Cohen & Gresser LLP

Managing Partner, Palo Alto Office

Sri Kuehnlenz is managing partner of Cohen & Gresser’s Palo Alto office and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration and White Collar Defense & Regulation groups. She represents both companies and individuals in litigation and enforcement matters. Sri has experience in matters involving contract claims, securities laws, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, consumer protection laws, the UCC, and executive employment issues, among others, with a particular focus on cases involving complex financial and accounting issues.

Sri’s notable civil matters include representing a major credit card corporation in a deceptive practices claim, working on behalf of an asset management firm in multi-faceted litigation to defend against contractual, fiduciary duty, and fraudulent transfer claims, and representing a hedge fund in a pivotal breach of contract appeal.

On the criminal and regulatory side, Sri has represented senior executives and companies in complex financial investigations at every stage, from the initial regulatory inquiry to negotiations of a potential resolution and through trial, if necessary.

Sri also provides pre-litigation counsel, routinely advising clients in contract disputes and employment negotiations, among other matters.

In recognition of her work, Sri was named a Rising Star by Law360 for the White Collar category in 2024, and has been named one of New York’s Rising Stars by Super Lawyers since 2019. Sri is also recognized in Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation for excellence in Litigation and White Collar.

Prior to joining Cohen & Gresser, Sri was an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.

Sri is a graduate of Yale Law School, where she served as submissions editor of the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism, and community & outreach chair of Yale Law Women. She received her B.A., summa cum laude, from Brandeis University, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and served as editor-in-chief of one of the campus newspapers.

Yale Law School (J.D., 2013); Brandeis University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2010)