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Cohen Seglias is pleased to announce that Lisa Wampler has been named a 2017 Distinguished Leader by The Legal Intelligencer. This inaugural award recognizes Pennsylvania-based lawyers who achieved impressive results in the past year and ...

Liability in Green Building On June 13th, join Lane Kelman and Jennifer Budd for their Delaware Valley Green Building Council Lunch & Learn on liability in green building. The Lunch & Learn will be held at the Philadelphia office of ...

We are proud to announce that Chambers & Partners has again recognized our Construction and Labor & Employment Groups in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA, the preeminent legal ranking of attorneys and law firms. Additionally, Chambers ...

Cohen Seglias Partner Chris Carusone was interviewed by Pat Cloonan for the Herald-Standard article, “Monongahela judge defends conduct, would accept ‘judicial diversion’.” Monongahela Magisterial District Judge Mark A. Wilson ...

On May 4th, Cohen Seglias kicked off its 2017 partnership with Habitat for Humanity at their annual Building HOPE Luncheon as a Block Builder sponsor. This year’s Luncheon successfully raised a record-breaking amount of $420,823 to keep ...

We are pleased to announce that eleven Cohen Seglias attorneys were selected to the 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list and eight attorneys to the Pennsylvania Rising Stars list in the areas of Construction Litigation, Government Contracts, ...

This article originally appeared in The Legal Intelligencer on April 25, 2017 IN-HOUSE COUNSEL Since taking office on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has ­issued two executive orders designed to implement what his chief strategist Stephen K. ...

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 apply ...

Cohen Seglias Partner Paul Thaler was quoted in the Retraction Watch article, “Ecologist loses appeal for whistleblower protection.” Paul commented on the recent decision by the National Science Foundation. The article is available ...

Over the years, there has been debate as to whether the New York State Scaffolding Law (Labor Law §240) applies to window washers working in high-rise residential buildings. The better view is that it does. The New York Scaffolding Law dates from ...

On May 31st, the Cohen Seglias volunteer team consisting of Kelly Bridgeford, Carl Engel, Alicia Meintel, Olivia Paris-Kornilowicz, Gary Repke, Jacqueline Ryan, Zachary Sanders, and our three 2017 summer associates, Gerald Baldino, Sydney Pierce, ...

Brief Note: Greetings from the Editorial Team at Construction in Brief! We are excited to share some insights into our growing Internal Investigations practice with a Q&A featuring Co-Chairs Paul Thaler and Chris Carusone. In this issue, we ...

As a contractor seeking payment on a construction project, one of the greatest weapons in your arsenal is a construction lien or mechanics’ lien claim. In most states, the lien is a security interest that attaches to the owner’s real estate and ...

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 ...

New Jersey contractors were served a reminder this spring that when taking on a project in Pennsylvania, they will need to supplement their commercial general liability (CGL) policies if they expect to have insurance coverage to indemnify them ...

While garnering less attention than the recent amendments to the Pennsylvania Lien Law, recent court decisions on both sides of the Delaware show that the failure to identify the proper date of last work can result in the forfeiture of valuable lien ...

Our newsletter team recently sat down with Co-Chairs Christopher D. Carusone and Paul S. Thaler. Q: Tell us a little bit about your practice. A: Chris — I conduct internal investigations for the Firm’s clients on a broad range of matters. My ...

We are excited to share some insights into our growing Internal Investigations practice with a Q&A featuring Co-Chairs Paul Thaler and Chris Carusone.

On April 27, Cohen Seglias welcomed the Firm’s children to the office for its third annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Organized and led by the Firm’s HR Manager, Monica Lavin, and Marketing Director, Kerstin Isaacs, the day ...

Cohen Seglias partner Paul Thaler provided his reaction to a recent opinion concerning a whistleblower for the April 24, 2017 Retraction Watch article, “‘Existence and motive to retaliate:’ Judge hands victory to ...