
In her recent alert PA DEP Secretary Negrin Resigns with Ben Clapp, Jean Mosites discusses Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) Secretary Rich Negrin submitting his resignation on October 26. To view the alert, click here.

The Babst Calland Women’s Initiative strives to increase the retention and advancement of women attorneys at our Firm and in the broader legal community by promoting inclusivity and equal opportunities.
The Women’s Initiative meets regularly to facilitate open discussions about workplace challenges historically faced by women in professional settings and encourages the exchange of advice and experiences to aid others in navigating those challenges.
The Women’s Initiative further supports the Firm’s women attorneys in developing and promoting their practices by acknowledging and celebrating successes and encouraging mentorship among all of the Firm’s attorneys. A key goal of the Women’s Initiative is to connect women attorneys across the Firm’s practice groups and offices, allowing for organic support systems to develop and prosper. This blending of practice groups and offices encourages collaboration and cross-marketing opportunities that benefit our attorneys and clients. By encouraging these relationships, the Women’s Initiative’s work advances the professional and business development of women attorneys at the Firm and within the legal community at large.
The following celebrates the initiatives of the women attorneys at Babst Calland.

In her recent alert PA DEP Secretary Negrin Resigns with Ben Clapp, Jean Mosites discusses Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) Secretary Rich Negrin submitting his resignation on October 26. To view the alert, click here.
The Women’s Initiative, led by Carla Castello, hosted a successful ladies’ golf outing at the Shannopin Country Club on October 12. The event was very successful and well attended by many of our clients and women attorneys in the Firm. The event started with a stress-free group lesson, followed by lunch and golf outing with beautiful weather!

In her recent article A Municipality’s Struggle to Remove Resident’s Junk Vehicles: How to Avoid a Fight Over Blight with Blaine Lucas, Anna Hosack discusses how the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in Township of Cranberry v. Spencer, Nos. 568, 569, and 570-CD-2022 (Pa. Cmwlth. Aug. 30, 2023) (Spencer II) recently considered one municipality’s decades long battle over operation of a junkyard in violation of its zoning ordinance. …
Attorney Jessica Barnes is team captain for this year’s Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) One Walk in Pittsburgh on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at North Park. Money raised from this Walk will power more research, enable more advocacy and fund more support for the 1.45 million Americans living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). For more information, click here.
Attorney Lisa Bruderly along with Gary Steinbauer will present a “Stormwater Update” during the PA Chamber of Business and Industry’s 2023 Annual Environmental Conference on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. For more information, click here.

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, Babst Calland Corporate and Commercial Attorney Mary Binker along with Ben Clapp will present “Purchase and Sale of Environmentally Distressed Properties” to the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). This two-hour CLE that will provide an in-depth review of legal considerations associated with the purchase and sale of environmentally distressed properties from both the Purchaser and Seller’s perspectives. …
Pipeline Attorney Brianne Kurdock will present “The Changing Would of PHMSA Regulations for Gathering and Transmission Lines” at the Appalachian Pipeliners Association’s 2023 Power Appalachia Symposium on Friday, October 20, 2023. For more information, click here.
In her recent article DEP’s Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy and Mapping and Screening Tool Now in Effect with Sean McGovern, Amanda Brosy discusses the recent release of the Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy along with the latest Environmental Justice Mapping and Screening Tool (PennEnviroScreen) by the Shapiro administration. To read the full article, click here.
In her recent alert EPA Releases Wide-Reaching Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy Memorandum with Gary Steinbauer, Gina Falaschi Buchman discusses the guidance memorandum entitled EPA’s Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy released by the U.S. EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. To read the full alert, click here.
In her recent article DOL Proposes Rule Change Permitting Unions to Participate in OSHA Workplace Walk-Throughs with John McCreary, Janet Meub discusses the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would permit union representatives and other nonemployees to participate in workplace inspections conducted by Occupational Safety and Health Act Compliance and Safety Officers (CSHOs). To read the full article, click here.
Environmental Attorney Lisa Bruderly will present “The Newly Finalized WOTUS Definition and How it Will Affect Your Operations” to members of the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) on Thursday, September 21, 2023. The U. S. Supreme Court’s Sackett v. U.S. EPA decision, issued in May 2023, significantly narrowed the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) and limited the scope of federally-regulated waters and wetlands. …
In her recent alert DEP Releases Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy with Sean McGovern, Amanda Brosy discusses how the Shapiro administration recently released its Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy, which is due to go into effect on September 16, 2023. The Interim Final Policy requires use of the PennEnviroScreen tool, which will replace DEP’s current EJ Areas Viewer tool. To view the full alert, click here.
In her recent alert Department of Labor Proposes Rule Change Permitting Unions to Participate in OSHA Workplace Walk-Throughs with John McCreary, Janet Meub discusses how on August 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would permit union representatives and other nonemployees to participate in workplace inspections conducted by Occupational Safety and Health Act Compliance and Safety Officers. …
In her recent interview I-9 procedures are changing and non-compete agreements could be next Alex Farone answers questions pertaining to the recent updates to the I-9 verification process as well as proposed federal changes to non-competition agreements. To read the full interview, click here.
In her recent article Where Can a Corporation Be Sued for, Well, Anything? with Joseph Schaeffer, Christina McKinley explains why the Mallory decision is undoubtedly a significant development in the Supreme Court’s personal jurisdiction jurisprudence (and a significant shift, depending on perspective). But its practical impact remains to be seen. Only Pennsylvania has enacted a statute requiring out-of-state corporations to consent to general jurisdiction as a condition for registering to do business in the Commonwealth, and it is far from assured that the other states will follow suit. …