Cohen's documented legal education was at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Founded in 1918 and opened in 1925, the university became one of the principal institutions of higher learning in Mandate-era and later Israel.
He was admitted to the Israel Bar in 1986, which marked the start of his licensed legal career in Israel.
Cohen was admitted to the Israel Bar in 1986. From 1987 to 1995 he worked at Naschitz, Brandes & Co. in Tel Aviv, first as an associate and later as a partner. The firm had been providing legal advisory services since 1957 and is today one of Israel's largest full-service law practices, covering commercial, corporate and civil law.
In 1995 Cohen founded Cohen, Wilchek & Co. together with Eli Wilchek. The firm built its reputation across several areas of law, and Cohen specialized in insolvency law, while Wilchek concentrated on planning and construction law. By the time of its merger into a larger firm, Cohen, Wilchek & Co. had twenty partners and lawyers.
Cohen's insolvency practice has centered on distressed companies, the advising of their shareholders, and the rehabilitation of businesses. He is frequently appointed by the courts to conduct complex dissolutions and liquidations, and he has run companies in difficulty until operational balance could be restored and a sale arranged.
Cohen, Wilchek & Co. merged into Naschitz Brandes Amir in 2024, and Cohen joined the firm as a partner. He co-heads its restructuring practice and serves on its executive committee, leading complex commercial cases involving corporate disputes, shareholder conflicts and family property disputes.
The Israel Bar Association is the statutory body for Israeli lawyers. It was established by the Bar Association Law of 1961, which took effect in March 1962, and membership is compulsory for lawyers licensed in Israel. The association regulates professional ethics and discipline, accredits interns, conducts the bar examination and issues licenses.
Much of the association's work is carried out by committees that operate on a voluntary basis. Cohen's documented roles within the association concern professional ethics, continuing education, and the regulation of corporate liquidations and rehabilitation.
Deputy Chairman of the National Ethics Committee; Chairman of the Corporate Liquidation and Rehabilitation Committee; Board member of the Continuing Education Institute; member of the Tel Aviv District Committee, the Annual Conference Committee and the Ethics Review Committee; Chairman of the Disciplinary Review Committee; former member of the Central Committee and the National Council.
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