About Stephanie R. Cooper

Stephanie Cooper has over thirty years’ experience in civil litigation practice and transactional law. She focuses on matrimonial and domestic relations matters, the fine and performing arts and employment and intellectual property issues. With a distinguished track record in motion and appellate practice Ms. Cooper has argued before the New York State and federal trial and appellate courts, has arbitrated matters before the American Arbitration Association and is a certified mediator. She prides herself on the presentation of elegant and persuasive written and oral legal argument. She is admitted to practice before the New York and Connecticut state and federal Bars.

After beginning her legal career at Edwards & Angell, LLP and serving as Of Counsel to Moses & Singer, LLP, in 2001 Ms. Cooper founded Cooper & Associates. Her work covers a wide variety of contracts (e.g., divorce and separation agreements, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, employment, partnership and commercial agreements), and she is well versed in the resolution of complex conflicts involving all of those disciplines.

Ms. Cooper also focuses on transactional work in commerce and the arts, for which she drafts and negotiates agreements and has formed and helped to structure entertainment entities, art galleries and conventional commercial business organizations. She also counsels clients on intellectual property issues involving copyright and trademark law.

Simon and Schuster published Ms. Cooper’s posture and back care book, Get Your Back in Shape, in the United States, as did Thorson’s in Great Britain. Drawing on her broad-ranging experience in law, business and the arts, she developed and taught Legal and Business Issues in the Arts for Artists in All Disciplines at Sarah Lawrence.