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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Offices
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NEW YORK, NY 10166-0193
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Joel M. Cohen
Work Department
White Collar Defense and Investigations Group, Securities Litigation, Class Actions and Antitrust.
Position
Former New York federal prosecutor, DOJ Legal Adviser to French Ministry of Justice and OECD. Tried 24 civil and criminal trials. Experienced in all FCPA/anticorruption issues; securities, banking, fund, class action litigation; insider trading; OFAC/sanctions, money laundering, focus on international disputes.
GDC White Collar Practice Co-Chair, AUSA, Supervisor Business/Securities Fraud Unit, Eastern District of New York; The prosecutor of Jordan Belfort and Stratton Oakmont, focus of film “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Exonerated at trial Wynnefield Capital hedge fund against SEC insider trading charges, secured indictment dismissal for Robert Morgan in $500 million mortgage fraud case.
Career
For more information, please visit https://www.gibsondunn.com/lawyer/cohen-joel-m/.
Education
JD, Duke University Law School, 1988.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
White & Case LLP is frequently sought out for its experience in handling cross-border white-collar cases, where the firm can leverage its extensive international network in order to assist clients who often stem from the consumer products, pharmaceutical, technology, and financial services sectors. Under the leadership of New York-based Scott Hershman, whose expertise spans FCPA and anti-corruption issues alongside cybersecurity and insider trading, the practice is a go-to advisor for Fortune 500 corporates and their C-suite executives. ‘Superb attorney’ Maria Beguiristain in Miami is rated for her skill at the intersection of commercial litigation and white-collar defense, while Boston’s Michael Kendall specializes in matters with a cross-border dimension and the healthcare sector. Former federal prosecutor Joel Cohen joined the firm’s New York office in early 2023 from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Government > Government relations
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense