Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : New York
Band 5
Contact number
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Provided by Cozen O'Connor
With over 300 highly respected litigators, including numerous fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Cozen O’Connor is a go-to firm for sophisticated clients with complex and consequential business litigation. Our clients include public and private companies, startups, corporate boards and committees, directors and officers, nonprofits, trade associations, and government entities.
Our attorneys litigate myriad claims, including corporate governance and partnership disputes; securities and financial services litigation; breach of contract; business torts; data privacy and cybersecurity breaches; unfair business practices; antitrust; construction; class actions; product liability; criminal defense & government investigations; international arbitration; and real estate. We practice before judges across nearly every state and Canada, are well-versed in the procedural norms in their courtrooms, and win cases in the most challenging jurisdictions. Our commitment to hands-on trial practice is unusual in the current legal marketplace, even among prestigious peer firms. Our record of success in court contributed to the Commercial Litigation practice being selected as a Litigation Department of the Year finalist in 2023 by The American Lawyer, the firm being named a Law360 Powerhouse, Pennsylvania Litigation Department of the Year by American Lawyer, and Law Firm of the Year by The Legal Intelligencer.
Chambers Review
Cozen O'Connor boasts a broad-based commercial litigation practice hosting attorneys who are well versed in antitrust matters as well as contractual disputes, IP litigation and securities cases. It also excels in defending corporate clients in litigation arising out of tort claims. It offers additional notable strengths in appellate law and criminal proceedings.
Work Highlights
- Cozen O'Connor continued to represent Bangladesh Bank in litigation arising from a sophisticated cyberattack against the bank and subsequent transactions involving the $81 million in stolen funds, including by pursuing potential defendants internationally.
Notable Practitioners
Michael de Leeuw is a skilled trial and appellate lawyer with experience handling securities, antitrust and wider commercial matters, with several appearances before the US Supreme Court.
Tamar Wise has a growing reputation for her adept representation of a wide range of clients at appellate level, with experience acting on business disputes and class actions.
Ranked Lawyers at
Cozen O'Connor
New York