Mr. Cohen advises on business planning related to complex, corporate transactions including  mergers and acquisitions, financing and succession planning addressing the business, income tax and estate tax issues on an integrated basis. His practice emphasizes individual, corporate and partnership income tax planning and transactional real estate matters, as well as nonprofit and charitable organizations.

Mr. Cohen has incorporated his personal commitment to philanthropy into a key element of his legal practice providing multi-faceted counsel to clients regarding their involvement in charitable endeavors, including developing strategic plans, outlining the associated tax benefits and identifying the appropriate corporate brands and sponsorships. 

He also advises clients on tax controversy, executive compensation (including deferred compensation) and tax aspects of marital settlement negotiations.  Mr. Cohen is best known for his business and tax advice related to the motion picture, television, music, emerging media and sports industries. One of the focuses of his practice is coordinating the relationships among the entertainment, advertising and nonprofit industries.

Mr. Cohen was also a lobbyist before the United States Congress for the Tax Reform Research Group.

Representative Clients

Mr. Cohen’s clients have included studios, record companies, production companies and sports teams, as well as high profile performing artists and behind the scenes individuals.  His clients have also included former presidents of the United States and a United States senator.

Activities

Mr. Cohen is a Director of the Motion Picture Tax Institute and a past Chair of the Entertainment-Tax Subcommittee of the Tax Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He currently serves as a board member of the Venable Foundation and the Bogart Foundation. 

Mr. Cohen  was a delegate to the Los Angeles County Bar Association Tax Section Washington D.C. Delegation and a former Chairperson of the Taxation Section of the Century City Bar Association.. He is the co-chair of and on the planning committee for the Cal CPA Education Foundation's Entertainment Industry Conference.

Mr. Cohen is also an Ironman Triathlon finisher.