Cozen
O’Connor
is
growing
in
Minneapolis!
Today,
the
Philadelphia-based
firm,
ranked
77th
on
the
2025
Am
Law
100
based
on
gross
revenue,
announced
a
merger
with
Moss
&
Barnett.
Cozen
will
add
some
50+
attorneys
as
a
result
of
the
acquisition.
Michael
Heller,
chairman
and
CEO
of
Cozen,
noted,
“This
combination
advances
our
commitment
to
deepen
our
presence
across
the
Midwest,
a
strategically
important
region
for
the
firm
and
our
clients.”
He
also
said
Moss
&
Barnett’s
deep
roots
—
founded
in
1892
—
“make
it
a
perfect
fit
for
Cozen
O’Connor’s
strategic
vision
for
growth.”
Heller
told
Bloomberg
Law
Minneapolis
was
clear
target
for
Cozen,
“We
have
a
strong
middle-market
practice
and
continue
to
pursue
those
clients
while
also
continuing
to
expand
our
client
portfolio
because
now
the
Minneapolis
folks
have
a
national
platform
by
which
to
engage
those
clients,”
he
said.
Moss
&
Barnett
president
and
CEO
Brian
Grogan
said
the
benefits
of
the
merger
outweighed
any
potential
risks:
Grogan
said
his
firm’s
partners,
who
voted
unanimously
in
favor
of
the
merger,
recognized
the
risk
of
losing
their
independence
to
a
larger
firm.
Cozen
is
more
than
10
times
larger
in
terms
of
lawyer
count
and
annual
revenue.
But
Grogan
said
those
concerns
were
“offset
by
the
realities
of
practicing
law
today.”“Cozen
invests
heavily
in
AI
technology
to
improve
legal
tech
for
their
clients,”
he
said.
“They
can
do
that
at
a
scale
that
a
small
regional
firm
can’t
compete
with.
That’s
something
you
have
to
consider
when
you
ask
how
can
we
continue
to
provide
the
best
opportunities
for
our
lawyers
and
clients.”
The
combined
2025
revenue
for
the
firms
is
expected
to
top
$800
million.
Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
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