Seth Popick

Member

Pittsburgh

(412) 620-6527

(412) 275-2390

Seth advises emerging and seasoned companies on issues related to corporate finance and governance. He regularly represents companies from a broad range of industries in public offerings, SEC reporting matters, as well as acquisitions and dispositions.

Seth’s representation of clients extends to counseling clients on companies' employee compensation and corporate governance matters. He also has significant experience representing underwriters in public offerings.

Seth began his legal career in the corporate practice of a Silicon Valley law firm where he advised clients on a variety of public offerings and SEC reporting matters.

In recognition for his work, Seth has been named to Best Lawyers in America since 2022.

Seth earned a B.S. in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. While in law school, Seth was a legal student observer at the Office of the Inspector General. He also served as a legal intern for the competition (antitrust) team for Google Inc. (now Alphabet).

Experience

News

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 200 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys in its Best Lawyers in America 2025 Edition

August 15, 2024

Best Lawyers selected 242 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 200 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys to its Best Lawyers in America 2024 Edition

August 17, 2023

Best Lawyers selected 232 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Cozen O'Connor Represents Underwriters in Cannabis Finance REIT Readies $100M IPO

February 03, 2021

AFC Gamma, a Florida-based real estate investment trust that finances cannabis ventures, set terms for a roughly $100 million initial public offering.

Cozen O’Connor Guides Utz Quality Foods in Business Combination Agreement with Collier Creek Holdings to Form Utz Brands, Inc.

June 10, 2020

Transaction Results in Utz Going Public After Nearly 100 Years as Family Business.

Cozen O’Connor Promotes 20 to Membership

April 08, 2020

Cozen O'Connor is pleased to recognize 20 attorneys with the promotion to member.

Publications

What Will the 2024 US Proxy Season Bring?

April 16, 2024

Jeremy Garvey and Seth Popick co-authored a Board Agenda article discussing the complicated landscape facing U.S. public companies in the upcoming proxy season.

SEC Adopts Final Rule for Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures [Alert]

March 21, 2024

The SEC has adopted a final rule on climate-related disclosures. Seth Popick provides a brief summary of the requirements and what to expect next.

Final Rules on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections [Alert]

February 08, 2024

Jeremy Garvey, Seth Popick, and Rikisha Collins discuss new SEC rules that augment investor protections in initial public offerings by SPACs and in de-SPAC transactions.

The Final Rule on Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation Has Arrived [Alert]

October 28, 2022

The SEC has adopted the final rule on recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation.

SEC Proposed Exemption Provides Regulatory Clarity For Unregistered Finders

January 25, 2021

Joe Dever, Seth Popick, and Lindsey Stillwell contributed an article to Temple's Business Law Magazine discussing the SEC's decision to provide much-needed clarity to the regulatory status of so-called "finders" who assist small businesses in raising capital.

SEC Proposed Exemption Offers Regulatory Clarity For Unregistered Finders [Alert]

October 13, 2020

Seth Popick, Lindsey Stillwell, and Joe Dever discuss the SEC's proposed exemption to allow unregistered natural persons, referred to as finders, to engage in certain limited activities to assist issuers in raising capital from accredited investors.

Events & Seminars

Past Events

Board Governance in Times of Change and Disruption

October 08, 2024 - Nashville, TN

Corporate Venture Capital and Strategic Investments

October 16, 2018 - Pittsburgh, PA

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2013
  • Cornell University, B.S., 2007

Awards & Honors

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2022-2025

  • Pennsylvania
  • California