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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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September 28, 2017
News - Insurance Coverage
Stephen Pate and Abby Sher, of Cozen O'Connor's Global Insurance department, was quoted in an article for Law360 titled, "Pa. Ruling Won't Lower Bar To Prove Insurer Bad Faith."
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September 27, 2017
News - Intellectual Property
Edward Weisz, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Intellectual Property department, discussed in the New York Post the alleged breach of contract of Vince Camuto.
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September 27, 2017
Press Release - Commercial Litigation, Manufactured Housing, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation
Cozen O’Connor is thrilled to announce that effective October 1, 2017, all of the lawyers from the Los Angeles real estate and commercial litigation boutique, Gilchrist & Rutter, will join the firm.
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September 26, 2017
Publication - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, co-chair of the firm's Family Law Practice, published, "5 tips for falling back into your routine after summer," for Lawyernomics by Avvo.
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September 26, 2017
News - Labor & Employment
Susan Eisenberg, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment department, discussed with The National Law Journal, the protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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September 25, 2017
News - Labor & Employment
Joe Tilson and Tom Giotto, Co-Chairs of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment department, were featured in Bloomberg Law Big Law Business discussing the firm's aggressive growth of the department.
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September 25, 2017
News - Labor & Employment
Jeremy Glenn, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment, discusses the persuader rule in Forbes.
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September 25, 2017
Publication - Construction Law
James Kwartnik and Fred Jacoby discuss the AIA's changes to A201 (General Conditions of the Contract for Construction) documents.
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September 22, 2017
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Christina Sanfelippo discusses what qualifies as a Commodity Contract in the American Bar Association's Young & New Members Committee Newsletter.
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September 21, 2017
Press Release - Insurance Coverage
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to welcome veteran long-term care insurance attorney Michael Rafalko to the firm’s Global Insurance Department. He joins as a member and will be resident in the Philadelphia office.
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September 21, 2017
Publication - Labor & Employment
John Ho, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment Department, discusses drafting independent contractor agreements in Bloomberg Law.
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September 20, 2017
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Maritime Regulatory, Transportation & Trade
This edition of the Maritime & Infrastructure Federal Update highlights the recent Jones Act waiver, funding through the TIGER program, the Small Shipyard Grant Program, and more.
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September 20, 2017
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, co-chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, was a guest on Fox 29 News discussing the A&E series on Scott Peterson “The Murder of Laci Peterson” and whether or not he will get a new trial.
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September 20, 2017
News - Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment department, was quoted by multiple news agencies, including the Associated Press, CNBC, The Journal Gazette and The Washington Post.
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September 19, 2017
News - State Attorneys General
Lori Kalani, co-chair, and Jerry Kilgore, a member of Cozen O'Connor's State Attorneys General practice, joined Josh Long of Natural Product Insider for his podcast.
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