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Mitchell D. Cohen

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Mitchell D. Cohen

Shareholder

Mitchell D. Cohen is a Shareholder in the New York office of Vedder Price and a member of the firm's Litigation and Bankruptcy practices.

He currently serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Creditors' Rights and Collections group. Mr. Cohen’s clients include equipment finance and leasing companies, financial institutions and lenders involved in a wide range of leasing, corporate finance and related structured transactions. He also represents other secured and unsecured corporate creditors in litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings throughout the United States.

Mr. Cohen also has extensive experience in all areas of litigation before U.S. federal and state courts from preliminary injunctions to trials to appeals. He handles complex disputes in a wide variety of fields and has represented clients before numerous U.S. state and federal jurisdictions.He also has extensive experience representing and advising clients in all types of construction law related matters.

Recently, Mr. Cohen has been involved in the representation of financial institutions regarding the foreclosure of taxi medallions nationwide. 

Mitchell D. Cohen

Shareholder

Education

  • Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1998
  • State University of New York at Albany, B.A., 1995, magna cum laude

Mitchell D. Cohen

Shareholder

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1999
  • New Jersey, 1999

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Affiliations

  • Member, The New York State Bar Association
  • Member, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Member, The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) and a member of its Credit and Collections Committee

Mitchell D. Cohen

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  • Past Events

    1. Feburary 28, 2017 | Seminar
      "When a Lessee Gives you Lemons, Make Lemonade: Forbearance/Workout Agreements," The Equipment Leasing Finance Association (ELFA) 2017 Equipment Management Conference
    2. February 24, 2015 | Seminar
      Mitch Cohen to Speak at ELFA Conference
    3. June 03, 2013 | Seminar
      "Small Changes, Big Effects," and "Guerilla Tactics," The ELFA 2013 Credit & Collections Management Conference
    4. June 04, 2012 | Seminar
      "Tips, Tricks and Strategies to Enhance Collections," The ELFA 2012 Credit & Collections Management Conference
    5. April 30, 2012 | Seminar
      "Suretyship: Sure to be Informative! We Guarantee It?," The ELFA 2012 Legal Forum
    6. October 24, 2011 | Seminar
      "Dispute Resolution: Effective Use of Mediation in Equipment Finance Industry Bottlebrush," 50th Annual ELFA Convention
    7. June 06, 2011 | Seminar
      "Forbearance Agreements—A Litigation Alternative for a Financially Troubled Company," The ELFA 2011 Credit & Collections Management Conference
    8. June 06, 2011 | Seminar
      "The Impact of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in Legal and Compliance Management," The ELFA 2011 Credit & Collections Management Conference
    9. June 05, 2011 | Seminar
      "Legal Update: Learn How the Latest Legal Developments Could Impact the Results of Your Decision!," The ELFA 2011 Credit & Collections Management Conference
    10. June 5-7, 2011 | Seminar
      ELFA Credit and Collections Management Conference & Exhibition