Bradley (Brad) Cohen represents clients in cross-border investigations, regulatory enforcement and compliance matters, white-collar criminal defense cases and complex civil litigation across the banking, financial services and securities industries.
Brad has broad experience counseling clients on issues related to anti-money laundering (AML) obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), anti-bribery and corruption requirements under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and economic and trade sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). He also regularly assists clients with designing compliance programs and conducting due diligence associated with transactions and acquisitions.
Brad maintains an active pro bono practice, which includes representing clients in asylum proceedings before immigration courts. Prior to joining McDermott, Brad was an associate at an international law firm in New York, where he completed a year-long financial crimes-focused secondment at a global bank. He also worked at PwC as a financial services regulatory consultant before practicing law.
During law school, Brad interned in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Counsel for the Division of Enforcement and at the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
