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            	September 30, 2025
            
            
                Press Release - Business, Tax 
            
            
                Christopher McLoon, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Tax Practice, has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel.
                
            
            
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            	September 30, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Commercial Litigation, White Collar Defense & Investigations 
            
            
                Nicole H. Sprinzen, Art Fritzinger, Calli Padilla, and Marlee Sonico discuss the D.C. Circuit's decision in United States v. U.S. Cellular Corp.
                
            
            
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            	September 30, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Government & Regulatory, Health Care & Life Sciences - Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology
            
            
                Asella Kurmanova presents significant updates in the regulation of Stablecoins and tokenized assets in financial markets.
                
            
            
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            	September 29, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies 
            
            
                “Pritzker’s office announced PJM Governor’s Collaborative, saying its aim is to strengthen state representation in the decision-making process of PJM Interconnection. His office said there are concerns over PJM’s role in driving up electricity costs,” by The Center Square.
                
            
            
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            	September 29, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies 
            
            
                This past Sunday, Mayor Eric Adams ended his re-election campaign, saying he could no longer see a path forward amid low poll numbers, denied public matching funds, and mounting pressure from the press and public. 
                
            
            
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            	September 26, 2025
            
            
                Press Release - Labor & Employment 
            
            
                Lawdragon has named six members of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department to its 2026 list of Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers. Among the honorees are Susan Eisenberg, Jeremy Glenn, Michael Schmidt, Joseph Tilson, Anna Wermuth, and A. Martin Wickliff, Jr.
                
            
            
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            	September 26, 2025
            
            
                News - White Collar Defense & Investigations 
            
            
                Sarah Krissoff, a member in the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice, appeared on BBC News on September 26 to discuss the grand-jury indictment of James Comey, a former FBI Director.
                
            
            
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            	September 25, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Construction Law, Government Contracts - Real Estate & Construction
            
            
                Larry Prosen and Eric Leonard discuss another potential federal government shutdown and share what government contractors should do to protect their interests.
                
            
            
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            	September 25, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment 
            
            
                Frances Rayer and Elizabeth Olivera share updates to the H-1B Cap selection process, which will favor unique beneficiaries and replace the current random lottery system.
                
            
            
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            	September 25, 2025
            
            
                Publication - State Attorneys General 
            
            
                The State AG Report – 09.25.2025
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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            	September 25, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies 
            
            
                City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (D-District 3) introduced legislation to ban Philadelphia from signing new waste disposal contracts with companies that incinerate the city’s solid waste or recyclables, such as Reworld, which runs a waste-to-energy incinerator in Chester. Gauthier argued that banning trash incineration contracts would “end [Philly’s] role in perpetuating environmental racism in Chester.”
                
            
            
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            	September 24, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment 
            
            
                Frances Rayer and Kelli Natrin share changes to eligibility for nonimmigrant visa renewals.
                
            
            
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            	September 24, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies 
            
            
                Boston is piloting an AI-driven traffic management system that uses GPS data to extend green lights for school buses, reducing travel times by 8% in early tests, saving 3-10 minutes per bus route.
                
            
            
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            	September 24, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Construction Law, Government Contracts, Technology,  Privacy & Data Security 
            
            
                Eric Leonard and Kristina Zaslavskaya share details on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, which establishes three tiers of cybersecurity standards based on the sensitivity of information handled.
                
            
            
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            	September 24, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies 
            
            
                “Codifying his lack of confidence in President Donald Trump’s economic policies, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday ordered state agencies to find 4% in cuts to their budgets that would go into reserves to mitigate the effects of federal budget uncertainty,” by the Chicago Tribune. 
                
            
            
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            	September 24, 2025
            
            
                News - Real Estate, Zoning,  Land Use & Development 
            
            
                Ken Fisher is quoted in THE CITY’s article discussing the approval of housing projects by limiting the power of the City Council.
                
            
            
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            	September 24, 2025
            
            
                News - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment 
            
            
                Scott Bettridge was quoted in a Barron’s article discussing the impact of the Trump administration’s H-1B visa fee increase and expanded immigration enforcement on the U.S. labor market.
                
            
            
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            	September 23, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Labor & Employment 
            
            
                Mike Schmidt, Anna Wermuth, Jonathan Grossman, Matt Howell, and Robyn Miller, senior law clerk, of Cozen O’Connor discuss the state of the FTC's 2024 attempt to ban noncompetes and what employers need to know.
                
            
            
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            	September 23, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Subrogation & Recovery 
            
            
                This bulletin discusses news concerning recent recalls, repetitive failures, and alerts from September 2025.
                
            
            
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            	September 23, 2025
            
            
                Publication - Labor & Employment - Education
            
            
                Janice Agresti, Eliza Estrella, and Aaron Holt discuss Jorjani v. New Jersey Institute of Technology, in which the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the public university's non-renewal of a lecturer's contract, based on his controversial off-campus speech, violated the First Amendment.
                
            
            
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