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August 15, 2019
News - Insurance Coverage
Gary Gassman, Co-Chair of Cozen O'Connor's Professional Liability Coverage Practice, has been elected Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), one of the ABA's largest sections. He is now on the path to become TIPS Chair in two years: during 2020-21 he will serve as Chair-Elect and will rise to Chair for the 2021-22 bar year.
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August 15, 2019
Publication - Life Insurance & Annuities
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently condemned stranger-originated life insurance (“STOLI”) transactions as void ab initio human life wagers in a case that the life insurance and life settlement industries watched closely.
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August 14, 2019
News - Labor & Employment - Cannabis
Debra Friedman was quoted in the North Bar Business Journal about how the legalization of cannabis impacts businesses managing pre-employment drug-testing.
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August 13, 2019
News - Corporate
Anna McDonough shares the role fitness plays in her daily life in an article on Law.com.
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August 13, 2019
News
Christopher Hennessy, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Litigation Department in the firm’s Chicago office, has been named chair of the Newsletter Subcommittee of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Employment & Labor Relations Law Committee
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August 09, 2019
News - Labor & Employment
Jeremy Glenn was featured in a story in the Chicago Lawyer Magazine on the gig economy's emergence in law.
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August 08, 2019
Publication - Trade Regulation, Export Controls & Sanctions, Transportation & Trade
In a significant escalation of economic pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro regime, President Trump issued an executive order on August 5 that blocks all Venezuelan government property in the U.S. or in the possession of U.S. persons.
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August 08, 2019
Publication - Labor & Employment
John Ho examines updates to employee exposure limits.
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August 08, 2019
Publication - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
For the first time, a Pennsylvania court struck down the lawfulness of a project labor agreement (“PLA”), finding that it violated Pennsylvania’s competitive bidding laws. As a result, the pool of potential bidders on Pennsylvania public projects—both union and nonunion—remains competitive and will save taxpayers millions.
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August 07, 2019
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development
Ken Fisher discusses Queens District Attorney Democratic candidate Melinda Katz's narrow victory over Tiffany Cabán in the primary that was announced only after a lengthy manual recount and threats of affidavit ballot challenges.
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August 07, 2019
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Barry Klayman and Mark Felger discuss a recent decision of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court holding that a liquidating trustee succeeds to the privileges held by the debtor’s former audit committee.
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August 07, 2019
News - Real Estate
Paul Rutter was interviewed for an article in Commercial Observer regarding his 40 years of real estate experience.
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August 05, 2019
News - Insurance Coverage
Stephen Pate received the prestigious Andrew C. Hecker Award from the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), which is presented annually to the federation member who authors the year's most outstanding article in a federation publication.
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August 05, 2019
Publication - Product Regulatory & Compliance - Cannabis
Richard Fama & Kristin Keehan discuss the different regulatory bodies as well as various state laws that create these challenges for companies marketing CBD-containing products.
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August 01, 2019
Publication - Labor & Employment
Jeremy Glenn and James Mackey discuss the most comprehensive “predictive scheduling” ordinance in the nation that includes significant notice, scheduling, and rest provisions for many employers in Chicago.
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August 01, 2019
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Nicole Sprinzen was quoted in Law.com about her time becoming a partner at Cozen O'Connor.
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August 01, 2019
Publication - Product Regulatory & Compliance - Food & Beverage
Richard Fama and Dean Porter contributed an article to the Bar Business Magazine discussing different types of bar and restaurant advertisements along with the federal regulations behind it.
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August 01, 2019
Press Release - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce 13 attorneys from California’s Miller Law Group — one of the largest woman-owned employment law firms in the country — have joined its San Francisco and Los Angeles offices.
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August 01, 2019
Publication - Manufactured Housing, Real Estate
Thomas Casparian contributed an article to MHInsider Magazine explaining some of the most common elements of MHC-specific rent control systems.
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July 31, 2019
Publication - Environmental Regulatory & Due Diligence
Marcia Mulkey and Peter J. Fontaine discuss New Hampshire's drinking water maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for PFOS and PFOA, which will go into effect October 1, 2019.
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