Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. Managing Member Daniel J. Dugan has been named as one of Pennsylvania’s Most Effective Dealmakers by The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States. Dugan is one of just six attorneys statewide to be selected for the honor as part of the 2021 Pennsylvania Legal Awards. Dugan […]Continue reading
Effective January 1, 2020, after a failed attempt to raise the minimum weekly salary for exempt employees to $913 ($47,476 annually), the U.S. Department of Labor issued new regulations increasing the minimum weekly salary for exempt employees from $455 per week to $684 ($35,568 annually). In October 2019, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor (PA DOL) […]Continue reading
In May 2021, the Third Circuit issued an opinion regarding the 2018 bankruptcy of the Harvey Weinstein Company, LLC (TWC), crystalizing what factors are required to prove that a contract is “executory” under § 365 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”). Section 365 of the Code provides for the assumption or rejection of a contract or […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. has announced that the firm will fully resume in-office operations on Tuesday, June 1, when attorneys and staff will return to their in-office, pre-pandemic work schedules. The firm has been seamlessly servicing the needs of its clients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The firm will welcome its employees back with a “Homecoming” […]Continue reading
Alan B. Epstein, Chair of the Employment Law Group of Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C., has been featured in a Lawyer Limelight profile by Lawdragon™. Lawyer Limelight highlights the journeys taken by some of the biggest movers and shakers in today’s legal industry, providing an up-close and personal look at where they came from, where they are today, […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. Managing Member Daniel J. Dugan has been named as one of Pennsylvania’s Most Effective Dealmakers by The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States. Dugan is one of just six attorneys statewide to be selected for the honor as part of the 2021 Pennsylvania Legal Awards. Dugan […]Continue reading
As we informed you on April 28, Federal tax credits are available through September 30, 2021 for employers who voluntarily give employees paid time off for COVID-related leave or to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Philadelphia employers can take advantage of this tax credit when they comply with the City’s Pandemic Sick Leave Ordinance. Effective March 29, […]Continue reading
On April 26, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it is opening the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection and issued a July 19, 2021 deadline for filing the Data Collection for both years. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, on May 8, 2020, the EEOC delayed the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 […]Continue reading
As part of the American Rescue Plan, “small” employers who voluntarily provide paid time off for Covid-related illnesses, quarantine, or childcare, can continue to claim a tax credit equal to the value of the paid time off granted through September 30, 2021. On April 21, President Biden extended the availability of that employer tax credit to […]Continue reading
On March 15,2021, the Third Circuit held that a “stalking horse” bidder in a failed transaction may still be entitled to assert an administrative claim in the bankruptcy notwithstanding the fact that its “termination fee” was disallowed by the Court. In In re Energy Future Holdings Corp., 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 7400, (3d Cir. 2021), the […]Continue reading
On March 19, 2021, the Third Circuit, in In Re: Orexigen TherapeuticsInc., No. 20-1136, 2021 WL 1046485 (3d Cir. March 19, 2021) issued a unanimous and precedential opinion adopting the analysis set forth by Bankruptcy Judge Shannon in In Re: SemCrude L.P., 399 B.R. 388 (Bankr. D.Del. 2009) wherein the Court disallowed what is known as “triangular […]Continue reading
As Covid-19 vaccines become more readily available and more adults become eligible to receive them, places of business are welcoming their employees back into the workplace. At the same time, employers are considering whether or not to require that employees get vaccinated before they return to the workplace, or whether or not to require them to […]Continue reading
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes a number of provisions designed to assist workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them is a new COBRA premium subsidy that pays for 100 percent of the applicable COBRA premium for eligible individuals with respect to coverage periods […]Continue reading
For many businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically and negatively affected their security due to issues arising from permitting or directing many, if not all, of their employees to work remotely from home or elsewhere to avoid virus transmission. In this work structure, technology has become more important than ever. Unfortunately, all too often remote […]Continue reading
