News & Insights Archive

RCCB not only agrees with NJ motorists that the $50 late fee for missed tolls is outrageous, but the firm is taking the case to court on behalf of E-ZPass drivers. 

RCCB announces the addition of three new Associates. David Dalesandro and Andrew Doggett join RCCB’s Corporate & Business Group and will reside in the firm’s Conshohocken office. Julie Latsko is the most recent attorney in the firm’s Litigation Group, and she will reside in the Philadelphia office.

Congratulations to our attorneys selected as 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars! The three RCCB attorneys selected as Super Lawyers are John Royer, Neil Cooper and Barry Cohen. The attorneys included on the Rising Stars list are Matthew Faranda-Diedrich, Sean Litz, Dustin Covello, Alex Nassar, Laura Reinhold and Matt Brinker.

RCCB and Drexel Ventures cohosted a Philly Tech Week panel called Hot Topics in Tech: Blockchain, IoT, AI & AR/VR. Tech leaders helped the attendees understand how these technologies impact them and their business, and have become realities in the marketplace. The event featured experts from Comcast, Drexel and startups, as well as east and west coast lawyers. After the panel, the participants split into roundtables to meet the speakers.

RCCB is proud to welcome William B. Duff to the firm! Duff, a Partner in our Employment Group, will be based in our New York City office.

The award honors 40 people under the age of 40 who have excelled in their professional life

Reflecting significant growth, RCCB is proud to announce promotions, including 4 Partners, Alyssa Brodzinski, Hope Hammer, Sean Litz and Melissa Paszamant, and Marketing Manager Rachel Dub. “The well-deserved promotions reflect the important contributions to RCCB’s growth made by these team members,” said Managing Partner John E. Royer, Jr.

RCCB Litigation Partner Barry L. Cohen was chosen by World Trademark Review as a 2018 World Leading Trademark Professional. 

As more lenders are entering the cannabis industry, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions authored a memo allowing the prosecution of businesses pertaining to medical marijuana. This overturns the 2014 guidelines issued to lenders from the Treasury and Justice departments under the Obama administration.

Neil A. Cooper pens a riveting article in The Intelligencer discussing the clamor surrounding the bidding for Amazon HQ2. He also takes note that sharp tech characters are "increasing attention on Israel as a source of innovation, talent, and exciting new companies." 

RCCB has record year of expansion by adding nine attorneys and four staff for a 39% increase in employment, plus recognition by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, as well as New York Metro Super Lawyers. 

RCCB Partner Matthew Faranda-Diedrich appears in the Philadelphia Business Journal article, "With Big Banks Reducing Retail Lending, Small Competitors Have A Decision To Make," discussing lenders' changing strategies as three of the largest banks in the country reduced their retail industry loans. 

RCCB Partners Hirschfield and Skapof are representing Belgium's KBC Bank in bankruptcy proceedings filed by diamond cutter and wholesaler Exelco NV. The case has turned into a turf war with KBC demanding the case be heard in Belgium, Exelco insisting it is held in the U.S., and the judge calling it "a mess."

RCCB is among the most recent firm to add an international practice to offer flexibility to International clients. The midsize firm can still offer that personal service that clients appreciate and often miss with larger firms. 

Embattled Diamond wholesaler Exelco NV sought Chapter 11 protection in Delaware shortly after the company's proceeding in Belgium. RCCB Partners Marc Hirschfield and Marc Skapof are representing Belgium's KBC Bank in the bankruptcy case with Exelco NV. 

RCCB is donating to the R.E.L.I.E.F. Foundation, a nonprofit disaster support operation in Philadelphia, in response to the havoc caused by multiple hurricanes to the Gulf states and the Caribbean. 

RCCB welcomes entrepreneurial spirited, Adam Grandwetter and Joshua Upin to the firm. 

Marc E. Hirschfield and Marc Skapof, both in the New York RCCB office, were selected to the coveted New York Metro Super Lawyers list. 

Billy Penn's Who's Next: Law honorees were chosen, and our Jessica Itzkowitz is among them!

