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We are a minority and woman-owned corporate law firm for clients from start-ups to established businesses. We can’t wait to meet you and help move your business forward!

So, ready to meet the team? 

Meet Our Visionaries

We are a minority and woman-owned corporate law firm for clients from start-ups to established businesses. We can’t wait to meet you and help move your business forward!

So, ready to meet the team? 

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Cátia Kossovsky

  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania

Licensed in:

  • St. John's School of Law
  • Baruch College, BBA in Accounting

Education:

Cátia Kossovsky has close to 25 years of experience representing businesses of various sizes and industries. 
Cátia started her career as an attorney working in-house for a private equity company in New York City. She then moved on to work at two large multi-national law firms Loeb & Loeb in New York and Reed Smith in Pittsburgh. Cátia is also an entrepreneur and understands what it takes for businesses to prosper from the start-up phase. 

She has worked on numerous cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and general business transactions, where she represents various companies needing to raise capital through private funding and acts as a fractional outside in-house counsel for small to midsize start-ups. ​

Cátia represents state-licensed and corporate businesses in general regulatory compliance, licensing, corporate transactions, private finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Cátia also counsels various law firms that have sought her expertise in these areas. 

​Cátia was the inaugural and immediate past chair of the Allegheny County Bar Association's Medical Marijuana and Hemp Law Committee. She also sat on the International Cannabis Bar Association's Board of Directors and currently sits on the Board of Directors of two local non-profits. In 2019, Cátia was listed as a Cannabis Law Trailblazer by The National Law Journal.


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Catia specializes in Strategic Business Planning, Private Financing & Securities Compliance,
Corporate Law, and Merger & Acquisition Law

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Cátia Kossovsky

  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania

Licensed in:

  • St. John's School
    of Law
  • Baruch College, BBA in Accounting

Education:

Cátia Kossovsky has over 20 years of experience representing businesses of various sizes and industries. Cátia started her career as an attorney working in-house for a private equity company in New York City. She then moved on to work at two large multi-national law firms Loeb & Loeb in New York and Reed Smith in Pittsburgh. Cátia is also an entrepreneur and understands what it takes for businesses to prosper from the start-up phase. 

She has worked on numerous cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and general business transactions, where she represents various companies needing to raise capital through private funding and acts as a fractional outside in-house counsel for small to midsize start-ups. ​

Cátia represents state-licensed and corporate businesses in general regulatory compliance, licensing, corporate transactions, private finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Cátia also counsels various law firms that have sought her expertise in these areas. 

​Cátia was the inaugural and immediate past chair of the Allegheny County Bar Association's Medical Marijuana and Hemp Law Committee. She also sat on the International Cannabis Bar Association's Board of Directors and currently sits on the Board of Directors of two local non-profits. In 2019, Cátia was listed as a Cannabis Law Trailblazer by The National Law Journal.

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Catia specializes in Strategic Business Planning, Private Financing & Securities Compliance, Corporate Law, Merger & Acquisition Law

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“Since the moment we engaged the team, Emily, Catia, and the team at Smart Counsel they felt like a part of our team. Their expertise and knowledge have been a tremendous resource to us but beyond that, their responsiveness and willingness to help us brainstorm and problem-solve around a variety of issues has been paramount to our early success.”

Business Owner ~ Securities Law + Cannabis Law

We are a full-service corporate firm backed by a team of lawyers ready to support you at every level of your business evolution.

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