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 article EPA Proposes National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 with Ben Clapp, Gina Falaschi Buchman discusses how every 4 years the EPA reviews its priorities and will set new enforcement and compliance initiatives for which it establishes specific goals and a comprehensive strategy. Click here to view the full article.
Christina Manfredi McKinley was recently appointed to the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Comprised of a group of bar members, this Committee works with the federal court to review and propose changes to the Court’s local rules and procedures.
Justine Kasznica was recently interviewed by Pittsburgh Business Times about the growing space economy in the Pittsburgh region.
Click here to view the full interview.
In the February 2023 edition of The American Oil & Gas Reporter, Lisa Bruderly authored Administration’s WOTUS Rule Muddies Jurisdictional Waters where she discusses the issuing of a new definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), which becomes effective on March 20 and how the regulated community is watching this new definition of WOTUS because it will determine federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. …
Pittsburgh Technology Council is talking with Justine Kasznica in the latest Emerging Tech Law Podcast about the current state of the region’s space industry in the public and private sector, what makes the tri-state area
an attractive place for today’s space industry, how involved are local technology companies and the universities in the growing interest in commercial space development, and how Babst Calland is positioned to support these space and related tech companies. …
Congratulations to Tiffany Arbaugh on being appointed as the 2023 President-Elect of Women’s Energy Network West Virginia Board of Directors.
WEN is an international organization of professional women who work across the energy value chain. Their mission is to develop programs to provide networking opportunities and foster career and leadership development of women who work in the energy industries. …
Attorney Jean Mosites will be a panelist for “Water Disposal” during PIOGA’s Spring Meeting on Thursday, March 23, 2023. For more information, click here.
Jennifer Malik and Anna Hosack recently co-authored Commonwealth Court Declines to Extend ‘Slice of Life’ to Support Group Home’s Application for Curative Amendment in the Legal Intelligencer. While municipalities continue to grapple with the repercussions of Slice of Life, proponents for another controversial residential use—community living or group homes—attempted to rely on Slice of Life to support a curative amendment to a zoning ordinance that would allow a community living use in a residential district. …
In their recent article Climate-Related Disclosures for Federal Suppliers Disclosed in the PIOGA Press, Gina Falaschi Buchman, Justine Kasznica and Susanna Bagdasarova discuss the proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule published by the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The rule would require certain federal suppliers to annually disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related financial risks, as well as set GHG emissions reduction targets, on an annual basis. …
Babst Calland was glad to support the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Barrister’s Ball on Saturday, February 11 at the Westin Pittsburgh in downtown. Attorneys Joe Reinhart, Rick Wiedman, Christina Puhnaty, Jessica Barnes and Carla Castello attended the event.
In her recent article New rule requires a business’s beneficial ownership information to be reported in Smart Business, Susanna Bagdasarova discusses the “Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements” final rule issued by the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Click here to view the full article. …
In her article FTC Proposes National Non-Compete Ban in the ACBA Young Lawyers’ Division newsletter Point of Law, Alex Farone discusses how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a national ban on noncompetition agreements. Click here to view the full article.
Attorney Betsy Dupuis will present a “Land Use/Zoning Law Update” at PBI’s 2023 Environmental Law Forum on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. For more information, click here.
Babst Calland’s Women’s Initiative Committee hosted a breakfast meeting last week to celebrate one of the group’s key initiatives: Mentoring Circles. The Firm’s women attorneys gathered to meet the members of their new 2023 mentoring circles, which are small groups designed to connect the Firm’s women attorneys across Babst Calland’s practice groups and offices. These mentoring circles encourage collaboration and provide an opportunity for the attorneys to identify synergies to enhance each attorney’s practice and create integrated teams to serve our clients’ varying legal needs. …
In her recent article with Casey Alan Coyle, Emily Davis discusses “why uncertainty still persists regarding the “gist of the action” doctrine in Pennsylvania.” Click here to view the full article.
