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JONATHAN D. COGAN
jonathan.cogan@kobrekim.com
New York:
800 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022
Tel. +1 212 488 1206
Fax. +1 212 488 1226
Jonathan D. Cogan practices in the area of complex civil litigation, where he focuses on disputes against banks, investment companies, and other financial services firms on behalf of institutional investors and other institutional clients. Mr. Cogan also regularly represents clients in white-collar criminal defense matters and regulatory investigations.
Recent Engagements:
Mr. Cogan's recent complex civil matters include:
- Representation of a Kuwaiti company seeking over US $100 million in damages in an ICC arbitration in London against a large U.S. company in a contractual dispute involving process industries
- Representation of institutional clients in connection with disputes against a large U.S. bank over four Credit Default Swap transactions
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Representation of institutional victims of the alleged US $50 billion+ "Ponzi scheme" associated with Bernard Madoff
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Representation of the former Senior Vice Chairman of a major insurance company in connection with various derivative and class actions in Delaware and New York
- Representation of an investment banking group in connection with a dispute between two international financial institutions involving their respective Collateralized Debt Obligations ("CDO") businesses
- Representation of a large European investment bank in a creditors' dispute with a co-creditor relating to the bankruptcy of Genuity, Inc., a Verizon affiliate
- Representation of a principal in a venture capital firm in connection with parallel domestic and international civil litigations stemming from a real estate investment and development dispute
Mr. Cogan's recent government enforcement defense matters include:
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Representation of the Chief Financial Officer of a financial institution in connection with a federal, criminal tax shelter investigation
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Representation of a partner of a large law firm in allegations of insider trading by the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities & Exchange Commission
- Representation of a principal in a mortgage company in an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into allegations of mortgage fraud
- Representation of an individual criminally accused of participating in a US $100 million conspiracy to defraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Representation of a private client in connection with a criminal investigation stemming from the prosecution and conviction of a former Congressman for bribery
- Representation of a former executive of a large, publicly-traded specialty chemicals company in connection with investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and European Commission of alleged price-fixing in violation of American and European antitrust laws
- Representation of multiple insurance and reinsurance industry executives in connection with investigations conducted by the New York State Attorney General's Office, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Securities & Exchange Commission into alleged accounting fraud and bid-rigging
Prior To Kobre & Kim LLP:
Prior to joining Kobre & Kim LLP, Mr. Cogan practiced at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he focused on financial services litigation in the insurance and securities industries.
Professional & Community Involvement:
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American Bar Association, Member
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The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member
- Federal Courts Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member
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Federal Bar Council, Member
- Second Circuit Courts Committee of the Federal Bar Council, Member
- New York State Bar Association, Member
News & Publications:
- Author, White Collar Crime Debtor-Creditor Fraud 2009-2010 Edition (West, (2009))
- Panelist, Due Diligence of Investment Funds (Hedge Fund General Counsel Summit, Connecticut, October 2009)
- "Federal Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrines", Practising Law Institute (2003)
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Practice Focus:
Education:
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University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D.
Journal of Labor and Employment Law (Editor)
Penn National Trial Team
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University of Wisconsin, B.A.
Admissions:
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New York
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U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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