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I hope you enjoyed my recent webinar on payment techniques for contractors in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. If you missed it, you can access the recording here. Below are some of the highlights: Payment Techniques Traditional payment techniques for ...

Christopher Carusone was interviewed on the podcast The Allegheny Front. This week on The Allegheny Front, prosecutors in Pennsylvania are looking into possible environmental crimes committed during the fracking boom. New technology aims to recycle ...

Cohen Seglias Partner Christopher Carusone is quoted in the witf article, “Pa. prosecutors eye potential ‘environmental crimes.'” Investigators will be assessing intent or state of mind, a former federal prosecutor ...

Cohen Seglias Partner Jason Copley is quoted in the Fabricator article, “Fabricators Tap into the Potential of Steel Construction” highlighting the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2019 Steel Convention. Jason gave ...

We are pleased to announce that Cohen Seglias is recognized in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, the preeminent legal ranking of attorneys and law firms. The firm’s Construction Group is once again named a ...

The past six months have seen plenty of activity from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The following recaps the developments affecting the construction industry. As each changes the regulatory landscape, construction ...

Unlike its federal brethren at the U.S. Justice Department, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (OAG) is limited in its ability to fight anticompetitive conduct in Pennsylvania’s marketplace. The OAG has tried in vain for years to get ...

On March 13 we wrote about the recent Commonwealth Court case, Apartment Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh v. Pittsburgh, in which the Court struck down a Pittsburgh ordinance that would have required landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers ...

Construction professionals in New York face new hurdles in ensuring they are covered as additional insureds under other parties’ commercial general liability insurance policies. In 2002, a New York City agency contracted with a general contractor ...

Law360 (April 10, 2019, 1:57 PM EDT) — It has been a little over two years since George E. Pallas was elected to be the third managing partner of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC, the Pennsylvania-based, construction-focused ...

Recently, the New York Court of Appeals has resolved an open issue under Lien Law section 3 concerning leased property. Historically, landlords in New York City have included language in leases purporting to shield their interest in property from ...

2018 marked Cohen Seglias’ 30th anniversary. To commemorate the year, we hosted a series of events benefitting local charities in a number of our cities. The firm has a longstanding tradition of civic involvement and we were proud to celebrate our ...

Construction Contracts & Risk Management Group In 2018, laws concerning construction contracts and projects changed in many states. For example, Pennsylvania modified its Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act, changing notice requirements and ...

Indemnity provisions are common features in construction contracts. They typically require one party, the indemnitor, to provide protection to another party (e.g., “to indemnify”) from liability for losses caused by the indemnitor. Typically, a ...

On August 31, 2018, Cohen Seglias celebrated a milestone, our 30th anniversary. I think back to 1988 when John Greenhall and I, fresh from a triumphant jury verdict in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, moved into our first office, a 5000 square foot ...

Our newsletter team recently sat down with new Partner Bob Ruggieri. Q: Tell us a little about your practice and the services you provide your clients.  A: I represent and provide counsel to federal government contractors, with a specific focus on ...

2018 was a great year for the firm. In addition to growth across all of our offices, we celebrated our 30th anniversary with a series of charitable events, giving back to our local communities. As the new year kicks off, we are excited to announce a ...

2018 was a great year for the firm. In addition to growth across all of our offices, we celebrated our 30th anniversary with a series of charitable events, giving back to our local communities.

I am a great fan and early adopter of legal technology, but when it comes to e-discovery I often find myself longing for the good old days. The Information Age has brought about an explosion of digital information that is stored on computers, mobile ...

Paul Thaler, chair of the firm’s Scientific Misconduct Group, was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article, “Duke’s Fraud Trouble Is a Wake-up Call for Research Compliance.” Duke University’s whopping $112.5 million settlement for ...