Ethan H. Cohen
Partner
Ethan H. Cohen works with corporations and individuals in the securities industry. He counsels and represents clients in a broad range of compliance and regulatory matters, including investigations and related enforcement actions initiated by, among others, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and various state securities, banking and insurance administrators.
He also conducts internal investigations and handles all aspects of multi-party and class action litigation and arbitration matters.
He has appeared in the U.S. Supreme Court (second-chair), federal appellate and trial courts and state courts.
Experience
Mr. Cohen's representative cases include:
- SEC v. Edwards, 540 U.S. 389 (2004)
- SEC v. Smyth, 420 F.3d 1225 (11 th Cir. 2005)
- SEC v. ETS Payphones, Inc., 300 F.3d 1281 (11 th Cir. 2002)
- CFTC v. American Derivatives Corp., 2005 WL 3149535 (N.D. Ga. 2005)
- Dassaro v. Edwards, 190 F.Supp.2d 544 (W.D.N.Y. 2002)
- Hilliard v. Black, 125 F.Supp.2d 1071 (N.D. Fla. 2000)
Education
Stetson University College of Law
(J.D., cum laude,
1996)
Editor, Stetson Law Review
University of Georgia
(B.A., English,
1993)
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Section of Business Law
Atlanta Bar Association
Litigation Section
