Louis Cohen is a senior counsel in the firm's Litigation/Controversy Department, and a member of the Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1967. Mr. Cohen served as Deputy Solicitor General of the United States from 1986-1988, and focuses on US Supreme Court and other appellate litigation and corporations law. Mr. Cohen’s appellate practice has included more than fifty cases on the merits in the US Supreme Court and a large number of cases in the courts of appeals. He has argued sixteen cases in the Supreme Court, winning fifteen.
Louis R. Cohen
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1989 Awarded Practice Areas
Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Securities / Capital Markets Law
Awarded Practice Areas
Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Securities / Capital Markets Law
Biography
Locations
Education
- Harvard University, AB, graduated 1966
Bar Admissions
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Antitrust Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Special Focus:
- Supreme Court
Awards:
- Pro Bono Advocacy Award, ACLU Foundation of Southern California
- National Trust for Historic Preservation - Public Policy Award
- "Highly recommended” in PLC’s 2003/04 Dispute Resolution Global Counsel Handbook - Public Policy Award
- Featured in an American Lawyer article identifying leading litigation departments (2002)
- Selected for inclusion in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Washington DC Super Lawyer lists
Case History
Cases
- Other Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
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