Allan Cohen

Office Managing Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP

It may not be evident to the average reader, but it’s not the flashy, headline-grabbing criminal defense attorney that makes the world go round: It’s corporate lawyers. Few firms in the highly litigious area of law have as much weight to throw around as Nixon Peabody. And as Office Managing Partner of this big-league law firm’s Long Island office, Allan Cohen leads scores of counselors in high-stakes cases related to public and private companies, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, banking, employment agreements and many others. He’s seen as the quarterback, making sure that his team is constantly advancing down the field. Companies, that he counts as clients range from large entities traded on Wall Street, to mid-sized closely held as well as small family-owned businesses and technology-based startups. Throughout his career, this cerebral lawman has closed more than 200 million transactions in industries as diverse as biotechnology to food and beverage. All that’s in addition to providing legal services and advice, to clients on business issues, networking on behalf of clients and assisting them in establishing relationships with financial sources, banks, other professional service providers and the media. But when the gavel’s down and the case is closed, it’s how his work impacts countless jobs along the way that makes this law partner a power player.