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The Beltway Briefing - Return of the Old-School Political Scandal

February 21, 2021

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, Patrick Martin, and Stuart Shorenstein discuss the impact of the current scandals and whether they seem to indicate the return to old-school, rough-and-tumble, hardball-style politics.


COVID-19 and the Critical Infrastructure Worker

February 19, 2021

Publication - Infrastructure, Utility & Energy

Michael Klein provides an update on an emergency order issued by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC).


Regulating Troubled or Failing Monopolies: Ordering One Public Utility to Acquire Another [Alert]

February 19, 2021

Publication - Utility & Energy

Jonathan Nase discusses a provision in the Pennsylvania code that gives the PUC authority to order a proximate capable public utility to acquire a small water or sewer utility that is struggling to remain viable.


Jennifer A. Brandt Featured on Court TV Discussing Two Court Cases in the News

February 19, 2021

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Practice, was a guest on Court TV discussing two court cases in the news: Wisconsin v. Prokopovitz and California v. Ron Jeremy.


Tips For Employers Reeling From The Texas Weather Crisis

February 19, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron was quoted in Law360 discussing the severe cold weather crisis in Texas.


Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Eisenberg, Ferrer, Giotto and Tilson Recognized in 2021 Chambers Global Rankings

February 18, 2021

Press Release - Labor & Employment

Chambers Global has recognized four Cozen O’ Connor attorneys, Susan Eisenberg (Miami – Labor & Employment), Geoffrey Ferrer (New York – Transportation & Trade), Thomas Giotto (Pittsburgh – Labor and Employment) and Joseph Tilson (Chicago – Labor & Employment), as worldwide leaders in their respective practices. All four attorneys are also ranked in the Chambers USA Guide.


Many Firms Aren’t Paying OSHA Fines Levied for COVID-19 Safety Violations: Reuters

February 18, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

John Ho was quoted in Insurance Journal discussing the penalties that companies face with COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace.


Cozen O'Connor Brings On New E-Discovery Chair For Philly Office

February 18, 2021

News - Commercial Litigation, Electronic Discovery & Practice Advisory Services

Joseph Tate, Calli Padilla, and Maureen Holland are featured in a Law360 article highlighting recent leadership changes and the firm's summer associate program.


Vaccinated or not, many workers want to remain remote

February 18, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

Michael Schmidt was quoted in CNBC discussing employees returning to work once they are vaccinated.


MARAD Updates Title XI Program with Streamlined Process [Alert]

February 18, 2021

Publication - Maritime Corporate & Finance, Transportation & Trade - Maritime

Jeff Vogel and Kathryn Sobotta discuss MARAD's simplified and streamlined loan process available to certain borrowers with strong financial track records and willingness to agree to MARAD’s preferred lending terms.


California Adopts Emergency Cannabis Regulations [Alert]

February 17, 2021

Publication - Cannabis

Susy Forbath and Thomas Casparian discuss the emergency regulations implementing processes for cannabis businesses to authorize the California Bureau of Cannabis to share licensee information with financial institutions.


PPP Fraud Is Ripe for Enforcement in 2021. Can Self-Disclosure & Cooperation Create a Path to Leniency? [Alert]

February 17, 2021

Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations

Rachel Collins-Clarke and Calli Padilla discuss the government's government enforcement of abuse of the CARES Act, PPP, or Economic Aid Act.


Progressive Paid Leave Policy Introduced in Philadelphia City Council [Alert]

February 17, 2021

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Labor & Employment

Joseph Hill, Michael Henlon, and Brianna Westbrooks discuss legislation introduced in Philadelphia City Council that would significantly expand required paid sick leave for individuals at companies with more than 50 employees.


Cozen O’Connor Announces Changes to Firm Management

February 16, 2021

Press Release

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce the following changes in firm leadership positions for the 2021 year.


State AGs Intensify Focus on Employee Rights in the Pandemic

February 16, 2021

Publication - State Attorneys General

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused state attorneys general to accelerate their workplace enforcement efforts and is reshaping the issues businesses must consider to avoid regulatory risk. Cozen O’Connor State AG Group partners Maria Colsey Heard and Ann-Marie Luciano explain what steps businesses should take to respond. Read the Bloomberg Law piece here or here.


Member Spotlight: Gary Gassman [The LGBT Bar]

February 16, 2021

Publication - Insurance Coverage

Gary Gassman is profiled in a feature article with the LGBT Bar Association, touching on his global insurance practice, his ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section role as well as his position as co-leader of the firm's LGBTQ+ attorney resource group.


Employer perks for COVID-19 vaccinated workers could draw legal challenges

February 16, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

John Ho was quoted in Yahoo! Finance discussing how employers may incentivize employees in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.


Two Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named to 2021 Georgia Super Lawyers List

February 12, 2021

Press Release - Insurance Coverage, Subrogation & Recovery

Super Lawyers has named two attorneys at Cozen O’Connor to its 2021 list of top practitioners in Georgia.


Congress Enacts Modification to Bankruptcy Procedures Governing Assumption and Rejection of Leases

February 12, 2021

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Real Estate

Steve Katkov and Joel Nesset discuss provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act that narrowly target companies to assist those that have filed for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code by temporarily modifying the rules governing a tenant’s performance under its leases.


OSHA Virus Emergency Rule Looms as Potent Weapon for Litigation

February 12, 2021

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron and John Ho were quoted in Bloomberg Law discussing COVID-19 OSHA citations.

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