Kohn Swift & Graf has litigated historic lawsuits over the last 50 years, securing significant and often unprecedented results for our clients. We have:
- litigated against the U.S. government, local governments, and foreign governments.
- brought high-profile antitrust cases, such as the price-fixing case dramatized in the Matt Damon film, The Informant!
- pioneered human rights litigation to redress state-sponsored torture and murder, forced labor, terrorist attacks, and human trafficking.
- served as lead or co-lead counsel in dozens of the largest class action cases throughout the United States and internationally.
Our History
1980s Fighting for Human Rights
1990s Protecting a Competitive Marketplace
2010s Advocating for Victims of Terrorism
2020s Battling for Survivors of Abuse
Joseph C. Kohn
Joseph C. Kohn has, since 1982, litigated major civil cases in a variety of fields, including antitrust, securities, product liability, environmental, lender liability, employment, and civil rights. Joe has been designated by federal and state courts and by his co-counsel throughout the country as lead counsel in class action and other multi-party litigation.
Over his career, as plaintiffs’ class counsel Mr. Kohn has successfully negotiated settlements resulting in payments to his clients of over $650 million. He has tried and won multi-million-dollar jury trials in class actions and other complex business cases, as well as successfully defending cases for his clients. His clients have included individuals, small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, and several multi-billion-dollar public pension funds.
Mr. Kohn graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and cum laude from Villanova Law School.
Robert A. Swift
Robert A. Swift has pioneered human rights jurisprudence in the United States through litigation seeking and obtaining compensation for victims and their families. Throughout his career he has conducted complex litigation locally, nationally, and internationally, conducting civil trials and arguing appeals in federal and state courts throughout the United States.
Highlights of his illustrious career include arguing two cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, serving as lead counsel for Holocaust victims in litigation that returned $7.5 billion to more than 2 million people, and obtaining a $2 billion judgment against Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines, thrice distributing compensation to 10,000 victims of his abuses. Mr. Swift is currently engaged in human rights litigation pending in courts in South Korea and the Philippines.
He graduated from New York University School of Law and Haverford College.
Aarthi Manohar
Aarthi Manohar is a Shareholder with Kohn Swift & Graf, specializing in class actions and multi-plaintiff litigation. She represents clients in civil rights, consumer protection, and human trafficking matters.
Aarthi’s work has been featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer and on Action News. She is known for her work on the “courtesy tow” cases brought against the City of Philadelphia, as well as for defending the rights of peaceful protesters.
Aarthi has represented plaintiffs in several high-profile cases, including a putative class suing Harvey Weinstein in Geiss v. Weinstein. She is dedicated to helping her clients seek justice through creative and compelling lawyering.
She graduated from Bryn Mawr College, Villanova University Law School, and Columbia University.