PHILADELPHIA, May 26, 2017 – Chambers USA recognized 48 Cozen O’Connor lawyers as leaders in their respective fields; 14 attorneys were recognized nationally and 11 were ranked in the top band either nationally or at the state level. Stanley Sher (Transportation) and Brian Bulger (Labor & Employment) were both named “Senior Statesman.” Kyle Vos Strache (Intellectual Property), new to the listing this year, was named “Up and Coming.”
In addition to the individual lawyer rankings, Chambers USA recognized 12 of Cozen O’Connor’s practice areas, including Construction, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Dispute Resolution: Insurer, Government Relations, Healthcare, Insurance, Labor & Employment (Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania), Litigation: General Commercial, Real Estate, Transportation: (Aviation: Regulatory), Transportation (Shipping: Finance), and Transportation (Shipping: Regulatory).
The annual rankings are based on client and peer references, as well as information gathered from Chambers’ independent research. Awarded both nationally and regionally, the rankings are based on qualities including technical legal ability, professional conduct, and client service.
Cozen O’Connor clients praised our firm as having “fantastic resources throughout the country,” and our lawyers as “good lawyers that negotiated a great result. They give practical legal advice that makes good business sense.”
The firm is pleased to note that its Transportation & Trade Practice Group was recognized in Band 1 nationwide, the highest of the publication's categories, and the Real Estate group was recognized in Band 2. In addition, a number of individuals ranked Band 1, including: Joseph Bright, member of our Tax Group, Bruce Ficken, chair of the Construction Law group, Marc Fink, member of the firm’s Transportation & Trade group, Mark Gallant, co-chair of the Health Care Practice Group, Fred Jacoby, vice chairman of the firm and former chair of the Business Litigation Department, Jeff Lawrence, chair of the Transportation & Trade Practice Group, Robert Silverman and Thomas Witt, members of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, and Labor & Employment attorneys Susan Eisenberg, Joe Tilson, chair of the Labor & Employment Department, and Marty Wickliff.
New to the rankings are Howard Grossman in Real Estate, Christopher Raphaely, co-chair of the firm's Health Care Practice Group, Kyle Vos Strache in Intellectual Property, and Anna Wermuth, vice chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Department.
PRACTICE GROUPS RECOGNIZED
The full list of practice groups recognized by Chamber USA follows:
Nationwide
Dispute Resolution: Insurer, Government: Government Relations, Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
Florida
Labor & Employment
Illinois
Labor & Employment
Pennsylvania
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Litigation: General Commercial Construction, Healthcare, Insurance, Labor & Employment, Real Estate
Texas
Labor & Employment
RANKED INDIVIDUALS
National recognitions include Stephen A. Cozen for Insurance, Mark Atwood, Geoffrey D. Ferrer, Bruce Ficken, Marc J. Fink, David Heffernan, Jeffrey F. Lawrence, David Loh, Anne Mickey, Wayne Rohde, and Stanley O. Sher for Transportation, and Lori Kalani, JB Kelly, and Bernie Nash for Government Relations. The entire list of ranked individuals follows:
Nationwide
Mark Atwood – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
Stephen A. Cozen – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Geoffrey D. Ferrer – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance
Bruce W. Ficken – Construction
Marc J. Fink – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
David Heffernan – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
Lori Kalani – Government: Government Relations
JB Kelly – Government: Government Relations
Jeffrey F. Lawrence – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
David Loh – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
Anne Mickey –Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
Bernard Nash – Government: Government Relations
Wayne Rohde – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
Stanley O. Sher – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
Delaware
Mark E. Felger – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
District of Columbia
Barry Boss – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Barbara Van Gelder – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Florida
Marc H. Auerbach – Healthcare
Susan N. Eisenberg – Labor & Employment
A. Kenneth Levine – Insurance
Jennifer T. Williams – Labor & Employment
Illinois
Brian Bulger – Labor & Employment
Joseph Tilson – Labor & Employment
Anna Wermuth --- Labor & Employment
Pennsylvania
Joseph C. Bright – Tax
Richard J. Busis – Corporate/M&A: Securities
Stephen A. Cozen – Insurance and Litigation: General Commercial
Raymond L. Deluca – Construction
Bruce W. Ficken – Construction
H. Robert Fiebach – Litigation: General Commercial
Mark Gallant – Health care
Howard Grossman – Real Estate
Michael Heller – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Fred Jacoby – Construction
Sarah A. Kelly – Labor & Employment
Raymond Kresge – Labor & Employment
Larry P. Laubach – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Jeffrey A. Leonard – Real Estate
Camille Miller – Intellectual Property
Jeffrey Pasek – Labor & Employment
R. Christopher Raphaely – Healthcare
Jason M. Shargel – Corporate/M&A: Securities
Robert A. Silverman – Real Estate
Kyle Vos Strache --- Intellectual Property
Jeffrey G. Weil – Litigation: General Commercial
James R. Williams – Real Estate
William J. Winning – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Thomas Witt – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Texas
A. Martin Wickliff, Jr. – Labor & Employment
Stephen A. Pate – Insurance
About Cozen O’Connor
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