Philly law firm expands Pittsburgh office, names local leader

JAN.
8 - 14, 2010
JAN. 8 - 14, 2010
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Philly law
firmfirm
expands
Pittsburgh
office, names
local leader
Philly
law
expands
Pittsburgh
office,
names
BY PATTY TASCARELLA
BYPatty
PATTY
TASCARELLA
Philadelphia-based
law firm
Cohen Segby
Tascarella
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Greenhall & Furman PC
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added five lawyers to its seven-year-old
BASED: Philadelphia
Philadelphia-based
Philadelphia-based law firm
firm Cohen SegSegPittsburgh office, more than doubling its
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& Furman
Furman PC
PC has
has
size.
Manning
J. “Jim”
O’Connor
one
of
the
added
five
lawyers
to
its
seven-year-old
FOUNDED: 1988
added
five
lawyers
toII,
its
seven-year-old
additions, has been named managing partPittsburgh
office,
more
than
doubling
its
MANAGING PARTNER: Roy Cohen
Pittsburgh
more
than
doubling
its
ner of the Pittsburgh office, the first time
size.
the
firm has appointed a local leader.
PITTSBURGH MANAGING PARTNER:
size.
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director
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PC,
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“the attween
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disclose
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based law firm consultancy Robert Denney
Cohen opened the office in the Gulf Tow- Associates. “These cases drag on and on.”
er without Pittsburgh staff in 2003 because
Both Cohen and O’Connor said they
of client demand — largely from the con- could see adding more lawyers in Pittsstruction sector — and initially serviced burgh, depending on opportunities and
JOE WOJCIK
them by having a trio of Philadelphia-based availability, but that the firm, which is
Roy Cohen, left, managing partner of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC
lawyers split time between the cities. Even- opening new offices in Maryland and New
announced the addition of five lawyers to its Pittsburgh office. Among the additions
tually, four lawyers were added, and the Jersey over the next few months, does not
was Manning J. O’Connor II, right, who was named Pittsburgh managing partner.
office now has nine lawyers.
have hiring goals here.
| Cohen Seglias Pallas
struction
litigation,
and it
Greenhall
& Furman
PCworks with
roughly 1,000 construction companies
BASED: Philadelphia
nationwide
and has clients in 40 states.
Cohen
said
LAWYERS: 60 Cohen Seglias saw strong
growth in 2009, outpacing 2008, but he deFOUNDED:
1988 numbers.
clined
to disclose
“In any down
economy,
litigation picks
MANAGING
PARTNER:
Roy Cohen
up, but especially construction litigaPITTSBURGH MANAGING PARTNER:
tion, and that’s going to be hot for quite
Manning J. O’Connor II
a while,” said Robert Denney, who leads
WEB SITE: www.cohenseglias.com
“Absolutely, we’ve talked about develWayne-based law firm consultancy Robert
oping
the office consistent with the firm’s
Denney Associates. “These cases drag on
overall growth plan,” O’Connor said.
and on.”
Cohen couldn’t say whether early 2010
Both Cohen and O’Connor said they
will see a flood of established lawyers movcould see adding more lawyers in Pittsing to new firms.
burgh, depending on opportunities and
“We get bombarded with resumes from
availability, but that the firm, which is
laterals because we’re in a growth mode,”
opening new offices in Maryland and New
he
said.
Jersey over the next few months, does not
firm has,” he said.
groups in Cohen Seglias’s other offices.
have hiring goals here.
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