BEST LAWYERS - Key Persons
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- Head of Investment Stewardship for the Americas
Adrienne Monley, Head of Investment Stewardship for the Americas region at The Vanguard Group, joins Inside Scoop to discuss the importance of shareholder engagement and the best methods for companies to navigate this critical topic.
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- Associate
- Associate / Philadelphia
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- Co - Vice Chair, Private Client, Trusts and Estates
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Co - Vice - Chair, Office Managing Partner
- Member / New York
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- Co - Chair, Trademark Prosecution Practic
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- Vice President - Infinite Global
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- Chairman, Technology, Privacy & Data Security
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- Chairman, Professional Liability Practice Group
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- Chairman and President of the Tiffany & Co
- Chief Sustainability Officer at Tiffany & Co
Kathy Jaffari is joined by Anisa Kamadoli Costa, chief sustainability officer at Tiffany & Co. and chairman and president of the Tiffany & Co. Foundation, to discuss the increasing importance of sustainability and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) within a corporation.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice Chair, Labor & Employment Department
- Vice Chair, Labor & Employment Department / Chicago
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- Chairman, Subrogation & Recovery, Midwest Region
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Commercial Litigation Department / Co - Chair, White Collar Defense & Investigations
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- Associate
- Associate / New York
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- Principal, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Member / Pittsburgh
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- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
- Member of the Management Committee
- Chief Operating Officer, Ancillary Business Units
- Formerly Cozen O'Connor 's Chief Finance and Technology Officer
Brian Gillam, formerly Cozen O'Connor's chief finance and technology officer, assumed the newly created roles of chief operating officer - ancillary business units (ABU) and chief innovation officer.
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- Policy Adviser, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
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- Quoted in Law360 Article on UAW President 's Resignation
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- Appointed to Founding Member of the Houston Bar Association LGBTQ Committee
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- Associate
- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Associate / Philadelphia
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Member / Philadelphia
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Intellectual Property
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- Vice President and Head of Corporate Issuer Product and Strategy at Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc
Kathy Jaffari is joined by Cathy Conlon, Vice President and Head of Corporate Issuer Product and Strategy at Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., on the Inside Scoop for a conversation on the virtual annual meeting landscape.
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- Vice Chair, International Practic
- Vice Chair, International Practice / New York
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Member / Miami
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- Chairman, Private Equity / Co - Chair, Capital Markets & Securities
- Chairman, Private Equity / Co - Chair, Capital Markets & Securities / Minneapolis
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- Co - Chair, Emerging Business & Venture Capital
- Co - Chair, Emerging Business & Venture Capital / Philadelphia
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- Principal, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Chairman, Utility & Energy
- Office Managing Partner
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
- Member of the Management Committee
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Member / Philadelphia
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Member / Philadelphia
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- Senior Counsel
- Senior Counsel / Philadelphia
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- Co - Chair, Patent Prosecution
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- Counsel
- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Counsel / Chicago
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Subrogation & Recovery Department
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- Associate
- Associate / New York
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Chief Human Resources Officer / Philadelphia
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- Associate in Cozen O'Connor's Corporate Practice, Has Been Named to Minnesota Lawyer 's 2018 Up & Coming Attorneys.
- Member / Minneapolis
- Member of Cozen O'Connor 's Corporate Practice
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- Co - Chair of Cozen O'Connor 's Professional Liability Coverage Practice
- Co - Vice Chair, Global Insurance Department
- Co - Vice Chair, Global Insurance Department / Chicago
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- Associate
- Associate / Philadelphia
Gregg M. Kander joins Pittsburgh office and will concentrate his practice on corporate and partnership taxation and business planning
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- Vice Chair, Life Insurance & Annuities / Co - Chair, Softwar
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- of Counsel
- of Counsel / Philadelphia
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- Vice Chair, Office Managing Partner
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- Senior Counsel
- Senior Counsel / Philadelphia
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the CEO, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
- Member of the CEO, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies / Washington, D.C.
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- Co - Chair, Copyright Practice / Washington, D.C.
