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Los Angeles serves as a strategic operations base for many of Cozen O’Connor’s domestic and international clients. Opened in 1995, our Los Angeles office is located in the center of downtown, in close proximity to federal and state courts. Our talented litigators are licensed in California and several surrounding states and are equipped to handle complex litigation throughout the region.
Cozen O’Connor’s Los Angeles office provides a full range of services for a broad range of matters, including complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, antitrust, subrogation, prosecution of catastrophic wildland fires, complicated insurance coverage and bad faith matters, trade secrets, cyber-security, real estate, bankruptcy, employment disputes and litigation, and the defense of product liability, toxic tort, class action, and construction cases.
In addition to their commitment to professional excellence and outstanding client service, Cozen O’Connor’s attorneys and professional staff are dedicated to giving back to their community. Our Los Angeles office routinely volunteers at local homeless shelters and food banks, hosts meals for families at the Ronald McDonald House and participates in other fundraising events for those in need. Our attorneys also use their combined years of legal experience to provide pro bono legal assistance in partnership with Public Counsel, Bet Tzedek and other organizations in areas such as veterans’ law, immigration, guardianship, adoption, and Holocaust reparations.
April 08, 2019
Cozen O'Connor franchise attorney Susan Grueneberg was honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of 2019 Most Influential Women Attorneys.
January 24, 2019
– Cozen O’Connor attorney Paul S. Rutter, a member of the real estate practice in the firm’s Santa Monica, Calif., office, has been named “Urban Development Lawyer of the Year” by the Century City Bar Association. The Association provides legal education, leadership opportunities, and a sense of community to more than 4,000 Century City attorneys. Paul is among six attorneys being recognized by the Association for distinguishing himself in his respective field of expertise.
November 19, 2018
Los Angeles and Santa Monica offices finalized pro bono adoptions for six families.
July 30, 2018
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce Susan Grueneberg, one of California’s best known and highly regarded franchise law attorneys, has agreed to head up its global franchise practice.
September 27, 2017
Cozen O’Connor is thrilled to announce that effective October 1, 2017, all of the lawyers from the Los Angeles real estate and commercial litigation boutique, Gilchrist & Rutter, will join the firm.
April 04, 2017
The six lawyers joining Cozen O’Connor’s Global Insurance Department include Stephen P. Pate, who comes to the firm as a member in the Houston office, Lauren E. Figaro who joins as an associate in the Houston office; Michael R. Davisson and Valerie D. Rojas, who both join as members in the Los Angeles office; Patricia M. Parisi, who joins as of counsel in the Los Angeles office; and Andrea J. Giovannone, who joins as an associate in the Los Angeles office. Davisson, Rojas, Parisi, and Giovannone all join from Sedgwick.
April 03, 2017
The management committee is pleased to welcome a particularly qualified group to membership, composed of outstanding attorneys who have demonstrated remarkable professionalism, leadership, dedication, and loyalty to the firm and the legal community at large.
June 15, 2016
As a 2016-17 Fellow, David will participate in targeted leadership training events with the other member fellows throughout the program year.
July 01, 2014
Cozen O’Connor continues to grow its presence in Los Angeles with the addition of Amy B. Alderfer and Maria Louise (Ria) Cousineau, who join as partners. Alderfer joins the Commercial Litigation Department and Cousineau joins the Global Insurance Department.
November 25, 2013
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its internationally recognized Subrogation & Recovery Department with the recent addition of four attorneys. Lawyers who have joined the firm’s Subrogation & Recovery Department in 2013 include Virginia Markovich, member in the New York office; Philip J. Berens, an associate in Los Angeles; Richard J. Maleski, an associate in the Miami office; and Marie-Pier Nadeau, an associate in the Toronto office.
July 01, 2013
Cozen O’Connor continues to grow with the addition of two senior lateral attorneys: corporate transactions attorney Jahan S. Islami, who joins the firm as a partner in the Florida office, and commercial litigator Matthew S. Steinberg, who joins the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Mr. Islami previously was with K&L Gates.
June 01, 2009
Cozen O'Connor announced that Erik L. Jackson has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a member of the Commercial Litigation Department.
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You are able to find our office by car or air.
Car
Take 110 to 6th Street, go east.
Air
From Los Angeles International Airport:
Take the I-105 E to Imperial Terminal. Bear right onto the I-110 N/I-110 S ramp to Los Angeles/San Pedro, merge into I-110 N. Take the 6th St exit 22A to Downtown.
From Ontario International Airport:
Take the I-10 W, and continue on US-101 N. Take the CA-110 exit to Harbor Fwy/San Pedro/Pasadena, and take the Grand Ave ramp. Turn right at N Grand Ave. Turn right at W 8th St, and then turn right at S Figueroa St.
From Van Nuys Airport:
Take the I-405 S, and then bear right onto the I-10 ramp to Los Angeles/Santa Monica. Take the I-10 ramp to Los Angeles. Bear left onto the CA-110 N ramp to Pasadena, and take the 6th St exit 22A to Downtown. Take the 9th St ramp to Downtown, and bear left at James M Wood Blvd. Turn left at S Figueroa St.
From Palmdale Regional Airport:
Take the CA-14 S to Los Angeles, and then merge into CA-138 E/CA-14 S. Continue on CA-14 S, and then take the I-5 S ramp to Los Angeles. Continue on CA-170 S toward Hollywood, and continue on US-101 S. Take the I-110 S exit 3B to San Pedro. Take the ramp to Harbor Fwy (I-110)/San Pedro. Merge into CA-110 S. Take the 8th St exit 22B to 9th St, and bear left onto the ramp to 9th St/Convention Center. Bear left at W 8th Pl., continue on James M Wood Blvd. Turn left at S Figueroa St.
General Transportation Telephone Numbers and Websites
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 310-646-5252
Ontario International Airport (ONT) 909-937-2700
Van Nuys Airport (VNY) 818-785-8838
Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) 661-266-7602
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) 323-GO-METRO (323-466-3876)