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September 01, 2022
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
After several months in quarantine, some of the Philadelphia Zoo’s most famous feathered residents — including penguins, flamingos, hornbills, and emus — have finally returned to their outdoor exhibits. The Philadelphia Zoo has been keeping its birds in quarantine to protect them from, and prevent the spread of, a particularly virulent outbreak of avian flu that has impacted birds across the country.
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September 01, 2022
News - Labor & Employment
John Ho was quoted in Business Insurance discussing how falls from heights are the number one cause of death of workers, but the hazard remains the most-cited workplace safety violation year after year despite being relatively easy to prevent.
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September 01, 2022
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial Litigation
Barry Klayman and Mark Felger, writing in the Delaware Business Court Insider, discuss a recent decision by a judge in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware holding that Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code preempts Delaware’s three-year statute of repose on the liability of a member for distributions from a limited liability company.
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September 01, 2022
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 09.01.2022
Here are this week’s 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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August 31, 2022
Publication - Construction Law, Government Contracts, Labor & Employment
The OFCCP informed all federal contractors that a FOIA request seeking contractor data from '16-'20 was submitted. Contractors must file objections by 9/19/22.
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August 31, 2022
News - Commercial Litigation
Matthew Criscuolo, a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department, has been announced as the president of The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County.
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August 30, 2022
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, was a guest on Court TV’s Think Tank.
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August 30, 2022
News - Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt was quoted in Talent Management discussing the risks a CEO is making with a public statement about layoffs.
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August 30, 2022
News - Tax
Joseph Bright, Cheryl Upham, and Heidi Schwartz address how there is a lack of guidance when dealing with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and what we expect from the states moving forward in Bloomberg Tax.
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August 30, 2022
Press Release
Best Lawyers selected five Cozen O’Connor lawyers from the firm’s Toronto and Vancouver offices for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada and one attorney from the Vancouver office for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
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August 30, 2022
Publication - Capital Markets & Securities, Corporate, Corporate Governance & Securities
The SEC recently adopted final disclosure rules implementing the pay vs. performance requirement of the Dodd-Frank Act for public companies.
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August 26, 2022
News - Labor & Employment
Debra Friedman was quoted in SHRM discussing how federal contractors that submit EEO-1 reports don't have much time to object to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP's) recently announced disclosure to the public of EEO-1 data.
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August 25, 2022
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy
Fran Rayer discusses USCIS's announcement that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B advanced-degree exemption for fiscal year 2023 (FY23).
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August 25, 2022
News - Intellectual Property, Trademark & Copyright
James Gale spoke with the Daily Business Review, discussing a Broward County small business involved in a lawsuit with a Swedish ultra-luxury bedding company for the alleged misuse and abuse of the U.S. legal system.
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August 25, 2022
News - Legal Profession Services
Sarah Sweeney was quoted in an article published by The Legal Intelligencer, which discusses the joint ethics opinion issued by the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations.
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August 25, 2022
News - Legal Profession Services
Sarah Sweeney discusses the joint ethics opinion the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations issued in a Law360 article.
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August 25, 2022
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
Howard Maycon, Kevin Bush, and David Brisco provide an update on the subrogation potential from the 2022 McKinney Fire and the 2021 South Fire.
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August 25, 2022
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 8.25.2022
Here are this week’s 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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August 25, 2022
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Last week, the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) officially opened its groundbreaking Career and Advanced Technology Center at 48th and Market Streets. The new building will host several of CCP’s short-term certificate and associate’s degree programs in fields such as advanced manufacturing, health care, and transportation technology. The CCP intends for the center to serve as a resource for Philadelphia’s small business community.
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August 24, 2022
Press Release - Labor & Employment
Lawdragon has named six members of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department to its 2022 list of the Top 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers.
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