Hersh Kozlov is the managing partner of the firm's Cherry Hill, New Jersey, office, a member of the firm's Partners Board, and the leader of the firm's Gaming Industry Practice Group. The Philadelphia Inquirer called Mr. Kozlov "one of the nation's most active gaming-industry lawyers."
With over thirty years of experience, Mr. Kozlov provides counseling to clients in the areas of litigation, federal and state regulatory matters, gaming law and complex financial institution management. Mr. Kozlov has managed numerous matters involving complex commercial litigation and has served as lead counsel before both federal and state courts in New Jersey and elsewhere. He was certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a civil and criminal trial attorney, having received his initial certification in 1984 and having been twice re-certified thereafter. He has represented investment banks and lenders, private equity firms, financial institutions and banks, and gaming companies in jurisdictions both domestic and international.
Mr. Kozlov is a member of the board of directors of Resource America, Inc. (REXI; NASDAQ). He has previously been a member of the board of directors of Jeff Banks, Inc. (JEFF; NASDAQ), TRM Corporation (TRM; NASDAQ), Hudson United Bank (HUB; NYSE), and US Healthcare Life Insurance Company. Mr. Kozlov has also served as counsel to the board of directors of US Healthcare, Inc.
Mr. Kozlov was appointed by the president of the United States to be a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy & Negotiations, having served in that role from 2002-2005. He has served as a member of the Finance Committee of the Republican National Committee, and has also served as a finance chairman and general counsel to the New Jersey Republican Party. Mr. Kozlov was, in 2008, a National Finance Co-Chairman of the Romney for President Committee.
Mr. Kozlov is admitted to the practice of law in both New Jersey and Colorado, is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, is identified in the Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers (2010), and has a New Jersey Super Lawyers enumeration (2005-2010). He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Trial Lawyers Association and the International Association of Gaming Attorneys.
Mr. Kozlov graduated from Temple University with a B.A. degree in 1969 and graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1972, which has identified and honored him as an outstanding graduate.
Mr. Kozlov has served as a member of the board of trustees of Cooper Hospital University Medical Center and the New Jersey State Aquarium, Camden. He has likewise served as an officer of and New Jersey counsel to the Delaware River Port Authority, the bi-state agency created by the Congress to govern transportation between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Areas of Practice
· Commercial Litigation
· Federal and State Regulatory Matters
· Gaming Law
Professional Activities
· American Bar Association
· Association of Trial Lawyers of America
· Trial Lawyers Association
· New Jersey State Bar Association
- Casino Law Section
· Camden County Bar Association
· Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey
· International Association of Gaming Attorneys
· American Arbitration Association
- Panel of Arbitrators
Board Memberships
· U.S. Healthcare
- Counsel to the Board of Directors
· Resource America (REXI)
- Board of Directors
· Jefferson Bank of New Jersey
- Former Member, Board of Directors
· Hudson United Bank
- Former Member, Board of Directors
· Jeff Banks Inc.
- Former Member, Board of Directors
· U.S. Healthcare Insurance Company
- Former Member, Board of Directors
· TRM Corporation
- Board of Directors, 2001-2006
Civic and Charitable Activities
· Republican National Committee
- Finance Committee
· Bush for President
- Finance Committee
· New Jersey Republican Party
- General Counsel, 1981-1989
- Co-Finance Chairman
· Delaware River Port Authority
- New Jersey Counsel, 1982-1991, 1994-2002
· Borough of Barrington
- Former Borough Attorney
Honors and Awards
· Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2012
· Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2005-2010, 2012
· Listed in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, 2010
· AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
· Appointed by President George W. Bush to the Advisory Commission for Trade Policy & Negotiations, 2002-2005