No-buy zone: Florida’s ban on some foreign buyers has industry scrambling for response

News - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment

Scott Bettridge was quoted in The Real Deal discussing Florida Senate Bill 264.

Texas AG Paxton Impeached by House | D.C. AG On Wage Recovery Spree | AG James Tackles Sports Warehouse Data Breach

Publication - State Attorneys General

Whose Standing Now? Federal Circuit Changes Jurisdiction Precedent for Bid Protests [Alert]

Publication - Construction Law, Government Contracts - Real Estate & Construction

The Federal Circuit ruled that the Blue & Gold waiver rule is a non-jurisdictional claims-processing rule.

Broad Street Brief: Parker's Plan on Crime, Public Saftey; Three CPOC Commissioners Resign in Protest; Norristown Plans "Sweep" of Homeless Encampments

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

City Hall Upcoming Committee Hearings Philadelphia City Council holds several public hearings throughout the legislative calendar. You can watch the hearings here.

Order’s Up: No Spoliation Sanctions for Cook’s Failure to Back-up Stolen iPhone [eDiscovery Alert]

Publication - Electronic Discovery & Practice Advisory Services

Joe Tate and Nicole Gill discuss a recent decision declining to find the requisite “intent to deprive” when a plaintiff was unable to produce text messages because his phone had been stolen and he had not taken measures to back up its contents, despite initiating litigation almost a year prior to the theft.

Cozen Cities - May 31, 2023

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

BOSTON — Running List of Layoffs in Boston Tech Sector The Boston Globe has begun tracking layoffs at tech companies in the region.

New Jersey Eliminates S Election as of December 22, 2022 [Alert]

Publication - Corporate, Tax

New Jersey will automatically treat federal S corporations as New Jersey S corporations, effective for periods beginning on or after December 22, 2022.

Public Strategies Secures Historic Funding for Pro Bono Client: CUNY BMI

News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies secured $500,000 in the NYS Budget for its pro bono client, the City University of New York Black Male Initiative.

Wendy Venoit Named a 2023 Massachusetts Go To Construction Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly

Press Release - Construction Law - Real Estate & Construction, Renewable Energy

Cozen O’Connor is proud to announce that Wendy Venoit, a member of the firm’s Construction Law Group, has been named a 2023 Massachusetts Go To Construction Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly.

Jennifer Brandt Reappointed as Co-Chair of the PBA Children’s Rights Committee

Press Release - Family Law

Cozen O’Connor is proud to announce that Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, has been reappointed as co-chair of the PBA Children's Rights Committee.

As the Supreme Court Leans on State Authority, Big Law Leans on State AG Practices

News - State Attorneys General

In this Law.com article Jerry Kilgore notes, “most decisions are being pushed back to the states and that’s going to give state AGs a lot of authority to fashion policies. And SCOTUS will say ‘it’s a state issue, let them decide.”

Irish Data Protection Commission’s Decision Throws Use of Standard Contractual Clauses Into Doubt [Alert]

Publication - Corporate, Technology, Privacy & Data Security

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has imposed a €1.2 billion fine on Meta Platforms for violating the EU's General Data Protection Regulation.

Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

News - Health Care & Life Sciences

Christopher Raphaely engaged in a Q&A with Healthcare IT News on the anticipated developments involving health care and health care IT following the conclusion of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Here’s how Florida’s immigration law could lead to construction turmoil

News - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment

Scott Bettridge was quoted in The Real Deal discussing Florida Senate Bill 1718.

What Makes a Good Divorce Attorney? [Martindale-Avvo]

Publication - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, contributed an article to the Martindale-Avvo blog discussing the qualities and skills required to be a top-notch family lawyer.

State AG Pulse | Wrangling Acronyms: SAGs, ORC and AI

Publication - State Attorneys General

Lori Kalani, Siran Faulders and Maria Colsey Heard explore two new issues coming into sharp focus for state AGs on both sides of the aisle because of their significant impact on consumers: organized retail crime and artificial intelligence.

14 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named 2023 D.C. Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

News - Aviation, Construction Law, Government & Regulatory, Real Estate, Transportation & Trade, White Collar Defense & Investigations - Maritime

Super Lawyers has named 14 Cozen O’Connor attorneys to its 2023 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

Cozen Currents: A Critical Review of DC's Debt Ceiling Drama

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

“The debt ceiling battle has evolved into DC’s version of a Shakespearean play – it is a tale of sound and fury, signifying very little in the end.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies

New York Note – Right-to-Shelter Law, City Legislation, Housing Chief

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

News in New York – Adams Requests Relief from City's Right-to-Shelter Law; NYC Council Passes and Introduces Legislation; Housing Chief to Leave Adams Administration

Feds’ Push May Bring High Court Action on Title VII

News - Labor & Employment, Labor Relations & Disputes

Jason Cabrera spoke with Law360 to discuss the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asking the Supreme Court to review two workplace bias cases that address what employment-related decisions can support a workplace bias allegation.