Cozen O'Connor P.C. is an international law firm based in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[7] The firm was ranked 74th on the AmLaw 100 Survey in 2023, 92nd on the Global 200 in 2020,[8] 1st in the nation in The American Lawyer in its Midlevel Associates Satisfaction Survey in 2017, and ranked 73rd on the National Law Journal's list of the 500 Largest American Law Firms in 2022.[9][10][11] Founded in 1970, the firm has expanded to more than 825 lawyers in 30 cities across two continents.[citation needed]
Stephen A. Cozen, Founder & Chairman,[2] Patrick J. O'Connor, Vice Chairman,[3] Thomas A. Decker, Vice Chairman,[4] Michael J. Heller, President & CEO,[5] Vince R. McGuinness, Jr., Managing Partner[6]
In September 2009, the firm launched the subsidiary, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies. [12] The subsidiary operates out of the firm's Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware offices.[13] Chaired by Mark Alderman, the group also includes Managing Partner, Howard Schweitzer,[14] the first COO of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Involvement in the Mayoral campaign of Bob Bradyedit
Cozen O'Connor filed a lawsuit in the Philadelphia CountyCourt of Common Pleas against the Philadelphia Board of Ethics in an attempt to lift campaign contribution limits for the 2007 Philadelphia mayoral election. The firm had represented Bob Brady in his efforts off a ballot challenge from Tom Knox, and wanted to be paid for its work. City law limited campaign contributions to $2,500 for individuals and $10,000 for law firms, political action committees and unincorporated businesses. In February 2011, the court ruled that the firm has the standing to challenge the ethics board. In reversing the lower courts, Justice Max Baer said Cozen O'Connor sufficiently pleaded in its declaratory judgment action its own inability to forgive the total debt without violating campaign finance laws.[15]
Referencesedit
^"Philadelphia November 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Cozen O'Connor. Retrieved on November 11, 2009.
cozen, connor, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2023, learn, when, remove, this, template, m. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Cozen O Connor news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cozen O Connor P C is an international law firm based in Center City Philadelphia Pennsylvania 7 The firm was ranked 74th on the AmLaw 100 Survey in 2023 92nd on the Global 200 in 2020 8 1st in the nation in The American Lawyer in its Midlevel Associates Satisfaction Survey in 2017 and ranked 73rd on the National Law Journal s list of the 500 Largest American Law Firms in 2022 9 10 11 Founded in 1970 the firm has expanded to more than 825 lawyers in 30 cities across two continents citation needed Cozen O Connor P C HeadquartersPhiladelphia Pennsylvania 1 No of offices30 total 2 international No of attorneysmore than 825Major practice areasGeneral practiceKey peopleStephen A Cozen Founder amp Chairman 2 Patrick J O Connor Vice Chairman 3 Thomas A Decker Vice Chairman 4 Michael J Heller President amp CEO 5 Vince R McGuinness Jr Managing Partner 6 Revenue 619M 2022 Date founded1970FounderStephen A CozenCompany typeProfessional corporationWebsitecozen comCozen O Connor is one of many law firms providing counsel to the detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp citation needed Contents 1 Recent developments 1 1 Formation of Government Relations Subsidiary 1 2 Involvement in the Mayoral campaign of Bob Brady 2 References 3 External linksRecent developments editFormation of Government Relations Subsidiary edit In September 2009 the firm launched the subsidiary Cozen O Connor Public Strategies 12 The subsidiary operates out of the firm s Washington D C Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and Delaware offices 13 Chaired by Mark Alderman the group also includes Managing Partner Howard Schweitzer 14 the first COO of the Troubled Asset Relief Program Involvement in the Mayoral campaign of Bob Brady edit Cozen O Connor filed a lawsuit in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas against the Philadelphia Board of Ethics in an attempt to lift campaign contribution limits for the 2007 Philadelphia mayoral election The firm had represented Bob Brady in his efforts off a ballot challenge from Tom Knox and wanted to be paid for its work City law limited campaign contributions to 2 500 for individuals and 10 000 for law firms political action committees and unincorporated businesses In February 2011 the court ruled that the firm has the standing to challenge the ethics board In reversing the lower courts Justice Max Baer said Cozen O Connor sufficiently pleaded in its declaratory judgment action its own inability to forgive the total debt without violating campaign finance laws 15 References edit Philadelphia Archived November 7 2009 at the Wayback Machine Cozen O Connor Retrieved on November 11 2009 Stephen Cozen firm bio Patrick O Connor firm bio Thomas Decker firm bio Michael Heller firm bio Vince McGuinness firm bio Philadelphia Archived November 7 2009 at the Wayback Machine Cozen O Connor Retrieved on November 11 2009 Cozen O Connor Law com Retrieved July 13 2021 The Am Law 100 2016 Firms Ranked by Gross Revenue American Lawyer Retrieved October 18 2017 Top Firms For Midlevel Associate Satisfaction The National Rankings The American Lawyer August 28 2017 The NLJ 500 Our Rankings of the Nation s Largest Law Firms ABA Journal Cozen com 22 September 2009 Archived from the original on July 8 2011 Retrieved March 7 2011 Home copublicstrategies com Schweitzer Howard Archived from the original on June 11 2011 Retrieved March 7 2011 law com Cozen O Connor Has Standing to Challenge Ethics Board Opinion 25 February 2011External links editHomepage Profile from LexisNexis Martindale Hubbell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cozen O 27Connor amp oldid 1180436088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
