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September 26, 2025
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Sarah Krissoff, a member in the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice, appeared on BBC News on September 26 to discuss the grand-jury indictment of James Comey, a former FBI Director.
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September 25, 2025
Publication - Construction Law, Government Contracts - Real Estate & Construction
Larry Prosen and Eric Leonard discuss another potential federal government shutdown and share what government contractors should do to protect their interests.
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September 25, 2025
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
Frances Rayer and Elizabeth Olivera share updates to the H-1B Cap selection process, which will favor unique beneficiaries and replace the current random lottery system.
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September 25, 2025
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 09.25.2025
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.
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September 25, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (D-District 3) introduced legislation to ban Philadelphia from signing new waste disposal contracts with companies that incinerate the city’s solid waste or recyclables, such as Reworld, which runs a waste-to-energy incinerator in Chester. Gauthier argued that banning trash incineration contracts would “end [Philly’s] role in perpetuating environmental racism in Chester.”
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September 24, 2025
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
Frances Rayer and Kelli Natrin share changes to eligibility for nonimmigrant visa renewals.
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September 24, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Boston is piloting an AI-driven traffic management system that uses GPS data to extend green lights for school buses, reducing travel times by 8% in early tests, saving 3-10 minutes per bus route.
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September 24, 2025
Publication - Construction Law, Government Contracts, Technology, Privacy & Data Security
Eric Leonard and Kristina Zaslavskaya share details on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, which establishes three tiers of cybersecurity standards based on the sensitivity of information handled.
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September 24, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“Codifying his lack of confidence in President Donald Trump’s economic policies, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday ordered state agencies to find 4% in cuts to their budgets that would go into reserves to mitigate the effects of federal budget uncertainty,” by the Chicago Tribune.
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September 24, 2025
News - Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development
Ken Fisher is quoted in THE CITY’s article discussing the approval of housing projects by limiting the power of the City Council.
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September 24, 2025
News - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
Scott Bettridge was quoted in a Barron’s article discussing the impact of the Trump administration’s H-1B visa fee increase and expanded immigration enforcement on the U.S. labor market.
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September 23, 2025
Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Labor & Employment
Mike Schmidt, Anna Wermuth, Jonathan Grossman, Matt Howell, and Robyn Miller, senior law clerk, of Cozen O’Connor discuss the state of the FTC's 2024 attempt to ban noncompetes and what employers need to know.
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September 23, 2025
Publication - Labor & Employment - Education
Janice Agresti, Eliza Estrella, and Aaron Holt discuss Jorjani v. New Jersey Institute of Technology, in which the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the public university's non-renewal of a lecturer's contract, based on his controversial off-campus speech, violated the First Amendment.
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September 23, 2025
News - Business, Environmental Litigation & Enforcement, Environmental Regulatory & Due Diligence, Environmental, Social & Governance
James Van Orden is quoted in a Bloomberg Tax article discussing the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to terminate a program that requires large emitters to report greenhouse gas emissions.
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September 23, 2025
Publication - Business, Capital Markets & Securities, Corporate
Kathy Jaffari, Naz Jalali, and Rikisha Collins discuss the SEC’s recent roundtable on executive compensation disclosure requirements in The Legal Intelligencer.
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September 23, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“While both parties are currently locked in political jockeying to place the blame for a potentially imminent government shutdown on the other, history shows that voters tend to not factor in such funding lapses when the time comes in the polling booth.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies
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September 23, 2025
Publication - Business, Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development
Rachel Scall and Lucas Lopes discuss the NYC Industrial Plan draft report, which is the city’s first step to support and strengthen its industrial economy.
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September 23, 2025
Publication - Aviation Regulatory, Government Contracts, Transportation & Trade - Aviation
Michael Deutsch, Matt Howell, Amanda Losacco, and Kristina Zaslavskaya discuss the FAA's new pilot program to speed up the deployment of advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles by forming public-private partnerships.
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September 23, 2025
Press Release - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment, Labor Relations & Disputes
Thomas Giotto has been named to City & State Pennsylvania’s 2025 Who’s Who in Labor.
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September 22, 2025
Publication - Business, Corporate, Environmental Litigation & Enforcement, Environmental Regulatory & Due Diligence
James Van Orden and Matthew Coughlin discuss Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging, which are active in seven U.S. states and pending legislation in eleven other jurisdictions.
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