The Unstable Neighbor: Property Damage Recovery Opportunities from Neighboring Construction Activities

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

This presentation discusses damage claims resulting from construction on adjacent property. The presentation covers issues such as identifying causation, evaluating parties involved, addressing standard of care, understanding the mitigation of damage process, and ultimately, assessing subrogation potential. These issues discuss using case studies highlighting both the legal and practical challenges involved.

SEC Proposes Amendments Impacting Beneficial Ownership Reporting [Alert]

Publication - Capital Markets & Securities

Katayun Jaffari and Alexandra B. Curtin discuss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting.

When preparing to reopen, experts suggest planning for long COVID-19

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron spoke with HR Dive discussing how long COVID-19 may constitute a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Texas Supreme Court Adopts a Revised Northfield Exception to the Eight-Corners Rule [Alert]

Publication - Insurance Coverage

James Harper discusses two opinions issued by the Supreme Court of Texas important to Texas’s duty-to-defend analysis.

Hugh Algeo Elected Chair of the Upper Main Line YMCA Board of Advisors

Press Release - Family Law

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Hugh Algeo, counsel in the firm’s Family Law Group, has been elected chair of the Upper Main Line YMCA Board of Advisors (UMLY).

U.S. Responds to Russian Invasion of Ukraine with Costly Sanctions [Alert]

Publication - Trade Regulation, Export Controls & Sanctions, Transportation & Trade

Bob Magovern, Wayne Rohde, and Rachel Welford discuss the series of unprecedented economic sanctions and export controls designed to prevent President Vladimir Putin from raising capital to fund its invasion of Ukraine.

Law Firms In “The Great Resignation,” How The Game Changed

Publication - Commercial Litigation

Josephine M. Bahn was a guest on the American Bar Association’s Litigation Radio podcast episode, Law Firms In “The Great Resignation,” How The Game Changed.

OSHRC Clarifies ‘Bounds’ Of Single-Employer Doctrine In New Decision

News - Labor & Employment

Jim Sullivan spoke with Inside OSHA about a new decision from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission that appears aimed at clarifying the limits of its test for determining when separate entities may be considered a “single employer” in OSHA enforcement actions.

Cozen O’Connor Continues International Expansion with Corporate Additions, Moves to New Vancouver Office Space

Press Release - Business, Capital Markets & Securities, Capital Markets & Securities — Canada, Corporate

Rory Godinho, Kathy Tang, Lucy Schilling, Brian Fast, and Iain Mingo have joined Cozen O’Connor from a major national Canadian law firm.

Ken Fisher and Stuart Shorenstein Recognized Among City & State New York’s 2022 Law Power 100

News - Business, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Real Estate Leasing

Ken Fisher, a member of Cozen O'Connor’s Business Law Department, and Stuart Shorenstein, Managing Director of Cozen O’Connor New York Public Strategies, have been named to City & State New York’s 2022 Law Power 100.

Signing Bonuses Have Some Drawbacks

News - Labor & Employment

Michael Schmidt spoke with SHRM about the challenges employers face when an employee signs a signing bonus.

Deals of the Year 2021 North America: The winners podium.

News - Business, Public & Project Finance

The New York State Thruway Service Areas Project was named Deal of the Year by Proximo Infra.

Hugh Marbury Named to Board of Directors of Living Classroom

Press Release - Intellectual Property

Hugh Marbury, a member of Cozen O'Connor’s Intellectual Property Department, has been named to the Living Classroom’s board of directors for the National Capital Region.

Cozen O’ Connor Attorneys Author New Fiduciary Litigation Book for ABA

Press Release - Commercial Litigation, Fiduciary Litigation

Cozen O’Connor announced that commercial litigation attorneys Jason Domark and Ashley Gomez-Rodon from its Miami office and Aaron Krauss from its Philadelphia office authored chapters of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) latest book, titled Litigating Fiduciary Duty Claims. Additionally, Domark served as editor of the publication.

Broad Street Brief: Indoor Mask Mandate Ends in Philadelphia

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Yesterday, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced that the indoor mask mandate ended. Two weeks ago, the city established benchmarks that would determine COVID-19 safety restrictions, and conditions have been met that allow mandated masking indoors to cease. However, if the spread of COVID-19 rises, restrictions can be mandated again.

Paxton Faces Texas AG Runoff | New Hampshire Settles PCB Suit | Healthcare Merger Blocked

Publication - State Attorneys General

The State AG Report – 3.3.2022 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.

Jennifer Brandt Discusses Kim and Kanye’s Divorce

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Practice, was a guest on Court TV.

President Signs Bill Banning Mandatory Arbitration for Certain Claims

News - Labor & Employment

Susan Eisenberg spoke with SHRM about President Biden signing a bill into law that bans enforcement of pre-dispute arbitration pacts for sexual harassment and sexual assault claims.

Lynnette Espy-Williams Named to 2022 Most Influential Black Lawyers List by Savoy Magazine

Press Release - Commercial Litigation

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Lynnette Espy-Williams, member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department and chief culture officer, has been named by Savoy Magazine as one of the 2022 Most Influential Black Lawyers.

US Supreme Court Examines Firearm Regulations in NY Gun-Licensing Case

Publication - Appellate, Commercial Litigation