law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise consumer, clients (individuals or corporations) about their legal rights and Obligation, respon ...
based in
Center City Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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. The firm was ranked 74th on the AmLaw 100 Survey in 2023, 92nd on the Global 200 in 2020, 1st in the nation in ''
The American Lawyer
''The American Lawyer'' is a monthly legal magazine and website published by ALM Media. The periodical and its parent company, ALM (then American Lawyer Media), were founded in 1979 by Steven Brill.National Law Journal's'' list of the 500 Largest American Law Firms in 2022. Founded in 1970, the firm has expanded to more than 825
lawyer
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The exact nature of a lawyer's work varies depending on the legal jurisdiction and the legal system, as w ...
s in 30 cities across two continents.
Cozen O'Connor is one of many law firms providing counsel to the detainees at the
Guantanamo Bay detention camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also known as GTMO ( ), GITMO ( ), or simply Guantanamo Bay, is a United States military prison within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), on the coast of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. It was established in 2002 by p ...
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Recent developments
Formation of Government Relations Subsidiary
In September 2009, the firm launched the subsidiary, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies.
The subsidiary operates out of the firm's Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware offices. Chaired by Mark Alderman, the group also includes Managing Partner, Howard Schweitzer, the first COO of the
Troubled Asset Relief Program
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Involvement in the Mayoral campaign of Bob Brady
Cozen O'Connor filed a lawsuit in the
Philadelphia County
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Court of Common Pleas against the Philadelphia Board of Ethics in an attempt to lift
campaign contribution
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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 committee
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s 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.law.com, Cozen O'Connor Has Standing to Challenge Ethics Board Opinion, 25 February 2011 /ref>
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
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