Joshua D. Cohn

Josh Cohn is the head of Mayer Brown's US Derivatives & Structured Products practice and co-leader of the global Derivatives & Structured Products practice. He concentrates his practice on derivatives and has extensive experience as U.S. counsel to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), and represents dealers and end-users in a wide range of transactions.

Prior to joining Mayer Brown from Allen & Overy, Josh was the Derivatives Counsel at Cravath Swaine & Moore in New York; a Senior Vice President and General Counsel at DKB Financial Products, Inc.; a First Vice President and Counsel at Security Pacific National Bank; an Associate at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & Macrae; and a Law Clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, CA.

Josh is listed for derivatives law in the 2010 and 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America while the IFLR 1000 and The Legal 500 list Josh as one of the world’s leading derivatives lawyers. Josh has been ranked in band 1 of Chambers USA since 2008. In 2012, clients described Josh as having “an almost encyclopedic knowledge of the derivatives market.” In 2010, sources noted his “great depth of experience and understanding of market trends.” In 2008 and 2009, clients noted he “…is one of the greats in derivatives because of his extensive knowledge" and that he is “doubtless one of the best derivatives lawyers in the world.”

Education

• New York University School of Law, JD
• Columbia College, BA

News & Publications

• "CFTC Issues Interpretive Guidance Regarding the Cross-Border Application of US Swap Regulations," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 2 August 2013
• "The CFTC’s July 12, 2013 Cross-Border Exemptive Order," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 17 July 2013
• "The ISDA March 2013 Dodd-Frank Protocol (the “DF Protocol 2.0”) is Open for Adherence," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 17 May 2013
• "CFTC Mandatory Clearing Rules – June 10 Phase-in Date for Financial Entities," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 16 May 2013
• "CFTC Provides Derivatives Prime Brokerage Limited No-action Relief from External Business Conduct Rules," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 1 May 2013
• "Political event contracts: bet or contingency contract?," International Financial Law Review (subscription required), July/August 2012
• "CFTC Issues a Final, Time-Limited Exemptive Order and Proposes Further Guidance Regarding Cross-Border Regulation of Swaps," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 31 December 2012
• "CFTC agrees more delays to reforms," Financial Times (subscription required), 19 December 2012
• "CFTC’s January 1 Business Conduct and Documentation Deadline Eased," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 18 December 2012
• "US Secretary of the Treasury Exempts FX Swaps and Forwards from Certain Requirements Under the US Commodity Exchange Act," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 20 November 2012
• "CFTC Proposes Phased Compliance Program for Certain Swaps," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 6 July 2012
• "Proposed CFTC Guidance Regarding the Cross-Border Application of US Swap Regulations," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 2 July 2012
• "Pay Practices Could Define Market Making Under Dodd-Frank," Law360, 31 May 2012
• "The New CFTC and SEC Swap “Entity” Definitions—Highlights," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 30 April 2012
• "Lehman Bankruptcy Court Holds That Pre-Petition Collateral Transfers and Guaranties to Clearing Bank Are Safe Harbored," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 26 April 2012
• "Dodd-Frank Title VII Rule Compliance Schedules – A Matrix," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 19 January 2012
• "Dodd-Frank Title VII (Swaps) Effectiveness—July 16 and Beyond," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 14 June 2011
• "End Users and OTC Energy Derivatives: Potential Impacts Under the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 27 August 2010
• "Comments Requested on Proposed “Key Definitions” of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 23 August 2010

Events

• The Continuing Impact of Dodd-Frank, 26 June 2013
• PLI’s Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012, 16-17 October 2012
• PLI’s Fundamentals of Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012, 15 October 2012
• CFTC Proposal for Cross-Border Application of US Swaps Regulations, 9 August 2012
• The Continuing Impact of Dodd Frank, 26 June 2012
• PLI’s Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2011, 18 October 2011 - 19 October 2011
• Fundamentals of Swaps and Other Derivatives 2011, 17 October 2011
• Dodd-Frank: One Year Later, 27 July 2011
• Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act – Implications for Internationally Headquartered Banking Organizations: Part 1: OTC Derivatives Regulation and the Volcker Rule, 5 April 2011
• Hot Topics in Insurance Regulation, 30 September 2010
• Greek Sovereign Default: What Happens Next?, 18 May 2010