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In recent years, a mechanics’ lien claimant who held a contract with an owner on projects in the District of Columbia may have received an unwelcome surprise when attempting to file its mechanics’ lien. If the claimant did not include physical ...

Many property owners lose sight of the fact that an oil and gas lease is a two-way contract. There are many legal duties that the landowner owes to the operator. One duty that is typically overlooked is the title warranty, where the landowner ...

We hope you had an enjoyable summer. We are gearing up for an exciting Fall with the opening of our new office in New York.

Over the past year, many states experienced budget crises that threaten public works spending and, in some cases, caused entire project shut downs. In Pennsylvania, a stalemate over the budget for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 lasted almost nine months, ...

The long-awaited Final Rule addressing changes to the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protégé program was published in the Federal Register this week. The Mentor-Protégé program that was limited to 8(a) Small Business Concerns has ...

What happens when a deed is unclear and the parties to a transaction involving oil and gas interests are long deceased? How do the heirs to the parties involved resolve their disputes? This is a relevant issue courts and practitioners in ...

Cohen Seglias Pittsburgh office Managing Partner, Lisa Wampler, was interviewed by Ann Farmer for the Spring 2016 issue of Perspectives Magazine. Lisa is featured in the article, “The Women Who Tread Where Men Still Rule,” where she ...

Chris Carusone’s article, “Evaluating, Challenging Regulatory Overreach in Energy Industry,” was published in the Summer 2016 edition of Catalyst Magazine. Catalyst Magazine is the quarterly publication of the Pennsylvania ...

Mark Twain once famously said: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” The same can be said for corporate counsel tasked with evaluating an ...

In the recent case of Township of Salem v. Miller Penn Development, LLC, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court invoked the often overlooked doctrine of nullum tempus occurrit regi. Read literally as “time does not run against the king,” as ...

Mechanics’ liens are a unique statutory remedy that can help contractors, subcontractors and suppliers recover unpaid monies on construction projects. The statutory elements, however, require special care and attention to detail. If a party fails ...

Almost any construction project carries the potential for disputes, which all too often lead to litigation and associated costs. As litigation costs increase, they eat into potential recovery or limit defense strategies. Finding ways to lower ...

Partner Paul Thaler was interviewed by Shannon Palus for the Retraction Watch interview, “Here’s Why This Lawyer Defends Scientists Accused of Misconduct.” The interview highlights Paul’s work in the Scientific Misconduct ...

We are pleased to announce that eleven Cohen Seglias attorneys were selected to this year’s Pennsylvania’s Super Lawyers list, and six were selected the Pennsylvania’s Rising Stars list. The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more ...

We are proud to announce that Chambers & Partners has again recognized our Construction and Labor & Employment Groups in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA, the preeminent legal ranking of attorneys and law firms. Additionally, Chambers ...

We are proud to announce that Chambers & Partners has again recognized our Construction and Labor & Employment Groups in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA, the preeminent legal ranking of attorneys and law firms. Additionally, Chambers ...

The developers of the Wharf, an ongoing waterfront development at 1100 Maine Avenue SW in Washington, D.C., recently announced that they have secured $113 million of debt financing for the project. PN Hoffman and Madison Marquette, the ...

On May 31, 2016, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued a final rule, implementing long-awaited changes mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) of 2013. This final rule, which finalizes the SBA’s earlier ...

On June 8th, 2016, the Cohen Seglias volunteer team, consisting of Paul Thaler, Jeff Brydzinski, Matt Gioffre, Anthony Bottenfield, Matt Skaroff, Stephen Leighton, Lisa Moore, and our three 2016 summer associates, Katherine Piazza, Kimberly ...

From time to time over the last three years, I have, on occasion, written about the Environmental Control Board (ECB) and issues related to what appeared to be due process abuses by New York City in administrative hearings on quality-of-life ...