Cozen O'Connor

Cozen O'Connor lost a legend yesterday. Stephen A. Cozen, the founder of this firm, passed away at age 85. Steve was many things to many people — an advocate, defender, counselor, leader, family man, and philanthropist. Steve was a remarkable role model and inspiration. He was loved, adored, and greatly respected by everyone. He was a visionary who, together with Patrick O'Connor, marshaled remarkable intellect, legal talents, irrepressible energy, and confidence to transform a four-lawyer insurance firm into a full-service, nationally recognized legal powerhouse. Steve was proud that Cozen O'Connor stayed true to his founding principles of hard work, perseverance, ingenuity, loyalty, fairness, philanthropy, and service. He also never ceased to remind everyone that a sense of humor keeps people grounded, no matter how large the firm grew. Cozen O'Connor is dedicated to continuing Steve's life work and expanding it beyond what he had envisioned. Steve's passing is a profound loss for the legal community, Philadelphia community, Jewish community, and many more. More than any verdict, ranking, or accolade, the community that Steve imagined and helped build will be his most lasting legacy. Information about the memorial service is available here: https://lnkd.in/emUgPWZy   Read Steve's biography: https://lnkd.in/e2a4shbQ #InMemoriam

Several construction attorneys had the privilege of attending the 38th annual Construction Super Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. This conference brings together mid- to senior-level legal and commercial construction professionals. Wendy Kennedy Venoit spoke on the panel "Don't Let Damages Get You Down – Sticky and Tricky Damages Theories in Construction Litigation," and Lawrence "Larry" Prosen moderated the panel "Indemnity - the good, the bad, the ugly – what keeps in-house counsel up at night?" Cozen O'Connor sponsored the opening keynote, and the group hosted a cocktail reception and dinner on the second night of the #conference. Attendees: Bruce Ficken, Stephen Seeger, Jeff Mullen, Raymond DeLuca, Jonathan Ciriello, Ralf Rodriguez, Jim Kwartnik, Luke Eaton, Lawrence Prosen, Wendy Venoit, Marion Hack, Wendy Klein Keane, and Benjamin Williams. #ConstructionLaw #LasVegas #LegalProfessionals

Last week, Cozen O'Connor’s Miami office hosted a fantastic holiday party for members of the ACC South Florida - Association of Corporate Counsel at Astra Rooftop in Wynwood, Miami! 🌟 It was a great evening with Scott Bettridge, Simeon D. Brier, Jordan Chisolm, Jason Domark, Susan Eisenberg, Kurt Lunkenheimer, Karl O. Riley, and Martin Schrier. #Miami #HappyHolidays #FloridaLawyers

We are excited to announce that James Gale, co-chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and chair of the firm's Trade Secret Practice, was named in the WIPR - World IP Review USA Trade Secrets Rankings 2024! 👏 Jim was named to its "Recommended Individuals" list, and Cozen O'Connor was named to the "Notable Firm" list. #intellectualproperty #litigation #tradesecrets #notablefirm

👏 Congratulations to Hugh Marbury for being sworn into the Delaware Bar last week! He will also be leading the newly formed Delaware Litigation Practice at Cozen O'Connor. #DelawareBar #Litigation #BigReveal

🎉Christina Sanfelippo accepted her "40 Under 40" Emerging Leaders in Insolvency Practice award last week from the American Bankruptcy Institute during the #ABI's Winter Leadership Conference! Her colleagues from Cozen O'Connor's bankruptcy practice group supported her, including John Carroll, Brian L. Shaw, Pete Roberts, Steven Weisz, and Mark Felger. #40under40 #Leadership #bankruptcylaw #Arizona  

🚨 Client Alert: Small v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of N. Am. – A “Small” Case But Huge Decision A panel of the Ninth Circuit in #California decided that to merit damages or reinstatement for a failure to give notice or the right to designate, a plaintiff-policy owner must individually show that the failure by the insurer caused them to lapse their #policies. This is a win for life insurers, but may not be the end of this saga. Ilya Schwartzburg has more on the subject: https://lnkd.in/dtm_erMZ #LegalUpdate #lifeinsurance #insurancelaw

🎉Congratulations to Steve Dickinson for receiving a 2024 Minnesota ICON award! Read his feature in Finance & Commerce: https://lnkd.in/ekHYQnxx

On December 4, Alycen Moss and Elliot Kerzner spoke on the panel “Adjusting a Loss in a Flood of Causation Confusion” at the CLM Alliance (Claims and Litigation Management Alliance) 2024 Focus Conference in New York City. The panel focused on essential skills for adjusting files involving both covered and excluded perils. Pictured left to right: Linda King, William Wingertzahn, Alycen Moss, and Elliot Kerzner. #NYC #insurancelaw #CLM

🚨 Client Alert: Under the Trump administration, the United States is likely to adopt a more protectionist #trade policy, which will expressly include the increase in the use and imposition of tariffs on imports, particularly on goods from China. Widespread use of #tariffs will result in increased costs for businesses and consumers — and expose nearly all industries to a system of #taxation with which they have had no or minimal experience previously. It is crucial that companies devise strategies to minimize tariffs and duties now as a business cost or production input. Heather Marx, Thomas Wallrich, and Kristi Zentner talk about #key strategies: https://lnkd.in/e36E-fTA #LegalUpdate #TradePolicy #BusinessLaw