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COZEN O'CONNOR: Cozen O’Connor’s Institutional Response Group Continues to Expand with the Addition of Helen Park, Peter C. Lim, and Adam M. Shapiro
Cozen O’Connor welcomed three highly regarded investigative attorneys — Helen Park, Peter C. Lim, and Adam M. Shapiro — to its growing Institutional Response Group (IRG).
SAUL EWING: Higher Education Vice Chair Named to the Nacua Board of Directors
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr announced that its Higher Education Practice vice chair, Josh Richards, will serve on the National Association of College and University Attorneys’ (NACUA) Board of Directors for a three-year term beginning in June 2019 as part of the Board At-Large.
BALLARD SPAHR LLP: Ballard Spahr Recognized as Top U.S. Firm for Women by Law360
Law360 has ranked Ballard Spahr one of the top U.S. firms for women, placing it 11th among firms with more than 600 lawyers.
BALLARD SPAHR LLP: Harry Weiss Honored By Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Harry Weiss, Practice Leader of Ballard Spahr's Environment and Natural Resources Group, was recently honored by the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education with the Henry Meigs Award for outstanding environmental leadership.
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Butler Couple Charged in $1.3 M Fraud Scheme Now Facing Tax Charges
Two residents of Butler County, Pennsylvania, previously indicted in Pittsburgh on April 17, 2019, on charges of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, embezzlement from a healthcare benefit program, conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, and making a false statement in a loan application, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on additional charges of conspiracy and filing false tax returns, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.s. Department of Labor Fines Pennsylvania Manufacturer for Workplace Safety Hazards Following Employee Amputation
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Champion Modular Inc. for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at its Strattanville, Pennsylvania, facility. The company faces $687,650 in penalties.
WILSON ELSER: Wilkinson to Serve as Vice President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association
Kathleen D. Wilkinson (Partner-Philadelphia) was elected vice president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association at the PBA's Annual Meeting on May 17, 2019, in Lancaster. She will thereafter serve as the association's president-elect and as its 2021−2022 president.
COZEN O'CONNOR: 63 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Super Lawyers has selected 63 Cozen O'Connor attorneys to the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Forty Lawyers From Pepper Hamilton Named to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists for 2019
Pepper Hamilton announced that 40 lawyers have been named by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys in the state for 2019.
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Women’s Resource Center’s 13th Annual Leadership Luncheon
Jacqueline G. Segal, who is on the Women's Resource Center Advisory Board, hosted the Fox sponsored table at the WRC's 13th Annual Leadership Luncheon on May 8, 2019.
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Fox Rothschild Promotes Catherine Monte to Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer
In a move that cements the firm’s commitment to fostering strategic and innovative solutions that drive efficiencies in the delivery of client services.
COZEN O'CONNOR: Cozen O’Connor Signs on for Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certification to Increase Diversity in Firm Leadership
Cozen & O'Connor issued the following announcement on May 8.Cozen O’Connor announced they are signing on for Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certification.
CLARK HILL: Clark Hill Attorneys Named 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
Clark Hill PLC issued the following announcement on May 9.Twenty attorneys of Clark Hill’s Philadelphia and Pittsburgh offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers & Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers, published by Law & Politics magazine, is a consumer guide to outstanding attorneys based on a multi-step selection process including a survey and peer review.
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney McSwain Delivers Keynote Address at the FOP Lodge 5 Luncheon Following Living Flame Memorial Service
Thank you, John, for that kind introduction, for your friendship, and for your many years of dedicated leadership of the FOP.
COZEN O'CONNOR: Cozen O'Connor Promotes 27 to Membership
Cozen O'Connor is pleased to recognize 27 attorneys with the promotion to member,
SALTZ MONGELUZZI BARRETT: BENDESKY PC: $7.8M Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Construction Worker’s Fall
The lawsuit was filed against defendant Loftus Construction Inc., by plaintiff Raymond DeMarco, who claimed that a faulty railing on scaffolding caused him to fall to the ground, resulting in spinal injuries and his contracting pneumonia while in the hospital.
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Ceremony Honors Western Pennsylvania Victims Rights’ Advocates
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania honored seven individuals and a task force for their exceptional service to victims of crime during the annual Victim Advocate Recognition Ceremony in the Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse on Friday, April 26.
BALLARD SPAHR LLP: First Amendment Litigator Kaitlin Gurney Joins Ballard Spahr
Kaitlin M. Gurney—a litigator who practices both media law and white collar criminal defense—has joined Ballard Spahr, Firm Chair Mark Stewart announced.
K & L GATES: Chambers USA 2019 Guide Ranks K&L Gates, Lawyers Among Leaders
K & L Gates issued the following announcement on April 26.Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates LLP and nearly 80 of its lawyers across the United States as leaders in their respective practice areas in the 2019 edition of its Chambers USA guide.
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: Top Energy Litigator Gregory Krock Joins McGuireWoods as Partner in Pittsburgh
Gegory J. Krock, an accomplished national energy litigator with significant experience in major oil and gas disputes, has joined McGuireWoods’ commercial litigation practice as a partner in Pittsburgh.