Richard Cohen is a lawyer specializing in business dispute resolution. He is admitted in New York and Pennsylvania, a member of the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court, rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer rating a lawyer can obtain, and recognized as a “Super Lawyer” in the New York Metro region by ALM Publications.
Before attending NYU Law School, Richard graduated from Georgetown University, where he studied under Professor Jan Karski and participated in Georgetown’s first Polish study abroad program, attending Szkoła Główna Handlowa (Warsaw School of Economics). In 2014, Richard represented the American Jewish Committee (AJC) in a diplomatic exchange program in Poland sponsored by the Polish NGO, Forum for Dialogue Among Nations. Richard is a member AJC’s Board of Governors, AJC’s Central European Institute board, and AJC’s Poland diplomatic team. Richard’s wife, Emily, is President of Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester (NY) and Chairwoman of Dorot Westchester.