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Illinois Insights Special Edition: 2025 Budget Address Recap

February 20, 2025

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

On Wednesday, February 19, Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered his seventh annual Budget Address to a joint session of the General Assembly, where he unveiled his $55.2 billion FY26 Executive Budget - marking an approximately $2 billion increase over the current fiscal year budget.


Lighting Up: Pursuing Recovery for Grow Lamp and Fixture Failures

February 20, 2025

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

Paul R. Bartolacci, Natalie Keusseyan, and Andrew Thoresen of Oracle Forensics will present a Cozen O'Connor webinar titled "Lighting Up: Pursuing Recovery for Grow Lamp and Fixture Failures." This webinar will explore subrogation opportunities in fire losses caused by grow lamps and fixtures in cannabis cultivation. Attendees will learn about the fire risks associated with these products, common failure modes, and the legal theories that support recovery efforts.


Broad Street Brief: Mayor Parker Appoints New Housing Initiative Leader

February 20, 2025

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Mayor Cherelle Parker appointed Angela Brooks, who currently serves as director of the Corporation for Supportive Housing in Illinois, to oversee the Housing Opportunities Made Easy (HOME) initiative, which aims to create or preserve 30,000 housing units in Philadelphia.


Latest CTA Injunction Stayed [Alert]

February 20, 2025

Publication - Business, Corporate, Corporate Transparency Act

Larry Laubach, Ingrid Welch, and Steven Katkov discuss the latest with the Corporate Transparency Act and the upcoming deadlines companies need to know.


AGs Seek to Muzzle DOGE | Texas Probes DeepSeek | Climate Litigation Heats Up

February 20, 2025

Publication - State Attorneys General

The State AG Report – 02.20.2025 Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.


FAR Proposed Controlled Unclassified Information Rule: A Path Toward Standardization

February 20, 2025

Publication - Construction Law, Government Contracts, Infrastructure - Real Estate & Construction

Eric W. Leonard and Kristina Zaslavskaya, law clerk in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, discuss the FAR Council's proposed final rule regulating the use and handling of controlled unclassified information.


Ask Attorney Jennifer B: Are Text Messages Admissible in Divorce Court? [Martindale-Avvo]

February 19, 2025

Publication - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, contributed an article to the Martindale-Avvo blog discussing the significant role text messages can play in legal proceedings.


Recall Adams instead of Gov. Hochul removing him [New York Daily News]

February 19, 2025

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Government & Regulatory

Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s authority to initiate removal proceedings of Mayor Adams.


Assessing Child Support for High-Income Parents in British Columbia [Alert]

February 19, 2025

Publication - Canadian Family Practice

Chantal Cattermole and Aleisha Zanic discuss the complexities of calculating child support for high-income parents.


Allen Guon Testifies in Support of the Illinois Receivership Act

February 19, 2025

News - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring

Allen Guon testified in support of the Illinois Receivership Act before the Illinois Judiciary House Committee at their civil hearing.


Cozen Cities - February 19, 2025

February 19, 2025

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Chicago restaurant workers are bracing for possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests, despite no confirmed raids.


Six Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named to 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers List

February 19, 2025

Press Release - Bad Faith, Casualty & Specialty Lines Coverage, Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance, Strategic Risk & Complex Litigation

Lyn Dodson, Kenan Loomis, and Alycen Moss are listed as Super Lawyers; Luciana Aquino, Samuel M. Lyon, and Saskia H. Olczak were named Rising Stars.


Proving Tilden Was Right [NYLJ]

February 19, 2025

Publication - Commercial Litigation, Government & Regulatory

Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the importance of lawyers and civic groups in preserving democracy and the rule of law.


Cozen Currents: The Sausage-making Process of the GOP's Big, Beautiful Bill

February 18, 2025

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

“While the Trump administration continues to implement its executive agenda at a breakneck pace, congressional Republicans are literally forced to deal with consensus by committee to realize their legislative agenda.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies


Rose Christ & Katie Schwab Named in NYC Power 100 List, CSNY

February 18, 2025

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Rose Christ and Katie Schwab, co-chairs of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies’ New York practice, have been named in the City and State New York’s New York City Power 100 list


New York Note: Update on Mayor Adams

February 18, 2025

Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Last Monday, the Justice Department directed federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to dismiss the pending charges against Mayor Adams without prejudice and restore his security clearance.


Acting NLRB General Counsel Sets New Direction with Rescission Memorandum [Alert]

February 18, 2025

Publication - Labor & Employment

Joe Quinn and Kelly Kindig discuss the NLRB's Acting General Counsel's new direction for the National Labor Relations Board.


Cozen O’Connor Welcomes David Ebby to Its Award Winning Real Estate Group

February 18, 2025

Press Release - Real Estate

David Ebby comes to the firm from Faegre Drinker and joins as a shareholder and will work out of Cozen O’Connor’s Philadelphia office.


How to Get Your Workforce to Actually Read the Employee Handbook

February 18, 2025

News - Labor & Employment

Joseph Quinn was quoted in a SHRM article discussing best practices for effectively communicating employee handbook policies.


Sarah Krissoff Speaks with CNN about DOJ Request for High Court to Intervene in Government Watchdog Firing Case

February 18, 2025

News - White Collar Defense & Investigations

Sarah Krissoff, a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice, appeared on a CNN News program on February 17 to comment on the Trump administration’s request for the Supreme Court to overturn a district judge’s ruling that ordered Hampton Delinger, head of the whistleblower protection agency Office of Special Counsel, reinstated to his post after the president had fired him.

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