Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Managing Partner: Steven M. Williams
Number of partners: 41
Number of attorneys: 82

Firm Overview:
At Cohen Seglias, strong foundations are built on integrity, decency, and hard work—qualities we bring to every deal we close, every dispute we resolve, and every interaction we have with clients, colleagues, co-counsel, and opposing counsel.

Roy Cohen founded Cohen Seglias as a boutique construction firm in 1988, and today we remain one of the nation’s premier construction practices. By operating in good faith and being responsive and conscientious business partners, our footprint and capabilities have grown alongside our clients’ needs. Today, both our individual and corporate clients count on our 80+ attorneys across eight offices who provide a full range of legal services from labor and employment guidance to insurance coverage disputes and construction. Our suite of services further includes business transactions, real estate, commercial litigation, white collar defense and internal investigations, government contracting, financial services, research misconduct, Title IX, family law, and wealth preservation, allowing us to help our clients support future growth as well as navigate the most challenging conditions.

In 1988, Roy Cohen began a boutique law firm focused on providing clients in the construction industry with legal services. More than 35 years later, with nearly 80 attorneys, eight offices, a roster of 1,000 construction clients and 20 practice groups, Cohen Seglias has become a full-service firm with a national reach. Clients operate in the United States and internationally and in industries including construction, financial services, government contracting, health care, manufacturing, professional services, technology, transportation and real estate. Alongside construction law and litigation, the firm offers guidance in practice areas including

Some of the firm’s notable areas of practice include:

Business Transactions:
Cohen Seglias attorneys counsel businesses at every stage of their evolution, from emerging businesses to established and growing corporations. In addition to providing day-to-day business advice, attorneys create the commercial contracts and documentation necessary for conducting business.

Commercial Litigation:
The group handles complex litigation matters in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies throughout the country. They litigate myriad business, real estate and commercial issues on behalf of individuals and companies of all sizes, working to resolve disputes in cost-effective ways.

Construction:
The national construction practice ranks among the largest in the nation, ranked seventh in Construction Executive’s “Top 50 Construction Law Firms” in 2021. 50 fulltime construction attorneys represent industry clients including managers, general contractors, suppliers, design professionals, and a range of specialty trade subcontractors such as electrical, mechanical, concrete, flooring, and architectural glass. Construction projects include bridges, water treatment plants, petro-chemical plants, dams, highways, major office buildings, stadiums, hospitals, shopping centers, condominiums, government buildings, airports, factories, and schools.

Construction Contracts & Risk Management:
Members of the group work with clients from project conception to completion to simplify the construction process, protect a client’s rights and minimize risk. This includes reviewing, negotiating, and drafting contracts, purchase orders, joint venture agreements, change orders, performance and payment bonds, indemnity agreements, insurance policies, releases, and mechanics’ lien waivers.

Consumer Protection & Regulatory Defense:
Cohen Seglias attorneys advise Fortune 500 corporations and other businesses in Pennsylvania attorney general consumer protection investigations. Attorneys defend against allegations of unfair business practices under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices as well as individual and class action claims involving federal consumer protection laws.

Government Contracting:
The team provides comprehensive business counseling to federal prime contractors and subcontractors at every stage of the government contracting process. Attorneys represent clients in compliance, small business procurement and certification, contract negotiation and formation, dredging, dispute resolution, bid protests and federal construction contracting.

Government Law & Regulatory Affairs:
Cohen Seglias attorneys help companies and individuals navigate lawsuits, investigations, regulatory enforcement actions and other conflicts with administrative, local, state and federal government agencies.

Labor & Employment:
The group represents employers and management exclusively in employment counseling, employment litigation, labor-management relations, union election campaigns, preventive maintenance and litigation avoidance, grievances and arbitrations, non-competition agreements and trade secret litigation, and wage and hour matters.

Real Estate:
The group represents all parties in various real estate transactions, from owners and developers to lenders, buyers, and sellers. Attorneys handle purchase and sale agreements, financing and restructuring, commercial and residential leases, title claims, preservation and other issues that arise in the course of a project.

Title IX:
Cohen Seglias’ Title IX Group assists schools, colleges, and universities with thorough, prompt and impartial Title IX and student conduct investigations. An experienced team conducts internal investigations and currently serves as Title IX investigation counsel to multiple major state university systems.

Wealth Preservation:
Wealth preservation attorneys counsel individuals, entities, and owners of closely-held businesses on estate planning, tax-saving strategies, and business succession planning.

White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations:
Former federal and state prosecutors lead the group that works in scenarios ranging from discreet, behind-the-scenes counseling to vigorous courtroom defense to exonerate our institutional and individual clients. Attorneys conduct internal investigations, evaluate potential wrongdoing, respond to government subpoenas and inquiries, and provide solutions for remediation.