Celia Cohen 

Celia Cohen is a litigator and adviser who represents financial institutions and corporate clients in white collar defense, regulatory compliance, internal and government investigations, and related civil actions. Her significant experience across industries includes private practice as well as roles as a federal prosecutor and in-house counsel at one of the world’s largest financial institutions.

Celia has experience leading legal and trial teams in regulatory compliance and enforcement, as well as in court and alternative dispute resolution forums. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, Celia understands how the DOJ, SEC, and other government agencies conduct investigations and make prosecution decisions. In her role, she handled cases involving securities fraud, international wire fraud, cybercrime, and health care fraud, and successfully tried cases involving terrorism, racketeering, and murder.

As former Assistant General Counsel at JPMorgan Chase, Celia led internal investigations for the bank’s Government, Investigations & Regulatory Enforcement Group. She oversaw complex investigations spanning multiple jurisdictions, and represented the bank in response to whistleblower matters and government inquiries. In private practice, Celia has more than 15 years of experience representing financial institutions, business technology companies, and other clients spanning a variety of industries.

Celia has successfully overseen matters involving the SEC, DOJ, FINRA, Office of the Comptroller of Currency, Federal Reserve Bank, Office of Foreign Assets Control, state and federal prosecutors, and other federal and local law enforcement agencies. She has successfully handled cases involving allegations of fraud, bribery, money laundering, antitrust, insider trading, market manipulation, and violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, False Claims Act, and related statutes.