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On May 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) has begun a National Emphasis Program (“NEP”) to prevent workplace falls, effective immediately. The NEP focuses on reducing fall-related injuries and fatalities for people...

What Do We Do Now?! How To Handle an OSHA Inspection An inspection from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can affect a construction site in many ways—from workflow disruptions to compliance issues. In this seminar, Michael Metz-Topodas reviews the regulatory requirements...

"A Change Is Gonna Come" What OSHA's Policy Revisions May Mean for the Construction Industry Michael Metz-Topodas, a Partner in the firm's Construction Practice, will be speaking on a panel during the American Subcontractors Association of Central Pennsylvania Half-Day Construction Symposium...

​The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate creative works raises interesting legal challenges to the protection of intellectual property. The plain language of the Copyright Act presents obstacles to artists who may use generative AI as part of their creative process. The U.S. Copyright...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create works of art creates interesting legal challenges to the protection of intellectual property. A copyright infringement class action lawsuit has been filed against providers of AI software that is used to generate visual works of art based on...

Last year, safety compliance in the cannabis industry took on a new dimension when the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited production company Life Essence Inc, d/b/a Trulieve (Trulieve) for an employee’s fatal asthma attack following workplace exposure to ground...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, and specifically, as the utilization of software in medical devices continues to increase. Machine learning (ML) is a branch of AI in which computer systems automatically adapt, improve, and make predictions by applying algorithms to analyze...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create works of art and inventions raises interesting legal challenges to the protection of intellectual property (IP). The plain language of the Copyright Act and Patent Act present obstacles to inventors and artists who may use or be AI systems. Recent...

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) imposes significant new reporting requirements on many small businesses, as of January 1, 2024. The law requires all “reporting companies” to identify their “beneficial owners” and “company applicants” in a report to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department’s...

Mary Harmon focuses her practice on advising corporations and passthrough entities on tax and contractual issues. Clients look to her for counsel on U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign tax compliance and planning issues, including matters relating to subchapter C, subchapter K, subchapter S and...

Steven Ziven, who is the firm's Los Angeles Office Managing Partner and an Executive Committee member, advises clients primarily on corporate law and legal issues associated with business transactions, real estate transactions and financings. He has extensive experience in buying and selling...

Francelina Perdomo Klukosky represents individuals and corporate creators in protecting their intellectual property assets and assisting with their business transactions and litigation. Drawing on more than two decades of legal experience and her personal passion for technology and innovation and...

Adam Fayne assists companies and individuals, nationally and internationally, on corporate and tax issues. As a corporate attorney, Adam routinely advises management or in-house general counsel on various legal matters affecting their day-to-day corporate activities. His experience includes handling...

Michael Metz-Topodas represents clients in construction-related litigation and disputes and counsels them on construction law matters. His practice also focuses on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulatory compliance and citation defense for construction and industrial clients...

Lisa Koblin assists employers with labor and employment disputes, including litigation of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unpaid wage and class action claims in state and federal courts as well as mediation. She provides counseling on employee handbooks and policies, non-compete agreements...

Robert Mascioli counsels entrepreneurs, family businesses and middle-market companies on a wide variety of business matters. Acting as their outside general counsel, Bob strives to learn the background, operations and strategies of clients and seeks to align his legal advice with their goals to...

Matt Kohel represents clients in commercial litigation, intellectual property matters, and data privacy issues. Clients in an array of industries rely on Matt to protect their interests in courts across the United States and in arbitrations on matters involving allegations of breach of contract...