Background
Cohen, Rick was born on August 9, 1952 in New York, New York, United States.
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Rick Cohen
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Pomona College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1974). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1977).
Career
Worked at Cohen, Makoff & Kinnear LLP (San Francisco, California) specializing in Business Litigation including Securities Fraud, Entertainment/Media, Commercial Disputes, Lender Liability, Antitrust, Professional Malpractice, Directors and Officers Liability, Trade Secrets, Copyright and Trademark, Real Estate, Employment, Insurance Coverage, Environmental and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Interim Chief Executive Officer, California State Teachers' Retirement System, 1984. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Business and Corporation Law Section). State Bar of California (Member, Business Law Section Education Committee).
(Also at Santa Monica Office). Cohen, Makoff & Kinnear LLP represents clients in litigation, arbitration and mediation throughout California and other states. Although the firm's litigation practice is broad, the firm has unusually strong background in antitrust and unfair competition, entertainment/media litigation, fiduciary liability, professional liability, securities litigation, labor-employment litigation and insurance.
The firm is the principal outside litigation counsel for several public corporations. The firm also has a substantial transactional practice, which is coordinated from the Santa Monica Office.
Membership
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Business and Corporation Law Section). State Bar of California (Member, Business Law Section Education Committee). (Also at Santa Monica Office).
