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SEC Finds 10b5-1 Trading Plan was Misused, Charges Tech Company Executives with Insider Trading [Alert]

September 29, 2022

Publication - Business, Capital Markets & Securities, Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement

The SEC found that tech company executives' 10b5-1 plan did not shield them from insider trading liability.


Broad Street Brief: New Public Safety Measures: Mayor Kenney Signs Executive Order, CCD Plans to Add More Security Guards to Center City Streets

September 29, 2022

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Leaders inside and outside of City Hall have been steadfastly searching for solutions to Philadelphia’s recent dramatic uptick in violent crime. On Tuesday, Mayor Jim Kenney signed an executive order banning firearms and other deadly weapons from the city’s recreation centers. The action comes weeks after the fatal shooting of Mill Creek Recreation Center employee Tiffany Fletcher and is intended to address the nearly 300 incidents of gun violence that have occurred at recreation centers across the city since 2019. The order is expected to face legal challenges at the state level.


The New York Note: NYC Redistricting, Relief Centers for Asylum Seekers, and Urban Agriculture Director

September 29, 2022

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

News in New York – NYC Redistricting Maps Rejected; Mayor Adams Announces Relief Centers to Support Asylum Seekers Entering NYC; Mayor Adams Appoints Mickie as Director of Newly-Created Office of Urban Agriculture.


DOT Issues Airline Ancillary Fee Proposal [Alert]

September 28, 2022

Publication - Aviation, Aviation Litigation, Aviation Regulatory, Transportation & Trade - Aviation

The U.S. DOT will consider a proposed rule to ensure that consumers have certain ancillary fee information at the time of ticket purchase.


Cozen Currents: The Changing Politics of Crises

September 27, 2022

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

“Crises like climate change and the pandemic are shifting the battle lines in partisan politics while also putting pressure on CEOs to fill the void left by politicians to solve societal problems.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies


Up in Smoke…Burn Testing in Fire Cases

September 27, 2022

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

Mark S. Anderson and Paul T. Way of Jensen Hughes presented a Cozen O'Connor webinar titled "Up in Smoke…Burn Testing in Fire Cases."


Josephine Bahn ’16 Leads ABA Young Lawyers Division

September 27, 2022

News - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law

Josephine Bahn was featured in an article published by the New York Law School News.


Andrew Baer, Mira Baylson Named to The Philadelphia Business Journal's Best of the Bar 2022

September 26, 2022

News - State Attorneys General, Technology, Privacy & Data Security

Andrew Baer and Mira Baylson have been named to The Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar 2022.”


Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies Ranked #2 in PA in City & States' Top 50 Lobbyists

September 26, 2022

News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

City & State Pennsylvania recognized Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies as one of the Top 50 firms based on 2021 revenues in the state, coming in at number two.


OSHA Expands Who May Wind Up on Its ‘Severe Violator’ List

September 26, 2022

News - Labor & Employment

John Ho was quoted in SHRM discussing how OSHA recently announced that they are expanding the criteria for placement in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) list and the increased penalties that may come with it.


My Condo Has No Gas. Can I Get a Discount?

September 24, 2022

News - Condominiums & Cooperatives

Leni Cummins is quoted in The New York Times discussing the complexities behind homeowners in New York City seeking financial remedies for building inconveniences.


New Ethics Opinion Focuses On Legal Fees

September 23, 2022

Publication - Legal Profession Services

Sarah Sweeney published an article in the Philadelphia Bar Reporter discussing the new ethics Opinion the Philadelphia Bar Association Professional Guidance Committee and the Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics released.


Could Tuition Hikes Force More Law Grads Onto BigLaw Path?

September 23, 2022

News - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law

Josephine Bahn was quoted in an article published by Law360, “Could Tuition Hikes Force More Law Grads Onto BigLaw Path?”


Broad Street Brief: Chief of Staff to Mayor Kenney to Resign, Join ChristianaCare in Executive Role

September 23, 2022

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Jim Engler, the Chief of Staff to Mayor Jim Kenney, has announced that he will be resigning at the end of the month to accept a position as Executive Director of the Office of the President and Chief of Staff at Delaware-based health care provider ChristianaCare. He will be replaced by First Deputy Chief of Staff Christina Pastrana Hernandez. Engler has worked with Mayor Kenney since 2015 and is leaving 15 months before the end of the mayor’s term.


AG Coalition Targets Gun Store Merchant Code | FTC Sheds Light on Dark Patterns | AG Bonta Rings Up Safeway Gas Tank Tab

September 22, 2022

Publication - State Attorneys General

The State AG Report - 9.22.2022 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.


Significant D&O Cases From the First Half of 2022

September 22, 2022

Publication - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Insurance

Gary L. Gassman and Stephanie A. Nashban wrote the article “Significant D&O Cases From the First Half of 2022” for Westlaw Today.


Biden Administration Significantly Expands CFIUS National Security Factors [Alert]

September 21, 2022

Publication - Corporate, Real Estate, Trade Regulation, Export Controls & Sanctions, Transportation & Trade

President Biden signed an Executive Order connecting the work of the CFIUS to national security aims beyond the traditional defense industrial base.


Cozen Cities: September 21, 2022

September 21, 2022

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Throughout the country, large municipalities are laboratories of democracy. New and innovative policies introduced in one market are often exported to others, and ultimately replicated at the state and federal level. This newsletter highlights emerging local policy and regulatory discussions that impact industries, businesses, and organizations across the nation.


Pa. Bar Groups Ask 3rd Circ. To Support Atty Anti-Bias Rule

September 20, 2022

News - Legal Profession Services

Thomas Wilkinson, Daniel Harrington, and Deborah Winokur, representing the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and Allegheny County Bar Associations, were quoted in a Law360 Article.


City of Philadelphia Real Estate Assessment Appeals [Alert]

September 20, 2022

Publication - Real Estate, Tax

The City of Philadelphia has extended the deadline for the filing of a first level review of real estate assessment appeals to October 14, 2022.

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