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September 22, 2025
Press Release - Employment Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Labor & Employment, Property Insurance, Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, and Computer Abuse - Food & Beverage, Insurance
Stephen P. Pate, A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., Jeff Work, and Joseph A. Ziemianski were recognized as Super Lawyers and Silvia Chicas Wager, Michael C. Pomeroy, Nandini K. Sane, and Nicole Su were named Rising Stars.
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September 22, 2025
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
Frances Rayer, Elizabeth Olivera, and Kelli Natrin discuss the President's new proclamation instituting a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.
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September 22, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
News and intelligence for professionals on the front lines of policy in Pennsylvania.
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September 19, 2025
Publication - State Attorneys General
In Payments Dive, Keturah Taylor and surcharging innovator Jonathan Razi explain the difference between credit card surcharges and mandatory fees and warn businesses and payment processors about the growing confusion around these two distinct concepts.
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September 19, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for Mayor of New York City.
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September 18, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
During Thursday’s meeting, City Councilmember Mark Squilla (D-District 1) reintroduced a bill that would require retailers to charge a fee for paper bags to customers with the goal of reducing reliance on disposable bags following the City’s plastic bag ban, which led to a surge in paper bag use.
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September 18, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Despite Governor Josh Shapiro’s (D) authorization of the use of infrastructure dollars to provide transit agencies with short-term operating support, which removed a major point of contention in negotiations, the budget remains stalled as Republicans seek policy concessions and Democrats push for education and social spending priorities.
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September 18, 2025
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 09.18.2025
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 17, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“President Donald Trump again vowed to deploy the National Guard to Chicago ‘against’ the opposition of Gov. JB Pritzker, prompting the Democratic governor on Tuesday to label the president’s latest comments a possible sign of ‘dementia’ after a month of on-and-off threats by Trump to mobilize the military to the city,” by the Chicago Tribune.
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September 17, 2025
News - Labor & Employment
Walter Stella was a guest on the KALW Your Legal Rights radio show discussing persistent employment issues around discrimination.
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September 17, 2025
Publication - Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement - Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology
Alex Cohen and Zachary Weiss discuss the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recent settlement with Paxos Trust Company for $26.5 million for significant failures in its anti-money laundering (AML) program and for inadequate due diligence of its partner, Binance.
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September 17, 2025
Publication - Business, Capital Markets & Securities, Corporate
Jeremiah Garvey and Seth Popick discuss the SEC's new retail shareholder voting program and what issuers need to know.
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September 16, 2025
Publication - Commercial Litigation, Government & Regulatory
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the ongoing novel election law cases in New York.
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September 16, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“President Donald Trump and NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani demonstrate that the power of political elites is in retreat in both parties — and at both the national and local levels.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies
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September 16, 2025
Publication - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, contributed an article to the Martindale-Avvo blog discussing the complications and challenges of negotiating custody arrangements and parenting plans.
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September 15, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, a national organization focused on electing Democrats to all levels of office, is investing six figures to help retain three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices as Republicans aim to shift the court’s balance.
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September 15, 2025
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Prosecutors in Utah County will file charges on September 16 against the 22-year-old suspect in Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting. Sarah Krissoff, a member in the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice, appeared on CNN’s News Central program on September 15 to discuss what to expect at the suspect’s initial court hearing, scheduled to be held virtually.
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September 15, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Following a raid last Thursday at a Cayuga County food processing plant that resulted in the detention of 57 workers, the largest immigration action in New York State this year, Acting U.S. Attorney John Sarcone announced that federal immigration enforcement operations will continue to expand across upstate.
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September 15, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed an executive order that aims to protect COVID-19 vaccine access in Illinois amid increased barriers to the shots nationwide under federal Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr,” by the Chicago Sun-Times.
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September 15, 2025
Press Release - Labor & Employment
Daniel L. Blanchard and Daniel F. Thornton both come to the firm from Jackson Lewis P.C.—rejoining former colleague and shareholder Marla N. Presley
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