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Provided by Bruce W Ficken
Bruce Ficken chairs Cozen O’Connor’s Construction Law Group, which was named Law360 Construction Practice Group of the year, and is a recognized authority in representing clients in construction and commercial litigation, as well as managing risk in construction projects. Bruce has first-chaired more than 70 major U.S.-based trials and international arbitrations. He has helped resolve some of the nation’s largest and most complex construction-related disputes of the last three decades, from redevelopment of the World Trade Center site to pipeline construction in the Marcellus Shale. He has been listed in the Legal 500’s Hall of Fame for Construction since 2020. Named Best Lawyers’ 2017 and 2019 Philadelphia Construction “Lawyer of the Year,” Bruce also has the notable distinction of being one of the few construction litigators ever named a Fellow of the prestigious invitation-only American College of Trial Lawyers. In 2019, Bruce was named an “Influencer of Law” winner by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com and named to the Philadelphia Business Journal's "Best of the Bar." Bruce is also listed in the 2023 City & State Pennsylvania's Power 100 Construction List (34th).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association; Co-Chairman, Construction Superconference.
Chairman, Board of Trustees of The Whitemarsh Foundation; Trustee Emeritus, Susquehanna University; and Trustee, Legacy Youth Tennis and Education.
Dickinson School of Law
JD, magna cum laude
1973
Susquehanna University
BA
1970
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Bruce Ficken is co-chair at Cozen O'Connor and is highly respected for his leading construction litigation practice. He also has experience with contract documentation for owners and developers.
Provided by Chambers
he is experienced and well respected by clients and attorneys.
He cuts to the core of the issue and moves quickly to address it.
If you ask anyone in industry who the top construction litigators in the country are, Bruce's name will be on the list.
Bruce has more knowledge about construction law than most law school libraries.
he is experienced and well respected by clients and attorneys.
He cuts to the core of the issue and moves quickly to address it.
If you ask anyone in industry who the top construction litigators in the country are, Bruce's name will be on the list.
Bruce has more knowledge about construction law than most law school libraries.