Jackie Cohen is a partner in the firm's New York office, and a member of the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Ms. Cohen regularly represents companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures involving public companies.
She also advises clients on corporate governance issues. She regularly represents acquirors, targets, buyout groups, boards of directors, special committees, investment banks, investors and shareholder groups in complex domestic and international negotiated and unsolicited transactions.
Recent Experience:
- Sanofi in connection with its $20.1 billion acquisition of U.S. biotechnology firm Genzyme Corp.
- NBC Universal and parent General Electric in connection with GE's $37.25 billion joint venture with Comcast for ownership of NBC Universal and Comcast's cable channels and regional sports networks
- The Children's Place in connection with its proxy fight with former Chairman and CEO Ezra Dabah
- DIRECTV in connection with its $25 billion stock-for-stock merger with Liberty Entertainment
- AIG in connection with divestitures from its Financial Products group
- NYMEX Holdings, Inc. in connection with the $9.4 billion acquisition by CME Group, Inc.
- Pfizer Animal Heath in connection with the purchase of certain European assets of Schering-Plough
- Providence Equity Partners, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Madison Dearborn Partners in connection with the proposed $48.5 billion acquisition of BCE Inc. (Bell Canada)
Ms. Cohen has counseled clients on a broad range of corporate and securities matters, including corporate governance, disclosure issues and integration matters, as well as defensive measures and takeover tactics.