Gabrielle I. Weiss ● On June 1, 2025, New Jersey’s Pay and Benefit Transparency Act (“the Act”) took effect, ushering in a new era of openness around pay and benefits for job applicants and employees. This law is part of a
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The Bottom Line: Cost and Pricing Updates | Act of God or Compensable Delay?
Stephanie M. Harden ● Welcome to The Bottom Line: Cost and Pricing Updates, a new series covering what contractors should know about recent cost and pricing disputes—without the long read! For our inaugural post, we present: Appeal of Gideon Contracting, LLC,…
Blank Rome’s Government Contracts Practice and Attorneys Highly Ranked in Chambers USA 2025
Blank Rome’s Government Contracts practice was ranked in Band 2 in Government Contracts: The Elite, USA in the Chambers USA 2025 rankings, placing our team among the top 10 law firms in the nationwide rankings. Chambers quoted a government contracts reference as saying that “The firm has…
Supreme Court Scales Back the NEPA Roadblock to Infrastructure Projects
Margaret Anne Hill and Stephen C. Zumbrun ● Overview On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision clarifying the scope of environmental review required under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) for major infrastructure projects. The Court recognized…
The FMC Announces Investigation into Flags of Convenience and Unfavorable Conditions Created by Flagging Practices
Matthew J. Thomas, Jeanne M. Grasso, Kierstan L. Carlson, Natalie M. Radabaugh ● The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) announced on May 21, 2025 that it is initiating a non-adjudicatory investigation into whether the: 1) vessel flagging laws, regulations, and/or practices of certain foreign governments,…
Department of Justice Announces New Initiative to Combat Civil Rights Fraud Using the False Claims Act
Dominique L. Casimir, Jennifer A. Short, and Brooke T. Iley ● From time to time, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has established initiatives, task forces, or strike teams to advance its enforcement priorities. In recent years, DOJ has announced a Procurement…
Philadelphia Enacts POWERful New Worker Protection Ordinance
Julia C. Riskowitz On May 27, 2025, Mayor Cherelle Parker signed the Protect Our Workers, Enforce Rights (“POWER”) Act into law, which expands the Philadelphia Department of Labor’s enforcement options for violations of the City’s expanding roster of worker protection…
In Divorce Trials: Credibility Is King
Alan R. Feigenbaum ● New York Law Journal, May 22, 2025 — In my commercial litigation days, I recall marathon preparation sessions with witnesses before depositions. Often times, I heard far too much emphasis being placed on the “I don’t recall”…
Disagreeing with the Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit and Two District Courts Find APA Jurisdiction in Challenges to Federal Contract and Grant Terminations
Dominique L. Casimir and Sara N. Gerber ● One of the immediate priorities of the second Trump administration has been the termination of a slew of federal contracts and grants. This, predictably, has led to litigation, mostly filed in the U.S. District Courts,…
Attorney Spotlight: Dylan Mitchell—New York
Stacy D. Phillips ● This edition of Attorney Spotlight highlights one of our valued New York City colleagues in Blank Rome’s Matrimonial & Family Law group: Dylan Mitchell. Dylan has been practicing law for nearly 30 years and is a valued…