Magna Legal Services (Magna LS), a leading litigation consulting firm announces its acquisition of CogentEdge, a strategic witness preparation provided. The merger aims to enhance client experiences and innovate within the legal industry.

 Magna Legal Services (Magna LS), an ALM award-winning litigation consulting and support provider of litigation consulting, jury consulting, visual communications, court reporting, medical record retrieval, and language services, and CogentEdge, a firm founded in 2014, specializing in strategic witness preparation, announced today the combination of their firms. The merger was facilitated by Chase Culbertson, Head of M&A at Magna Legal Services. We are delighted that CogentEdge’s founder, Michael Gross, will continue to lead the CogentEdge team of six consultants at Magna.

With a workforce of over 700 employees, including more than 100 litigation consultants, 3,500 court reporters, and 2,000 interpreters in 22 locations across the U.S., the combined strengths of Magna LS and CogentEdge position them as one of the largest litigation support and consulting firms in both scale and services offered.

CogentEdge’s clientele will now benefit from easy access to Magna’s full suite of services, including jury consulting, court reporting, document translation, interpreting, social media surveillance, visual communications, and medical record retrieval services.

“The CogentEdge team is super thrilled to be a part of the Magna family and I firmly believe that this strategic alliance is a pivotal step towards enhancing our clients’ experience through the litigation life cycle,” said CogentEdge founder, Michael Gross.

Founding Partner and Executive Vice President of Litigation Consulting at Magna LS, Mark Calzaretta, added, “As we embark on this journey with CogentEdge, we’re not just expanding our services; we’re crafting a new chapter of innovation in litigation support. Together, we’ll synergize our expertise to redefine excellence and set new standards in the legal industry.”

“We are delighted to unite with CogentEdge, furthering our national and global leadership together. We look forward to taking the best practices of both of our organizations to create a better and stronger future together,” added Magna Legal Services CEO, Mark Williams.

Magna Legal Services Expands in Georgia, Partners with Regency-Brentano, Inc.

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Magna Legal Services (Magna LS), an ALM award-winning court reporting, medical record retrieval and litigation consulting industry leader, and Regency-Brentano, Inc. (Regency) announced today the combination of their firms. Atlanta-based Regency was founded in 1986 and has grown into one of the leading court reporting firms in the Southeast. The two companies combined operations on October 18, 2023.

With a workforce of 653 employees and over 4,000 court reporters, 2,000 interpreters and 100 litigation consultants in 24 locations across the U.S., the union of Magna LS and Regency positions them as one of the largest litigation support and consulting firms, both in terms of scale and the range of services offered. Clients of Regency will now have easy access to Magna’s full suite of services, including document translation, interpreting, medical record retrieval, social media surveillance, visual communications, jury consulting, and court reporting services.

“Today marks a significant milestone in our journey,” said Regency Managing Partner, Harvey Schulman. “Our clients and staff will truly benefit from the added value Magna LS will deliver with all of the litigation support services they provide.”

Peter Hecht, Co-Founding Partner and Executive Vice President of Sales at Magna LS, added, “The merging of these companies strengthens Magna LS’s position as the industry leader in court reporting services nationwide and provides Regency clients with additional service offerings to support their cases.”

Mark Williams, CEO of Magna Legal Services, extended his excitement about the merger, stating, “We look forward to taking the best practices of both of our organizations to create a better and stronger future together.  We are confident this is another acquisition and partnership that will continue to create more opportunity for our clients, employees, and court reporters.”

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This free virtual Magna LS CLE originally aired live on May 18, 2022.

This presentation discussed the proliferation of nuclear verdicts around the country, some of the psychological reasons behind such verdicts, and provided practical advice for defendants as to how to avoid being on the receiving end of a nuclear verdict. Traditional versus new and recommended defense approaches to damages were discussed – specifically, the concept of low anchoring – supported by academic research as well as jury research case studies.

PANELISTS INCLUDE:

• Rachel York Colangelo, Ph.D., National Managing Director of Jury Consulting, Magna Legal Services
• Caryn L. Lilling, Esq., Partner, Mauro Lilling Naparty LLP
• Richard Montes, Esq., Partner, Mauro Lilling Naparty LLP

HOSTED BY:

• Jessica Gimbel, SVP of Business Development, Magna Legal Services
• Peter Hecht, Partner & Executive Vice President of Sales, Magna Legal Services