Compliance Matters: AG Rokita Sues BLM | 3 AGs Leave NAAG | AG James Serves Up Pizzeria Fines

Publication - State Attorneys General

New Mexico Burning – A Raging Start to Wildfire Season [Alert]

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

Fifteen wildfires have occurred since early April.

Melissa Brill Elected to Membership in the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel

News - Insurance Coverage

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Melissa Brill, co-chair of the firm’s Global Insurance Department, has been elected for membership into the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC).

Biotechnology at the Supreme Court—Will the U.S. Government Back Amgen’s Petition? [IPWatchdog]

Publication - Hatch-Waxman & Biologics, Intellectual Property, Patents

Blake Coblentz and Aaron Lukas co-authored an article following up on a previous discussion about two issues that they will be watching closely this year relating to litigation involving small and large molecule therapies.

PA Commonwealth Court Reverses PUC, Upholds Some Municipal Permitting Fees

Publication - Utility & Energy

The Commonwealth Court of PA reversed the PUC's declaratory order, arguing permitting fees were permissible because they do not “constitute utility regulation.”

USCIS Increases Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization Docs

Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment

This May, USCIS announced a Temporary Final Rule increasing the automatic extension period for certain Employment Authorization Documents for up to 540 days.

Stark Upholds Granting of Nunc Pro Tunc Retentions by Bankruptcy Court

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Business

Mark Felger and Barry Klayman co-authored an article on Law.com that analyzes U.S. District Court Judge Leonard P. Stark’s decision in City of Rockford v. Mallinckrodt (In re Mallinckrodt), 2022 WL 906451 (D. Del. Mar. 28, 2022).

As AGs Come And Go, Challenges for Businesses Remain

Publication - State Attorneys General

In the fourth article in our Elections 2022 series, Mira Baylson and Chris Allen focus on what businesses should be thinking about as changes in state AG offices loom.

Cozen Currents: Why Biden (and Trump) Aren't Going Anywhere

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

“Joe Biden and Donald Trump are shadow boxing in the 2022 midterm elections even though neither of them are formally on the ballot. And contrary to conventional wisdom, they are likely to face a real re-match in 2024.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies

State AG Pulse - Nebraska: An Insider’s Perspective

Publication - State Attorneys General

In this week's episode, co-hosts Lori Kalani and Bernard Nash are joined by fellow State AG Group member Meghan Stoppel.

Notice of Appeal Spring 2022

Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations

A quarterly newsletter reviewing Third Circuit opinions impacting white collar defense lawyers.

Real Estate Litigator Scott J. Pashman Joins Cozen O’Connor’s Real Estate Practice Group in New York

News - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate

Pashman, who focuses on condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ association disputes, joins the firm as a member and will take up residence in the firm’s Manhattan office located at 3 World Trade Center

Broad Street Brief: Gym Introduces Bill Mandating Employers Provide Transit Commuter Benefit Program

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Councilmember Helen Gym introduced a bill last week that would require businesses with 50 or more employees to establish a commuter benefit program for employees’ public transit and bike commuter costs. Payment would come from pretax income and could save participants an average of $200 a year in federal income tax.

Bankruptcy Doldrums Persist Despite Economic Pressures

News - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Business

John Carroll is quoted in a Law360 article that discusses the stagnant rate of bankruptcy filings in the first quarter of 2022 despite rampant inflation and increasing interest rates. The article also covers how this pattern has affected many firms and what experts think the future holds.

Pursuing Risk Sharing, Contribution and Recovery Opportunities for Casualty Claims

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

This webinar focuses on how to pursue risk sharing. The presentation discusses contribution and recovery opportunities for casualty claims.

DHS Extends Form I-9 Flexibility through October 31, 2022

Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment

On April 25, 2022, DHS and ICE announced an extension of flexibilities of the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form until October 31, 2022.

Minnesota AG Throws Shade at Solar Sales | Student Loan Reform Graded A | AG James, CFPB: Show Users the Money

Publication - State Attorneys General

The State AG Report – 4.29.2022 Here are last 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.

PIP and Med-Pay Subrogation Training

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

This presentation was given by NSS. This training seminar discussed PIP and Med Pay basics, along with the Common Fund Doctrine.

Three Cozen O’Connor Attorney’s Named 2022 Texas Rising Stars

Press Release - Insurance Coverage, Labor & Employment

Super Lawyers has named William Craven (Insurance Coverage), Aaron Holt (Labor & Employment), and Nandini Sane (Labor & Employment) to its 2022 list of Rising Stars in Texas.

ESG in the Boardroom: A Guidebook for Directors

Press Release - Capital Markets & Securities, Corporate Governance & Securities, Environmental, Social & Governance

Katayun Jaffari, chair of the Corporate Governance Group, co-chair of the Capital Markets & Securities Group, and co-chair of the ESG (environmental social governance) Group, has co-edited a book for the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association titled ESG in the Boardroom, A Guidebook for Directors.