Pennsylvania Record Report News
Shapiro Administration Highlights Historic Expansion Of Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program During Visit To Lackawanna County Senior Health Fair
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Secretary Pat Browne and Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich visited the Senior Health Fair in Moosic, Lackawanna County, to speak directly with older Pennsylvanians who will benefit from the expansion of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program.
EPA Proposes to Strengthen 2020 Air Toxics Regulation to Prevent Emissions Increases and Protect Public Health
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to strengthen a 2020 Clean Air Act rule by ensuring industrial facilities that emit large amounts of hazardous air pollution cannot increase emissions when reclassifying from a “major source” of emissions to an “area source.”
PA’s Powerful Environmental Bill Of Rights (The “ERA”): Implementation Phase on September 27, 2023
The plurality opinion in Robinson Township, written by Chief Justice Ron Castille, together with the concurrence of Justice Max Baer, struck down Act 13, in which the Pennsylvania Legislature had overridden local zoning to permit fracking of natural gas throughout the Commonwealth. In so doing the Supreme Court had brought back to life Article I, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, Pennsylvania’s powerful Environmental Bill of Rights (the “ERA”), which had been approved by referendum in 1971, four to one.
Emergency Judge Assignment
The Emergency Judge scheduled for Friday, September 22nd through Friday, September 29, 2023, is as follows
Abraham Reich to Be Inducted Into Best of the Bar Hall of Fame
Honored for the “indelible mark” he has made on the legal profession, Fox Rothschild Chair Emeritus Abraham C. Reich will be inducted into the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Best of the Bar Hall of Fame.
Duane Morris Welcomes Corporate Partner Michael S. Harrington and Special Counsel Elizabeth G. Hodgson in Philadelphia
Michael S. Harrington has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Philadelphia office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Harrington was a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP.
Health Care Private Equity Transactions – Managing Risk and Protecting Your Investment on September 21, 2023
Private equity investment in the health care sector has grown significantly in recent years, and this trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future.
Reed Smith named ESG and Community Impact Leader by National Law Journal
The National Law Journal has named Reed Smith an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Community Impact Leader for the second year in a row, having similarly honored the law firm in 2022.
Holland & Knight Partner Daniel Mateo Becomes President of the Hispanic National Bar Association
Holland & Knight Partner Daniel Mateo was sworn in as the 46th president of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) on September 8, during the Annual Convention held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
K&L Gates Assists Focus Financial Partners on Us$7b Acquisition
A team of lawyers from global law firm K&L Gates LLP represented Focus Financial Partners Inc., a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, on its acquisition by funds affiliated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC and Stone Point Capital LLC in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value in excess of US$7 billion.
Kathy E. Ochroch and Joshua L. Strober Named to Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2023 Best of the Bar
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that partners Kathy E. Ochroch, who serves as the firm's director of pro bono and community impact, and Joshua L. Strober have been named to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2023 Best of the Bar, which honors the Philadelphia region’s 35 "most impactful" lawyers across 10 categories.
Hillary Moonay Reviews Her Goals and Agenda for the Year as the PBA Family Law Section Chair in a PBA Family Law Section Podcast
Hillary Moonay, co-chair of Obermayer’s Family Law Group and chair of the PBA Family Law Section, was a featured guest in the 36th episode of the PBA Family Law Section’s podcast “Law in the Family.
With Support from Ballard Spahr, Philadelphia Kicks Off Largest-Ever Energy Conservation Project
Ballard Spahr served as underwriters’ counsel in connection with a bond financing for the City of Philadelphia to fund a $91 million project to replace all of its 130,000 streetlights—the largest energy conservation project in its history.
Practice Guidance: Crafting a Consumer Facing Privacy Notice on September 13, 2023
Odia Kagan will lead a discussion of state laws and best practices regarding consumer facing privacy notices.
The NLRB’s New Framework for Union Organizing – What It Means for Employers on September 13, 2023
Join Fox Rothschild Labor Management Relations attorneys Bob Nagle, Andrew MacDonald and Lori Armstrong Halber for a webinar exploring the full impact of the National Labor Relations Board’s groundbreaking decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, which jettisoned 50 years of established law to provide unions with a more favorable organizing framework.
Noted Securities Attorney Albert Dandridge, III Joins Ballard Spahr
Albert S. Dandridge, III—a nationally recognized securities attorney and leader in the Philadelphia legal community—has joined Ballard Spahr’s Business and Transactions Department and Securities and Capital Markets Group, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today.
Armstrong Teasdale Appoints Ted Behm to Philadelphia Office Managing Attorney
Armstrong Teasdale has appointed Partner Edward (Ted) F. Behm, Jr. to the role of Philadelphia Office Managing Attorney, effective Aug. 23, 2023.
Susan E. Bruce, Mcnees Energy Regulatory Attorney, Named to City & State Pa.’s Energy & Environment Power 100 List
McNees is pleased to announce that energy regulatory attorney Susan E. Bruce was named one of Pennsylvania’s most prominent energy and environment professionals by the commonwealth’s premier multi-media government, politics and advocacy news organization.
Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes Archer Attorneys
Archer is pleased to announce that 20 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America®.
IEL 14th Appalachia Energy Law Conference on September 7, 2023
Presented by the Institute for Energy Law and the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF).