PHILADELPHIA, June 5, 2025 — Chambers USA, the leading annual guide to the top lawyers and law firms in the United States, has ranked 98 Cozen O’Connor lawyers as leaders in their respective fields in the guide’s 2025 edition; of those, 17 lawyers have been recognized nationally. Those 17 attorneys include Joseph C. Bedwick (Cannabis Law: Eastern United States), Geoffrey D. Ferrer (Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance), Jonathon H. Foglia (Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory), Leslie M. Gomez (Higher Education), Susan A. Grueneberg (Franchising), David Heffernan (Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory), Jerry W. Kilgore (State Attorneys General), Milton A. Marquis (State Attorneys General), Alycen A. Moss (Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer), Neil A. Quartaro (Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)), Patrick Rizzi (Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory), Wayne R. Rohde (Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory), Melissa Siebert (Privacy & Data Security: Litigation), Gina Maisto Smith (Higher Education), Rachel Welford (Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory), Anna Wermuth (Higher Education), and Joseph A. Ziemianski (Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer).
Twenty-two Cozen O’Connor attorneys were recognized in the Band 1 ranking for Chambers USA, the highest ranking achievable, which is based on an assessment of an attorney’s technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence commitment, and other factors. Those 22 attorneys include Raymond L. DeLuca (Construction), David A. Ebby (Real Estate: Finance), Susan N. Eisenberg (Labor & Employment: Mediators and Labor & Employment), Gregory Eisenstark (Energy & Natural Resources), Bruce W. Ficken (Construction), Mark E. Felger (Bankruptcy/Restructuring), James A. Gale (Intellectual Property), Jeremiah G. Garvey (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity), Marion T. Hack (Construction), David Heffernan (Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory), Jerry Kilgore (State Attorneys General), Kenan G. Loomis (Insurance), Suzanne S. Mayes (Public Finance), Jodi McDougall (Insurance), Alycen Moss (Insurance), Stephen M. Seeger (Construction), Robert A. Silverman (Real Estate), Gina Maisto Smith (Higher Education), Wendy K. Venoit (Construction), Anna Wermuth (Labor & Employment), and Joseph A. Ziemianski (Insurance).
Chambers USA rankings are based on an “assessment of a firm’s work and opinions from external market sources, with an emphasis on client feedback.” In order to be ranked in the guide, lawyers and firms must demonstrate “sustained excellence.”
In addition to the individual lawyer rankings, Chambers USA has ranked 27 of Cozen O’Connor’s practice areas, 13 of which have been recognized nationally and eight ranked Band 1. Two new practices were recognized this year; the firm’s Construction practice in California and the Intellectual Property practice in Washington state.
Practice Groups Recognized
Nationwide
Cannabis Law Band 3
Construction Band 3
Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded Band 1
Government Contracts: Highly Regarded Band 2
Higher Education Band 2
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer Band 2
Labor & Employment Band 4
Retail Band 4
State Attorneys General Band 1
Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory Band 1
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance Band 2
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York) Band 3
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory Band 1
California
Construction Band 5
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded Band 2
Delaware
Bankruptcy/Restructuring Band 3
District of Columbia
Construction Band 2
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Band 3
Real Estate Band 4
Florida
Construction Band 5
Insurance: Dispute Resolution Band 3
Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory Band 2
Intellectual Property Band 1
Labor & Employment Band 3
Georgia
Insurance Band 2
Illinois
Bankruptcy/Restructuring Band 4
Labor & Employment: The Elite Band 2
Minnesota
Corporate/M&A Band 3
New Jersey
Energy & Natural Resources Band 1
New York
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded Band 5
Pennsylvania
Construction Band 1
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Band 3
Healthcare Band 2
Insurance Band 3
Labor & Employment Band 2
Litigation: General Commercial Band 3
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Band 2
Public Finance Band 2
Real Estate Band 1
Real Estate: Finance Band 2
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Band 2
Tax Band 2
Texas
Insurance Band 2
Washington
Insurance Band 2
Intellectual Property Band 4
Individual Lawyers Ranked
Nationwide
Joseph C. Bedwick (Cannabis Law: Eastern United States) Band 3
Geoffrey D. Ferrer (Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance) Band 2
Jonathon H. Foglia (Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory) Band 2
Leslie M. Gomez (Higher Education) Band 2
Susan A. Grueneberg (Franchising) Band 2
David Heffernan (Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory) Band 1
Jerry W. Kilgore (State Attorneys General) Band 1
Milton A. Marquis (State Attorneys General) Band 2
Alycen A. Moss (Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer) Band 3
Neil A. Quartaro (Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)) Band 4
Patrick Rizzi (Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory) Band 3
Wayne R. Rohde (Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory) Band 3
Melissa Siebert (Privacy & Data Security: Litigation) Band 3
Gina Maisto Smith (Higher Education) Band 1
Rachel Welford (Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory) Band 3
Anna Wermuth (Higher Education) Band 3
Joseph A. Ziemianski (Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer) Band 2
California
Luke N. Eaton (Construction) Band 5
Marion T. Hack (Construction) Band 1
Walter M. Stella (Labor & Employment) Band 4
Colorado
Christopher S. Clemenson (Insurance) Band 2
Delaware
Mark E. Felger (Bankruptcy/Restructuring) Band 1
District of Columbia
Barry Boss (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations) Band 2
Jeffrey Gendzwill (Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution) Band 3
Jesse S. Keene (Construction) Band 4
Lawrence M. Prosen (Construction) Band 3
Stephen M. Seeger (Construction) Band 1
John Shire (Healthcare) Band 5
Nicole H. Sprinzen (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations) Band 3
David Tiger (Real Estate) Band 4
Barbara Van Gelder (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations) Senior Statesperson
Benjamin L. Williams (Construction) Up and Coming
Florida
Scott Bettridge (Immigration) Band 2
John David Dickenson (Insurance: Dispute Resolution) Band 3
Jason Domark (Litigation: General Commercial) Band 5
Susan Nadler Eisenberg (Labor & Employment) Band 1; (Labor & Employment: Mediators) Band 1
James A. Gale (Intellectual Property) Band 1
A. Kenneth Levine (Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory) Band 2
Samuel A. Lewis (Intellectual Property) Band 2
Ralf R. Rodriguez (Construction) Band 3
Martin T. Schrier (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity) Band 4
Georgia
Alycen A. Moss (Insurance) Band 1
Kenan G. Loomis (Insurance) Band 1
Illinois
Jeremy J. Glenn (Labor & Employment) Band 3
Brian L. Shaw (Bankruptcy/Restructuring) Band 3
Joseph E. Tilson (Labor & Employment) Senior Statesperson
Anna Wermuth (Labor & Employment) Band 1
Massachusetts
Wendy K. Venoit (Construction) Band 1
Minnesota
Christopher J. Bellini (Corporate/M&A) Band 3
New Jersey
Michael J. Connolly (Energy & Natural Resources) Band 2
Gregory Eisenstark (Energy & Natural Resources) Band 1
New York
Michael B. de Leeuw (Litigation: General Commercial) Band 5
Vivien Krieger (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use) Band 3
Aselle Kurmanova (Healthcare) Up and Coming
Pennsylvania
Joseph C. Bright (Tax) Senior Statesperson
Richard J. Busis (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity) Band 3
Robert M. Careless (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use) Band 3
Kenneth A. Cushing (Construction) Band 4
Alfred J. D'Angelo Jr (Labor & Employment) Band 4
Raymond L. DeLuca (Construction) Band 1
David A. Ebby (Real Estate: Finance) Band 1 (Real Estate) Band 2
Bruce W. Ficken (Construction) Band 1
Jeremiah G. Garvey (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity) Band 1
Thomas S Giotto (Labor & Employment) Band 2
Howard Grossman (Real Estate) Band 3
Ira C. Gubernick (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity) Band 4
James H. Heller (Litigation: Product Liability) Band 2
Daniel V. Johns (Labor & Employment) Band 4
Wendy Klein Keane (Construction) Band 4
James Kwartnik (Construction) Band 4
Larry P. Laubach (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity) Band 4
Jeffrey A. Leonard (Real Estate) Band 3
Elizabeth A. Malloy (Labor & Employment) Band 2
Suzanne S. Mayes (Public Finance) Band 1; (Banking & Finance) Band 2
Christopher McLoon (Tax) Band 3
Scott R. Mehok (Public Finance) Band 3
Camille M. Miller (Intellectual Property) Band 2
Stephen A. Miller (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations) Band 2
Deborah M. Minkoff (Insurance) Band 2
Jeffery R. Mullen (Construction) Band 3
Jeffrey I. Pasek (Labor & Employment) Band 3
R. Christopher Raphaely (Healthcare) Band 2
Frances P. Rayer (Immigration) Band 2
Jason M. Shargel (Corporate/M&A: Securities); Band 2 (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity) Band 4
Kelly Shinn (Real Estate) Up and Coming
Richard J. Silpe (Tax) Band 3
Adam M. Silverman (Real Estate) Band 4
Robert A. Silverman (Real Estate) Band 1; (Real Estate: Finance) Band 2
Cheryl A. Upham (Tax) Band 2
Mark Vacha (Public Finance) Band 3
Thomas P. Witt (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use) Eminent Practitioner
David Zambito (Energy & Natural Resources) Band 2
Texas
Alicia G. Curran (Insurance) Band 4
Stephen P. Pate (Insurance) Band 2
A. Martin Wickliff (Labor & Employment) Senior Statesperson
Joseph A. Ziemianski (Insurance) Band 1
Washington
Frank Abramonte (Intellectual Property) Band 3
Peter Berg (Insurance) Up and Coming
J.C. Ditzler (Insurance) Band 2
Lorraine Linford (Intellectual Property) Band 4
Jodi McDougall (Insurance) Band 1