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Wake Up Call to Employers: Illinois Joins #MeToo Movement with Groundbreaking Legislation [Alert]

August 27, 2019

Publication - Labor & Employment

Jeremy Glenn and Danielle Harris discuss Public Act 101-0221 that includes the new Workplace Transparency Act and also makes significant amendments to the Uniform Arbitration Act, the Illinois Human Rights Act, and the Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act.


Cozen O’Connor Names Jonathan Grossman, Robert Magovern, and Meridith Moldenhauer Washington, D.C. Office Leaders

August 27, 2019

News

Jonathan was promoted to office managing partner while Meridith and Robert will be co-vice chair, office managing partners.


New York’s Arcane Election Laws Continue to Suppress Voters [New York Law Journal]

August 27, 2019

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Government & Regulatory

Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the ballot issues in the recent Queens County district attorney race, which took 43 days to settle.


Fifth Circuit Affirms Application of Securities Exclusion [Alert]

August 26, 2019

Publication - Capital Markets & Securities, Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage

Rafael Rivera discusses Gleason v. Markel American Insurance Company and the importance of the wording of securities exclusions in D&O policies.


Breathing New Life Into The “Tangential” Exception to Prosecution History Estoppel [Alert]

August 26, 2019

Publication - Hatch-Waxman & Biologics, Intellectual Property, Patents

Martin B. Pavane and Darren S. Mogil discuss the importance of carefully analyzing the prosecutorial history of a patent to determine the reason for the narrowing amendment. If the reason was only tangential to the equivalent at issue, estoppel will not apply.


State Attorneys General Antitrust Enforcement: Trends and Insights

August 26, 2019

Publication - State Attorneys General

Milton Marquis, Ann-Marie Luciano & Keturah Taylor published an article highlighting the growing role of State Attorneys General utilizing their antitrust authority on a national scale through multistate action and co-enforcement activity with their federal counterparts.


De Blasio Pushes Plan to Restrict Hotel Development

August 26, 2019

News - Real Estate

Ken Fisher is quoted in Crain’s New York Business on Mayor de Blasio’s plans to implement a special permit for hotel development, following a hotel union’s (Hotel Trades Council) support of de Blasio’s presidential campaign.


Right of Publicity and Fair Use: Sure to Raise Eyebrows [New York Law Journal]

August 23, 2019

Publication - Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark & Copyright

Edward Weisz and Brianne Polito wrote about companies using the name of a celebrity as a tie-in to a product seeking to connote a celebrity's characteristic or feature.


Jennifer Brandt Appears on Fox 29's Good Day Philadelphia

August 21, 2019

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm's family law group, was a guest on Good Day Philadelphia discussing the Florida parents who seek to regain custody of their 4-year-old son after taking him off of chemotherapy.


Trump’s New Drug Pricing Czar Takes Reins as Focus Shifts to Hill

August 21, 2019

News

Alex Campau was quoted in Bloomberg Law's Health Law & Business News explaining how the Trump administration's new drug czar John Brooks is well-rounded in his approach to making decisions.


Lawsuit Against Ross Highlights How Companies Handle Harassment Allegations

August 21, 2019

News - Labor & Employment

David Hackett discussed with NBC10 what your rights are when sexual harassment and discrimination happens in the workplace.


Jennifer Brandt a Guest on Dr. Drew Midday Live

August 20, 2019

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law group, was a guest on the Dr. Drew Midday Live Show.


Ex-chair with ABA labor group notes moves toward diversity

August 20, 2019

News - Labor & Employment

Joe Tilson shared his experience as Chair of the ABA Labor and Employment section with the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.


Kenneth K. Fisher Named to City & State New York’s Brooklyn Power 100

August 19, 2019

Press Release - Real Estate

Kenneth K. Fisher, a member of Cozen O'Connor’s Business Law Department, was named to City & State New York’s 2019 Brooklyn Power 100.


The Tangential Exception to the Presumption of Prosecution History Estoppel [Alert]

August 19, 2019

Publication - Intellectual Property, Patents

Marilyn Neiman and Martin B. Pavane discuss the Federal Circuit's split decision in Ajinomoto Co., Inc. v. ITC.


Preparing for a Natural Disaster

August 17, 2019

News - Labor & Employment

Aaron Holt discussed with SHRM about how HR departments should be prepared when a natural disaster strikes.


Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act – What You Need to Know [Alert]

August 16, 2019

Publication - Labor & Employment - Cannabis

Adam Gutmann and Anna Wermuth discuss what employers should do to comply with the new Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.


Cozen O’Connor Attorney Gary Gassman Elected Vice-Chair of ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section

August 15, 2019

News - Insurance Coverage

Gary Gassman, Co-Chair of Cozen O'Connor's Professional Liability Coverage Practice, has been elected Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), one of the ABA's largest sections. He is now on the path to become TIPS Chair in two years: during 2020-21 he will serve as Chair-Elect and will rise to Chair for the 2021-22 bar year.


New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Stranger-Originated Life Insurance Is Illegal and Void

August 15, 2019

Publication - Life Insurance & Annuities

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently condemned stranger-originated life insurance (“STOLI”) transactions as void ab initio human life wagers in a case that the life insurance and life settlement industries watched closely.


California employers wrestle with drug testing after cannabis legalization

August 14, 2019

News - Labor & Employment - Cannabis

Debra Friedman was quoted in the North Bar Business Journal about how the legalization of cannabis impacts businesses managing pre-employment drug-testing.

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