Greenberg Traurig Grows Products Liability & Mass Torts Practice with Addition of Brandon Cox in Atlanta
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its Products Liability & Mass Torts practice in Atlanta with the addition of experienced trial lawyer Brandon D. Cox, a member of the firm's renowned Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Group.
ATLANTA, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its Products Liability & Mass Torts practice in Atlanta with the addition of experienced trial lawyer Brandon D. Cox, a member of the firm's renowned Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Group.
Cox, who joined Greenberg Traurig earlier in 2020 from the Cleveland office of a prominent U.S. firm, is an accomplished trial attorney who has obtained defense verdicts for clients in several nationwide cases, serving as both first- and second-chair trial counsel. He focuses his practice on complex litigation matters, defending a variety of clients in personal injury, products liability, and pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare litigation. Cox was recently sworn in to the Georgia Bar and is also licensed in Ohio.
"We are thrilled to announce Brandon as an integral part of our team. He is an accomplished litigator and trial attorney, and his in-depth understanding of product liability law is a tremendous asset to our growing practice, both in Atlanta and nationwide," said Lori G. Cohen, Vice Chair of Greenberg Traurig and co-chair of the firm's Global Litigation Practice, chair of the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice, and chair of the firm's Trial Practice Group.
Cox served as an Adjunct Professor in Medical Device Law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, his alma mater, which recognized him as a 2019 "Leader on the Rise" based upon his legal work, professional leadership, and dedication to community service. He was also listed as a "Rising Star" by Ohio Super Lawyers in 2019 and 2020.
"Greenberg Traurig is known for its top-flight product liability practice," said Cox, who is now Of Counsel at the firm. "The firm's extensive U.S. platform and expansive, global footprint will allow me to grow my practice while continuing to serve clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care industries. Equally important to me is the firm's commitment to diversity and inclusion, which is apparent throughout all levels of the firm including leadership."
With a passion that extends to mentoring aspiring lawyers, Cox has coached students for the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court competition who won multiple best brief and best advocate awards, several regional championships, and the 2017 national championship. He has also coached high school students in mock trial and moot court, including three teams that have won the state championship.
Cox is the 2018 recipient of the Community and Statewide Service Awards for Attorneys 40 & Under from the Ohio State Bar Foundation. In 2017, he was selected as an Emerging Leader Cohort Member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Leadership Academy and received the "40 Under 40 – Nation's Best Advocates" award from the National Bar Association, as well as the first-ever Outstanding Alumni Spotlight Award from the Black Law Students Association at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. In 2015, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland honored him with its Access to Justice Award, and in 2014 he was inducted into Kaleidoscope Magazine's Forty-Forty Club.
Cox received his J.D. cum laude from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Cleveland-Marshall Law Review, and his B.S. in Business Administration and Management from Georgetown University.
About Greenberg Traurig's Litigation Practice: Greenberg Traurig's Litigation Practice includes a team of more than 600 attorneys. The firm's trial lawyers regularly appear in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as in appellate courts and before international arbitration panels. They work closely with in-house counsel to develop a strategy that best fits a litigation cost and proficiency model appropriate to the client's unique needs and goals.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2200 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.
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