Legal Roundup
Jonathan Lipson: Asking Questions at the Core of Bankruptcy and Business Law
Jonathan Lipson often has a creative and controversial take on business law issues.
Distracted driving offenses in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania had over 10,000 offenses reported between 2020 and 2024.
Kendra McGuire Named in 2025 “Women of Excellence” Class by YWCA
McNees Wallace & Nurick attorney Kendra McGuire was honored at the 36th Annual Tribute to Women of Excellence, presented by the YWCA Greater Harrisburg on March 26, 2025.
AG Sunday Secures more than $500K in Refunds for Consumers from Debt Settlement Businesses that Allegedly Operated Illegally in Pa.
Attorney General Sunday announced a settlement with Accelerated Debt Settlement, Inc. and affiliates regarding the businesses misleading consumers into thinking they could shrink or settle debts and for demanding illegal, upfront payments.
Convergence: When AI Meets Privacy and Cybersecurity on April 10, 2025
Andrew Baer and Benjamin Mishkin will speak at the ACC Greater Philadelphia's 17th Annual In-House Counsel Conference.
17th Annual In-House Counsel Conference on April 10, 2025
A “disruptor” on par with email and the internet, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to alter the practice of law in profound ways.
Community Involvement Spotlight: Lee S. Piatt and Pasco L. Schiavo Memorial Charitable Fund
Community Involvement Spotlight, we recognize Lee Piatt’s service with the Pasco L. Schiavo Memorial Charitable Fund.
Stephen Gierasch Named on 2025 Power 100 List by Central Penn Business Journal
On Friday, March 28, 2025, McNees attorney Stephen Gierasch was named on the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal’s Power 100 List for 2025.
Steptoe & Johnson Welcomes Seasoned Litigator Randal Whitlatch to Pittsburgh Office
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is pleased to announce that Randal (Randy) M. Whitlatch joined its Pittsburgh office as a Member.
The Great Unsettling
Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science Cary Coglianese has published one of the first print law journal articles analyzing the U.S. Supreme Court’s watershed decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which last year overturned the four-decade-old Chevron doctrine and sparked intense debates over the future of administrative law.
Ms. Thais Aponte is Temple Law School’s International Law Committee Award Recipient
On Thursday February 27, 2025, the Philadelphia Bar Association International Law Committee held its annual reception in honor of the Phildelphia International LLM students.
Penn State Dickinson Law Alumna Awardee Holds Career Talk With Current Students
Korrin Moon, a 2023 graduate of Penn State Dickinson Law, was one of eight Penn State alumni recently honored with the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award, one of the Alumni Association’s most prestigious honors.
Attorney General Sunday’s Organized Crime Section Stops $173K Cellphone Theft Scheme with Arrests of 2 FedEx Workers and 7 Co-Conspirators
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against two Delaware County-based FedEx workers who engineered a scheme last year involving thefts of cellphones from shipments that were then pushed to co-conspirators who sold the phones.
PBA Environmental & Energy Law Section Annual Dinner on April 9, 2025
The camaraderie lives on at the PBA Environmental & Energy Law Section's Annual Dinner, immediately following the reception after the Environmental Law Forum on Wednesday evening, April 9, 2025.
Thomas J. MacNeely Has Been Named the Chair of the Luzerne Foundation’s Board of Directors
Thomas J. MacNeely, the Chair of our firm’s Real Estate Department, has been named the Chair of The Luzerne Foundation’s Board of Directors!
Navigating the Trump Administration’s Impact on Labor Law on April 10, 2025
David L. Hackett, Frances Rayer, and Daniel V. Johns will speak at the ACC Greater Philadelphia's 17th Annual In-House Counsel Conference.
Empirical Spikes on the Theoretical Franchise Superhighway: Maximum Pricing, Required Sourcing and Kickbacks, Unilateral Changes, and Goodwill on April 9, 2025
Covering the underlying conflict between equity and efficiency in the franchising model, we’ll cover key issues franchisors and franchisees need to know for success including supply restrictions, supplier rebates or kickbacks, maximum and minimum pricing restrictions, unilateral changes and modifications to the system standards manual and other mandatory performance standards.
Developing Leadership Skills in Business and Finance
For over a decade, the Wharton Certificate in Management (WCM) has provided upper level law students the opportunity to hone their practical business skills, especially those future lawyers who aspire to lead key parts of a business, non-profit, agency, or firm and form the pool of future top leadership of any organization.
Admiral Rachel Levine Speaks to Penn State Dickinson Law Students, Staff, and Faculty on International Transgender Day of Visibility
On International Transgender Day of Visibility, held on March 31, Penn State Dickinson Law’s OutLaw chapter and Health Law & Policy Society hosted a conversation with Admiral Rachel Levine, the former Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Pennsylvania’s former Secretary of Health.
1911 Society on April 8, 2025
1911 Society Fellows are invited to our annual Spring Reception where we will honor the 1911 Society Fellows and Public Interest Law Association Champions and Fellows.