Developers Say D.C. Comp Plan Changes Won't Do Enough to Beat Back Frequent Legal Challenges

News - Real Estate

Meridith Moldenhauer comments on the newly released amendments to D.C’s comprehensive plan in an article in the Washington Business Journal.

Workplace Safety Commission Member Elevated To Chair

News - Labor & Employment

Former Cozen O'Connor attorney, James Sullivan Jr. has been named the chair of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Aggregate Deductible Recoveries Webinar

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

Texas Supreme Court Identifies Claims that Survive the Payment of an Insurance Appraisal Award [Alert]

Publication - Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage - Insurance

Donnie M. Apodaca, II, Stephen Pate, and Alicia G. Curran discuss two recent the Supreme Court of Texas’s decisions and considerations for insurers before they invoke appraisal and pay the appraisal awards.

When They Don’t Wanna’: What To Do When Employees Don’t Want To Take FMLA Leave [Pittsburgh HRA]

Publication - Labor & Employment

Mariah Passarelli wrote an article about the challenges that employers face with the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Access to Public Space on an Employer’s Property by Non-Employee Union Organizers: A New Rule [Alert]

Publication - Labor & Employment

Barry Kearney discusses the NLRB overturning nearly four decades of precedent.

What the Industry is Saying About the Federal Rent Law Challenge

News - Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development

Ken Fisher notes the makeup of the Supreme Court could impact New York's Rent Stabilization Association's and Community Housing Improvement Program's lawsuit, challenging the New York State rent stabilization law, in an article in The Real Deal.

USTR Announces New Exclusion Process for Section 301 Tariffs on U.S. Imports from China

Publication - Customs, Imports & Trade Remedies

Kristi Zentner, Tom Wallrich, and Joel Nesset discuss the process for applicants to request that specific Chinese goods be exempted from the recently imposed additional 25 percent tariff.

CBD-Based Products: What Marketers Should Know in Today's Uncertain Regulatory Landscape [Cannabis Business Executive]

Publication - Cannabis, Food & Beverage

Richard Fama and Kristin Keehan contributed an article to CBE discussing the high demands of CBD-containing products along with concerns from the FDA.

Colleges Turn to Law Firms to Sort Out Campus Crime Reporting

News - Institutional Response Group

Gina Maisto Smith discussed with Big Law Business about the team of lawyers that law firms use for handling matters for schools.

To hug or not to hug: A 5-step guide to embracing at work

News - Labor & Employment

Michael Schmidt discussed with CNN about how during the era of #MeToo, employers and workers are paying more attention to their actions in the workplace.

Spousal Support in Pa. Following the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 [The Legal Intelligencer]

Publication - Family Law

Jonathan Hoffman contributed an article to The Legal Intelligencer, explaining the enactment of the TCJA and how this is effecting the divorcing population.

Workplace Ethics: "Keep Your Opinions to Yourself"

News - Labor & Employment

Michael Schmidt spoke with KPRC AM 950 about social media commentary by employees.

Supreme Court Limits First Amendment Exposure of Social Media Giants [Silicon Valley Business Journal]

Publication - Appellate, Commercial Litigation

Michael B. de Leeuw and Tamar Wise contributed an article to Silicon Valley Business Journal discussing the Manhattan Community Access Center v. Halleck (MCAC) case.

The 'Invisible Hand': Really Knowing Your Trial Attorney [Corporate Counsel]

Publication - Commercial Litigation

Matthew Steinberg and Amy Alderfer contributed an article to Corporate Counsel discussing the importance of professionalism and courtesy in trial.

Notice of Appeal Summer 2019

Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations

A quarterly newsletter reviewing Third Circuit opinions impacting white collar criminal lawyers

Robert S. Kaplan Signs-On to Cozen O’Connor‘s Growing Labor and Employment Practice

Press Release - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Labor & Employment

Kaplan has experience as a former investment and retirement services professional and now advises employers, benefit plan sponsors, and other service providers on employee benefits (ERISA) and executive compensation-related legal and tax issues.

No fun in the sun: Trump administration further restricts aviation traffic to Cuba [International Law Office]

Publication - Aviation Regulatory

Matthew Howell contributed an article to International Law Office discussing the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announcement of rules designed to further restrict travel to Cuba.

NLRB Advice Division Head To Step Down At Month's End

News - Labor & Employment

Barry Kearney discussed with Law360 about the National Labor Relations Board's top legal theorist and adviser stepping down.

Bryan Vezey Appointed to Founding Member of the Houston Bar Association LGBTQ+ Committee

News - Insurance Coverage

Bryan Vezey, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Global Insurance Department, has been appointed by the Houston Bar Association as one of 14 founding members of the LGBTQ+ Committee. This committee examines issues and creates programming related to the community.