No. of offices 3 Major practice areas General practice Headquarters Pittsburgh Founded 1981 Number of offices 3 | No. of attorneys 130 Date founded 1981 (Pittsburgh) Number of attorneys 130 Company type Professional corporation | |
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Cohen & Grigsby is a United States-based law firm with over 130 attorneys and is ranked as the 292nd largest law firm in the United States by the National Law Journal. Cohen & Grigsby makes its headquarters in Downtown Pittsburgh in the EQT Plaza and has offices in Naples, Florida.
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Culture of Performance
Since its move to Pittsburgh's Cultural District in 2008, the firm's "A Culture of Performance" strongly supports the performing arts community in Pittsburgh. The firm is a Presenting Sponsor of the “Trust Presents” series, a programming division of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series has hosted programming from live music and comedy to literary and world-famous artists.
C&G's Gallery is an example of its commitment to the arts, which aligns closely with the Firm’s Culture of Performance.
Recognition
Cohen & Grigsby and Legal Aid Service of Collier County Host 4th Annual "Wills for Heroes" Event in Honor of Veterans Day
Cohen & Grigsby Elects New President and CEO
Wave of New Leaders at Cohen & Grigsby
Offices
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Naples, Florida
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Ethics dunces award and Immigration Scandal
In August 2007, Cohen & Grigsby was the object of a congressional investigation and the inauspicious Ethics Dunces Award from ProEthics Ltd. In a video of a marketing seminar, featured speaker and Cohen & Grigsby Marketing director, Lawrence Lebowitz explains methods employers can use to skirt US immigration laws and disqualify American job applicants in favor of hiring foreign workers. Lebowitz coached the audience on how use technicalities to avoid hiring US applicants and hire foreign workers instead.
Our goal is clearly not to find a qualified and interested U.S. worker. And you know, in a sense that may sound funny, but it's what we are trying to do here. We are complying with the law, fully, but our objective is to get this person a greencard." —Lawrence LebowitzNorm Matloff, a Computer Science professor with the University of California at Davis, spoke with the Christian Science Monitor, stating that there is nothing new in the video and that he had received a document listing numerous methods to deny employment to U.S. professionals in favor of foreign workers. The Programmers Guild was able to make a short Fair Use video segment prior to the removal of the entire series from the originally posted YouTube channel. Lou Dobbs reported on the issue and Senator Chuck Grassley and Representative Lamar S. Smith approached the Department of Labor seeking an investigation.