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- General Counsel
- Member of the Management Committee
- Member & General Counsel / Philadelphia
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Corporate Practice Group
- Co - Chair, Corporate Practice Group / Philadelphia
- Vice Chair of Cozen O'Connor's Corporate Practice Group, Was Selected for the Philadelphia Business Journal 's Inaugural "Best of the Bar."
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Intellectual Property Litigation
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Commercial Litigation Department / Chair, Product Liability
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Chairman, National Expansion
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- Chairman, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Business Law Department
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- Chairman
- Member of Cozen O'Connor 's Litigation Department
- Web Editor for the Trial Practice Committee
Jeff Greenspan Named Subcommittee Chair of News and Development and Web Editor for the Trial Practice Committee for the Section of Litigation of the ABA
March 14, 2018 Chicago attorney Jeff Greenspan, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Litigation Department, has been named Subcommittee Chair of News and Development and Web Editor for the Trial Practice Committee for the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association.
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- Co - Chair, Capital Markets & Securities / Pittsburgh
Jeremy Garvey, a member in the firm's Corporate Practice Group, is quoted in an article in the Pittsburgh Business Times on Ford Motor Company's self-driving business, Ford Autonomous Vehicles, LLC, and the auto company's stake in Argo AI, LLC.
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- Director of Strategic Expansion
- Director of Strategic Expansion / Philadelphia
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- Director of Lateral Integration
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- Product Liability Advisory Council
Jillian Thornton Flax Named to Product Liability Advisory Council "Future Leaders"
April 24, 2019 Jillian Thornton Flax, a member in Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, was admitted to the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. (PLAC) as a part of their "Future Leaders" program.
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- Managing Director, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
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- Director, Regional Administration
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Member / Seattle
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
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- Vice Chairman
- Vice Chairman / Philadelphia
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- Chairman, Strategic Risk & Complex Litigation Practice / Vice Chair, Global Insurance Department
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Member / Santa Monica
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- Chairman
- Co - Chair, OSHA - Workplace Safety Practic
- Co - Chair, OSHA - Workplace Safety Practice / New York
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- Co - Chair, Public & Project Financ
- Joins Cozen O'Connor As Co - Chair of Public & Project Finance Practice Group
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- Associate
- Associate / Miami
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- Chairman, Electronic Discovery & Practice Advisory Services
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Global Insurance Department
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- Member / Philadelphia
- Member of Cozen O'Connor 's Corporate
Joe Bedwick, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Corporate practice, was quoted in Cannabis Business Times discussing how companies can be prepared to negotiate their terms.
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- Chairman, Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Labor & Employment Department
- Co - Chair, Labor & Employment Department / Chicago
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- Senior Principal, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
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- Chairman, Subrogation & Recovery, Southeast Region
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Member / Chicago
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- Principal, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
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- Member / Minneapolis
- Member in the Firm
Gettman is the eleventh attorney to join the firm's Corporate Practice this month,
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- Associate
- Associate / Philadelphia
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- Vice Chair, Office Managing Partner
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- Chairman of Cozen O'Connor 's Insurance Corporate & Regulatory Practice, Authored an Article on the Contractual Obligation to Perform During a Global Pandemic.
Kenneth Levine, co-chair of Cozen O'Connor's Insurance Corporate & Regulatory Practice, authored an article on the contractual obligation to perform during a global pandemic.
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- Chief Analytics Officer
- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Intellectual Property
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Subrogation & Recovery Department
Petrina is the 16th attorney to join Cozen O'Connor's Global Insurance Department in 2022, which has grown to over 100 lawyers nationwide.
Kristie Abel focuses her practice on complex insurance coverage litigation and commercial litigation.
Kristie currently serves as a child advocate who represents abused and neglected children in Philadelphia through the Support Center for Child Advocates. She was named to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania's Pro Bono Honor Roll in 2013. Prior to joining the firm, Kristie participated in the Cozen O'Connor Summer Associate Program.
Kristie earned her law degree, cum laude, from the American University, Washington College of Law, where she served as articles editor of the American University Law Review and as a Dean's Fellow for the Legal Writing Department. During law school, Kristie served as judicial intern to the Honorable Reggie Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the Honorable Judith Retchin of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She earned her undergraduate degree from La Salle University.
