Philadelphia City Council to Undergo Once-in-a-Generation Transformation

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Council President Darrell L. Clarke (District 5) announced last week that he would not be seeking reelection, while several seats set to turn over.

Whistleblower Watch Winter 2023

Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations

A quarterly update on FCA Enforcement and Qui Tam Litigation

B.C.S.C. Provides Guidance on Investor Relations Disclosure in Social Media [Alert]

Publication - Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement, White Collar Defense & Investigations

This decision provides guidance about what “clear and conspicuous” disclosure looks like, and what information is sufficient to satisfy the requirement.

Q&A: Estate Sale Woes

News - Condominiums & Cooperatives

Leni Cummins provides insights into the intricacies of managing estate sales with condo and co-op boards in a Q&A session with CooperatorNews.

Off-Duty Recreational Cannabis Use [Practical Law The Journal]

Publication - Labor & Employment - Cannabis

Ed Langhammer contributed to the March edition of the GC Agenda about California law AB 2188.

As Garment District Landlords Clamor for Resi Conversions, Others Say Not So Fast

News - Real Estate Leasing

Ken Fisher is quoted in Crain’s New York in an article discussing the fate of the Garment District, located in Midtown Manhattan, as City Council continues to hold hearings to determine if the city should use commercial vacancy to create more housing.

Cozen Currents: Biden Needs to Draw a Crowd

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

President Biden will need to crowd in massive sums of private capital to covert his ambitious legislative agenda from the last two years into reality.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies

Michael Heller Named to Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2023 Power 101

News

Michael Heller has been named to Philadelphia Business Journal’s Power 101 list for the eighth consecutive year.

The FCA as a Sword to Combat Pandemic-Related Fraud: No End in Sight [Alert]

Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations

In 2022, federal prosecutors used the False Claims Act to recover nearly $7 million from fraud related to pandemic-relief. We expect that to increase in 2023.

Cozen O’Connor Brings its Institutional Response and Subrogation Practices to Boston

News - Institutional Response Group, Subrogation & Recovery

Jeffrey Bourgeois and Shannon M. Warren — to its Boston office. Bourgeois, who previously served as assistant attorney general in the Human Trafficking Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office, joins the IRG as counsel. Warren, who previously served as partner and vice president at Uehlein & Associates, joins the firm’s Subrogation & Recovery Department as a member.

Attorney Fees Award Encourages Voting Rights Litigants

Publication - Construction Law

Josephine Bahn contributed the article “Attorney Fees Award Encourages Voting Rights Litigants” to the American Bar Association Litigation Section’s website.

The Turning of the Tide? Price-Fixing Class Actions in the Canadian Courts

Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation

Michael Osborne contributed an article to Lloyd’s List Intelligence Competition Law Insight, discussing the potential change for a more balanced, less plaintiff-friendly approach to the certification process for price-fixing class actions.

Why Recommend a Prenuptial Agreement? [Martindale-Avvo]

Publication - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, contributed an article to the Martindale-Avvo blog discussing the process and benefits of a prenuptial agreement.

New York Note: Mental Health Agenda, MTA Oversight, Admin Appointments

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

News in New York – Preview of Adams' Mental Health Agenda; Adams Seeks Further Oversight of the MTA; Mayor Adams Announces Administration Appointments

What Happens When a Senator is Incapacitated? [New York Law Journal]

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Government & Regulatory

Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the political impact of Senator John Fetterman’s hospitalization for depression.

My Neighbors Are Always Chatting Outside My Door. Make Them Stop!

News - Condominiums & Cooperatives

Leni Morrison Cummins is quoted in The New York Times discussing options for co-op tenants experiencing noise disturbances.

US Attorney’s Offices to Offer up to 75% Reduction in Corporate Fines to Incentivize Companies to Self-Report Misconduct [Alert]

Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations

FTC to Robocallers: Put a Ring on It | AGs Rail Against Liquid Gas Shipment | Tech Out the New FTC Office

Publication - State Attorneys General

The State AG Report – 2.23.2023 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.

Secure Act 2.0 [Alert]

Publication - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Labor & Employment

SECURE Act 2.0 is one of the most significant pieces of retirement plan legislation in recent memory and contains new rules impacting every kind of retirement plan.

Broad Street Brief: 2023 Municipal Election Updates; How Philadelphia Democrats Vote; TUGSA Strike Marches Into Fourth Week

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council announced that it will be throwing its weight behind former City Councilmember and State Representative Cherelle Parker. The endorsement by the council — which comprises 30 different unions across the city — ended up being instrumental during the 2015 and 2019 mayoral elections that saw the victory of current mayor, Jim Kenney, though it remains to be seen how the endorsements that have been made thus far will ultimately impact such a crowded mayoral race. To date, other unions have rallied behind grocery store proprietor Jeff Brown and former Councilmember At-Large Helen Gym.