Jeffrey A. Cohen

Jeffrey A. Cohen serves as chair of the Litigation Department and is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Intellectual Property Department, along with the Sports Law and Pharmaceutical Industry Groups.

Jeff has spent more than 25 years serving as a trusted advisor to his clients. He counsels clients in complex litigation disputes and provides proactive guidance to businesses to address potential issues even before they reach litigation. He is especially skilled in anticipating, addressing, and resolving the day-to-day challenges and pragmatic decisions business owners and executives face in today’s complex business landscape. Jeff works closely with them to ensure their partnerships are intact as well as identify potential risks and pitfalls that may occur during the business life cycle.

He manages a variety matters related to sports law issues, antitrust disputes, commercial contracts, shareholder and partnership agreements, trademarks, copyrights, patents (including Hatch-Waxman), insurance coverage, franchise disputes, and commercial construction. 

Prior to joining Flaster Greenberg, Jeff served as in-house counsel for two national insurance companies and worked at an AmLaw 100 firm. This previous experience strengthened his capabilities in arbitrations, bench and jury trials, contract and settlement negotiations, and all aspects of discovery in state, federal, and appellate courts. 

Jeff has also been active in the formulation of federal and state policy as well as legislative initiatives in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC.

A frequent lecturer and author, Jeff speaks and writes on a multitude of topics in the commercial litigation field. He also co-hosts The Heart of Sports radio show on 860 WWDB and 97.5 HD2 Philadelphia every Friday from 4-5 PM ET (and replay podcasts) where he discusses legal issues in professional and amateur sports.

• Defense of Fortune 100 company officer against multiple class action lawsuits and civil action by SEC alleging securities fraud; avoided criminal prosecution for client and settled civil suits for no liability and no payment
• Represented a jewelry manufacture and design company in federal court action for infringement of its copyright designs, resulting in an award of approximately $1 million
• Representing national and international franchises in disputes over enforcement of terms of modernization and termination of franchise agreement
• Successfully represented a construction company in an insurance coverage dispute that arose in the aftermath of a construction crane accident
• Represented a real estate development company regarding infringement of architectural design copyrights
• Represented a music producer regarding infringement of music copyrights
• Representing a corporation against an international union involving negotiation of a severance agreement and employee benefits payments

• Named to the Legal 500 U.S. City Elite List, 2025, Commercial Litigation, Tier 1, Philadelphia
• Named to the Top Business Attorneys List - Litigation, South Jersey Biz magazine, 2019
• Named to the Top Attorney List - Sports, SJ Magazine, 2019
• Named to the Top Attorney List - Commercial, SJ Magazine, 2017
• Named a New Jersey "Super Lawyer," 2006 and 2007, by Thomson Reuters, publishers of New Jersey Super Lawyers

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• Supreme Court of New Jersey Ethics Committee (District IV Camden and Gloucester Counties)
  • Member, 2024 - 2028
• Sports Law Association
  • Member, 2024 - present
• American Bar Association
  • Tort/Insurance Section
  • Sports Law Forum
• Camden County Bar Association
• Commercial and Federal Litigation Committee
  • Member
• Commercial Litigation Practice Committee
• Civil Practice Committee
  • Board of Directors
• Forum on the Construction Industry
• John Lifland American Inn of Court for Intellectual Property/Federal Practice
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Civil Litigation Committee
• Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey 
  • State Affairs Committee 
• South Jersey Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industry Alliance (SJPMTIA)
  • Advisory Board Member

For many years, Jeff participated in the Covenant House Sleep Out: Executive Edition, an annual event where participants give up their bed for one night to raise funds and awareness for Covenant House's mission to provide a safe place to sleep for youth facing homelessness.

Jeff has also served on the Board of Directors for Corporate Alliance for Drug Education (CADE), a community based nonprofit organization providing counselors to inner city schools, and the Philadelphia Leadership Council of the American Israel Public Affairs.