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Top Ten Reasons You Need an Elder Law Attorney [Alert]

January 07, 2025

Publication - Elder Law, Private Client Services

Elder law attorneys assist clients in planning for a variety of issues, including long term care planning, government benefits planning, asset protection in the face of anticipated long term care costs, disability planning, special needs planning, guardianship, and many other issues.


Vivien Krieger Joins the Board of Directors of Plus Pool

January 07, 2025

News - Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development

Vivien Krieger has joined the board of directors of Plus Pool (+ POOL), a city and state-wide organization that aims to provide free and safe access to swimming in New York City’s East River.


Friends, Colleagues Remember Stephen A. Cozen

January 06, 2025

News

The passing of the firm’s co-founder Stephen A. Cozen was featured in many local and legal publications. Friends and colleagues related stories about working with Cozen, while others spoke about Cozen’s legacy.


Katayun Jaffari Installed as the 98th Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association

January 06, 2025

Press Release - Business

Katayun Jaffari, chair of the Corporate Governance and ESG Practices and co-chair of the Capital Markets & Securities Practice at Cozen O’Connor, was installed as Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the oldest bar association in the United States.


Veteran Labor and Employment Attorney John E. Ludlum Joins Cozen O’Connor’s Salt Lake City Office

January 06, 2025

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

Ludlum brings nearly three decades of experience advising and representing national and Utah business clients in compensation and tax matters ranging from executive compensation to mergers and acquisitions related tax issues.


New York Note: 2025 Laws in Effect, NYPD Chief, Client Spotlight

January 06, 2025

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Several new measures have now taken effect in New York State. The hourly minimum wage for non-tipped workers increases to $16.50 in NYC, Westchester County, and Long Island, and to $15.50 throughout the rest of the state.


A Vapid Argument on Vaping [The Legal Intelligencer]

January 03, 2025

Publication - Legal Profession Services, White Collar Defense & Investigations

Stephen A. Miller, an attorney in Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation department, and Leigh Ann McGeever, counsel for the firm’s legal profession services group, discuss the pending U.S. Supreme Court decision in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Wages and White Lion Investments, where the high court will consider whether changes to FDA guidance on approval of new flavored e-cigarette flavors led to arbitrary and capricious denials of manufacturers’ applications.


Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2025

January 01, 2025

News - Commercial Litigation, Products Liability

Jillian Flax was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the Monsanto preemption cases and the Third Circuit’s decision to decline to review a ruling that federal law preempts a Pennsylvania state law that orders cancer warnings on chemicals.


Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2025

January 01, 2025

News - Government Contracts, Transportation & Trade

Eric Leonard, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts practice, was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.’s (ABC) challenge to a U.S. Department of Labor regulation changing how prevailing wages paid under federally funded construction projects are calculated under the Davis-Bacon Act.


Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation To Watch In 2025

January 01, 2025

News - Commercial Litigation, Privacy Litigation – Emerging Trends

Melissa Siebert was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the rise of lawsuits that allege violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, which prohibits the interception or recording of communications without all parties' consent.


Insurers for Executives Brace for Steep Claims Under Trump's SEC [Bloomberg Law]

December 30, 2024

News - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Insurance

Angelo G. Savino was quoted in the article “Insurers for Executives Brace for Steep Claims Under Trump's SEC” by Bloomberg Law.


Corporate Transparency Act Injunction Reinstated [Alert]

December 27, 2024

Publication - Corporate


Update on Enforcement of CTA – Deadlines Extended [Alert]

December 24, 2024

Publication - Corporate

Larry Laubach, Steve Katkov, and Ingrid Welch discuss the Fifth Circuit's granting a stay of the district court’s preliminary injunction entered in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al. Enforcement of the CTA is back on and reporting companies are required to file their beneficial ownership reports.


New York Note: Adams Denied Matching Funds, Adams Advisor Indicted, City Legislation

December 23, 2024

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

The NYC Campaign Finance Board has denied public campaign funds for Eric Adams’ reelection bid.


Richard Kalson Appointed Chair of the Deep Foundations Institute Risk and Contracts Committee

December 23, 2024

Press Release - Construction Law - Real Estate & Construction

Richard Kalson, a member of the firm’s Construction Law Group, has been appointed chair of the Deep Foundations Institute Risk and Contracts Committee.


Top Gov't Contracts Cases Of 2024

December 23, 2024

News - Government Contracts, Transportation & Trade

Eric Leonard, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts practice, was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ attempt to resolicit Maximus Federal Services Inc.’s deal to insert an LHA clause.


Broad Street Brief: City Council Approves Sixers Arena

December 19, 2024

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Mayor Cherelle Parker launched Philly Stat 360, a website tracking the City’s progress on over 30 indicators, including safety, cleanliness, and economic opportunity.


Broad Street Brief Special Edition: City Council Passes Arena Legislation

December 19, 2024

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

On Thursday, December 19, the Philadelphia City Council approved an 11-bill legislative package that will permit the Philadelphia 76ers to construct a new $1.3 billion arena in Market East.


Katayun Jaffari Named as a Recipient of Philadelphia Business Journal’s Diversity in Business Award

December 19, 2024

Press Release - Corporate Governance & Securities, Environmental, Social & Governance

Katayun Jaffari, chair of the Corporate Governance and ESG Practices and co-chair of the Capital Markets & Securities Practice at Cozen O’Connor, has been named one of the recipients of Philadelphia Business Journal’s annual Diversity in Business awards.


Sidnee McDonald Named 2024 Volunteer of the Year by Pittsburgh Legal Diversity & Inclusion Coalition

December 19, 2024

Press Release - Labor & Employment

Sidnee McDonald, an associate in Cozen O'Connor's Labor and Employment Department, has been named the 2024 Volunteer of the Year by the Pittsburgh Legal Diversity & Inclusion Coalition (PLDIC) at its Annual Members Meeting.

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