Anna Jewart has been named among Pittsburgh Business Times 20 People to Know in Law. 20 People to Know connects the Pittsburgh business community with influential businesspeople working in key industries. These listings are not meant to be comprehensive or a ranking, but rather an introduction to some of the behind-the-scenes players, key leaders and up-and-comers.
The 20 People to Know in Law is slated to publish on June 19 and will include Q&As with 20 professionals who work at law firms in the Pittsburgh region.
BTI Consulting Group’s BTI Associate Satisfaction A-Listers 2026: BTI Survey of Law Firms Where Associates are Happiest report recognizes law firms that outperform peers based on direct associate feedback across factors tied to retention, engagement and long‑term career satisfaction. This first and only report of its kind, Associate Satisfaction A‑Listers is based on a large-scale independent survey with more than 5,000 responses of associates at Am Law 200, global, mid-size, and smaller law firms. 
The Pennsylvania DEP has issued two new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for civil penalty assessments related to unconventional and conventional oil and gas wells and a new SOP for identifying, tracking, and resolving oil and gas violations. The Department’s transition from Technical Guidance Documents (TGDs) to SOPs represents a significant procedural shift, which provides the Department with greater administrative flexibility but reduces opportunities for stakeholder engagement. To read the full alert by Sean McGovern and 
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The use of street opening ordinances to regulate and maintain public rights-of-way has increased in popularity over the past few years, with many of the local municipalities having adopted some form of a model ordinance. These ordinances commonly include references to fees for permitting and inspection, and in many cases provide for the use of a variable fee based on the linear footage of the proposed opening into the public right-of-way. 
In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, 
A week before the launch of NASA’s Artemis II crewed lunar orbit mission, NASA unveiled plans to establish a permanent lunar base near the Moon’s south pole. NASA will invest $30 billion over the next decade. In her guest column in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 
