Background
Cohen, James R. was born on May 15, 1941 in New York, New York, United States.
Cohen, James R. was born on May 15, 1941 in New York, New York, United States.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). New York University (Bachelor of Laws, 1966. Master of Laws in Taxation, 1967).
Worked at Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, Professional Corporation (New York, New York) specializing in General Practice, Corporate, Securities, Investment Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation, Trusts, Estates, Taxation, Real Estate, Trade Regulation, Bankruptcy, Entertainment, Construction, Matrimonial, Insurance, Trademark, Telecommunications and International Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, New York, United States. Tax Court and United States.
Claims Court.
Company-author: with Jeffrey South. Bortnick, "The Section 83(b) Election Is Alive and Well and Sometimes Indispensable," Taxes-The Tax Magazine, September, 1988.
Trustee, The Oristano Foundation, 1988. Member, Board of Advisors, Development Committee, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Institute for Social and Economic Policy in the Middle East, 1991.
Lecturer: Hedge Fund Services Seminars, 1993 and 1994 and Foundation for Accounting Education, 1995, Institute for Private Investors, 1995 and 1996, Hedge/March 1995 and 1996. Member: American (Member: Committee on Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts, 1972-1973.
Committee on Specialization, Probate and Trust Division, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1981) Bar Associations.
Founded as a "big firm" spinoff in 1971, the firm has developed particular expertise in a variety of "niches," including representation of domestic and off-shore hedge funds, money managers, investment funds and broker/dealers. Strategic tax planning. Middle-market mergers and acquisitions.
Estate planning for business owners.
Professional firm organization and break-up. Chief Executive Officer contracts and negotiations.
Anglo-American transactions. Trademark licensing; commercial leasing.
Real estate transactions.
And litigation in the areas of corporate, securities, trade regulation, bankruptcy, creditors rights, intellectual property, telecommunications, product liability and construction. The firm engages in a diversified general counsel and transactional business practice, representing corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, investment advisors, entrepreneurs and individuals in local, state, national and international matters. (Listings of major transactions handled, administrative agencies the firm appears before, and reported judicial decisions are available upon request).
Member, Board of Advisors, Development Committee, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Institute for Social and Economic Policy in the Middle East, 1991.
