Cohen & Gresser

Cohen & Gresser LLP
HeadquartersNew York City[1]
No. of offices5[2]
Offices
Major practice areasCorporate law
Date founded2002 (2002)
FounderMark Cohen and
Lawrence Gresser, managing partner[2]
Websitecohengresser.com

Cohen & Gresser LLP is a law firm based in New York City that represents clients in litigation and corporate transactions throughout the world.[3] The firm was founded in 2002 by Lawrence Gresser and Mark Cohen.[2]

In November 2025, Cohen & Gresser was reported as the first U.S. law firm to enter negotiations with private equity interests to reshape its practice with a management service organization (MSO).[2][4]

Attorneys

Some of the firm's attorneys have served as former prosecutors, including former Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the Southern[3] and Eastern[5] Districts of New York. Some also serve as adjunct professors in nearby law schools.[6]

Partner Miriam González Durántez relocated from Europe to Silicon Valley and joined the firm as co-chair of its International Trade and Government Regulation practice in 2019.[7]

Partner Christian Everdell joined the firm in 2017,[8] and was previously assistant U.S. attorney, for the office of the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan,[9] where he received the Federal Drug Agents Foundation "American Hero Award" in 2014 for his work on the case against Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.[10]

Clients

Partner Christian Everdell defended Ghislaine Maxwell in 2021[9] when she was charged as an accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein in abusing minors.[2]

In 2022, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was represented by firm co-founder Mark Cohen and partner Everdell, each of whom previously worked for offices of the U.S. Attorney in New York,[8] in a federal probe of the cryptocurrency exchange's collapse.[11]

References

  1. ^ Voien, Guelda (2011-11-02). "Law Firm Expands at 800 Third Avenue". Observer. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e Wiggins, Kaye; Foley, Stephen (24 November 2025). "Law firm Cohen & Gresser in talks to sell stake to private equity". Financial Times. The Financial Times Ltd. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Ex-SDNY Prosecutor Exits Fulbright for Boutique | Just Anti-Corruption". Mainjustice.com. 2011-02-17. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  4. ^ Merken, Sara (December 18, 2025). "Law firms chart back-office deals as investors seek bigger legal market foothold". Reuters. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Ex-prosecutor to oversee NY fire department practices". Newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  6. ^ "Columbia Law School : Adjunct Faculty and Lecturers : Elizabeth Farber Bernhardt". Law.columbia.edu. 1961-11-09. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  7. ^ Fortson, Danny (6 October 2019). "The Interview: Miriam Gonzalez Durantez on her husband, Nick Clegg, Facebook and moving to Silicon Valley". The Times. Times Media Limited. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  8. ^ a b Sigalos, MacKenzie (26 October 2023). "Sam Bankman-Fried's defense team fails to land a blow as he takes the stand". CNBC. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  9. ^ a b Davis O’Brien, Rebecca; Weiser, Benjamin (3 December 2021). "Who is on Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  10. ^ Zeffman, Henry (July 2020). "Suicide-risk Ghislaine Maxwell is forced to wear paper clothes". The Times. Times Media Limited. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Bankman-Fried, Ellison tap attorneys as FTX probes ramp up". Reuters.
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