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You owe it to yourself, your family, your colleagues and your clients to think about and plan for practice succession. Even if you have no plans to change what you’re doing now, eventually you will have to consider your future. And as with many things, planning ahead gives you the best chance at...
Throughout 2023, OSHA has implemented multiple policy changes meant to enhance its enforcement mechanisms, including increased funding and inspector hirings, revisions to the "instance-by-instance" violation policy, modifications to the Severe Violator Enforcement Program, and the new electronic...
“Oops, [it] did it again.” Analogous to Ms. Spears’s lyric, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) once again causes a reset across multiple industries with its third iteration of an electronic data reporting rule. Beginning January 1, 2024 , for employers in specific high-hazard...
Contractors could start seeing six-figure fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the next few months thanks to sweeping policy changes implemented earlier this year. In a press release and two internal memoranda issued January 26, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL)...
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...
Pre-Litigation Primer for In-House Practitioners This presentation will cover steps that in-house lawyers can take to minimize, and handle if necessary, disputes that could result in litigation.
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...
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...
![Jeffrey W. Letwin](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Letwin_Jeffrey_LinkedIn.jpg?h=72da4a73&itok=YuaGzNwR)
Jeffrey Letwin counsels businesses in complex matters including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, real estate finance and development. He also advises enterprises in the interface between governmental and economic development agencies and devises financing strategies...
![Charles Kelly](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Kelly_Charles_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=A_p5d0Tf)
Charles Kelly is a highly regarded litigator with extensive experience handling media, health care and complex commercial litigation. He regularly litigates cases in federal, state and bankruptcy courts. Charlie's clients range from Fortune 100 to small start-up companies that he represents for...
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Joe Lipchitz represents businesses, officers, directors, and high-level executives in the technology, health care, financial services, and media industries in civil litigation nationwide, particularly in high-stakes disputes. Drawing on his more than 20 years of experience as a trial lawyer, Joe...
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Christie McGuinness focuses her practice on commercial litigation and disputes involving force majeure and white collar and government enforcement. Christie represents clients in a wide range of industries in cases alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty as well as disputes arising...
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Franklin Zemel focuses on cybersecurity and privacy law, First Amendment and civil rights litigation, complex business litigation, and appellate law. Franklin represents large and small businesses, manufacturers, and religious entities in South Florida and has several significant reported cases.
![John A. Marty](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Marty_John_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=BVf1AZiu)
John Marty focuses his practice on matters involving white collar and government litigation and representations of health care industry clients in civil litigation. His experience with white collar cases includes assisting clients facing investigations by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General...
The pharmaceutical industry faces a challenging business environment as competition drives down prices, R&D expenses rise, and government scrutiny deepens. However, companies have many options for navigating these challenges, generally by making deals with others in the field, including mergers and...
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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...
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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...
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Austin Strine represents clients in complex civil litigation in state and federal courts. His experience includes matters ranging from data privacy and cybersecurity issues and commercial breach of contract claims to corporate and shareholder disputes and business defamation cases. He also...
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Delene Lantz is an experienced attorney who advises clients on and litigates decisions by regulatory agencies throughout the bureaucratic process and on appeal before trial and appellate courts. Prior to joining Saul Ewing, Delene spent more than a decade working in legal roles for the Commonwealth...