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Mr Russell Cohen

Work Department
Antitrust/Competition
Position
Partner
Career
Russell P. Cohen is a partner in Dechert’s antitrust/competition group, representing some of the world’s top technology companies in their most complex antitrust and business disputes. An experienced litigator, Mr. Cohen focuses his practice on antitrust and unfair competition disputes, venture capital and other high-stakes litigation, particularly in the technology sector. He has represented market-leading companies, including Microsoft Corporation, Netflix Inc., LinkedIn and Zillow Group, in federal and state court and arbitration proceedings.
Mr. Cohen maintains an active pro bono practice, acting as counsel in the successful Alien Tort Statute case against an assassin involved in the murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador. Other pro bono matters include representing a parent and child separated at the southern border of the United States, former Guantanamo detainees pursuing damages for torture and unlawful detention, and a group of Canadian and international human rights organizations and scholars in the U.S. Supreme Court in Arar v. Ashcroft.
Education
- McGill University, B.A., English, 1990
- Osgoode Hall Law School York University, J.D., 1995
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Antitrust > Merger control
Dechert fields a team of experienced antitrust professionals in its merger control offering, supporting clients with high stakes transactions, investigations, and litigation. Its clients include high profile players in the technology and media sectors, with the team spanning Washington DC, San Francisco, and New York along with working closely with colleagues in Europe. The group is co-chaired by Steven Bizar in Philadelphia and New York, and Mike Cowie: DC-based Cowie has notable experience in the healthcare and life sciences industries, and works closely with James Fishkin, who is regularly sought out by clients in the retail sector. In San Francisco, Russell Cohen focuses his practice on the technology sector, while New York-based Beverly Ang is a particular go-to for premerger clearances. Brian Hanna joined the DC team in November 2024 from the Department of Justice.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Finance > Commercial lending
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)