Marc Stephen Cohen is a lawyer practicing business reorganization, creditors rights, business law and 1 other area of law. Marc received a B.A. degree from Cornell University, and has been licensed for 52 years. Marc practices at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in Los Angeles, CA.
Over the past 30 years, he has given numerous lectures and written on bankruptcy issues, the most recent of which addressed the energy regulatory markets in California, "The Aftermath and Jurisdictional Quagmire Following California's Energy Crisis," Business Law News, Spring Edition, Issue 2, 2005; and "The Jurisdictional Quagmire Continues - Calpine's Bankruptcy Proceedings," Business Law News, Spring Edition, Issue 2, 2006.
Mr. Cohen is also actively involved with the Miracle Mile Civic Coalition, and serves as the Chairman of the Model Adopt-A-Fire Station Program for the Los Angeles Fire Department. Mr. Cohen is Chairman of the LAFD Foundation and has been named an Honorary Fire Chief by the LAFD.
Clerkship
Southern District of New York, J. Robert L. Carter, U.S. District Court, 1974-1975
Membership(s)
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (1994-97; 2008-2010)
Cornell University Council (2007-)
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Executive Committee of the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section (Vice-Chair, 1988-89, Chair, 1989-90)
State Bar of California (Member, Insolvency Committee, 1990-92, 2000-02)
Board of Governors of Financial Lawyers Conference (1987-89)
Board of Advisors, Cornell University Libraries (2000-Present)
Founder for Miracle Mile Residential Coalition (1982)
Counsel for Miracle Mile Civic Coalition (1986-)
Chair of Adopt-A-Fire Station, Station 61 (2001-)
LAFD Division 2 Advisor (2005-Present)
News
January 13, 2012, Kaye Scholer Advises California State Controller on Settlement with Prudential for Unpaid Death Benefits
July 16, 2010, Kaye Scholer Represents California State Controller in Protecting State Employees' Salaries
January 30, 2006, Marc Cohen Honored as Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year
Experience
July 2010, Kaye Scholer Successfully Defends California State Controller in Budget Impasse Litigation
Events
November 18, 2010, "Municipal Bankruptcies," Ninth Circuit Chief Bankruptcy Judges Conference
November 10, 2010, Bankruptcy Conference 2010, California CPA Education Foundation
Publications
February 2011, Marc Cohen and Julie Belezzuoli Co-Author Article on Municipal Bankruptcies for American Bankruptcy Institute Battleground West Program
March 26, 2007, Letters of Credit as Tenant Security Deposits: Bankruptcy Pitfalls to Avoid, Los Angeles Business Journal
Spring 2006, The Jurisdictional Quagmire Continues - Calpine's Bankruptcy Proceedings, Business Law News, Spring Edition, Issue 2
Spring 2005, The Aftermath and Jurisdictional Quagmire Following California's Energy Crisis, Business Law News, Spring Edition, Issue 2
Media
April 20, 2011, Marc Cohen and Julie Belezzuoli quoted in Law360 in article titled "Cash-Strapped Cities Still Leery of Ch. 9"
Recognition
August 31, 2011, Best Lawyers 2012 Recognizes 39 Kaye Scholer Attorneys
June 13, 2011, Kaye Scholer Recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2011)
September 21, 2010, 60 Lawyers from Kaye Scholer Recognized by Super Lawyers
June 11, 2010, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2010), 16 Areas of Practice Recognized and 34 Lawyers Ranked
October 8, 2009, 62 Lawyers from Kaye Scholer Recognized by Super Lawyers
June 12, 2009, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2009), 15 Areas of Practice Recognized and 31 Lawyers Ranked
June 16, 2008, Fourteen Practice Areas and 26 Lawyers Ranked Among the Nation's Best in Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2008)
July 2, 2007, Chambers USA Ranks Kaye Scholer Lawyers in 17 Areas of Practice; 20 Lawyers Ranked
June 2, 2006, Kaye Scholer in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
May 18, 2006, Best of the US Inc. Recognizes 12 Kaye Scholer Attorneys
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Vice-Chair, 1988-1989 and Chair, 1989-1990, Executive Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section); State Bar of California (Member, Insolvency Committee, 1990-1992, 2000-2002). Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy (Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1994-1997; 2008-2010).
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1700Los Angeles, CA 90067-6048U.S.A.
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