Jeffrey Cohen , chair of the litigation department at Flaster Greenberg PC , advises clients on high stakes commercial and intellectual property litigation. He handles matters involving antitrust, sports law, franchises, patents and trademarks, and guides businesses in risk-management and proactive dispute avoidance.
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Commercial Litigation
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Shareholder

Board of Directors Member

Sports Law Industry Group Lead

Career

Jeffrey Cohen has spent more than 30 years serving as a trusted advisor to his clients. He counsels clients in complex litigation disputes and provides proactive guidance to businesses to address potential issues even before they reach litigation. He is especially skilled in anticipating, addressing, and resolving the day-to-day challenges and pragmatic decisions business owners and executives face in today’s complex business landscape. Jeff works closely with them to ensure their partnerships are intact as well as identify potential risks and pitfalls that may occur during the business life cycle.

He manages a variety matters related to sports law issues, antitrust disputes, commercial contracts, shareholder and partnership agreements, trademarks, copyrights, patents (including Hatch-Waxman), insurance coverage, franchise disputes, and commercial construction.

Prior to joining Flaster Greenberg, Jeff served as in-house counsel for two national insurance companies and worked at an AmLaw 100 firm. This previous experience strengthened his capabilities in arbitrations, bench and jury trials, contract and settlement negotiations, and all aspects of discovery in state, federal, and appellate courts.

Jeff has also been active in the formulation of federal and state policy as well as legislative initiatives in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC.

A frequent lecturer and author, Jeff speaks and writes on a multitude of topics in the commercial litigation field. He also co-hosts The Heart of Sports radio show on 860 WWDB and 97.5 HD2 Philadelphia every Friday from 4-5 PM ET (and replay podcasts) where he discusses legal issues in professional and amateur sports.
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Memberships
New Jersey Civil Mediation Program Certification Garibaldi American Inn of Court for Alternative Dispute Resolution Member Supreme Court of New Jersey Ethics Committee (District IV Camden and Gloucester Counties), Member Sports Law Association, Member American Bar Association Camden County Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Committee Member Commercial Litigation Practice Committee Civil Practice Committee, Board of Directors Forum on the Construction Industry John Lifland American Inn of Court for Intellectual Property/Federal Practice New Jersey State Bar Association New York State Bar Association Pennsylvania Bar Association, Civil Litigation Committee South Jersey Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industry Alliance (SJPMTIA), Advisory Board Member
Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D.

University of Michigan, B.A.

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Key clients

  • Cosmec, Inc. Drummond Decatur and State Properties Ricatto Properties Hagedorn Fordham Road Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP Long Grove Pharmaceuticals, LLC Nevakar Injectables, Inc. Gerresheimer Glass Ocean Pools