Praised for its ‘detail-oriented and tenacious advocacy’, Cohen & Gresser LLP represents both companies and individuals in a broad range of high-stakes investigations and litigation, including matters relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, market manipulation, securities fraud, insider trading, public corruption, tax, and money laundering. The team is experienced in a broad range of industries, with particular emphasis on the financial sector, and is proficient in cross-border work. Practice head Mark Cohen advises corporations, financial institutions, and individuals on white-collar criminal defense, regulatory proceedings, and corporate internal investigations. Other key lawyers include Christian Everdell, a standout white-collar attorney, Jonathan Abernethy, who is experienced in white-collar criminal and cross-border regulatory investigations, and S. Gale Dick, whose expertise includes commercial disputes, securities litigation, and criminal enforcement. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.
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Testimonials
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- Mark Cohen, Chris Everdell, and their partners are excellent trial attorneys.
- Mark Cohen, Chris Everdell, and their partners are superb advocates for their clients.
- Mark Cohen is a master at the craft and a wonderful and collaborative co-counsel. Larry Gresser is a polished civil litigator who is energetic and creative. Jon Abernathy is well-versed in complex international white-collar matters. All on Lifschitz is thorough and thoughtful. Mark Spatz is a hardworking and responsive civil litigator who gets to the heart of the matter.
Key clients
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- DuckDuckGo
- Roku
- SeatGeek
- PMAC Consulting LLC
- Scott Becker, former employee of Archegos Capital Management
- Paul McCabe and his firm PMAC Consulting LLC
- William C. Morro
- Scott Becker, former employee of Archegos Capital Management
- Paul McCabe and his firm PMAC Consulting LLC
- William C. Morro
Work highlights
Appointed by the Eastern District of New York in 2011, our firm has overseen a complex, court-mandated reform of FDNY’s hiring and EEO practices following findings of disparate impact and discrimination against Black and Hispanic candidates.
Represent privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo in a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Google LLC, brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and 14 state attorneys general.
Represented Scott Becker in connection with parallel investigations.
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Practice head
Mark Cohen
Other key lawyers
Christian Everdell; Jonathan Abernethy; S. Gale Dick; Allon Lifshitz; Jason Brown; Sri Kuehnlenz; Mark Spatz; Larry Gresser