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This article originally appeared in Corporate Counsel on January 1, 2017. Much has been written over the last sixteen months interpreting the shift in U.S. Justice Department policy placing greater emphasis on individual accountability for ...

This blog post was updated on March 17, 2017, due to the news that SCOTUS will no longer hear Gavin Grimm’s bathroom case. The evolving field of enforcement of Title IX matters took another turn last week. On February 22, 2017, the Department ...

In Pennsylvania, it is well-established that a homeowner can assert claims for fraud and violation of Pennsylvania’s consumer protection statute – the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (“UTPCPL”) – ...

In the fall of 2016, the U.S. Sentencing Commission published the results of its study on the federal ­prosecution of corporations and other organizational ­offenders. The results of that study, based on sentencing data for the calendar year 2015, ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that individuals have a qualified right to privacy in the non-disclosure of their home addresses. Pennsylvania State Educ. Ass’n v. Commonwealth, Dep’t of Cmty. & Econ. Dev. The decision ...

As the world becomes more virtual, so do our assets. The list of digital property is ever growing, as is its value. These assets include social media profiles, intellectual property, smartphones, emails, credit card points, airline miles, timeshare ...

By now, you have probably heard enough from us about the new changes to the Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law. If a newsletter article and several blog posts were not enough, here is one more reminder that the long-anticipated Pennsylvania ...

Cohen Seglias Partners Paul Thaler and Chris Carusone were interviewed by Lizzy McLellan for her Legal Intelligencer article, “For Law Firms, Higher Ed Probes Mean Opportunity—And Risk”, and discussed the opportunities and risks ...

At the allegation stage of a research misconduct matter, it may not be known which of several scientists actually committed research misconduct (assuming anyone did), resulting in more than one scientist being named as a respondent. Often, an ...

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC, a law firm that represents corporate clients, midsized privately held businesses, and construction-related companies, has announced the promotion of Lori Wisniewski Azzara and Maria Panichelli to ...

If you’re like most New Yorkers, you consider zoning a set of regulations and policies that are honored only in the breach, if at all. The only result of zoning seems to be to drive up density to the point that sidewalks are unable to handle ...

In the wake of November’s elections, just about the only thing that Washington can agree on is a pervasive sense of uncertainty about the future, which includes the direction of government regulation. The fact that many of the new agency heads and ...

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is commonly understood to set forth basic nondiscrimination requirements prohibiting the exclusion, segregation, and unequal treatment of individuals with disabilities. These requirements ...

By now, you may have already heard from us about the amendments to the Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law, but it is time for an update since they are now in effect. We have explained the changes in depth in prior issues of this newsletter and on ...

In the wake of a 2013 deadly building collapse on Market Street in Philadelphia, the Department of Licenses and Inspections for the City of Philadelphia (L&I) overhauled its permit, inspection, training and enforcement procedures and ...

Our newsletter team recently sat down with new partners Lori Wisniewski Azzara and Maria L. Panichelli. Q: How did you get started in construction, given that few women lawyers focus on this industry? A: Lori — During law school, I worked at a ...

Brief Note Greetings from the Editorial Team at Construction in Brief! We are excited to introduce our new Partners, Lori Wisniewski Azzara and Maria Panichelli. In the New Partner Q&A, you will get a chance to learn about their practices at the ...

We are excited to introduce our new Partners, Lori Wisniewski Azzara and Maria Panichelli. In the New Partner Q&A, you will get a chance to learn about their practices at the Firm.

On January 23, 2017, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed into law a wage equity ordinance that makes it unlawful for an employer in the city of Philadelphia to ask about the wage history of a prospective employee at any stage of the hiring process. ...

Much has been written over the last sixteen months interpreting the shift in U.S. Justice Department policy placing greater emphasis on individual accountability for corporate wrongdoing in federal civil and criminal enforcement proceedings. ...