Kang Haggerty NewsEdward Kang and Kandis Kovalsky of Kang Haggerty recently participated in a congressional roundtable hosted by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, titled “Profit Over Quality: Examining the Effects of Private Equity on Veteran Healthcare.” The Capitol Hill event brought together legal experts, public health scholars, and policymakers to explore how profit-driven healthcare models—particularly those involving private equity—affect cost, access, and quality of care for veterans. Continue reading ›
Aaron Peskin Helps Brewery Client Forest & Main Tap into Fishtown
Philadelphia’s vibrant craft beer scene just got a little richer with the opening of Forest & Main Brewing Co.’s new taproom in Fishtown. Kang Haggerty Senior Counsel Aaron Peskin guided the brewery through legal and leasing matters, including negotiating the lease for the Frankford Avenue location. Peskin serves as outside general counsel to Forest & Main, providing strategic legal support as the brewery expands its footprint. Continue reading ›
Legal Intelligencer: Lincoln’s Law, One of the Most Powerful Tools to Combat Fraud on the Government, Is Under Attack
The False Claims Act (FCA) can be a powerful tool to protect veteran health care in the wake of an uptick in private equity’s participation in the sector, in that it is now well-established that private equity companies and their principals can be held liable under the FCA.
In the October 23, 2025 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Edward T. Kang and Kandis L. Kovalsky co-authored, “The False Claims Act (FCA) can be a powerful tool to protect veteran health care in the wake of an uptick in private equity’s participation in the sector, in that it is now well-established that private equity companies and their principals can be held liable under the FCA.” Continue reading ›
Fighting Fraud in Pennsylvania: Ross Wolfe Advocates for a State False Claims Act
In the September 11, 2025 edition of Broad+Liberty, Kang Haggerty associate Ross Wolfe makes a compelling case for why Pennsylvania must adopt its own False Claims Act (FCA) in his article, The False Claims Act will fight fraud and save the taxpayers money. Continue reading ›
Legal Intelligencer: No End-Run Piercing: Lessons From ‘Mortimer’ and ‘Dewberry’
Taken together, Mortimer and Dewberry define both opportunity and constraint. They confirm that Pennsylvania trial courts may develop an enterprise liability doctrine but also underscore that no amount of judicial sympathy can justify collapsing corporate distinctions without rigorous analysis.
In the September 11, 2025 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Edward Kang writes, “No End-Run Piercing: Lessons from ‘Mortimer’ and ‘Dewberry.’” Continue reading ›
Legal Intelligencer: Discovery Risks of ChatGPT and Other AI Platforms
In the August 21, 2025 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Kelly Lavelle writes, “Discovery Risks of ChatGPT and Other AI Platforms.” Continue reading ›
Kang Haggerty Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Kang Haggerty LLC is proud to announce that six of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, a prestigious honor based entirely on peer review. This year’s honorees represent excellence across four practice areas. Continue reading ›
Edward Kang, Oscar Gomez on Piercing the Corporate Veil for Strafford BARBRI CLE
Edward T. Kang, Managing Member of Kang Haggerty LLC, and Oscar A. Gomez, Managing Partner of EPGD Business Law, recently co-presented a continuing legal education (CLE) webinar for Strafford BARBRI titled “Piercing the Corporate Veil: Updates Post Mortimer v. McCool.” The program is now available on-demand through Strafford’s CLE platform. Continue reading ›
Legal Intelligencer: Bad Character, Good Evidence: Reclaiming Character Evidence for Strategic Use in Civil Litigation
In the August 7, 2025 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Edward Kang writes, “Bad Character, Good Evidence: Reclaiming Character Evidence for Strategic Use in Civil Litigation.”
Character evidence has a paradoxical position in the law of evidence: deeply relevant in many cases, yet presumptively inadmissible. Under Federal Rule of Evidence 404 and its state counterparts, parties are generally barred from introducing evidence of a person’s character or character trait to argue that they acted in keeping with that character on a particular occasion. This is the so-called “propensity rule,” a prohibition on suggesting that someone did something simply because they are the sort of person who would. Rule 404(a)(1) codifies this general exclusion, and Rule 403’s balancing test, typically used to weigh probative value against prejudicial effect, is preempted in these cases by the categorical nature of the prohibition in Rule 404. There are exceptions, however. Continue reading ›
Law360 Expert Analysis Opinion: Walter Bourdaghs on Budget Act’s Deduction Limit Penalizes Losing Gamblers
On August 5, 2025, Law360 published an Expert Analysis-Opinion authored by Kang Haggerty associate Walter Bourdaghs on how the recent Budget Act’s Deduction Limit Penalizes Losing Gamblers (subscription required).
“Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, it will become extraordinarily difficult to be a professional gambler in the U.S.,” says Bourdaghs, who plays an occasional hand as an avid poker player in his free time. “Previously, gamblers were taxed only on their net profits. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code so that gamblers will be allowed to deduct only 90% of their losses against their winnings. This will potentially lead to counterintuitive outcomes in which some gamblers owe taxes despite having had a net loss for the year.”
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