About Lainie Cohen

Ms. Cohen is a partner in the Firm’s commercial litigation group. As a seasoned litigator, Ms. Cohen represents businesses and individuals in a wide variety of complex matters such as contract disputes, including those governed by the UCC; breaches of fiduciary duty; securities fraud; defamation; copyright infringement; employment discrimination; sexual harassment; and wage and hour class action claims in both state and federal courts across the country, as well as through binding arbitration before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the American Arbitration Association, JAMS and the International Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Cohen also assists firms and their employees in responding to investigations and regulatory matters before the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and FINRA.

Ms. Cohen also has extensive experience in employment counseling, including counseling both employers and employees regarding the enforceability of restrictive covenants, providing sexual harassment training and advising management regarding personnel policies and practices to businesses of varying sizes.

Representative Matters:

ISMT Ltd. v. Fremak Industries Inc. Served as co-counsel to claimant international steel manufacturer in ICC arbitration that resulted in an award of $4.2 Million, including all attorneys’ fees and costs, and successfully defended the award on appeal before the Second Circuit.