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Christopher M. Cozzens

Associate

New Jersey
T: +1 862.926.2775 F: +1 973.597.2400 ccozzens@lowenstein.com
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Christopher M. Cozzens advises private equity sponsors, strategic acquirers, founder-owned businesses, and small to mid-sized companies throughout all stages of their corporate lifecycle, from initial formation and early-stage growth to major acquisitions and successful exits. His practice encompasses both day-to-day general corporate counseling and complex transactional work, allowing clients to rely on a single advisor as their needs evolve.

Chris regularly assists new and growing businesses with entity formation, operating agreements, shareholder arrangements, commercial contracts, employment and equity matters, and ongoing governance. He serves as outside general counsel to emerging and founder-led companies, providing practical guidance on routine legal questions, capital structure decisions, risk management, and corporate housekeeping. As clients mature, Chris supports fundraising and strategic growth initiatives, advising on minority investments, joint ventures, add-on acquisitions, and other expansion strategies.

On the transactional side, Chris represents private equity sponsors, strategic buyers, and founder-owned companies in middle-market M&A and investment transactions. His work spans the full deal lifecycle, including pre-LOI strategy, due diligence management, transaction structuring, and the negotiation of purchase agreements, rollover and equity arrangements, earnouts, and ancillary documentation.  He is experienced in both platform and add-on acquisitions and frequently assists clients pursuing consolidation strategies in fragmented industries, including wealth management, technology-enabled services, and consumer products.

Chris also regularly advises on post-closing governance structures, equity incentive arrangements, and transition matters, working closely with stakeholders across legal, finance, operations, and human resources to ensure seamless execution and integration.

Before practicing law, Chris co-founded and scaled a prepared-meal delivery company, overseeing operations, vendor relationships, marketing strategy, and the acquisition of a competitor. This entrepreneurial experience, paired with earlier work as a project manager on enterprise technology initiatives in the pharmaceutical, banking, and insurance industries, gives him a practical, business-first lens on risk, negotiation, and value creation. Chris draws on this background to provide commercially grounded legal counsel that helps businesses grow deliberately, operate efficiently, and ultimately position themselves for long-term success or future sale.

  • Represented Cerity Partners in merger with Lumina Financial Consultants, LLC, a wealth management and financial planning firm that focuses on serving the needs of women, their families, and their businesses.
  • Represented Cerity Partners in merger with AJ Wealth Strategies LLC, a New York-based investment and wealth management firm.
  • Represented Cerity Partners in merger with Gamble Jones Investment Counsel, a California-based investment and wealth management firm managing roughly $1.8B in client assets.
  • Represented Cerity Partners in merger with Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC, a San Francisco-based investment and wealth management firm that manages approximately $1.9B in assets.
  • Represented Cerity Partners in merger with ARGI Financial Group LLC, a Kentucky-based investment and wealth management firm that oversees $4.8B in assets.
  • Represented Cerity Partners in merger with Maryland Capital Management, LLC, an investment and wealth management firm.
  • Represented Cerity Partners in merger with Covington Capital Management, an investment and wealth management firm that manages approximately $1.9B in assets.
  • Represented Cerity Partners in merger with Round Table Services LLC, a California-based investment and wealth management firm.

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Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D. 2022), cum laude

    University of Buffalo (B.S. 2013), cum laude

Admissions

  • New York
  • New Jersey
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