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July 24, 2025
News - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
Scott Bettridge was quoted in an Inc. article discussing how the Trump administration shifted some federal agencies, including those not traditionally involved in immigration, like the Small Business Administration (SBA), toward a stronger immigration enforcement agenda.
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July 24, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Rick Van Buren, senior principal and director of health policy at Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies in Washington D.C., was recently featured in an article by Law.com, “As FDA Lays Off Thousands, State AGs Step In to Probe Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs.”
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July 24, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
As Philadelphia prepares for a landmark summer of sports in 2026—including the FIFA World Cup, MLB All-Star Game, NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and PGA Championship, in addition to the nation’s Semiquincentennial—City officials are considering reinstating the disbanded 92nd Police District to patrol Fairmount Park, citing safety precautions and an expected increase in park activity.
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July 24, 2025
Publication - Construction Law, Government Contracts - Real Estate & Construction
Eric Leonard, Larry Prosen, Matt Howell, and Rachel Schwartz discuss the OMB's memo, which aims to streamline federal procurement by consolidating activities under the GSA.
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July 24, 2025
Publication - State Attorneys General
The State AG Report – 07.24.2025
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.
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July 24, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
With Pennsylvania’s budget negotiations stalled past the June 30 deadline, public transit agencies are facing imminent service cuts and schools risk starting the year without critical state funding.
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July 24, 2025
Press Release - Family Law, Private Client Services
Private Wealth Law and Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth were both ranked in the Chambers 2025 High Net Worth Guide for Pennsylvania. Additionally, Jennifer Brandt, Robert Friedman, Matthew Kamens, Lester Lipschutz, and Stuart Morris have been individually ranked.
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July 23, 2025
Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Government & Regulatory, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, State Attorneys General, White Collar Defense & Investigations
Since January 20, there has been a significant scaling back of federal enforcement resources and litigation. At the same time, state attorneys general (AGs) have exercised their broad consumer protection and antitrust enforcement authority to an increasing extent.
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July 23, 2025
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
Aaron Holt has been reappointed as Employer Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Leadership Development Program Committee.
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July 23, 2025
Publication - Labor & Employment, Labor Relations & Disputes
Joseph Quinn and summer associate Mark Schaeffer analyze the Third Circuit’s decision in Smith v. City of Atlantic City, highlighting how exceptions in related safety policies led the court to rule that a municipal grooming policy was not generally applicable, thus requiring heightened scrutiny for denying a firefighter’s religious accommodation request.
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July 23, 2025
Publication - Corporate, Tax
Joshua Weinberger discusses the One Big Beautiful Act's extension of several expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions and new changes to individual itemized deductions.
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July 23, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Construction has officially begun on Boston’s first office-to-residential apartment conversions.
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July 23, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
State Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, made the call Monday during a ceremony to mark the reopening of four Chicago Transit Authority train stations on the city’s North Side.
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July 22, 2025
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
David Adams and Scott Bettridge discuss the Trump administration's new proposal to replace the random H-1B lottery with a wage-prioritized selection system.
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July 22, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“Politicians of all stripes bemoan the state of the nation’s balance sheet. But that doesn’t stop those on both the right and the left from digging the country deeper into a hole.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies
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July 22, 2025
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Sarah Krissoff, a member in the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice, spoke with ABC News on July 22 about growing calls, both in Congress and among the general public, for grand jury transcripts and other files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to be released.
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July 22, 2025
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Sarah Krissoff, a member in the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice, appeared on BBC News on July 22 to discuss Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s intent to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time associate.
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July 21, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Stuart Shorenstein, a managing director and co-founder of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies’ New York practice, has been named to City & State New York’s 2025 Who’s Who in Insurance list.
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July 21, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
“Gov. JB Pritzker wasted no time in calling on state legislators to do something about rising insurance rates after State Farm announced it was hiking homeowners insurance by 27.2% beginning this month, citing rising costs due to extreme weather events and pricier repairs,” by the Chicago Tribune.
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July 21, 2025
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Former NYPD Deputy Commissioner Tom Donlon has filed a federal lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams, senior NYPD leaders, and City Hall.
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