CMBS Borrowers Face Refinancing Challenges

News - Distressed Real Estate, Real Estate Finance

Zach Samton is quoted in a Wealth Management Real Estate article discussing potential refinancing challenges confronting CMBS borrowers as their debt reaches maturity.

Why California workers could still keep masks after OSHA ruling

News - Labor & Employment

Walter Stella spoke with KCBS Radio about how indoor workplaces in California are clear to allow workers vaccinated against COVID-19 to no longer wear a mask, but that doesn’t mean businesses have to.

Philadelphia City Council and Mayor Kenney Reach Budget Compromise [Alert]

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

On June 17, Philadelphia City Council approved amendments to the budget that Mayor Kenney initially presented in April.

Colorado Adds Wrinkle To Emerging State Privacy Law Quilt

News - Technology, Privacy & Data Security

Andrew Baer was quoted in an article in Law360 discussing Colorado’s position on becoming the third state in the U.S. to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy legislation.

South Florida Attorneys Support Zoom Court for Simple Hearings

News - Labor & Employment

Susan Eisenberg was quoted in the Daily Business Review discussing how remote work has been a benefit for attorneys.

Broad Street Brief: Council and Kenney Reach Budget Compromise, Council Passes Two Tenant-Support Bills Out of Committee

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

After extensive debate and negotiations, City Council approved an amended version of Mayor Kenney’s budget proposal late last night.

Best Law Firm Mentors 2021: Sarah Schlossberg

News - Commercial Litigation

Sarah Schlossberg was featured in a Q&A held by the Legal Intelligencer that discusses her being honored as a "Best Law Firm Mentor."

Legal 500 Recognizes Six Cozen O’Connor Practice Areas and 12 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys in its 2021 Legal Guide

Press Release - Construction Law, Immigration Policy & Strategy, Insurance Coverage, Maritime Corporate & Finance, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Regulatory, Trade Regulation, Export Controls & Sanctions - Aviation

The Legal 500 United States named Cozen O’Connor’s Aviation, Construction, Immigration, Insurance, and Maritime practices and Cozen O’Connor attorneys Scott Bettridge, Raymond DeLuca, Geoffrey Ferrer, Bruce Ficken, David Heffernan, Jeffrey Lawrence, Robert Magovern, Anne Mickey, Jeffrey Mullen, Josh Stein, Jeff Vogel, and Rachel Welford to its 2021 Legal Guide.

Nevada Consumer Protection Laws Gain New Teeth | Arizona AG Seeks Senate Seat | Democrat AGs Urge Climate Risk Disclosure

Publication - State Attorneys General

Jennifer Brandt Appeared on Fox Business Network Discussing Britney Spears

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm's Family Law Group, appeared on Fox Business Network discussing Britney Spear's conservatorship.

OSHA’s New COVID-19 Guidelines and What They Mean for Employers [Alert]

Publication - Labor & Employment

Dave Barron discusses new OSHA guidance for vaccinated workers.

The NYC Mayoral Race - A Deep Bench of Candidates Vie for the City's Top Job

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

Ken Fisher discusses the race to elect a new mayor who will lead the city forward in Cooperator News New York.

Navigating the new hybrid workplace

News - Labor & Employment

Michael Schmidt joined This Morning with Gordon Deal to discuss what employers and employees can expect when they head back to the office.

Katie Schwab Named a Board Member of the Downtown Lower Manhattan Association

Press Release - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Katie Schwab, managing director of the firm’s Public Strategies Group, has been named a board member of the Downtown Lower Manhattan Association (DLMA).

Cozen O’Connor Expands International Offices with Strategic Additions in Vancouver and Toronto

Press Release - Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Products Liability, White Collar Defense & Investigations

The new additions will further expand the firm’s North American Intellectual Property, Securities Litigation, White Collar Defense & Investigations, Product Liability, and Commercial Litigation practices.

New Fla. Trade Secrets Law Seen As Too Easy To Abuse

News - Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, and Computer Abuse

James Gale was quoted in Law360 discussing how attorneys fear a new Florida trade secrets law that aims to target China and other foreign agents looking to steal intellectual property casts too wide a net and could catch employees in run-of-the-mill trade secrets disputes.

Super Lawyers Names Three Cozen O’Connor Attorneys 2021 Southern California Rising Stars

Press Release - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage

Super Lawyers named three Cozen O’Connor attorneys to its 2021 Southern California Rising Stars list.

Vaccinated workers in California could go maskless under proposed workplace rules

News - Labor & Employment

Michele Ballard Miller was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle discussing job setting rules proposed Friday by California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

Goldman Sachs memo stirs up debate on employee vaccinations

News - Labor & Employment

Michael Schmidt was quoted in NBC News discussing how some companies have little appetite for the potential legal and public relations headaches related to vaccination mandates.

USCIS Updates Policies to Improve Immigration Services [Alert]

Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy

Fran Rayer and Elizabeth Olivera discuss the USCIS's new policy updates to the policy manual that will clarify the criteria and circumstances for expedited processing; improve the existing request for evidence and notice of intent to deny guidance; and increase the validity period for initial and renewal employment authorization documents for certain noncitizens with pending adjustment of status applications.