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A good Title IX advisor can mean the difference between a party feeling informed and supported or confused and overwhelmed. Title IX coordinators and institutions should prioritize choosing, cultivating, and retaining advisors. Federal regulations ...

We are pleased to announce that several Cohen Seglias attorneys were selected to this year’s New Jersey Supers Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The Super Lawyers lists recognize no more than 5 percent of attorneys in each state/district and the ...

We are excited to announce that we are relocating our Pittsburgh office to FNB Financial Center, a 26-story building that is the keystone of a major redevelopment project in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District. The firm’s Pittsburgh team plans to ...

Cohen Seglias is proud to announce that Steven Williams, the firm’s managing partner, has been named to the Central Penn Business Journal’s 2024 Power 100 List. Steve is recognized for shaping the central Pennsylvania community and his influence ...

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC announced that it has hired a Pittsburgh-based senior counsel to grow its capabilities in the real estate and business transactional practice areas. Rachel James joined Cohen Seglias in January ...

Family law practitioners everywhere have lauded the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision last year in Cardali v. Cardali for providing a ‘Big Win for Clarity’ on cohabitation cases and the burden that must be met before a plenary ...

Cohen Seglias is pleased to announce that Rachel James has joined the firm’s Pittsburgh office as senior counsel in the Real Estate and Business Transactions practice groups. “We are excited to welcome Rachel to the firm and know that her ...

Before last year’s legislative session came to a close, New Jersey’s State legislature was busy passing significant laws that will change how the family court system in New Jersey operates. One of those changes was the Victim’s Assistance and ...

In a breach of contract matter, Cohen Seglias litigators Michael McKenna and Kanwal Awan represented our client, Scalamandre-Oliveira, JV II (SOJV), a joint venture between Peter Scalamandre & Sons, Inc. and Oliveira Contracting, Inc., against ...

In November 2021, Congress passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), pledging to invest $1 trillion into new infrastructure nationwide. For more than 40 years, the Build America Buy America Act (Buy America) has required ...

In July 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a new rule expanding the injury and illness reporting requirements for many construction companies. The new rule, which went into effect on January 1, 2024, requires companies in certain ...

Every year, the fall semester comes around, and students who live on their university’s campus must move into their assigned dorm. For those who are returning students, your roommate(s) may be someone you know; however, for those who are freshmen ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of the case Eastern Steel Construction, Inc. v. International Fidelity Insurance Co., in which the Pennsylvania Superior Court clarified the claims that a subcontractor may bring, as well ...

Actionable steps that PIs can take to minimize research misconduct and ensure high-quality results from their labs Until recent years, the scientists found responsible for research misconduct were generally those directly responsible for the ...

The percentage of women working in the construction industry is at an all-time high and continues to grow each year. But during the pandemic, women left the workforce at higher rates than men due in part to increased caregiving duties. Now, a new ...

Christopher Carusone is quoted in Law360 in his capacity as a former chief deputy attorney who now represents clients being investigated by state agencies. A Pennsylvania court’s ruling that the attorney general had the power to overrule ...

We are pleased to announce that Matthew Skaroff has been promoted to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2024. Across the firm, a total of nine attorneys were promoted to partner. “Matt is a talented construction attorney and an innate ...

It is inevitable. At some point, every company in the consumer product and services industry in Pennsylvania will find itself on the other end of a consumer complaint filed with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. For some companies, these ...

Cohen Seglias is pleased to announce the promotion of Gary Repke, Jr. and Timothy Ryan to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2024. Across the firm, a total of nine attorneys were promoted to partner. “We congratulate Gary and Tim on ...

Cohen Seglias’ marketing team visited Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia’s Coltrane Commons site for a volunteer build day. The team spent the day painting the ceilings in the new houses in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. Cohen ...