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Steven D. Cohen, Attorney - Tax Law

Education

• Juris Doctor with honors, University of Texas Law School at Austin, 1978.
• Member, Texas Law Review.
• B.B.A. in Accounting with highest honors, University of Texas at Austin, 1974.

Certifications and Licenses

• Member, State Bar of Texas.
• Certified Public Accountant, Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Background

Steven D. Cohen brings 30+ years of tax and legal expertise to the law firm.

Mr. Cohen is a former tax partner at Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP where he specialized in the tax structuring of partnership equity offerings and investment vehicles as well as corporate mergers and acquisitions.

While at the University of Texas at Austin, Cohen received his J.D. (with honors) and a B.B.A. in accounting (with highest honors). He has been a member of the State Bar of Texas since 1978 and a CPA since 1977.

Subsequent to being a partner at Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, Steve was director of federal and international tax for Reliant Energy, Inc. where he was involved in all tax planning and transactional support; preparing and filing of 250 federal and international tax returns annually with $150 million of taxes under management; and providing the tax provision and disclosures for the company's financial statements.

Additionally, Cohen served as Senior Director and Assistant General Tax Counsel at Enron Capital & Trade Resources, where he was responsible for the tax planning and structuring of domestic and international financial transactions and was the leading tax expert in the area of commodity trading and financial derivatives. Cohen worked with the U.S. Treasury Department and the Joint Committee on Taxation to clarify tax laws on hedging transactions and derivative dealer contracts.

Most recently, Steve held the position of general counsel to Alpha Publishing LLC, a closely held company that owns and operates more than 100 entertainment and informational Web sites.