Wayfair Decided – E-commerce Subject to Use Tax Collection [Tax Alert]

Publication - Tax

Dan Schulder discusses the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling that out-of-state online retailers can be held responsible for collecting use tax from their customers without having a physical presence in the state.

Rent Guidelines Board leaves affordable-housing developers in a pinch

News - Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development

Ken Fisher, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Business Law Department, discusses the NYC Rent Guidelines Board’s vote to allow a 1.5 percent increase on one-year leases and a 2.5 percent increase on two-year leases to rent-regulated apartments in New York City.

Creditors Committee Dissolves Upon Conversion of Chapter 11 Cases [Delaware Business Court Insider]

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring

Barry Klayman, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Practice Groups, and Mark Felger, co-chair of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Practice Group, co-authored an article in the Delaware Business Court Insider discussing a recent case from the District of Delaware holding that a creditors committee automatically dissolved when a Chapter 11 case was converted to Chapter 7.

Supreme Court Issues Janus Decision [Labor & Employment Alert]

Publication - Labor & Employment

Michael Hanlon, Lauren Fox, and Benjamin Shechtman discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overrule Abood; public employers with unionized workplaces may no longer deduct state-mandated agency or fair share fees from employees.

The Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections – Outlook Nearly Four Months Out

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

The midterms may still be four months away, but there’s no doubt that the news over the past two weeks is going to have an impact on how independent voters cast their ballots.

SBA Anti-Cannabis Lending Policy Creates Obstacles for Non-Cannabis Businesses [Cannabis Alert]

Publication - Cannabis

Heidi Schwartz discusses the updated SBA policy prohibiting lending to marijuana and hemp-related businesses — and to businesses that work with them.

U.S. Supreme Court: E-commerce Subject to Use Tax Collection

News - Tax

Dan Schulder, a member of Cozen O'Connor’s Tax Practice, authored in the article “U.S. Supreme Court: E-commerce Subject to Use Tax Collection,” in CPA Now, a Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants publication.

Power Lunch: Are Your Products Really 'Made in the USA'? [Food Processing]

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Product Regulatory & Compliance - Food & Beverage

Richard Fama and Brenden Coller, members in the firm's Commercial Litigation Department, published, "Power Lunch: Are Your Products Really 'Made in the USA'?" for Food Processing.

Health Law Handbook 2018 Edition [Thomson Reuters]

Publication - Health Care & Life Sciences

Mark Gallant, Robert Chu, and Greg Fliszar all of Cozen O'Connor's Health Law group, co-authored the chapter titled, “Medicaid Managed Care” contained in Thomson Reuters’ newly released Health Law Handbook 2018 Edition.

The New York Note – Friday, June 22

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

This Week in New York – Marijuana Enforcement Policy Change & Next Week's Committee Hearings

Christopher Raphaely on The Business of Health Care

News - Health Care & Life Sciences

Chris Raphaely, co-chair of Cozen O'Connor's Health Care practice group, was a guest on SiriusXM's Wharton Business Radio.

Third Circuit Provides Guidance on Handling of EMTALA Whistleblower Claims [Labor & Employment Alert]

Publication - Health Care & Life Sciences, Labor & Employment - Health Care & Life Sciences

Bobbi Britton Tucker discusses the court's decision in Marie Gillispie v. Regionalcare Hospital Partners, Inc., and how the court rules that the EMTALA’s whistleblower provision protects employees who inform personnel in a covered facility of an alleged EMTALA violation, even though the employee does not also inform any governmental or regulatory agency.

What Manufacturers Need To Know About “GDPR” – The New EU Privacy Law

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Product Regulatory & Compliance

Abby Sacunas, a member in the firm's Commercial Litigation Department, and Ude Lu, an associate in the firm's Intellectual Property Department, published "What Manufacturers Need To Know About “GDPR” – The New EU Privacy Law," for the DVIRC Newsletter.

Cozen O’Connor Commercial Litigator H. Robert Fiebach, Wife Elizabeth Fiebach Honored by the American Jewish Committee

Press Release - Commercial Litigation

Cozen O’Connor commercial litigator H. Robert Fiebach and his wife Elizabeth Fiebach were honored by the American Jewish Committee Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey with the Human Relations Award at the 2018 Annual Meeting.

SEC Proposes Disclosure Requirements and Name Restrictions for Broker-Dealers & Investment Advisers [Corporate/Securities Alert]

Publication - Business, Capital Markets & Securities, Corporate, Corporate Governance & Securities

In a series of three proposed regulations with requests for comments, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks to enhance communications by broker-dealers and investment advisers to their customers and clients.

STATES Act Would Exempt Legal Cannabis from Controlled Substances Act [Cannabis Alert]

Publication - Cannabis

On June 7, Senators Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., introduced a bill that would permit states to pass their own marijuana laws without interference from the federal government. The bill is a bipartisan response to the steps taken by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reverse Obama-era protections for cannabis businesses that are operating in compliance with state cannabis laws.

Lawdragon/HRE names Joseph Tilson, A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., Anna Wermuth, and Jeremy Glenn Among the Nation’s Top Labor & Employment Lawyers

Press Release - Labor & Employment

Four members of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department have been named to the 2018 Lawdragon/Human Resource Executive (HRE) magazine’s top Labor & Employment lists.

Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Local Bankruptcy Rules: Illinois (N.D. Ill.)

Publication

Three Practice Areas and Six Attorneys Recommended by The U.S. Edition of The Legal 500

Press Release - Aviation, Aviation Regulatory, Construction Law, Maritime Corporate & Finance, Maritime Regulatory, Transportation & Trade - Aviation, Maritime

The U.S. edition of The Legal 500 recognized Cozen O’Connor’s Aviation, Construction, and Shipping practices as well as attorneys Geoffrey Ferrer, Bruce Ficken, David Heffernan, Jeffrey Lawrence, Robert Magovern, and Anne Mickey.

Jennifer Brandt Discusses Recent Celebrity Custody Cases on Fox 29

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, co-chair of the firm’s Family Law Practice, appeared on Good Day Philadelphia on Fox 29 to discuss recent celebrity custody cases that have been in the news.