Morgan Lewis
Philadelphia Office

Philadelphia Office publications

Recent Publications

04/04/12 Building an Effective Immigration Pro Bono Practice
The roster of countries and social issues covered by the asylum cases handled by Morgan Lewis' Philadelphia office over the past several years reads like the international section of a newspaper

Recent News

05/21/12 7th Circ. Rejects Securities Suit Over Zimmer Hip Implant, Law360
Morgan Lewis represented Zimmer Holdings Inc. in this suit.
04/16/12 Morgan Lewis Advises Fanatics on Acquisition of Dreams for $183M
Morgan Lewis represented Fanatics in its definitive merger agreement with Dreams, Inc.
03/22/12 HP Boots Derivative Suit Over Alleged Bribes, Law360
Morgan Lewis's representation of Hewlett-Packard Co. is discussed.
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Office Contacts

10/21/09 Pennsylvania Offers Two Major Funding Opportunities for Solar Energy Projects, Equipment, and Research

LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Energy Practice

Pennsylvania is currently offering two different funding opportunities to support the development and use of solar energy and expansion of solar energy-related industries. The first opportunity, the Solar Energ... more

09/16/09 Pennsylvania House Passes New Environmental and Energy Building Standards Act

LawFlash/Client Alert | Real Estate LawFlash
Jeannine Bishop

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is steering Pennsylvania toward achieving "green" standards, visible in the recent passing of a bill that will require certain state-funded "major facility projects" to comply w... more

08/04/09 Pennsylvania Adopts Mini-COBRA Requirements for Small Employers with Insured Medical, Hospital, or Surgical Benefits

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits Practice

Background

Federal COBRA rules only apply to employers with 20 or more employees. However, 39 states and the District of Columbia have various mini-COBRA rules in their state insurance codes that apply ... more

06/24/09 Anticorruption Compliance for the Life Sciences Industry: Case Studies and Practical Tips Webinar

Presentation | Webinar
Jürgen Beninca, Anthony Warnock-Smith, Eric Sitarchuk

The life sciences industry has increasingly expanded its manufacturing operations and scientific studies to countries outside of Western Europe and North America. At the same time, enforcement authorities around the globe are i... more

06/19/09 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Bugosh, Postpones Addressing Whether to Adopt Restatement (Third) of Torts Standard

LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
John Lavelle, Jr.

Those who had awaited the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's ruling in Bugosh v. I.U. North America Inc ., No. 7 WAP 2008, to answer whether the court would adopt Section 2 of the Restatement (Third) of Torts in place... more

05/21/09 An Update on Regulatory Issues, presented at the 7th Annual PMAR Conference, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Stone

05/18/09 Earnings and Profits of Foreign Subsidiaries, presented as an ATLAS Tax Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Wendy Unglaub, Gary Wilcox, Barton Bassett

03/11/09 Outsourcing: A Critical Business Strategy for Tough Economic Times, presented at a Morgan Lewis Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Barbara Melby

03/10/09 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Determines that Preliquidation Payments Made to Policyholders Do Not Constitute Voidable Preferences Under the Pennsylvania Insurance Liquidation Statute

LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Jason Komorsky, David Harbaugh

On February 23, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled on an important insurance coverage question—one that has been addressed infrequently by courts throughout the country: Can the liquidator of an inso... more

01/14/09 New Philadelphia Ordinance Requires Unpaid Leave for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence and Their Families

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

The City of Philadelphia has enacted a new ordinance requiring that employers provide up to eight weeks of unpaid leave annually to victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. All employers within t... more

12/03/08 Eastern District of Pennsylvania Court First to Assess “Reasonableness” Under New Federal Evidence Rule

LawFlash/Client Alert | eData LawFlash
eData Practice

As reported in our September 22 eData LawFlash, “Newly Adopted Federal Rule Attempts to Address Privilege and Work Product Waiver Concerns,” Federal Rule of Evidence 502 was enacted on September 19,... more

11/10/08 Strategic Crossroads: Build, Buy, or Partner for Commercialization Capabilities, presented at Biotech 2008, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Randall Sunberg

10/21/08 Amendments to Part 2 of Form ADV, presented at the NSCP National Membership Meeting, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Steven Stone

10/21/08 The Regulatory Enforcement Process, presented at the 2008 NSCP National Membership Meeting, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Ben Indek

07/28/08 Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act to Take Effect September 11, 2008

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell recently signed into law the Clean Indoor Air Act (Act) prohibiting smoking in most public areas, including workspaces, across the state. Pennsylvania now joins 32 other ... more

03/06/08 Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Consider Whether Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts (Strict Liability) Should Be Replaced by Section 2 of the Restatement (Third) of Torts

LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Gayle Gowen

On February 27, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court entered an order accepting allocatur to address the issue: “Whether this Court should apply § 2 of the Restatement (Third) of Torts in place of § 402A of th... more

March 2008 What Your Clients Should Know About Monetizing Their Intellectual Property To Generate "Non-Conventional" Streams of Commercial Finance, Sidley Austin CLE Program

Outside Publication | Article
Asheesh Puri

03/02/07 Drafting PERM Applications With a Focus on I-140 Approval, presented at the AILA Philadelphia Chapter Annual CLE Conference, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Eric Bord

Eric Bord, speaker

12/14/06 Understanding Mutual Fees

Presentation | Webinar
Timothy Levin, Steven Stone

12/12/06 eCommerce: Legal and Practical Issues

Presentation | Speech
Stephanie Blair