Background
Cohen, Marc S. was born on August 24, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
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Marc S. Cohen
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Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). New York University (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Career
Worked at Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice. Alternative Dispute Resolution. Real Estate; Corporate and Business.
Securities; Entertainment. Communications and Publishing. Intellectual Property.
International, Federal and State Taxation. Estate Planning and Probate. Labor and Employee Relations.
Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganizations and Financial Institutions. Environmental.
Admitted to the bar, 1974, Ohio. 1975, California.
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Law Clerk to Judge Robert L. Carter, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1974-1975. Associate Editor, New York University Law Review, 1973-1974.
Author: "Caveat Creditor: The Consumer Debtor Under the Bankruptcy Code," 58 North Carolina Law Review 681, April 1980. Lecturer, "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy," Continuing Education of the Bar, Spring, 1984, 1986. "Selected Issues in Bankruptcy Practices", Continuing Education of the Bar, 1991.
Lecturer and Author: University of California, Los Angeles Business Bankruptcy Institute, 1993-1994. "Rights of Creditors," University of California, Los Angeles-Continuing Education of the Bar Estate Planning Institute, May, 1984. Member, Board of Governors, Financial Lawyers Conference, 1987-1990.
Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1994-1997. Member: Century City (Member, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Committee, 1984), Los Angeles County (Vice-Chair, 1988-1989 and Chair, 1989-1990, Executive Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section. Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 1986-1988.
Chair, United States. Trustee Liaison Sub-Committee, 1984-1986) and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Chapter 11 Sub-Committee, 1983, Subcommittee on Professional Ethics in Bankruptcy Cases) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California (Delegate, 1989-1990.
Member, Debtor/Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy Committee, 1990-1992). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. The firm was founded in 1959 by three lawyers, Arthur Greenberg, Philip Glusker and Irving Hill, who was appointed a judge of the United States District Court in 1961.
The firm has grown to over 90 lawyers, serving a diverse client base of entrepreneurs, closely held businesses and major corporations throughout the United States. Recognized as one of the leading midsized law firms in California, the firm maintains close working relations with clients, providing them with a full range of legal services.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Governors, Financial Lawyers Conference, 1987-1990. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1994-1997. Member: Century City (Member, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Committee, 1984), Los Angeles County (Vice-Chair, 1988-1989 and Chair, 1989-1990, Executive Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section.
Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 1986-1988. Chair, United States. Trustee Liaison Sub-Committee, 1984-1986) and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Chapter 11 Sub-Committee, 1983, Subcommittee on Professional Ethics in Bankruptcy Cases) Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California (Delegate, 1989-1990. Member, Debtor/Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy Committee, 1990-1992). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy.
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy.