On March 27, 2020, the CARES ACT was passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Under the CARES ACT, the SBA offered loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). On February 22, 2021, the Administration issued a fact sheet (“Fact Sheet”) outlining reforms that will, inter alia, provide more PPP loans for the smallest of […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. Shareholder and Director George M. Vinci Jr. has been named to the National Law Journal’s inaugural list of Insurance Law Trailblazers. This list honors individuals who have changed the practice of insurance law through the use of innovative legal strategies. The Trailblazer series spotlights professionals who are agents of change in […]Continue reading
SGRV attorneys Joseph J. Devine and Peter D. Cripps successfully handled the sale of their client, Emphasys Technologies, to Ocorian as Legal Counsel of Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. This acquisition marks Ocarion’s entry into the U.S. market. Ocorian is a team of global specialists in fund, corporate, capital market and private client services specializing in tax reporting […]Continue reading
A change in administrations is normally accompanied by changes to employment-related laws that reflect the viewpoint and policy of the President. On January 20, President Joe Biden’s first day in office, the White House asked all federal agencies to freeze proposed regulations and those with pending effective dates so the president’s appointees would “have the […]Continue reading
Are you still waiting for a holiday package sent by USPS? On Sunday, January 24, 2021, I received a gift-wrapped box that had been “in transit” since December 7, 2020 – bearing a mailing label, “Expected delivery December 10”. It contained a “one of a kind”, surprise gift from a long-time friend, which could not have easily […]Continue reading
On January 14, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court in City of Chicago vs. Fulton reversed a Seventh Circuit ruling that the City of Chicago violated the automatic stay created by car owners’ bankruptcy filings, when the City refused to immediately return the cars after the bankruptcy filing that had been impounded pre-bankruptcy for parking or traffic […]Continue reading
Courts appeared to be split as to whether businesses are eligible for a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) if you are a business in bankruptcy. The CARES Act was created to, inter alia, provide small businesses with loans under the PPP to keep their workforce employed. Uncertainty quickly arose as […]Continue reading
We are a “get’er done” society. We embrace challenges – and applaud those who complete them promptly. Nothing exemplifies that attitude more than creating not one, but two COVID-19 vaccines, in less than a year. Another example has been funding relief for America’s businesses shuttered by the Pandemic. From the $2.2 trillion CARES Act funding quickly passed in […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. Managing Member Daniel J. Dugan has successfully brought to a close a situation weighing on a Montgomery County, Pa. country club following a sheriff sale action that formalizes lender ownership of the 115-acre property. The sheriff sale was an effort to dispose of any outstanding claims and debts, and […]Continue reading
As a result of recent amendments to the Internal Revenue Code, fewer taxpayers get a bang for bucks donated to charitable organizations. Except… Buried in the debris of frenzied responses to the scourge of COVID-19, a glimmer of light. Whether or not you itemize, cash gifts of up to $300 (in the aggregate) to qualifying […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. Chairman Paul R. Rosen, Esq. was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States, as part of the publication’s 2020 Pennsylvania Legal Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors jurists, office holders and other legal luminaries from […]Continue reading
In August 2020, a federal court in New York struck down several parts of the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Final Rule providing guidance to employers and employees on the scope of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (“Family First Act”). The decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York struck […]Continue reading
Businesses that obtained Paycheck Protection (“PPP”) Act refundable loans above $2 million may soon find themselves in the unenviable position of defending themselves against potential federal criminal prosecution. The Small Business Administration, which administered the PPP, quietly submitted “Loan Necessity Questionnaires”, including a “liquidity assessment”, to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for approval […]Continue reading
SGRV has been selected by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® to the 2021 list of “Best Law Firms.” SGRV received a metropolitan tier ranking for Employment Law – Individuals; Litigation – Labor & Employment; and Environmental Law. Firms included in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are […]Continue reading
