
Michael Cohen Adjunct Professor of Law
Phone: 540-458-8521
Email: mcohen@wlu.edu
Office: 462 Lewis Hall
Michael Cohen
Areas of Expertise/Classes Taught
International Competition Law Practicum
Education
BA, Virginia Tech
JD, Washington and Lee University
About
Michael began his career as an Assistant Special Prosecutor investigating and prosecuting organized crime involvement with the failure of local financial institutions in the early 1990s. After his government service, Michael joined the Washington, D.C. antitrust firm Howrey & Simon. In 2003, Michael joined Heller Ehrman as a partner in Washington, D.C., where he helped develop and grow the firm's federal government antitrust merger defense practice. When Heller Ehrman ceased operations in 2008, Michael joined Paul Hastings as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. In 2015, Michael joined Sheppard Mullin's antitrust practice.