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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 22, 2025
News - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
Scott Bettridge was quoted in a South Florida Sun Sentinel article discussing President Donald Trump’s newly announced “Trump Gold Card” visa program and its potential impact on the longstanding EB-5 investor residency program.
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September 22, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
News and intelligence for professionals on the front lines of policy in Pennsylvania.
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September 22, 2025
Press Release - Employment Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Labor & Employment, Property Insurance, Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, and Computer Abuse - Food & Beverage, Insurance
Stephen P. Pate, A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., Jeff Work, and Joseph A. Ziemianski were recognized as Super Lawyers and Silvia Chicas Wager, Michael C. Pomeroy, Nandini K. Sane, and Nicole Su were named Rising Stars.
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September 22, 2025
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
Frances Rayer, Elizabeth Olivera, and Kelli Natrin discuss the President's new proclamation instituting a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.
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September 22, 2025
Publication - Canadian Family Practice
Chantal Cattermole and Alexandra Chipperman go in-depth into what happens to engagement and wedding rings after a marriage is called off.
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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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September 19, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for Mayor of New York City.
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September 19, 2025
Publication - State Attorneys General
In Payments Dive, Keturah Taylor and surcharging innovator Jonathan Razi explain the difference between credit card surcharges and mandatory fees and warn businesses and payment processors about the growing confusion around these two distinct concepts.
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September 18, 2025
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 09.18.2025
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 18, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
During Thursday’s meeting, City Councilmember Mark Squilla (D-District 1) reintroduced a bill that would require retailers to charge a fee for paper bags to customers with the goal of reducing reliance on disposable bags following the City’s plastic bag ban, which led to a surge in paper bag use.
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September 18, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Despite Governor Josh Shapiro’s (D) authorization of the use of infrastructure dollars to provide transit agencies with short-term operating support, which removed a major point of contention in negotiations, the budget remains stalled as Republicans seek policy concessions and Democrats push for education and social spending priorities.
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September 17, 2025
Publication - Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement - Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology
Alex Cohen and Zachary Weiss discuss the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recent settlement with Paxos Trust Company for $26.5 million for significant failures in its anti-money laundering (AML) program and for inadequate due diligence of its partner, Binance.
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September 17, 2025
Publication - Business, Capital Markets & Securities, Corporate
Jeremiah Garvey and Seth Popick discuss the SEC's new retail shareholder voting program and what issuers need to know.
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September 17, 2025
News - Labor & Employment
Walter Stella was a guest on the KALW Your Legal Rights radio show discussing persistent employment issues around discrimination.
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September 17, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“President Donald Trump again vowed to deploy the National Guard to Chicago ‘against’ the opposition of Gov. JB Pritzker, prompting the Democratic governor on Tuesday to label the president’s latest comments a possible sign of ‘dementia’ after a month of on-and-off threats by Trump to mobilize the military to the city,” by the Chicago Tribune.
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September 16, 2025
Publication - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, contributed an article to the Martindale-Avvo blog discussing the complications and challenges of negotiating custody arrangements and parenting plans.
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September 16, 2025
Publication - Commercial Litigation, Government & Regulatory
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the ongoing novel election law cases in New York.
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September 16, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“President Donald Trump and NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani demonstrate that the power of political elites is in retreat in both parties — and at both the national and local levels.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies
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September 15, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed an executive order that aims to protect COVID-19 vaccine access in Illinois amid increased barriers to the shots nationwide under federal Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr,” by the Chicago Sun-Times.
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