NEW YORK, June 3, 2025 — Cozen O’Connor is proud to announce that the firm’s Transportation and Trade Group is the recipient of the Marine Money Offshore Wild Card Deal of the Year Award for 2024. This accolade was awarded for the firm’s representation of Easterly Clear Ocean LLC in a complex international transaction involving the acquisition of two highly sophisticated deepwater offshore construction vessels with a deal value of approximately $180 million, utilizing a tax-efficient Norwegian corporate structure. The team also represented the client’s Norwegian subsidiaries in the purchase of the vessels. The firm will be formally recognized at the NASDAQ Market Close on June 16, during Marine Money Week in New York. 

The Cozen O’Connor team included Geoffrey D. Ferrer, Neil Quartaro, Benjamin A. Bomrind, and Marco Biagiotti. 

Cozen O’Connor’s Transportation and Trade Group represents clients involved in every aspect of the transportation industry, including ocean carriers; cruise lines and ferry companies; air carriers and aviation companies; logistics providers; surface transporters; joint ventures, trade associations and equipment pools; financial institutions, investors and insurers; and many others. Our attorneys are recognized leaders in transportation regulations and competition law, commercial contracting, asset-backed financing, joint ventures and cooperative associations, litigation, and government affairs.

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Established in 1970, Cozen O’Connor has over 925 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions. The firm counsels clients on their most sophisticated legal matters in all areas of the law, including litigation, corporate, and regulatory law. Representing a broad array of leading global corporations and middle market companies, Cozen O’Connor serves its clients’ needs through 33 offices across two continents.