Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP is built on the reputations and experience of nationally recognized lawyers who have represented policyholders as a unified team for 20+ years, recovering billions of dollars for clients and securing landmark judicial rulings. The group has a national reputation as fierce advocates for policyholders in high-profile, high-dollar disputes against insurance companies, representing a client base of Fortune 500 companies, hedge funds, and private equity firms.
This reputation is reflected in the trust clients place in the team to lead their highest-stakes matters, as well as by the widespread recognition the firm has earned as a leading insurance recovery boutique. Cohen Ziffer’s individual lawyers are recognized consistently for their work by Chambers USA, Legal 500, Law360, and the New York Law Journal, among other rankings and publications. On a firmwide level, Cohen Ziffer has received the following accolades:
- Chambers USA: Ranked in New York and Nationwide for Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (2018-2026)
- Legal 500: Leading insurance litigation firm in the U.S. (2018-2026)
- Benchmark Litigation: Ranked Tier 1 nationally for insurance litigation (2018-2021; 2023-2026)
- Best Law Firms: Nationally ranked for insurance law (2021-2026)
- The National Law Journal: Elite Trial Lawyers Insurance Firm of the Year (Winner: 2024-2026)
- New York Law Journal Insurance Litigation Department of the Year (Winner: 2017, 2021; Finalist: 2022-2026)
- Law360 Insurance Practice Group of the Year (2021, 2023-2025)
- Business Insurance: U.S. Legal Team of the Year (Finalist: 2021-2022, 2024-2025)
- Crain’s New York Business: Diversity & Inclusion Champion (Finalist, 2023)
- The American Lawyer: National Boutique/Specialty Litigation Dept. of the Year (Finalist, 2022)
- BTI Consulting Litigation Outlook Report: Awesome Opponents (2019-2020)