H. Rodgin Cohen

H. Rodgin Cohen is a partner and senior chairman at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. He was chairman of the Firm from July 1, 2000 through December 31, 2009 and has served as its senior chairman since January 1, 2010.

Mr. Cohen has acted in most of the major U.S. bank acquisitions and government-sponsored and capital-raising efforts during the financial crisis and provides corporate governance advice to a large number of financial and non-financial institutions. He played a singular role in the market events that changed the face of the financial services industry and economy, and was recognized by The National Law Journal in March 2010 as one of the “Decade’s Most Influential Lawyers.”

Mr. Cohen is or has been a member of the FDIC Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee, The Pew Financial Reform Project, the IIF Special Committee for a Strategic Dialogue for Effective Regulation, the Treasury Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession, The New York State Commission to Modernize the Regulation of Financial Services and The Financial Services Roundtable’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Enhancing Competitiveness.

He is a trustee of New York Presbyterian Hospital, Rockefeller University, the Hackley School, Deerfield Academy, Hampton University, Lincoln Center Theater, New York City Partnership and, formerly, the Economic Club of New York. He is also a member of Harvard Law School’s Visiting Committee and the advisory boards of United Way of Westchester-Putnam, the University of Charleston and Wall Street Rising. In May 2010, Mr. Cohen and his wife Barbara received the Servant of Justice Award from the Legal Aid Society.