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September 12, 2024
Publication - 2024 Elections, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
On Wednesday evening, Mayor Cherelle Parker hosted a community meeting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center regarding the proposed $1.55 billion Center City Sixers arena, drawing nearly one thousand project supporters and detractors. Mayor Parker did not indicate her stance on the arena, but promised a decision on the matter soon.
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September 11, 2024
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) recently rolled out an artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance tool to detect guns at stations, a move that comes as the City’s controversial contract with another firearm detection system, formerly known as ShotSpotter, is set to expire.
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September 11, 2024
Press Release - Commercial Litigation, Privacy Litigation – Emerging Trends, Technology, Privacy & Data Security
Melissa Siebert, co-founder and chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Emerging Data Privacy Trends practice, has been named to Crain’s Chicago Business 2024 list of Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law.
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September 10, 2024
Publication - Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development
Eric DeBear and Madeline Shay Williams co-authored a Law360 article on the significance of financial incentives as a government tool to address affordable housing.
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September 10, 2024
News - Construction Law - Real Estate & Construction
Marion Hack and J. Michael Schiff were quoted in a San Diego Business Journal article discussing Schiff’s transition to Cozen O’Connor’s San Diego office and its impact on the firm’s Construction Law Group.
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September 10, 2024
Publication - 2024 Elections, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
• With Election Day approaching quickly, both candidates are trying to make tonight’s debate as consequential as the last one.
• The contest for the 2025 Senate majority is coming down to the wire, but recent polling indicates that, while Democratic candidates are overperforming in key races, a favorable map for the GOP may ultimately win out.
• California lawmakers sent a major bill on AI to Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) desk late last month, but it’s unclear if he will sign it. Either way, the measure sets a precedent for regulating the emerging technology.
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September 09, 2024
News - Family Office
Stu Morris was featured on Locality Bank’s podcast featuring South Florida visionaries where he discusses the various experiences and life lessons that shaped his career.
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September 09, 2024
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Federal agents raided the homes of several top aides to Mayor Adams on Wednesday and Thursday. Law enforcement searched the homes of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Schools Chancellor David Banks, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban.
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September 09, 2024
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was a guest on Court TV’s Think Tank to discuss Chad Doerman and Sarah Boone’s cases.
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September 06, 2024
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Sarah Krissoff, a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice, spoke with BBC News on September 6 about Hunter Biden’s guilty plea in a tax avoidance case.
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September 06, 2024
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance - Insurance
Cozen O'Connor’s Global Insurance Department's Claims Notes provides quick, to-the-point summaries of national insurance developments, including notable insurance decisions, legislation, trends, and regulatory guidance.
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September 06, 2024
Publication - State Attorneys General
Dustin McDaniel predicts uptick in attorney general investigations and litigation of all types in 2025.
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September 05, 2024
Publication - 2024 Elections, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
The Philadelphia City Council returned today after a summer recess, with all eyes fixed on the future of the proposed Sixers arena in Center City and potential developments regarding business tax cuts based on the upcoming Tax Reform Commission report.
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September 05, 2024
News - Business, Capital Markets & Securities, Commercial Finance, Corporate, Corporate Governance & Securities, Emerging Business & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions – Global, Private Equity, Public & Project Finance, Technology, Privacy & Data Security
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that the firm’s Corporate Practice has been selected by The American Lawyer as a 2024 Best Corporate Practice of the Year finalist for 2024.
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September 05, 2024
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was a guest on Court TV’s Think Tank to discuss a former politician, Robert Telles, charged with murdering a journalist.
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September 05, 2024
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 09.05.2024
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 04, 2024
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Rose Christ and Katie Schwab, co-chairs of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies’ New York practice, co-authored a City & State New York (CSNY) Special Report on Mental Health.
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September 04, 2024
Publication - Business, Real Estate, Tax
Dan Schulder discusses the PA Commonwealth Court's ruling that Goodwill Industries is entitled to a real estate tax exemption and does not compete with commercial enterprises.
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September 04, 2024
News - 9/11 Litigation, Subrogation & Recovery
Sean P. Carter was quoted in the Law360 article “2nd Circ. Tosses Sudan's Appeal Over 9/11 Immunity Denial” by Law360.
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September 04, 2024
News - Antitrust & Competition, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Business, Capital Markets & Securities — Canada, Corporate, Corporate Governance & Securities, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions – Global, Mining – Canada, Real Estate
Best Lawyers Canada has named 17 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from the firm’s Toronto and Vancouver offices in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada.
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