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Cohen Seglias continues its tradition of supporting worthy causes during the holiday season. Each year the Firm brings holiday joy to less fortunate children locally and nationally through our annual toy drive. Toy donations and monetary ...

Cohen Seglias has always been committed to improving the heart health and overall wellness of our employees and their families, and this year we took it one step further by joining with the American Heart Association to fight Heart Disease and ...

Oftentimes, when a dispute first arises, even before litigation has begun, one or both sides will hire counsel to assist in trying to resolve the dispute. Even if counsel is not retained at that early stage, however, once litigation is instituted, ...

On November 21, 2016, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Department of  Labor’s new overtime rule, which sought to expand the obligations of employers to pay overtime by, among other things, doubling the ...

Cohen Seglias Partner Carol Sigmond was quoted in Jim Dwyer’s November 22nd New York Times article, “Cuomo’s Commitment to Clemency Tested in 3 Murder Cases”. Carol was interviewed as a follow-up to previous quotes she provided for ...

In litigation, the issue du jour is the discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”).  There are a whole host of issues, such as the particular form in which the ESI should be produced (pdf or native format?), whether data claimed to ...

We are pleased to announce that Cohen Seglias has been named by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in their 2017 “Best Law Firms” list. The Firm was recognized locally for Metropolitan Philadelphia in the practice areas of Arbitration, ...

Construction defects are the bane of existence for all property owners, including boards of directors/managers of cooperative apartment buildings and condominiums. Defects may arise at the outset in a new building or in renovations or maintenance ...

Our newsletter team recently sat down with the members of our New York office. Q: Tell us a little about Cohen Seglias in New York. A: George — This is an exciting time for the Firm. We have served clients in New York for a long time, but we are ...

On November 21, 2016, a federal district judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the implementation of the new overtime regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Labor that was set to take effect on December 1, 2016. The regulation would ...

No longer labeled a fad, green building holds an established place in the construction industry. Green building refers to designing and constructing buildings that consider impacts on the environment and the community, such as energy use, ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court’s August 4, 2016 decision in Cypress Point Condominium Association, Inc. v. Adria Towers, LLC opened the door for general contractors to obtain insurance coverage under their commercial general liability (CGL) ...

In April of this year, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressed the question of when, under Pennsylvania law, an owner may ignore a right-to-cure provision in terminating a construction contract and assert a claim against ...

Brief Note: Greetings from the Editorial Team at Construction in Brief! We are excited to share the news that George Pallas will be our new Managing Partner. Don’t miss the New York Office Q&A, where he discusses the expansion of the Firm’s ...

We are excited to share the news that George Pallas will be our new Managing Partner. Don’t miss the New York Office Q&A, where he discusses the expansion of the Firm’s footprint.

Cohen Seglias Partner Carol Sigmond was interviewed by Jeff Storey for his New York Law Journal piece, “City Bar Groups Wary of Proposed 18B Change.” The full article is available on the New York Law Journal website. New York City ...

Cohen Seglias has always been committed to improving the heart health and overall wellness of our employees and their families. This year we are taking it one step further by joining with the American Heart Association to fight Heart Disease and ...

Cohen Seglias Partner Paul Thaler was interviewed by Trevor L. Stokes for the Retraction Watch article “CrossFit can sue over error in paper it claims cost the brand millions”. The full article is available on the Retraction ...

Partner Chris Carusone was interviewed as an expert in grand jury practice and procedure for the York Daily Record article “Pa. diocese abuse investigations ‘historic,’ advocates say.” Chris explained how grand jury ...

On October 21, 2016, the Cohen Seglias volunteer team, consisting of Shawn Farrell, Scott Earle, Joshua Brand, Kerstin Isaacs, Diane Gardner, Olivia Paris-Kornilowicz, Ellen Keiffer, Melinda Norcross, Cheryl Urmy, and Stacy Wert, joined Habitat for ...