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Franklin Brown, Steven Woghin, Lauren Stevens. All three attorneys rose to the top of the in-house counsel ranks at their companies. All three faced unprecedented challenges when their companies came under federal investigation. Most importantly, ...

In a seismic decision on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-to-2 to ban noncompete agreements for all workers, with a narrow exception for senior executives. This new rule, set forth in a 570-page action summary, is scheduled ...

What do the new Title IX regulations and the new Taylor Swift album have in common? They both dropped on April 19, 2024, after many fortnights of anticipation. Since 2022, the Title IX world has been waiting for the Department of Education (ED) to ...

We are pleased to announce that Jackson Nichols, Paul Thaler, and Shanlon Wu have maintained their recognition on the 2024 Washington, DC Super Lawyers List. Additionally, we are excited to share that Sydney Forquer has been recognized for the first ...

A good Title IX advisor can mean the difference between a party feeling informed and supported or confused and overwhelmed. Title IX coordinators and institutions should prioritize choosing, cultivating, and retaining advisors. Federal regulations ...

We are pleased to announce that several Cohen Seglias attorneys were selected to this year’s New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The Super Lawyers lists recognize no more than 5 percent of attorneys in each state/district and the ...

Christopher Carusone and Steven Williams spoke with Law360 Pulse on the firm’s newly constructed Pittsburgh office in the FNB Financial Center in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. The Buccini Pollin Group, lead developers on the project, are ...

We are excited to announce that we are relocating our Pittsburgh office to FNB Financial Center, a 26-story building that is the keystone of a major redevelopment project in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District. The firm’s Pittsburgh team plans to ...

Cohen Seglias is proud to announce that Steven Williams, the firm’s managing partner, has been named to the Central Penn Business Journal’s 2024 Power 100 List. Steve is recognized for shaping the central Pennsylvania community and his influence ...

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC announced that it has hired a Pittsburgh-based senior counsel to grow its capabilities in the real estate and business transactional practice areas. Rachel James joined Cohen Seglias in January ...

Family law practitioners everywhere have lauded the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision last year in Cardali v. Cardali for providing a ‘Big Win for Clarity’ on cohabitation cases and the burden that must be met before a plenary ...

Cohen Seglias is pleased to announce that Rachel James has joined the firm’s Pittsburgh office as senior counsel in the Real Estate and Business Transactions practice groups. “We are excited to welcome Rachel to the firm and know that her ...

Before last year’s legislative session came to a close, New Jersey’s State legislature was busy passing significant laws that will change how the family court system in New Jersey operates. One of those changes was the Victim’s Assistance and ...

In a breach of contract matter, Cohen Seglias litigators Michael McKenna and Kanwal Awan represented our client, Scalamandre-Oliveira, JV II (SOJV), a joint venture between Peter Scalamandre & Sons, Inc. and Oliveira Contracting, Inc., against ...

In November 2021, Congress passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), pledging to invest $1 trillion into new infrastructure nationwide. For more than 40 years, the Build America Buy America Act (Buy America) has required ...

In July 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a new rule expanding the injury and illness reporting requirements for many construction companies. The new rule, which went into effect on January 1, 2024, requires companies in certain ...

Every year, the fall semester comes around, and students who live on their university’s campus must move into their assigned dorm. For those who are returning students, your roommate(s) may be someone you know; however, for those who are freshmen ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of the case Eastern Steel Construction, Inc. v. International Fidelity Insurance Co., in which the Pennsylvania Superior Court clarified the claims that a subcontractor may bring, as well ...

Actionable steps that PIs can take to minimize research misconduct and ensure high-quality results from their labs Until recent years, the scientists found responsible for research misconduct were generally those directly responsible for the ...

The percentage of women working in the construction industry is at an all-time high and continues to grow each year. But during the pandemic, women left the workforce at higher rates than men due in part to increased caregiving duties. Now, a new ...