Law and lobbying firm Cozen O'Connor announced today that it formed a subsidiary to expand its lobbying practices at the federal, state and local levels, especially in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware.

Federal efforts for the subsidiary, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, will be led by Mark L. Alderman, who joined Cozen O'Connor in April. He is a former chairman at the dissolved firm WolfBlock. He was a member of the Obama for America National Finance Committee.

According to a release put out today, David F. Girard-diCarlo will also "play a leadership role in overseeing the growth" at the subsidiary. He was an ambassador to Austria under former President George W. Bush. Girard-diCarlo is also former chairman of the law and lobbying firm Blank Rome and was co-chair of the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.