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We were thrilled to welcome our colleagues’ children back in our offices on April 27 to celebrate Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. In a mock trial organized by the firm’s attorneys, the children represented Iron Man and the Hulk ...

We are pleased to welcome Carolyn Daly as a partner, launching our Family Law Group. Carolyn is joined by associate Sean Gaynor in the firm’s Newark office, both were previously with Daly & Associates. “We are excited to add a new practice ...

New construction laws are passed virtually every session, leading to challenges and opportunities for contractors to navigate. Jackson Nichols joined Chad Prinkey and Mark C. Perna on The Morning Huddle and discussed the 2023 construction legal ...

Housed within the Pennsylvania Department of State are 29 professional and occupational licensing boards. These boards’ investigative/enforcement and adjudicative functions are necessarily separate, with the former contained within the Bureau of ...

Renters nationwide are filing class action lawsuits against Texas-headquartered property management software company RealPage, Inc. and landlords who subscribe to RealPage’s services and software. These lawsuits claim that RealPage and the ...

It is a common scenario in the pile driving industry: piles are being driven deep into the ground and there is something unexpected beneath the surface. The pile may not be reaching refusal at the anticipated depth. It could be hitting hard rock ...

Cohen Seglias partner Jonathan Cass and associate Aislinn Sroczynski are mentioned in Law360 Insurance Authority in regard to their representation of Pennsylvania contractor J.D. Eckman in a suit against its insurer, Starr Indemnity & Liability ...

Pittsburgh partner Lisa Wampler and firm managing partner Steve Williams are noted among City & State Pennsylvania’s “The 2023 Construction Power 100,” a list highlighting notable builders, contractors, public officials, construction ...

Welcome back to the DMV Construction Law Series, where we discuss emergent legal issues important to contractors. This installment looks at the use of the releases that are typically required to be signed with payment applications submitted by ...

I always do criminal background checks on new tenants. I was recently told that a new United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) directive changes how I can use background checks, but I have not found anything new from HUD. I ...

In 2008, the Pennsylvania legislature made sweeping changes to the Commonwealth’s “Right-to-Know Law” (Open Records Law). Although Pennsylvania had one of the first Open Records Laws in the country, the changes that became effective January ...

On March 17, 2023, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania struck down a City of Pittsburgh ordinance known as the Residential Housing Rental Permit Program, Chapter 781—a resounding victory for local landlords. The Pittsburgh City Council passed ...

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its unexpected proposed rule change that would essentially ban noncompete agreements and require employers to rescind existing noncompete agreements. Following the announcement, the ...

As of January 1, 2024, entities formed through a filing with their Secretary of State or a similar office must file reports with the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) under the new Corporate Transparency Act ...

On March 13, 2023, Shanlon Wu and Sydney Smith Forquer successfully represented The Kingdom in the Shakespeare Theater Company’s 36th Mock Trial, Leary of Treason: Goneril v. The Kingdom. The comedy-based program highlighted cases from the ...

As we look back at the 14th year of Pennsylvania’s ‘new’ Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) (effective Jan. 1, 2009), we see again, for the third year in a row, a decrease in the number of appellate decisions addressing the law. Another trend is the ...

Nationwide the market for electric vehicles (EV) has expanded dramatically. Nearly 1 million electric vehicles were produced in 2022 alone. With the expansion of this market comes the accompanying need for a robust EV charging infrastructure ...

The Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) provides access to public records in Pennsylvania. Individuals may submit a request for public records to any government agency, and the agency must respond within five business days. If the agency denies ...

We are pleased to announce that Jackson S. Nichols is recognized by the 2023 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards. Ranked fifth, Jackson is listed as one of the Top Ten Authors for his thought leadership in construction in 2022. The Readers’ Choice ...

To kick off Women’s History Month, Cohen Seglias is pleased to announce that Lori Azzara has been named shareholder and member of the firm’s board of directors. Lori is a construction litigation partner based in the firm’s Pittsburgh and ...