Justin Cohen is an associate in the Litigation Department. His practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including antitrust and securities litigation. He has represented clients in a variety of industries in both federal and state courts across the United States, and in investigations by the SEC and DOJ. In 2023, Justin was part of the trial team that secured a landmark victory for Sanderson Farms in a blockbuster broiler chicken antitrust conspiracy case, defeating $7 billion in damages claims. Following a six-week trial in the Northern District of Illinois after 13 of 14 defendants settled, the jury returned a complete defense verdict.
Justin earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was an Articles Editor for the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review. While at Columbia, he worked at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
Prior to joining Proskauer, Justin practiced at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York. Before law school, he worked as an analyst for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Education
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Columbia Law School, J.D.
James Kent Scholar, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
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University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
magna cum laude, with distinction
Admissions & Qualifications
- California
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, California, Central District
- U.S. District Court, New York, Southern District
- U.S. District Court, New York, Eastern District