstated for all H-1B petitions and that effective October 3, 2017, employers may request to upgrade pending H-1B petitions to premium processing.


Department Bound by its Own Regulation [Bloomberg BNA]

October 03, 2017

Publication - Tax

Joseph Bright and Heidi Schwartz, members of Cozen O’Connor’s Tax Practice, discuss the Saturday Family L.P. v. Commonwealth case in Bloomberg BNA, in which the Commonwealth Court en banc held that Pennsylvania Realty Transfer Tax could not be imposed on a ground lease that contained an option for renewal at fair rental value that included an appraisal procedure.


Fed. Circ. Looks At Early Statements In Neulasta Patent Row

October 03, 2017

Publication - Intellectual Property

Barry Golob, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Intellectual Property department, discusses the Neulasta patent row with Law360.


Experts, Hearsay, and the ‘Sanchez’ Case

October 02, 2017

Publication - Commercial Litigation

David Shimkin, member of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, authored, "Experts, Hearsay, and the ‘Sanchez’ Case" for California Lawyer.


Checklist: Avoiding Independent Contractor Liability

October 02, 2017

Publication - Labor & Employment

John Ho, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment Department, discussed with Bloomberg Law whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee is highly fact sensitive.


Sessions Targets Pot, But Six Bills Could Keep the Industry Rolling [Cannabis Industry Alert]

September 29, 2017

Publication - Cannabis

In May, Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions sent a letter to Congress that zeroed in on the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment, a cornerstone of federal cannabis legislation that has handcuffed the Department of Justice from using its resources to enforce the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in states with marijuana-legalization laws.


Six Cozen O’Connor Lawyers Named 2018 “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America

September 29, 2017

News - Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, White Collar Defense & Investigations

Cozen O’Connor is proud to announce that six of the firm’s lawyers have been recognized as “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective practices by Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest and most highly regarded peer review publications in the legal profession.


A Legal Industry Built on Private School Sex Abuse

September 28, 2017

News - Institutional Response Group

Gina Maisto Smith, chair of Cozen O'Connor's Institutional Response Group and Leslie Gomez, vice chair, discussed in The New York Times the investigations that have taken place in private schools for sexual abuse.


Venue in Patent Infringement Actions: The Federal Circuit’s Raytheon Co. v. Cray, Inc. Decision [Intellectual Property Alert]

September 28, 2017

Publication - Intellectual Property

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, district courts have been faced with numerous motions to transfer venue. In response to those motions, district courts have developed varying tests for analyzing whether venue is proper. One such test was crafted by Judge Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas in a June 29, 2017, opinion in Raytheon Co. v. Cray, Inc., denying defendant Cray’s motion to transfer venue. Believing that the district court erroneously determined that venue was proper in the Eastern District of Texas, Cray petitioned the Federal Circuit for a writ of mandamus.


Fires in Buildings Under Construction, Renovation or Demolition Present Unique Subrogation Challenges [Subrogation & Recovery Alert]

September 28, 2017

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

The most recent edition of the NFPA Journal, the Magazine of the National Fire Protection Association, highlights the unique dangers for large buildings under construction and renovation from significant fire damage to those buildings and surrounding properties.

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