VANCOUVER, August 30, 2022 — Best Lawyers selected six Cozen O’Connor lawyers from the firm’s Toronto and Vancouver offices for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada© (Copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

From the Toronto office, Shane Hardy (Intellectual Property) and Steven J. Weisz (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law) were both named Best Lawyers. In Vancouver, Brigeeta C. Richdale (Securities Law), Lucy Schilling (Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Law), and Kathy Tang (Securities Law) were named Best Lawyers. Gosia Piasecka (Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Law) was named One to Watch. Hardy, Weisz, and Schilling are all celebrating five years on the list.

Best Lawyers selected 211 Cozen O’Connor lawyers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Additionally, Geoffrey D. Ferrer (Transportation Law), James W. Forsyth (Tax Law), J. Bruce Maffeo (Criminal Defense: General Practice), Suzanne S. Mayes (Public Finance Law), Jason M. Shargel (Mergers and Acquisitions Law), and Anna Wermuth (Labor Law – Management) were designated as Best Lawyers® 2023 “Lawyer of the Year.”

About Cozen O’Connor

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 32 offices across two continents.