Philadelphia, November 18, 2016 — U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers announced Cozen O'Connor has been ranked in the 2017 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list nationally in 17 practice areas and regionally in 46 practice areas. This award is conferred by Best Lawyers. A description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

In addition, the firm has been named "Law Firm of the Year" in Admiralty & Maritime Law.

Firms included in the 2017 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal experience. The 2017 Edition of "Best Law Firms" includes rankings in 74 national practice areas and 122 metropolitan-based practice areas. One "Law Firm of the Year" is named in each of the 74 nationally ranked practice areas.

Cozen O'Connor received the following rankings in the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms":

National Tier 1

• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law - Management
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Real Estate

National Tier 2

• Corporate Law
• Venture Capital Law

National Tier 3

• Health Care Law
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Securities
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

• Chicago
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Delaware
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Miami
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• New York City
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Philadelphia
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
  • Trusts & Estates Law
• Washington DC
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Admiralty & Maritime Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Metropolitan Tier 2

• Chicago
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Colorado
  • Insurance Law
• Houston
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
• Miami
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• New York City
  • Admiralty & Maritime Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Philadelphia
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Litigation - Trusts & Estates
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Venture Capital Law
• Seattle
  • Insurance Law

Metropolitan Tier 3

• Colorado
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• New Jersey
  • Energy Law
• Philadelphia
  • Tax Law
• Washington DC
  • Energy Law

About Cozen O'Conno​r

Established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, Cozen O’Connor has more than 825 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions. The firm counsels clients on their most sophisticated legal matters in all areas of the law, including litigation, corporate and regulatory law. Representing a broad array of leading global corporations and middle market companies, Cozen O’Connor services its clients’ needs through 26 offices across two continents.

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