DILWORTH PAXSON - Key Persons
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- Chief Information Officer
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- Associate
- Associate in Dilworth Paxson 's Corporate and Business
- Dilworth Adds Corporate & Estate Attorney
Andrea is an Associate in Dilworth Paxson's Corporate and Business and Real Estate groups, representing clients in all types of transactional matters in the Philadelphia office.
Andrew Leven has developed an extensive knowledge of the white-collar law enforcement and regulatory landscape through his experience as a federal prosecutor, outside general counsel to a hospital system, and criminal defense attorney.
He has also served as the Worldwide Healthcare Compliance Director at the Cordis Corporation, an 8,000-employee medical device company then owned by Johnson & Johnson. At Cordis, Leven routinely participated in business decisions with the senior management team, trained all marketing and sales components, led sensitive internal investigations, and spearheaded the implementation of HCC policies that were later instrumental in negating qui tam civil lawsuits and government investigations.
During his extensive tenure as a federal prosecutor, Leven specialized in economic and healthcare fraud prosecutions. He used his experience in the healthcare industry to help develop a nuanced prosecution decision tree for the off-label use of medical devices and drugs, and fashioned a novel legal theory that was successfully deployed in the largest physician bribery prosecution in the United States.
Leven also conducted numerous insurance, bank, mortgage, wire, tax, and mail fraud grand jury investigations, acquired extensive trial experience, and served as the criminal tax intake prosecutor for the District of New Jersey.
As a defense attorney he secured non-prosecution decisions for executives under investigation in the healthcare, insurance, and financial sectors from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. In a civil money penalty/disciplinary inquiry, Leven also persuaded financial regulators that a corporate executive acted inadvertently when providing materially incorrect information to them under oath and should not be sanctioned, penalized, or otherwise disciplined.
While outside general counsel to a hospital system, Leven identified, developed, and helped execute a successful initiative to release some $100 million federal funds. He also conducted sensitive internal investigations, managed outside counsel, and fully participated in a wide range of operational/strategic issues as part of the senior leadership team.
In his practice, Leven uses these diverse real-world experiences and deep skill sets to seek favorable results for healthcare, corporate, insurance, and financial sector clients facing potential fraud-based criminal or civil challenges as defendants, plaintiffs, witnesses, and victims.
Leven attended Syracuse University's College of Law, where he graduated first in his class as the Valedictorian and served on the Law Review as the Editor of the Annual Survey of New York Law. He is admitted to practice in state and federal court in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts.
Anne Aaronson's practice focuses on business litigation, including bankruptcy and reorganization, out-of-court workouts, contract and corporate governance disputes, and providing true sale and non-consolidation opinions to clients involved in certain financial transactions. Anne also represents tax lien holders in connection with the enforcement of municipal tax liens, including through the sheriff's sale of the affected properties.
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- Cherry Hill Office Manager
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- Partner
- Partner Co - Chair, Corporate and Business Department Co - Chair, Banking & Financial Services Group
Barbara T. Ilsen is the Co-Chair of the Corporate and Business Department and Co-Chair of the Banking & Financial Services practice groups. Barbara specializes in the practice of corporate law, with an emphasis on complex business and financing transactions.
With a reputation for passion and responsiveness, Barbara represents clients in a broad range of transactions and acts as outside general counsel to businesses ranging from start-ups to large, closely-held companies. In addition to handling transactional needs, she advises her clients in connection with business organization, corporate governance, commercial contracts, employment agreements, real estate transactions, and succession planning.
Barbara's finance practice involves the representation of both lenders and borrowers in lending and in loan workouts. She has extensive experience in commercial lending, real estate and construction finance and tax-exempt bond financings, and the workout and restructuring of troubled loans. Many of her clients are commercial banks, but she is also experienced in representing corporate clients in sophisticated financing transactions.
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- Associate
- Dilworth Adds Labor & Employment Attorney
Benjamin Teris concentrates his practice on labor and employment law and civil litigation. While Ben is able to counsel clients nationwide on a wide range of federal, state, and local laws, he is known as a trusted advisor to New Jersey employers who seek guidance in labor and employment matters or face litigation with current or former employees.
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- Partner
- Co - Chair of the Plaintiffs' Rights Practice Group
Catherine is a Co-Chair of the Plaintiffs' Rights Practice Group, practicing for over 25 years in the areas of consumer, corporate, and securities class action and derivative litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery and federal courts around the country. A seasoned litigator, Catherine prosecuted high-profile class actions and corporate governance litigations, recouping hundreds of millions of dollars for victims and securing better practices across different industries.
Christie Callahan Comerford concentrates her practice in commercial and complex civil litigation including defamation, fraud, breach of contract, securities, and intellectual property. She also has extensive experience addressing criminal issues arising in complex civil litigation and coordination with criminal defense counsel. She has represented a diverse group of clients including large and small businesses and individuals in proceedings before various federal and state trial and appellate courts.
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- Associate
- Dilworth Adds New Litigation Associate
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- Partner
- Partner Chair, Zoning & Land Use
Darwin R. Beauvais concentrates his practice in zoning and land use as well as local government affairs. In his practice, he works closely with elected officials and municipal agencies for the benefit of his clients. In addition, he is one of the few attorneys in the region who is certified by the U.S. Green Building Council as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED® AP). This designation qualifies him as having a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles.
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- Associate
- Dilworth Adds Litigation Attorney
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- Partner
- Elected Pennsylvania Society President
Erik L. Coccia litigates for and advises businesses and individuals in a variety of industries, including banking, wealth management, manufacturing, primary and downstream metals, legal cannabis cultivators/dispensers, apparel, equipment leasing, aviation support, green tech/engineering, commercial construction, third-party retirement benefits administrators, energy, and healthcare. Erik's practice is diverse but primarily focuses on all aspects of commercial disputes and litigation, appellate advocacy, judgment enforcement, and alternative dispute resolution. Erik has frequently litigated or mediated shareholder and partnership disputes, including in the context of closely held corporations, familial partnerships, and real estate development ventures. Erik also has significant experience representing financial institutions in commercial workout and litigation matters, including obtaining judgments, executing on collateral and other assets, and negotiating loan modifications and settlements.
In recent years, Erik has developed competence and experience in OSHA matters and has assisted and advised manufacturers and legal cannabis cultivators in OSHA compliance, inspections, investigations, interviews, and resulting litigation with the federal government. Erik has also recently litigated cases involving ERISA, the administration of 401ks, and novel cyber-crime issues. Erik has also devoted a material part of his practice to corporate bankruptcy, including the representation of corporate debtors, creditors, and trustees in Chapter 11, Chapter 7, and Chapter 13 cases.
Erik has a practical approach to resolving his clients' challenges and disputes that is firmly guided by a thorough understanding of the relevant law and close attention to each client's unique goals, legal budget, and risk tolerance. Erik is detail oriented and valued by clients and colleagues alike for his analytical abilities, creative ideas, and writing skills.Erik's writing has been published on many occasions, including in the Rutgers Law Journal, The Legal Intelligencer, and The Review of Banking and Financial Services. While attending Rutgers Law School in Camden, New Jersey, Erik was an Executive Editor of the Rutgers Law Journal, a Dean's Scholar, and received his law degree magna cum laude.
Erik has a passion for animals and has devoted his pro-bono time to legal matters arising from the rescue of abused and abandoned animals in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. When not representing clients, Erik enjoys spending time with his family, pets, and friends, as well as playing guitar and engaging in various DIY and woodworking projects around his home.
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- Panel for Federal Magistrate Judge Rice and Judge Strawbridge, 2020
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- Director of Human Resources
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- Pennsylvania Senate Confirms Governor