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PAGE 5: IN-HOUSE COUNSEL THE OLDEST LAW JOURNAL IN THE UNITED STATES 1843-2020 PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 VOL 261 • NO. 122 $5.00 Pa. Justices to Hear Philadelphia’s Civil Payments From – INSIDE THE LEGAL – REGIONAL Bill Cosby’s Bid to Impact of SCOTUS LGBT Ruling. 3 Police Abuse Likely to Accelerate As LGBTQ rights advocates celebrated last week’s landmark ruling from Overturn Conviction the U.S. Supreme Court, making it a BY MAX MITCHELL violation of Title VII to fi re someone for BY MAX MITCHELL Of the Legal Staff being gay or transgender, some in New Of the Legal Staff Jersey might have wondered about the ver the past decision’s local impact. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has month, front NATIONAL agreed to consider Bill Cosby’s efforts to pages of news- O Berman’s Career Prospects . .4 overturn the sexual assault trial that re- papers across the coun- Geoffrey Berman may be out of a sulted in a lengthy sentence for the famed try have been splashed job following his very public spat comedian. with dramatic pictures with the U.S. Attorney General The justices on Tuesday agreed to of police clashing with William Barr over the weekend, but hear Cosby’s appeal, granting allocatur protesters, and on so- not many people believe he’ll have any on two issues the former TV star has cial media there seems trouble fi nding work. raised throughout the criminal proceedings to be an endless feed against him. of graphic videos de- Photo by Shutterstock IN-HOUSE COUNSEL The one-page order specifi es that the jus- picting violent police Philadelphia skyline. Complying With CCPA Regulation. 5 tices will consider whether the trial court encounters. From a Businesses that are subject to the CCPA improperly admitted the testimony of sev- purely legal perspective, attorneys know have been the victim of civil rights abuses but have not taken any compliance steps eral women who claimed Cosby sexually that behind each image is a potential by police. should strongly consider complying by July 1, Malia Rogers and David M. assaulted them decades ago, and whether lawsuit, and in front, looking on, is a “The movements overall are helpful in Stauss write. a purported agreement between Cosby and potential juror. bringing to light what we civil rights attor- a former Montgomery County district at- That is why civil rights attorneys expect neys and defense attorneys have known for CYBERLAW torney to not press charges against the cities and towns across the country will see some time—that there are a lot of problems Safe Zoom Calls . 7 comedian in 2005 barred a subsequent a growing number of lawsuits and payouts with the system, where offi cers can abuse Companies using Cosby continues on 9 in the coming years to those claiming to Payments continues on 10 Zoom should be focused on minimizing the risks to not only their own data but that of their employees, Lit Funder Legalist clients, customers or patients, If Cash Is King, Do Firms Need to contributors Jeffrey N. Rosenthal, David Hits 100-Case Mark Change Business Model to Keep Up? J. Oberly and Heidi G. Crikelair write. INDEX Classifi ed . 12 As Posner Departs BY DAN PACKEL news of a major fi rm making cutbacks, al- Public Notices. 14 most always including reductions to partner The American Lawyer Legal Listings . 15 BY DAN PACKEL compensation. The American Lawyer Self-sacrifi ce, at least of the rhetorical vari- Couched as preparations for an uncertain ety, is the order of the day among partners future, a small number of fi rms have pared San Francisco-based litigation funder Legalist in a number of top law fi rms. As fi rms back nonlawyer staff. More have zeroed has cracked the milestone of over 100 cases began to feel the fi nancial effects of the in on compensation. And where this has under investment, three years since the busi- COVID-19 pandemic in the early weeks of happened, a disproportionate amount of the Postal ID on Page 8 ness was founded by two Harvard dropouts. lockdown, scarcely a day went by without Cash continues on 11 Legalist continues on 10 www.TheLegalIntelligencer.com Congratulations to our Tom Kline on being named the No. 1 lawyer in Pennsylvania for the 17 th consecutive year - a record for any lawyer in any state - by the independent rating service Super Lawyers. 2 • THE LEGAL INTELLIGENCER WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 VOL P. 3586 developers and owners, national retail and To apply for the BLI, candidates had to is seeking contributors to provide anal- SPEAKERS office tenants and private equity funds. demonstrate leadership ability, commit to at- ysis and insight into recent Delaware Klehr Harrison Krouse received his Juris Doctor from tendance and participation in the required Court of Chancery decisions, as Harvey Branzburg Duke University School of Law. events, be currently licensed to practice law in well as litigation and issues cur- managing part- Pennsylvania, be a PBA member, and be age 40 rently of interest to the business law ner Brad Krouse years or younger or practiced five years or less. community. is slated to mod- EVENTS The BLI was originally developed by Potential topics that would be appro- erate the Jewish The Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia Arthur L. 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