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July 28, 2025
News - Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patents, Trademark & Copyright
Cozen O'Connor has expanded its IP Department, adding prominent IP litigators Nicola A. Pisano, Scott A. Penner, Jose L. Patiño, and Regis C. Worley Jr., all of whom bring extensive experience in diverse technological fields.
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July 28, 2025
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment, Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, and Computer Abuse
Michael Schmidt has been selected as an award recipient in the Distinguished Leaders category for the New York Law Journal and Law.com’s 2025 New York Legal Awards.
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July 25, 2025
Press Release - Business, Corporate, Public & Project Finance, Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance
Jeffrey Mills has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Washington County Redevelopment Authority for a four-year term.
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July 24, 2025
News - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
Scott Bettridge was quoted in a recent The Real Deal article discussing the impact of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown on employers and the construction industry in South Florida.
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July 24, 2025
Publication - Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development
Rachel Scall, Lucas Lopes, and Meenakshi Srinivasan discuss the New York City Charter Revision Commission's proposed amendments to the City Charter.
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July 24, 2025
News - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
Scott Bettridge was quoted in an Inc. article discussing how the Trump administration shifted some federal agencies, including those not traditionally involved in immigration, like the Small Business Administration (SBA), toward a stronger immigration enforcement agenda.
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July 24, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Rick Van Buren, senior principal and director of health policy at Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies in Washington D.C., was recently featured in an article by Law.com, “As FDA Lays Off Thousands, State AGs Step In to Probe Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs.”
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July 24, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
As Philadelphia prepares for a landmark summer of sports in 2026—including the FIFA World Cup, MLB All-Star Game, NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and PGA Championship, in addition to the nation’s Semiquincentennial—City officials are considering reinstating the disbanded 92nd Police District to patrol Fairmount Park, citing safety precautions and an expected increase in park activity.
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July 24, 2025
Publication - Construction Law, Government Contracts - Real Estate & Construction
Eric Leonard, Larry Prosen, Matt Howell, and Rachel Schwartz discuss the OMB's memo, which aims to streamline federal procurement by consolidating activities under the GSA.
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July 24, 2025
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 07.24.2025
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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July 24, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
With Pennsylvania’s budget negotiations stalled past the June 30 deadline, public transit agencies are facing imminent service cuts and schools risk starting the year without critical state funding.
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July 24, 2025
Press Release - Family Law, Private Client Services
Private Wealth Law and Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth were both ranked in the Chambers 2025 High Net Worth Guide for Pennsylvania. Additionally, Jennifer Brandt, Robert Friedman, Matthew Kamens, Lester Lipschutz, and Stuart Morris have been individually ranked.
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July 23, 2025
Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Government & Regulatory, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, State Attorneys General, White Collar Defense & Investigations
Since January 20, there has been a significant scaling back of federal enforcement resources and litigation. At the same time, state attorneys general (AGs) have exercised their broad consumer protection and antitrust enforcement authority to an increasing extent.
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July 23, 2025
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
Aaron Holt has been reappointed as Employer Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Leadership Development Program Committee.
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July 23, 2025
Publication - Labor & Employment, Labor Relations & Disputes
Joseph Quinn and summer associate Mark Schaeffer analyze the Third Circuit’s decision in Smith v. City of Atlantic City, highlighting how exceptions in related safety policies led the court to rule that a municipal grooming policy was not generally applicable, thus requiring heightened scrutiny for denying a firefighter’s religious accommodation request.
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July 23, 2025
Publication - Corporate, Tax
Joshua Weinberger discusses the One Big Beautiful Act's extension of several expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions and new changes to individual itemized deductions.
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July 23, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Construction has officially begun on Boston’s first office-to-residential apartment conversions.
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July 23, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
State Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, made the call Monday during a ceremony to mark the reopening of four Chicago Transit Authority train stations on the city’s North Side.
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July 22, 2025
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
David Adams and Scott Bettridge discuss the Trump administration's new proposal to replace the random H-1B lottery with a wage-prioritized selection system.
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July 22, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“Politicians of all stripes bemoan the state of the nation’s balance sheet. But that doesn’t stop those on both the right and the left from digging the country deeper into a hole.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies
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