Prior to attending law school, Kristie was a legislative assistant to a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and worked at a government relations firm where she represented nonprofit groups before the U.S. Congress and various federal agencies.
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- Chairman of Cozen O'Connor 's Construction Law Group, Larry Laubach
- Co - Chair, Corporate Practice Group
- Co - Chair, Corporate Practice Group / Philadelphia
Larry Laubach, co-chair of the firm's Corporate Practice Group, has been recognized by The Legal Intelligencer as a 2021 Professional Excellence Award winner in the Most Effective Dealmakers category.
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- Co - Vice - Chair, Office Managing Partner
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- Director of Legal Recruiting
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- Chairman, Condominiums & Cooperatives
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- Associate
- Associate / Philadelphia
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- Co - Chair, Copyright Practic
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- Chief Marketing Officer
- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
- Member of the Management Committee
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- Chairman, Partner Recruitment and Integration
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, State Attorneys General
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- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Management Committee
- Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer / Member / Washington, D.C.
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- Co - Chair, Subrogation & Recovery, Latin American Region
- Co - Chair, Subrogation & Recovery, Latin American Region / Dallas
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chief Strategy Partner
- Chief Strategy Partner / Miami
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- Chairman, Real Estate Lease Restructuring
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- Director of Pro Bono Engagement
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- Co - Vice Chair, Private Client, Trusts and Estates
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- Vice Chair, Business Litigation
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- Co - Chair, Emerging Business & Venture Capital
- Co - Chair, Emerging Business & Venture Capital / Philadelphia
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Executive Chairman
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Firm Leadership Team
- Member of the Management Committee
- Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer / Philadelphia
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chairman, Life Insurance & Annuities / Co - Chair, Softwar
- Chairman, Life Insurance & Annuities / Co - Chair, Software
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Member / Washington, D.C.
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- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
- Chief Legal Talent Officer
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- Mayor De Blasio Continues Wooing Real Estate Developers
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- Principal, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
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- Principal, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
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- Associate
- Associate / Minneapolis
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Vice Chair, Business Litigation
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Member / Philadelphia
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- of Counsel
- of Counsel / Philadelphia
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- Co - Chair, Construction Law
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- of Counsel
- of Counsel / Philadelphia
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- Associate
- Associate / Philadelphia
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- Director, HomeBase Family Offic
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- Associate
- Associate / Philadelphia
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- Chairman, Canadian Capital Markets & Securities Practice / Vancouver
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- Co - Chair, Copyright Practic
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- Principal, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
The chamber's chief lobbyist for almost 15 years, Denisco joins Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies as a principal and will work out of its Harrisburg office.
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- of Counsel
- of Counsel / Philadelphia
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- Managing Director, Financial Services Claims Leader
Kathy Jaffari is joined by Sarah Downey, Managing Director, Financial Services Claims Leader and Blockchain Advisory Leader at Lockton Companies, for a timely conversation regarding D&O insurance.
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- Director of Communications
- Media Inquiries
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- Chairman, Immigration Practic
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- Member of the Diversity Committee
- Member / West Palm Beach
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- Co - Chair, White Collar Defense & Investigations
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- Chairman, Subrogation & Recovery, South Central Region
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- Co - Chair, International Practic
- Co - Chair, International Practice / Minneapolis
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- Planning Services Director
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- Principal, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
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- President & CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Kathy Jaffari is joined by Tanuja Dehne, president & CEO of The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, for a conversation that provides a perspective on diversity and inclusion in the boardroom.
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- Chief Information Officer
- Member of the Administrative Leadership Team
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- Vice Chairman
- Vice Chairman / Philadelphia
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- Member / Minneapolis
- Office Managing Partner
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- Chairman of the Management Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Chair, Labor & Employment Department
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- Member / Washington, D.C.
Hew - who joins as a member and comes to the firm from Duane Morris - will join forces with fellow intellectual property litigator Gregory P. Gulia, who left Duane Morris to join Cozen O'Connor earlier this year.
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- Managing Partner
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Firm Leadership Team
- Member of the Management Committee
- President
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- Associate
- Associate / New York
- Member of the Diversity Committee
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- Co - Chair, Real Estate Finance
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- Policy Adviser, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies