Cozen O’Connor
Cozen O'Connor is an AmLaw 100 firm with 22 offices throughout the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The firm, which specializes in business law and litigati...
Cozen O'Connor
Main Office: 123 N Wacker Dr Ste 1800 | Chicago | IL | 60606
Phone: 312-474-7900 |
Year of establishment
1970
Number of partners
572
Number of offices
29
Partner to associate ratio
2.80
Biggest office
Chicago
Percentage of women attorneys
29.80
Number of attorneys
868
Percentage of minority attorneys
8.60
Number of associates
207
Percentage of LGBT attorneys
1.50
Cozen O'Connor Reviews
view allReviewed on May 19, 2024
Advice to law firm management:
As with all firms, this opportunity is what you make of it. Some attorneys will succeed brilliantly in this environment. Others may not be able to live up to the high standards.
Pros:
The firm allows associates to earn as much as they want. This is a good practice if you can put in the hours all day, every day. Many associates appreciate this opportunity to grow and earn as they see fit and manage their own schedules.
Cons:
Some of this firm's clients are of the unsavory persuasion. This may put you off if you are in the position to defend them in court. You will need to make sure your professionalism game is "on point."
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Current or former employee?:
Current Employee
Length of Employment:
10+ years
Reviewed on May 19, 2024
Advice to law firm management:
Make an effort to remember the people at lower levels contribute to your success just as much as the rainmakers at the top. Foster a more team based system.
Pros:
The firm takes care of its employees and the attorneys are the best of the best. You can expect to learn a lot if you make the effort to reach out to them. The firm has a lot of work, resources and a heavy caseload.
Cons:
There is a very heavily weighted preference for those at the top. The workload can be very overbearing sometimes and require long hours. It can be hard to build a client base.
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Current Employee
Length of Employment:
10+ years
Overview
Headline: Experience the Benefits of Working at Cozen O'Connor in the Bay Area For attorneys looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the Bay Area, Cozen O'Connor offers a premier opportunity. As one of the top law firms in the nation, Cozen O'Connor provides attorneys with the chance to develop their skills while serving a wide range of clients. From global Fortune 500 companies to ambitious startups, the firm's diverse client list offers a variety of unique experiences. At Cozen O'Connor, attorneys benefit from the firm's commitment to excellence. With a team of 575 attorneys in 22 cities on two continents, the firm has the resources to provide a comprehensive range of legal services. From litigation and business law to government relations, Cozen O'Connor has nationally recognized practices that allow attorneys to expand their knowledge and experience. The firm's attorneys have impeccable academic credentials and are adept at combining intellectual rigor with practicality and efficiency in order to obtain the best possible result for each client. Attorneys at Cozen O'Connor also take pride in the firm's culture of innovation and collaboration. The firm promotes an open and collaborative working environment, where attorneys are encouraged to work together to come up with creative solutions to the most difficult legal issues. This encourages attorneys to share their ideas and develop their skills, making Cozen O'Connor an ideal place to grow professionally. For attorneys looking for a dynamic, challenging, and rewarding career, Cozen O'Connor in the Bay Area is the perfect place to start. With an impressive client list and a commitment to excellence, Cozen O'Connor offers attorneys the opportunity to develop their skills and experience in an innovative and collaborative environment.
Practice Areas
Cozen O'Connor practices law in the following areas and works with its clients to provide the best possible legal solutions.
- Antitrust & Trade Regulation
- Antitrust Litigation & Investigations
- Appellate
- Aviation Litigation
- Aviation Regulatory
- Bad Faith
- Bankruptcy Insolvency & Restructuring
- Biologics
- Biosimilars
- Brownfields Development
- China Practice
- Complex Litigation
- Construction
- Consumer Protection
- Corporate
- Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies - Government Relations
- Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations
- Cyber Risk
- Distressed Real Estate
- Domains
- E-Commerce
- Electronic Discovery
- Emerging Business & Venture Capital
- Eminent Domain
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Employment Litigation
- Energy Environmental & Public Utilities
- Entertainment Law
- Family Law
- Financial Services
- Franchise Disputes
- Franchising
- Government Law & Regulatory Affairs
- Hatch-Waxman Litigation
- Health Care
- Immigration
- India Practice
- Insurance Corporate & Regulatory
- Insurance Coverage & Claims Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- International
- International Arbitration
- Labor Relations & Disputes
- Legal Fee Litigation
- Licensing & Transfer
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Office
- Retail
- Industrial Leasing & Development
- Patents
- Privacy Data & Cybersecurity
- Private Equity
- Products Liability
- Professional Liability
- Professional Liability Insurance Coverage
- Public & Project Finance
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Litigation
- Reinsurance
- Securities
- Securities Litigation & Enforcement
- Self-Insured Recovery
- State Attorneys General
- Subrogation & Recovery
- Surety
- Tax
- Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition
- Trademark & Copyright
- Transportation & Logistics
- Transportation & Logistics Litigation
- Zoning Land Use & Development
- Business
- Government & Regulatory
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation
- Private Client Services
- Real Estate
Hiring Criteria
Cozen O'Connor follows the set of hiring criteria outlined below.
Pro bono
Pro bono legal and community service is an integral part of Cozen O'Connor's past, present and future. As attorneys who play an active role in the legal and justice systems, we recognize both that there is a tremendous, unmet need for legal services for those who cannot afford them and that it is our obligation to help provide those services. The term pro bono is shorthand for the Latin phrase pro bono publico - "For the public good. " It is a responsibility we take very seriously.
Cozen O'Connor has historically provided a level of pro bono legal service worthy of its national reputation. We emphasize one-to-one attorney-client pro bono relationships in which attorneys provide legal assistance to people and institutions of limited means. We are a signatory to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge of the Pro Bono Institute at Georgetown University Law Center.
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August, 2014: Cozen O'Connor Ranked First in Philadelphia, Third Nationally in American Lawyer's Best Places to Work
August, 2014: Forty-one Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America
June, 2014: Cozen O'Connor Named a Pennsylvania Powerhouse by Law360
June, 2014: Cozen O'Connor's Litigation Department Named Litigation Department of the Year by The Legal Intelligencer
May, 2014: Twenty-Nine Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Earn Client Recognition in 2014 Chambers USA Rankings
September, 2013: Cozen O'Connor Ranked Number One in The American Lawyer's Summer Associates Survey
August, 2013: Cozen O'Connor Named Number One in Philadelphia and Number Seven in the Nation in The American Lawyer Mid-Level Associates Survey
August, 2013: Forty-Six Cozen O'Connor Lawyers Named to The Best Lawyers in America
August, 2013: Cozen O'Connor Ranked Number Two Bond Counsel in PA by Thomson Reuters
July, 2013: Cozen O'Connor Named a Best Corporate Law Practice by The Legal Intelligencer
July, 2013: Cozen O'Connor Featured as a "Diversity Advocate" in MultiCultural Law Magazine's 10th Anniversary Issue. Cozen O'Connor was one of only seven law firms in the United States receiving this recognition. MultiCultural Law Magazine is a national publication that focuses on diversity and inclusion within the profession.
June, 2013: Cozen O'Connor Achieves "Hall of Fame" Status in Philadelphia Business Journal's "Healthiest Employers" Assessment
May, 2013: Twenty-Nine Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Earn Client Recognition in 2013 Chambers USA Rankings
May, 2013: Cozen O'Connor's Intellectual Property Team Ranked in the Top 25 Trademark Firms in the U.S. for Trademark Filings in 2012
May, 2013: Cozen O'Connor's Charitable Foundation Recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal for its Charitable Contributions
May, 2013: Cozen O'Connor Receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation
April, 2013: Stephen A. Cozen Awarded Lifetime Achievement by The Legal Intelligencer
January, 2013: Cozen O'Connor Ranks in Top Five for Women in Leadership Positions by The American Lawyer
December, 2012: Six Cozen O'Connor Members Named to SmartCEO's 2012 Legal Elite List
September, 2012: Cozen O'Connor Ranks Number 1 in the Country in The American Lawyer Summer Associate Survey.
September, 2012: Cozen O'Connor Ranks Fifth Nationally, First in Philadelphia, in The American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey.
September, 2012: Cozen O'Connor Ranked Ninth in the country in Law Firm Technology by The American Lawyer.
2012: Cozen O'Connor is currently ranked seventh in the country in the Intellectual Property Today survey of top trademark firms.
2012: For the second year in a row, Reactions Magazine has ranked Cozen O'Connor among the top three firms for Reinsurance, Litigation, Insurance-linked Securities and Overall Quality.
July, 2012: Cozen O'Connor Named Finalist in PA Litigation Department of the Year, Featured in The Legal Intelligencer.
June, 2012: Sarah Kelly (Philadelphia) and A. Martin Wickliff (Houston) Named to the International Bar Association's Who's Who of Management Labor & Employment Lawyers.
June, 2012: Twenty-eight Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Earn Client Recognition in 2012 Chambers USA Rankings. Chambers USA has recognized many Cozen O'Connor lawyers as leaders in their fields, and recognized the firm both nationally and state wide, in practice areas including General Litigation, Commercial Litigation Transportation, Insurance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Labor & Employment, White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Antitrust, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Corporate/M&A : Securities, Real Estate, and Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use.
March, 2012: Cozen O'Connor Member, Elena Park, has been named one of 12 members of the Nationalities Service Center Board of Trustees.
February, 2012: Stephen A. Cozen Named Business Leader of the Year by Drexel University's LeBow College of Business.
December, 2011: Cozen O'Connor Associate Lynnette Espy Elected President-Elect of the Gate City Bar Association.
December, 2011: Subrogation & Recovery Law Blog Named Top Law Blogs for 2011.
September, 2011: Cozen O'Connor Named One of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania.
July, 2011: Cozen O'Connor Attorney, Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr., named President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association for 2012-2013.
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Diversity and Inclusion
Cozen O'Connor is proud of its efforts to foster diversity and inclusion in the bar and takes its responsibility to do so seriously. Recognizing the organizational effectiveness that can come from valuing and promoting differences, Cozen O'Connor prides itself on its commitment to diversity and inclusion and its tradition of employing people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The firm values the breadth of perspectives and the richness of experience made possible by having a diverse complement of lawyers and staff and we believe that this diversity of experience is strength to our firm and the clients we serve.
In order to promote a more diverse and inclusive workplace as well as a diverse bar, the firm established a Diversity Committee in the late 1990s, which is led by the firm's Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Pro Bono. The Diversity Committee comprises attorneys across each of the firm's 23 offices as well as the firm's hiring, marketing and professional development professionals. In addition, there is a Diversity Advisory Committee composed of former Diversity Committee chairs, firm management and persons on the board of directors. The Diversity Committee works closely with firm management to ensure the firm's diversity and inclusion efforts are implemented and that the firm realizes its abiding commitment to recruiting the best team of professionals, to partnering with the communities we represent, and to maximizing the unique potential of each of the attorneys and staff in our employ.
Summer associate program
In 2010, Cozen O'Connor had a class of 15 summer associates. 14 offers were made.
Second year law students are paid $2,600 per week.
2L weekly compensation $2,600
are split summers allowed? No
size of 2010 summer class 15
males 7
females 8
Offers made 14
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