Mitchell Cohen

I am a Shareholder in the New York office of Vedder Price and serve as Chair of the New York Litigation group and Co-Chair of the firm's Creditors' Rights and Collections group. I focus my practice on counseling clients in the finance, real estate, construction, equipment leasing and transportation industries regarding a broad range of finance and leasing transactions, bankruptcy and restructuring matters, and related litigation. I have been recognized as a leader in the equipment finance and asset-based lending industries. I advise equipment finance and leasing companies, financial institutions, asset-based lenders and other lenders in leasing, finance and foreclosure matters related to heavy equipment and machinery, taxi medallions, commercial real estate and other assets. I also represent asset-based lenders, equipment leasing and finance clients as secured and unsecured corporate creditors in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings throughout the United States. I am a frequent speaker on various topics relating to the equipment leasing and finance industry. I have served on numerous committees for the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), the industry’s leading trade association. I serve as outside general counsel to a large, diverse set of companies and financial institutions, providing day-to-day advice and service on a broad range of legal issues in the finance, real estate, equipment, healthcare and construction industries. Clients look to me for experienced, pragmatic guidance, balancing business considerations with legal considerations and budgeting. As outside general counsel to my clients, I have deep knowledge of the services offered by attorneys in the firm and quickly connect clients to the right teams of lawyers to add value and achieve their objectives. My responsiveness, practicality, attention to detail, and ability to deftly manage delicate situations have allowed me to build strong relationships. I have become a trusted advisor and partner whose clients rely on me for my business judgment as much as my legal acumen. I am also a seasoned and effective litigator with experience in all areas of commercial litigation, fraud and contract disputes, construction litigation, and bankruptcy-related litigation, as well as in lease enforcement matters and the enforcement of judgments. I have represented clients in all phases of litigation before U.S. federal and state courts, from injunctions to trials and appeals