RCCB Counsel Jim Ettelson was elected Chairman of the Board for Monument Village Corporation in Philadelphia. 

Seasonsed Partner, David Gitlin, leaves his former firm for Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC for the flexible billing practices. 

RCCB welcomes Partner David Gitlin, Associate Larissa W. Castner, and Associate Laura Reinhold to the firm. Gitlin, Castner and Reinhold are new additions to the Corporate & Business Group. 

Erik Carrozza becomes the first chief financial and administrative officer at RCCB to help the 26 lawyer firm grow even further. 

RCCB announces Erik Carrozza has joined the firm as the new Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. 

Nine RCCB attorneys received the honor of being chosen to the 2017 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars. 

RCCB attorney, Alex Nassar, was named Young Lawyer on the Rise by Philadelphia Business Journal. 

James Ettleson is slated to speak at NBI CLE, "Advanced Eminent Doman and Valuation" in Philadelphia on April 19, 2017. 

RCCB Lawyer, Sean Litz, proudly Co-Chairs the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey's Super Sunday. 

RCCB is thrilled to announce that Alexander J. Nassar joins the firm's Litigation and Employment Groups. 

RCCB Founding Partner Barry L. Cohen is slated to co-chair the International Trademark Association Leadership Meeting. 

RCCB Founding and Executive Partner Neil A. Cooper and the RCCB firm were featured in the article "Philly Rebooted: The Biggest Ideas of 2016 - And Beyond" appearing in Philadelphia Magazine. 

RCCB attorneys Hirschfield, Skapof, and Itzkowitz composed the article "State Law Alternatives May Achieve Results Similar to Chapter 11," appearing in the Journal of Corporate Renewal, published by TMA Global. 

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC welcomes Matthew Faranda-Diedrich to the Litigation Practice Group. 

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC Welcomes New York-Based Bankruptcy Attorneys Marc E. Hirschfield and Marc Skapof. 

RCCB bolsters the firm with the addition of two new attorneys: Timothy J. Levy and Jessica L. Itzkowitz. 

RCCB Founding Partner Barry L. Cohen is a co-planner for the 10th annual PBI Intellectual Property Law Institute. 

Matt Brinker recently is humbled to be part of the 2016 Class of ACG University. According to ACG (Association for Corporate Growth) University, they are the "premier M&A deal-making community with a mission of driving middle-market growth."

RCCB moves office to spacious Two Logan Square to allow the firm room to grow.

RCCB announces Partner and Counsel promotions in the Conshohocken and Philadelphia offices. 

Distinguished RCCB attorney James Ettelson authored and will present Legal Descriptions section of the National Business Institute's Legal Descriptions, Title Insurance and Surveys in Real Estate Transactions at Hilton Garden Inn in Allentown, PA.  

And the winner is...RCCB wins SmartCEO Award for Law Firm of the Year (Small) by SmartCEO magazine. 

RCCB is thrilled to add James Ettelson and Matthew Brinker to the firm. 

RCCB Founding Partner Barry L. Cohen will speak at the 9th Annual Intellectual Property Law Institute Conference in Philadelphia on April 28-29, 2015. 

RCCB is pleased to sponsor the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey's 2015 Women's Initiative Gala. The organization's mission is to empower women, encourage, volunteer, and bolster women and girls throughout Philadelphia. 

Recognizing the collaborative research partnership on pediatric care among Drexel University, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, RCCB is thrilled to sponsor the Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (PICC) 2015 Yitzhak Rabin Public Service Award Dinner. 

RCCB opens a second Philadelphia office--this one at 1700 Market Street will be led by Partner Neil Cooper. 

RCCB is thrilled to support the Philly Friendship Walk 2014 at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy. The Friendship Circle's walk features a 1-mile accessible trail, music, and other entertainment. 

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC is proud to be a sponsor of the Philadelphia History Museum’s First City Social honoring Mayor Michael A. Nutter and First Lady Lisa Nutter.

RCCB was honored with the prestigious Smart CEO Philadelphia 2014 Power Player Service Area Law Firm Award.