In these troubled times, this seems like a not unreasonable statement and it is oft-expressed. Particularly when some heartless retailers charged Pennsylvania sales tax on face masks and other personal protective equipment that INNOCENT and VIRTUOUS CITIZENS acquired to protect THEMSELVES and OTHERS, truly ALL OTHERS, in this pandemic. And so, consistent with the sentiment […]Continue reading
Alan B. Epstein, Chair of the Employment Law Group of Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C., has been selected as one of the 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers by Lawdragon™ in its 2020 list of the nation’s best plaintiff employment attorneys. Epstein has been selected for this honor for the past three years. The 500 honorees are […]Continue reading
A coalition of business groups and local politicians faced down Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s aggressive COVID-19 rules – and won. In Butler v. Wolf, federal judge William Stickman blocked many restrictions imposed on Pennsylvania businesses early in the pandemic to halt the spread of the coronavirus. But not all of them – the severe capacity […]Continue reading
Have you read the Small Business Administration’s latest revision of the rules for its Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) yet? If not, that’s OK – the rules just changed again. I am exaggerating, but not by much. At times, rules were issued and revised on almost a daily basis. Major changes occurred in the night, or over weekends. But […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. Chairman Paul R. Rosen, Esq. will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States, as part of the publication’s 2020 Pennsylvania Legal Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors jurists, office holders and other legal luminaries […]Continue reading
Alan B. Epstein, Chair of the Employment Law Group of the Philadelphia-based law firm of Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C., has been selected as a Benchmark Litigation Labor and Employment Star for 2020. Benchmark Litigation provides analysis of commercial and financial litigators and law firms in the United States. Epstein was chosen based on factors […]Continue reading
Leslie Beth Baskin, Chair of the Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Group at Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C., has been selected as one of the 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers by Lawdragon™ in its 2020 inaugural list of the nation’s best bankruptcy attorneys. Honorees are chosen by the Lawdragon™ editorial team through submissions, journalistic […]Continue reading
Jennifer Myers Chalal has been named as one of the Pennsylvania & Delaware Super Lawyers Top 50 Women of 2020. Ms. Chalal is an attorney in Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci’s Employment Law Group. She concentrates her practice in the area of employment law handling all types of employment law matters including discrimination claims under Title VII, the ADA, the […]Continue reading
A small business with under fifty (50) employees may be entitled to an exemption from the requirement under the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) that employees with under five hundred (500) employees provide (1) Extended Family Leave to eligible employees or (2) Emergency Paid Sick Leave when the leave is requested by an employee […]Continue reading
As businesses begin to reopen, business owners face numerous challenges regarding the safety of their employees and their customers and clients. There are several steps that can minimize these risks and help protect the business from claims made by employees or customers. Health Screening for Employees It is permissible, and advisable, to do a […]Continue reading
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has granted summary judgment on all claims brought by a male Deputy Commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Prisons against the City of Philadelphia – which was represented by Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. – exonerating the Mayor from claims that his administration made appointments on […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. Member Leslie Beth Baskin, Chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Group, has been named Co-Chair of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC). Baskin is also one of the founding members of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter. The IWIRC is a non-profit organization […]Continue reading
Ten attorneys from Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. have been selected to the prestigious 2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. No more than five percent of the lawyers in Pennsylvania are selected by Super Lawyers. The recipients are Chairman Paul R. Rosen; Shareholder and Director George M. Vinci Jr.; Managing Member Daniel J. Dugan; Employment Law […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. Chairman Paul R. Rosen has been selected as a 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award winner by The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States, as part of its annual Professional Excellence Awards. The Intelligencer’s panel selected Rosen as part of a group of only 10 winners across the […]Continue reading
