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January 12, 2023
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) announced that it would be accepting new applications for its Housing Choice Voucher Program for the first time in more than a decade. The waiting list was closed in 2010 when the number of applications — 55,000 — surpassed the number of available vouchers. Applications will be accepted from January 23 at 6 a.m. to February 5 at 5:59 p.m., and the new waitlist will be capped at 10,000 applications.
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January 12, 2023
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 1.12.2023
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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January 12, 2023
Publication - Legal Profession Services
Thomas Wilkinson and Rhonda Fulginiti co-authored an article for the Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly discussing a recent concurring opinion in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court case of Khalil v. Williams, which threatens the Muhammad Doctrine.
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January 11, 2023
News - Labor & Employment, Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, and Computer Abuse
Michael Schmidt was quoted in Automobil News discussing the FTC's proposed ban on noncompete clauses.
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January 11, 2023
Publication - Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development
New York City’s Office Adaptive Reuse Task Force released a study calling for more conversions of older office stock into much-needed housing.
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January 11, 2023
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The University of Chicago is stepping up its efforts to create more startups, committing more than $20 million to launch three new accelerators focused on deep technology such as data science, artificial intelligence, clean technology and life sciences—areas where the university excels but for which funding often is hardest to find.
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January 11, 2023
Publication - Labor & Employment
When businesses fail to ensure that their website are accessible to the visually impaired, they risk facing a barrage of expensive lawsuits.
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January 10, 2023
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, White Collar Defense & Investigations
Kevin McCarthy finally clinched the Speaker’s gavel and swore in members of the 118th Congress, which ushers in a new period of Congressional investigations.
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January 10, 2023
News - Subrogation & Recovery
Daniel Q. Harrington published the article, "Reply All” Redux: Does ABA Formal Opinion 503 Elevate Lawyers’ Interests above the Client’s?” for the American Bar Association Litigation Section.
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January 10, 2023
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“The first week of the 118th Congress starkly demonstrated that Democrats do not have a monopoly on disarray. But just like in nature, politics abhors a vacuum, and the key as always to navigating Congress is appealing to enough interests among the differing factions.”
— Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies
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January 10, 2023
Publication - Labor & Employment
The new pay transparency laws across the country may point to a cultural shift underway toward an expectation of transparency and a desire to reduce the pay gap.
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January 10, 2023
Publication - Commercial Litigation, Government & Regulatory
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing Rep. Ritchie Torres’s effort to introduce legislation requiring congressional candidates to file sworn affidavits attesting to their qualifications and background.
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January 10, 2023
News - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
John R. Ewell was quoted in the expert analysis “2nd Circ. To Consider Shipper's Lost Policy Dispute” by Law360.
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January 09, 2023
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Michael Heller met with reporters from Bloomberg Law to discuss how the firm avoids the boom and bust cycles common among other large law firms, the firm’s plans for growth, and its ancillary businesses.
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January 09, 2023
Publication - Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration
Michael Fernández contributed an article to the American Review of International Arbitration discussing how Brazilian courts assist parties to arbitration proceedings by issuing provisional measures.
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January 09, 2023
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
USCIS published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to adjust certain benefit request fees, which haven’t been changed since 2016.
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January 09, 2023
Publication - State Attorneys General
Meghan Stoppel was quoted in a recent Cybersecurity Law Report article titled FTC and $391-Million State AG Case Put Location Data Enforcement on the Map. (subscription required).
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January 09, 2023
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Last Wednesday, the NYC Council held their Charter meeting, where they introduced multiple pieces of legislation. The Charter meeting is the first Stated meeting of the calendar year. The Council introduced legislation related to health insurance coverage for city employees and retirees, a change that could save the city up to $600 million per year. Legislation was also introduced calling upon the MTA to inspect every subway surveillance camera on a quarterly basis. You can find all of the bills that were introduced here.
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January 09, 2023
News - Construction Law
Ralf Rodriguez, a member of the firm’s Construction Law Group, was quoted in a Daily Business Review article.
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January 09, 2023
Publication - Labor & Employment
President Biden's Executive Order in July 2021 encouraged the FTC to ban or limit non-compete agreements. The FTC proposed the ban on January 5, 2023.
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