Cozen O’Connor announced today the arrival of trusts and estates attorney Jeffrey B. Kolodny to the firm’s Private Client Services group in its New York City office. Kolodny joins as a member from the New York office of Phillips Nizer.

Kolodny’s practice includes complex international and domestic tax and estate planning and administration with a focus on high net worth individuals and multinational families. He also represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in accounting proceedings, will contests, and other Surrogate’s Court proceedings.

“Our clients, who include high net worth families, business owners, and individuals, come to us because of our team’s reputation for having deep knowledge of trusts and estates law. They stay with us because of our personal approach to each special circumstance,” said Tad Decker, Cozen O’Connor’s President and CEO. “Jeff was the perfect addition to our team, as he shares these same qualities – a deep respect for client service and a keen understanding of the law.”

Kolodny added, “I am pleased to be joining Cozen O’Connor. The firm’s full-service platform coupled with its demonstrated dedication to clients presented an exciting opportunity to continue to offer my clients the highest level of counsel while expanding support through the additional practices of the firm.”

In his international practice, Kolodny represents foreign individuals and families acquiring or owning U.S. property, fiduciaries with assets in multiple jurisdictions, and U.S. nationals with assets abroad.

“Jeff is a top-notch trusts and estates attorney and we are happy to welcome him to the firm,” said William Rosoff, Chair of the firm’s Business Law Department in New York. “We are excited to be able to offer his international experience and expertise as a resource to our domestic and international clients.”

Kolodny is a member in the New York Chapter of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP); full members of STEP are the most experienced and senior practitioners in the field of trusts and estates. He earned both a J.D. and an LL.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Albany.