In the past week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new final rules that provide greater flexibility to retail industry employers that want to claim an overtime exemption for employees who receive at least half of their compensation through commissions, and that permit employer’s to use a “fluctuating work week” method of payment […]Continue reading
As you may know, the SBA released its Payroll Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application late on Friday afternoon, May 15. The form is online at https://www.sba.gov/document/sba-form–paycheck-protection-program-loan-forgiveness-application. The SBA guidance on the form is online at https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program#section-header-8, and the covering press release is at https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-newsroom/press-releases-media-advisories/sba-and-treasury-release-paycheck-protection-program-loan-forgiveness-application: Loan Details and Forgiveness The loan will be fully forgiven if the funds […]Continue reading
Was your business lucky enough to get a Paycheck Protection Loan? If so, I am sure that you appreciated the cash relief. But it wasn’t free money. You – and your accountant – should be planning, now, for how to repay it. The program’s rules have already been amended many times, without notice. In other […]Continue reading
On May 4, the Department of Labor and IRS jointly published a Rule entitled “Extension of Certain Timeframes for Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, and Beneficiaries Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak.” The final rule extends most COBRA deadlines to beyond the “Outbreak Period,” which it defines as March 1, 2020, to 60 days after the end […]Continue reading
In my 35 years of being a bankruptcy practitioner, little did I think that I would ever quote Bette Davis from the movie, “All About Eve”, when she warns: “Fasten your seatbelts- you’re in for a bumpy ride”. Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic been unfathomable and the bumpiest of rides (and we do not […]Continue reading
You know that your business is “life sustaining” – and entitled to remain open despite the “stay at home” order which now restricts business in all of Pennsylvania – because you checked the latest version of the order at (https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200401-GOV-Statewide-Stay-at-Home-Order.pdf) (The list of such businesses – already updated several times – is online at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6816337/452553026-UPDATED-Industry-Operation-Guidance.pdf. […]Continue reading
On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act is phase three of the federal government’s legislative response to the coronavirus crisis. The CARES Act is intended to provide a $2 trillion economic stimulus package to the United States […]Continue reading
CONGRESS PASSES EXTENSIVE CORNAVIRUS ECONOMIC STIMULUS BILL Last Friday Congress passed a $2 Trillion Economic Stimulus Bill (the “CARES Act”) that provides for loans to small businesses (under 500 employees) as well as payroll tax credits to encourage employers to continue to pay their employees while their businesses are closed down or curtailed due […]Continue reading
COVID-19 ALERT APPLYING FOR AN SBA ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN (EIDL) In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has authorized the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide emergency disaster loans to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis and the slow down in economic activity resulting from the emergency. These loans are available […]Continue reading
GUIDANCE TO FLORIDA RESIDENTS ABOUT SURGICAL PROCEDURES DURING THE CORVID-19 PANDEMIC Many Florida residents are unclear as to whether or not their surgical procedure will have to be postponed during the CORVID-19 pandemic. Florida, a state with a large population or residents over the age of 65 and therefore vulnerable to complications from CORVID-19, is […]Continue reading
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires that employers inform their employees of their rights under the Act. They have issued an approved poster that must be displayed where the employer displays other employee rights-related posters. If employees are not working in the employer’s place of business, a copy of the poster should be sent […]Continue reading
UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR RESTRICTIONS IN NURSING HOMES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC While nursing home residents typically have a statutory right to receive visitors, the grave risk that the rampant spread of COVID-19 poses on the frail and vulnerable residents in nursing homes has led to strict, but necessary, restrictions on not only visits […]Continue reading
COVID-19 ALERT IRS EXTENDS TAX DEADLINES FROM APRIL 15 TO JULY 15 Last Friday, March 20, 2020, the IRS announced that the due date for filing Federal income tax returns and making Federal income tax payments due April 15, 2020, is automatically postponed to July 15, 2020. These extensions are automatic, and taxpayers do not […]Continue reading
COVID-19 AND WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW The rampant spread of the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) throughout the United States has affected almost every employer and raises a host of workplace issues especially for those non-essential businesses that have been required to cease or curtail operations. Recently, a number of actions have been taken by […]Continue reading
Dear Friends, The upcoming Pennsylvania primary will be one of the most important ballots you ever cast. Unfortunately many voters will be hesitant to go to their regular polling places to vote. The covid-19 corona virus has made everyone terrified to leave our homes and stand in line with lots of other people. There is […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci LLP (SGRV) has announced that Michael McGirney will host a seminar titled “Practical Professionalism: Ethics, Standards & Civility 2.0.” The seminar will be held on November 10th in Charlotte, North Carolina. Targeted at Adjusters, Claims and Risk Managers, the seminar will focus on how ethical investigation, analysis and resolution of claims are […]Continue reading
Alan B. Epstein, Chair of the Employment Law Group of Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C., has been selected as one of the 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers by Lawdragon™ in its 2019 list of the nation’s best plaintiff employment attorneys. Epstein was also selected for the honor last year, in the list’s inaugural year. Honorees […]Continue reading
Leslie Beth Baskin, chair of Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C.’s Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Group and member of its Corporate Law Group, testified in her capacity as Chapter 11 Trustee for the Legal Coverage Group estate at the October 2019 sentencing hearing of its principal and sole owner, Gary Alan Frank. Frank was sentenced to […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. Shareholder and Director George M. Vinci, Jr. has been selected by the Philadelphia Business Journal as 2019 Best of the Bar: Philadelphia’s Top Lawyers. The award honors the Philadelphia region’s top attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their specialties including significant and recent victories. Hundreds of nominations were received and […]Continue reading
George M. Vinci, Jr., Shareholder and Director of Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C., will speak on “Premature and Unripe, or an Opportunity to Eliminate Potential Damages? Creating a Defense Strategy When the Legal Malpractice Claim is Still Developing” at the American Bar Association’s Fall 2019 National Legal Malpractice Conference in San Diego, Calif. on Sept. […]Continue reading
Joseph J. Devine, a Member of Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. and Chair of its Corporate Law Group, was a panelist for the BioStrategy Partners, Inc. (BioSP) seminar, “Company Formation: Avoiding Mistakes, Reducing Costs and Structuring for Growth” at University Place Associates in Philadelphia on June 21, 2019. Devine led the three-member panel discussion, speaking […]Continue reading
When There Really Isn’t Any There There: The Supreme Court in North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust By Morgan Maxwell When the Supreme Court speaks we expect some broad pronouncement, a grand statement settling an intractable problem going to the very essence of the function and application of law in an […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci LLP (SGRV) has announced that effective July 1, 2019, Cory Chandler, Amy L. Christiansen and Karen E. McManus Rich are now Members of the firm. All have been with SGRV for many years of dedicated service, previously serving as Associates in the firm. Chandler focuses his practice on civil litigation and […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci LLP (SGRV) has announced that Kristen Over has joined the firm as an Associate in the Health Care Law & Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Casualty Litigation, and Employment Law Groups. Over focuses her practice on civil litigation and criminal defense. She represents nursing homes, assisted living facilities and healthcare providers in […]Continue reading
A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury has granted a unanimous defense verdict in favor of an Elkins Park, Pa. senior care facility in a claim by the family of a deceased female resident over her care and treatment. Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. (SGRV) attorneys Brooke C. Madonna and Stephanie V. Shreibman won the […]Continue reading
The first six months of 2019 have seen the NLRB reverse its recent trend of expanding its regulation of employer conduct. In January, the NLRB issued two decisions, the first of which narrowed the definition of “protected, concerted activity” and the second of which redefined the test for determining what individuals would be considered to […]Continue reading
In this day of rampant hacking, coordinated cyber security is an absolute must. Recognizing the importance of an organized effort, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled an updated cyber security checklist earlier this year designed to thwart continued attempts to hack their systems during the election cycle. Although more of a consumer-level checklist, the list […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. business lawyer Stanley P. Jaskiewicz has been selected to receive the prestigious Paul Quinn Award from The Timothy School in Berwyn, Pa. The Award, which will be presented to Jaskiewicz at the school’s 27th Annual Golf Classic at Penn Oaks Golf Club in West Chester, Pa. on Monday, June 24, […]Continue reading
The New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division has affirmed a lower court’s grant of a motion for summary judgment barring a wrongful death and survival claim brought against a business and business owner by the wife of an employee fatally shot during a robbery. Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. (SGRV) member John T. Asher, III […]Continue reading
Michael J. McGirney, a Member of Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C.’s Litigation Practice Group, will discuss “Introduction to Insurance Agent of Broker Claims” for The CLM at Kemper Insurance on June 6th in Plantation, FL. The CLM, a member of The Institutes, is dedicated to meeting the professional development needs of the claims and litigation […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. Shareholder and Director George M. Vinci, Jr. has been selected as a 2019 Professional Excellence Award winner by The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States. The Intelligencer’s panel selected Vinci as part of a group of only 10 winners across the Pennsylvania legal community in the […]Continue reading
What does a law firm do with unused promotional items after it changes its name? Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. (SGRV) recently added long-time member George M. Vinci, Jr. to the firm name. As part of its rebranding, the firm recently unveiled a bold, new logo, as well as a redesigned website at sgrvlaw.com. SGRV […]Continue reading
New Jersey is one of only six states that offer certain employees paid family leave which is funded through payroll deductions. On February 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that expands the benefits under the Paid Family Leave Law and Temporary Disability program in New Jersey. First, as of June 30, 2019, […]Continue reading
Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C. Chairman Paul R. Rosen has announced that Executive Committee Member George M. Vinci, Jr. has joined him as Equity Shareholder and Director of the firm. Celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, the firm has also unveiled a new name – Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. – as well as a […]Continue reading
Paul R. Rosen, Chairman of Spector Gadon & Rosen P.C., and Alan B. Epstein, Chair of the firm’s Employment Law Practice Group, have been selected as 2019 “Influencers of Law” by The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Inquirer’s panel of experts selected Rosen and Epstein based on how they shaped, changed and transformed the legal industry, as […]Continue reading
Michael J. McGirney, a Member of Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C.’s Litigation Practice Group, will discuss “Legal Ethics of Social Media and ESI” at the NBI Obtaining Evidence From Electronic Devices Seminar on April 25th, in Tampa, FL. The Seminar features presentations by prominent and experienced lawyers and paralegals in the country and provides information on […]Continue reading
In December, 2017 Congress did the near unthinkable. It passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) which, among other changes, raised the exemption from the federal estate, gift and generation skipping transfer taxes to $11,180,000 ($11.4 Million effective for decedents dying or making gifts in January 1, 2019). Many estate planning […]Continue reading
Michael J. McGirney, a Member of Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C.’s Litigation Practice Group, will discuss “Ethics for Construction Attorneys” at the NBI Construction Law Seminar on March 26th in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The Seminar features presentations by the most prominent and experienced construction lawyers in the country and provides in-depth understanding of critical construction […]Continue reading
This year brings new challenges for our federal income taxes. Among the many changes wrought by Congress when it passed the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018 was the change in rules for itemized deductions. While federal income tax rates for individuals were lowered slightly, many of us have lost tax deductions which […]Continue reading
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has granted summary judgment on behalf of a prominent Los Angeles-based photographer specializing in celebrity portraits represented by Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C., rejecting a financial website’s “fair use” defense in a copyright infringement dispute. The opinion presents a rare look at a court’s […]Continue reading
George M. Vinci Jr., a Member of Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C.’s Executive Committee and Chair of the Insurance and Professional Liability Practice Groups, will discuss “Defending the Not-So-Typical Legal Malpractice Claim” at the 2018 DRI Professional Liability Seminar on Nov. 30 in New York, NY. The annual Seminar features presentations by the most prominent […]Continue reading
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