Mr. Cohen has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and telecommunications industry sector, first as a government policy maker, serving for over a decade as assistant general counsel for legislation at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and as senior counsel for the Senate Commerce Committee. He then was a founder and principal in firms assessing and developing communications and telecommunications properties and advising businesses. At Kelley Drye, Mr. Cohen assists clients with a variety of aspects of communications law, including federal and state administrative and legislative advocacy, business-related legal matters and litigation.
Representative Experience
Representing a group of local exchange carriers involved in access charge litigation in federal courts and related matters before state and federal regulatory agencies.Advising an infrastructure provider on local franchising obligations and contracts with multi-tenant building owners.
Performing regulatory due diligence for a conference call firm merging with another entity.
Advocating for equipment vendors and services providers before the U.S. Congress in support of various broadband stimulus proposals.
Managing and advocating for the Competitive Investment in Networks Alliance, a group of facilities-based competitive providers.
Managing an informal coalition of competitive telecommunications providers, in challenges before the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FCC of the proposed mergers between SBC/AT&T and Verizon/MCI.
Managing an informal coalition of competitive telecommunications providers and trade associations, in advocacy before the FCC regarding access to high-capacity facilities to serve businesses.
Representing a defense contractor that developed wireless technology in advocacy before the FCC regarding spectrum rules in the 70-90 Ghz bands.
Advising competitive telecommunications providers on legal aspects in the development of business cases for the provision of local telecommunications services.
Advising various financial investment firms on telecommunications policy matters.
Assisting a group of competitive local exchange providers in negotiating interconnection agreements.
