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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 ...

Craig Staudenmaier joined the law firm of Nauman Smith in August 1981, became a partner in 1985 and was the Managing Partner for 12 years. He has been a practicing litigator for more than 35 years. Recently, Craig sat down with Sarah Schrank from ...

Paul Thaler spoke with Law360 regarding Sierra Leone’s efforts to dismiss Jenner & Block LLP’s $8.1 million lawsuit. Jenner & Block claim that Sierra Leone still owes $8.1 million for “out of scope” work that the ...

Paul Thaler, Casey McKinnon, and Jackson Nichols are mentioned in this Reuters article in regard to their representation of the Republic of Sierra Leone. (Reuters) – Sierra Leone on Monday told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that Jenner ...

As mentioned by President Biden in his State of the Union message, approximately 30 million American employees, which is about one in five workers, are bound by noncompete clauses in their employment. Earlier in his term, President Biden ...

Katie Meyer, Stanford. Misrach Ewunetie, Princeton. These are two of the more well-known names of college students who committed suicide last year. Unfortunately, they were not alone—1,100 other college students also committed suicide in 2022, ...

Co-authored by Nicholas Morello of bet365. In construction subcontracts, contingent payment provisions like “pay-if-paid” and “pay-when-paid” clauses are being banned in an increasing number of states. “Pay-if-paid” clauses state that a ...

As the construction industry operates within the digital era, the complexity of the sector continues to evolve. Because there are various parties and stakeholders involved on a construction project, there are competing interests with the same goal ...

Some of the largest, and most lucrative, construction projects are those in the energy and power sector. Power plants, generating stations, oil and gas rigs, solar fields, and similar projects require complex planning and bidding, but if ...

Wishing you a Happy New Year! In this issue, you will learn about Smart Contracts and the use of blockchain technology in the construction industry, subcontracting considerations for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, and ...

Wishing you a Happy New Year! In this issue, you will learn about Smart Contracts and the use of blockchain technology in the construction industry, subcontracting considerations for engineering, procurement, and construction contracts, and new ...

Our new managing partner Steven Williams shared our firm’s biggest accomplishments in 2022 and the firm’s plans to continue that success into 2023 with the Philadelphia Business Journal. “2022 was another year of growth and notable ...

Some of my residents continue to violate various community rules, but my local Magisterial District Judge will not evict them. He says that the rule violations are not serious enough, and he does not want to throw the residents out of their homes ...