News & Publications

Jason Copley was quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer article, “A Record Year for Law Firms’ M&A Activity,” on January 6th, 2016. Law firm mergers and acquisitions reached a record number last year as firms sought to overcome ...

Cohen Seglias is pleased to announce that Wayne Buckwalter, Chair of the Firm’s Wealth Preservation Group, has once again been named a Five Star Financial Services Professional. The Five Star Financial Services Professional and Wealth Manager ...

In August 2015, 16 New Yorkers died and at least 133 were made seriously ill by an outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease in the South Bronx. Legionnaire’s Disease or Legionellosis is a form of pneumonia, first diagnosed in 1976 following an ...

On December 28, 2015, Carol Sigmond was quoted in the New York Law Journal article, “County Clerk Looks Beyond ‘The Way We’ve Always Done Things,’” by Andrew Denney. Sigmond was quoted regarding the role of the New York ...

Ed Seglias was quoted in The Legal Intelligencer article, “Year of Mergers and Leadership: Changes in Midsize Firm Market,” on December 28, 2015. In what several firm leaders called a strong year, acquisitions and lateral hires ...

Five years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had charged GlaxoSmithKline vice president and associate general counsel Lauren Stevens with two counts of obstruction of justice and four counts of making false statements to the Food ...

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 ...

Partner Chris Carusone was quoted in the Lehigh Valley Business regarding precautions contractors should take when working with the government. When it comes to dealing with the government and construction contracts, it pays to err on the side ...

Our justice system is an adversary system; it works best when all parties have equal access to quality legal representation. But more than our justice system is based on the adversary system, our benefit and administrative law systems are similarly ...

Please join us tomorrow, 11/4, for Shawn Farrell‘s presentation “Construction Disputes: Lessons Learned” at the Carpenters’ Company of City and County of Philadelphia’s Master Builder Dialogues. Shawn Farrell has ...

We are pleased to announce that Cohen Seglias has been named by U.S. News – Best Lawyers in their 2016 “Best Law Firms” list in the practice areas of Construction Law and Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, and Arbitration. ...

On October 30th, 2015, Cohen Seglias joined the American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Pro Bono in their efforts to increase access to justice for all by wearing their Jeans for Justice. Jeans for Justice Day is part of the ABA’s annual week ...

Brief Note: Greetings from the Editorial Team at Construction In Brief. With winter fast approaching, we invite you to take advantage of some useful tips in this issue on minimizing risks and loss on a project. We also are sharing a new decision ...

As experienced contractors and subcontractors know, even the most carefully planned and skillfully bid projects can result in devastating losses and unanticipated overruns due to a large number of factors, many of which are not within their control. ...

Federal government construction contractors know that the Miller Act requires them to furnish a payment bond for the benefit of subcontractors. Many contractors are familiar with the process by which subcontractors may seek payment under a ...

The Delaware Supreme Court recently held that a contractor performing public work in Delaware does not need to submit a payment application to recover pre-judgment interest on a disputed change order request and that interest will be calculated ...

In counseling clients on insurance coverage and risk transfer issues, we frequently see clients unknowingly enter into construction contracts that expose them to potentially avoidable and sometimes uninsured risks. Generally, these mistakes can be ...

Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as “drones,” are appearing more and more frequently in the skies over construction project sites. Drones typically operate from a handheld device, such as an iPhone, and can be connected to a Wi-Fi ...

With winter fast approaching, we invite you to take advantage of some useful tips in this issue on minimizing risks and loss on a project. We also share a new decision from the Delaware Supreme Court.

On October 21st, 2015, Carol Sigmond was quoted in The New York Times article, “More Mercy, Less Prison in a Shift for Cuomo,” by Jim Dwyer. Sigmond was quoted regarding the role of the New York County Lawyers’ Association (NYCLA) in ...