Jeffrey H Cohen
About
Provided by Jeffrey H Cohen
Practice Areas
Jeffrey H. Cohen is consistently recognized as one of the leading M&A and private equity lawyers in Southern California and served as leader of the Corporate Group in Skadden’s Los Angeles office for nearly 20 years. He represents both buyers and sellers, including strategic buyers and sellers, entrepreneurs and family businesses, as well as private equity funds and their portfolio companies, in large and middle-market mergers and acquisitions, investments and dispositions around the world. In addition, he has counseled clients on numerous investments in distressed debt and acquisitions of distressed businesses. Mr. Cohen’s representations have included clients in an array of industries, such as apparel, beauty, consumer, energy, fintech, food, gaming, mobile gaming, retail, and sports and media, among others. Representative clients include: Oaktree Capital Management's special situations and power funds; Scopely, Inc.; ABL Space Systems; ArchKey Holdings; Silver Point Capital; PLBY Group; Cardenas Markets; the founders of HCT Group, Too Faced and Glow Recipe; GlamGlow; FRAME LA Brands; H.I.G. Capital; North American Bancard; Serge Azria and The Collected Group; BCBG Max Azria Group; New Cotai Holdings; Saban Capital; Highview Capital; and Crimson Investment.
Professional Memberships
Board and Executive Committee, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital; Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Personal
JD, UCLA School of Law, 1988; Bachelor of Science, Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1985
Chambers Review
USA
Jeffrey Cohen serves as an adviser to private equity funds and companies in major transactions across a great many industries.
Jeffrey Cohen serves as an adviser to private equity funds and companies in major transactions across a great many industries.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jeffrey provides excellent counsel and is highly recommended."
"Jeff provides an excellent balance of technical skill and business judgment. He has a keen ability to understand both his clients' needs and the situation as a whole to deliver the deal."
"He is a great corporate lawyer; commercial, thoughtful and really constructive."
"Jeff provides an excellent balance of technical skill and business judgment. He has a keen ability to understand both his clients' needs and the situation as a whole to deliver the deal."
"Jeffrey provides excellent counsel and is highly recommended."
"Jeff provides an excellent balance of technical skill and business judgment. He has a keen ability to understand both his clients' needs and the situation as a whole to deliver the deal."
"He is a great corporate lawyer; commercial, thoughtful and really constructive."
"Jeff provides an excellent balance of technical skill and business judgment. He has a keen ability to understand both his clients' needs and the situation as a whole to deliver the deal."
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