About me
Dennis O. Cohen is a litigator and advisor whose practice centers on the remediation of financial frauds and complex commercial disputes, with extensive experience assisting court-appointed receivers and trustees in Ponzi scheme recoveries and related insolvency matters. He currently represents a federal equity receiver in connection with a massive cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, and a state court receiver in connection with a marquee media property. Previously, he has served as counsel to the SIPC trustee in the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, investigating accounting issues and litigating subsequent transferee cases in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI, and the SEC; and he has served as counsel to a court-appointed receiver investigating and recovering $230 million of fraudulent transfers arising from hedge fund misconduct tied to a Ponzi scheme.
Dennis’ broader docket spans technology, media (television, film and music), finance, cryptocurrency, insurance, art, and real estate. He has litigated such first-impression issues as centralized remediation of Ponzi schemes and copyright in programming languages. He has advised clients before enforcement and regulatory agencies including U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the SEC, the FBI, and state authorities.
He writes and speaks on litigation and investigation techniques and substantive legal topics, and he has testified as an expert on U.S. law in the United Kingdom on a high-profile music copyright case. His prior roles include partner positions at Baker & Hostetler and Schnader Harrison. Dennis earned his B.A. from the University of Rochester and his J.D. from New York University School of Law.
