Ropes & Gray welcomes Jackie Cohen to boost firm's high profile M&A Practice in New York

Ropes & Gray welcomes Jackie Cohen to boost firm's high profile M&A Practice in New York

Jackie Cohen, a member of the New York Bar, has been named a partner in the mergers and acquisitions department at the 500-lawyer firm Ropes & Gray.

Jackie, a New York lawyer ranked by Chambers for Corporate/M&A, assists clients with sophisticated and high-profile M&As, VC investments, spin-offs, and strategic investments. When it comes to shareholder activism, takeover defence, and corporate governance, she is the go-to expert for clients. Customers have praised Jackie's "business drive" and called her a "great, technical practitioner" in Chambers.

Jackie has amassed an impressive client base in New York City, where she serves as an advisor on high-stakes, industry-leading deals across the globe. Partner and head of the firm's mergers and acquisitions practice Chris Comeau is excited to have her join the expanding M&A team in New York because of her "talent and approach to representing clients."

"Jackie is a dealmaker." Over the past decade, she has led some of the largest and most intricate deals in the history of the globe for some of the most prestigious firms and investors in the world. According to chair, Julie Jones, she immediately improves our practice for international transactions." Jackie is well-respected as a reliable advisor in the legal community.

In terms of corporate governance and sophisticated deals, Ropes & Gray is a leading firm. The business has assisted on more than $200 billion in merger and acquisition deals in 2022, spanning the sectors of technology, life sciences, healthcare, and consumer brands.

Regardless of the purpose or scale of the transaction, Jackie is able to help clients realize value, according to managing partner David Djaha. The worldwide M&A practice at our firm is strengthened by her remarkable track record of steering complex transactions.

Jackie remarked that "Ropes & Gray's M&A practice has witnessed substantial growth, captured market share, expanded, and gained new clients." "Ropes & Gray has the best team to assist clients in navigating the complexity that currently defines the transactions market.