Arthur Michael Cohen is recognized by Continental Who's Who

SHORT HILLS, N.J., Feb. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur Michael Cohen is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member in the field of Law in recognition of his role as Partner of Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP.

Established in 1854 with a rich history of over 163 years of experience, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP is the only major law firm in the United States whose practice is devoted almost exclusively to public finance and public projects. Long recognized as providing to its clients excellent legal services, the lawyers at Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP are expertly equipped to act as bond counsel, special tax counsel, borrower's counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters counsel and bank counsel in state and local municipal bond issues, as well as to provide unparalleled legal representation in connection with alternative project delivery, securitizations and public-private partnerships, among other areas.

With more than forty-two years of experience practicing at Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, Arthur Cohen has become a renowned expert within the field of public finance. Having spent his entire professional career in lower Manhattan, Arthur Cohen is the most proud of his role as counsel to the underwriters for the multiple municipal bond financings necessary to provide provide funds for the reconstruction of each of Towers 3, 4 and 7 of New York's World Trade Center, as well as for the financing of the office building known as One Bryant Park in Times Square utilizing for the first time a combined financing structure of both municipal revenue bonds and collateralized mortgage backed securities. Throughout his career, Arthur Cohen has attained expertise within the areas of economic development, government finance and project finance.

Arthur Cohen attended the City College of New York where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He then attended Brooklyn Law School, where he received his Juris Doctor degree graduating again magna cum laude and being an Articles Editor of the school's Law Review.

To further his professional development, Arthur Cohen is a proud and active member of several organizations including the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Council of Development Finance Agencies, the New York State Economic Development Council, and the New York State Bar Association. Additionally, he regularly lectures and teaches before varied organizations.

In recognition of his professional accomplishments, Arthur Cohen was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Development Finance Agencies in 2016, was named Super Lawyer in the New York Metropolitan Area for Government Finance for each of years 2006 through 2017, and was recognized by Marquis Who's Who as a Distinguished Humanitarian and for Inclusion in Who's Who in America (2017).

Arthur Cohen dedicates this recognition with special thanks to his wife Susan, his mother of blessed memory Rose Ellen Cohen, and his brother Howard Lloyd Cohen. He also dedicates this recognition to Robert C. Rosenberg, his late mentor who gave him his chance to succeed.

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Contact: Katherine Green, 516-825-5634, [email protected]

SOURCE Continental Who's Who

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