practice areas
Business & Finance Private Equity Public Offerings Internet & E-Commerce Securities Industry Private Offerings Going Private Transactions Life Sciences Renewable Energy, Clean Technology, & Sustainability Emerging Business & Technology Technology Clean Technology Life Sciences Transactions Private Equity M&A Mergers & Acquisitions Venture Capital Climate Change Private Investment Fundsbar admissions
New Jersey PennsylvaniaSteven M. Cohen
Email: scohen@morganlewis.com
practice accolades
Private Investment FundsRanked, National Tier 1: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
education
New York University School of Law, 1989, J.D.
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, 1986, B.S.
Publications
| Date | Title | Publication |
| 09/28/1009/28/10 |
Word on the Street: M&A, opening remarks presented at The CFO Alliance New Jersey Roundtable |
Speech |
| 01/30/0901/30/09 |
Cleantech: Creating Investment Opportunities from the Need for Sustainability, presented at the NJTC Capital Conference, Princeton |
Speech |
| 10/13/0410/13/04 |
Outline of Issues for a Biotech Company to Consider in Preparing for an IPO |
Speech |
| 05/05/0305/05/03 |
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot, New Jersey Law Journal |
Article |
| 01/31/0301/31/03 |
Issues to Consider in a New Venture Spin-Out |
Speech |
| 01/31/0301/31/03 |
Realizing Value from New Venture Spin-Outs
as an Alternative to an M&A Transaction |
Speech |
| 01/24/0301/24/03 |
Preparing for a Liquidity Event |
Speech |
| 04/30/0204/30/02 |
Issues to Consider in a New Venture Spinout |
Speech |
| 04/17/0204/17/02 |
Managing Growth in Uncertain Times - Legal Issues Impacting Life Sciences Companies, presented at the BCNJ Program, Princeton, NJ |
Speech |
| 04/17/0204/17/02 |
Outline of Issues to Consider in Preparing for an IPO for a Life Science Company |
Speech |
| 01/25/0201/25/02 |
Outline of Issues to Consider in Preparing for an IPO |
Speech |
| 01/25/0201/25/02 |
Outline of Issues to Consider in Preparing for an IPO, presented at the NJTC Capital Conference |
Speech |
| 10/12/0110/12/01 |
How to Become Touched by an Angel |
Speech |
| 10/12/0110/12/01 |
How to Become Touched by an Angel: Diamond State Ventures Presentation |
Speech |
| 08/01/0108/01/01 |
Preparing a Term Sheet for Your Angel Round, presented to the Silicon Garden Angels and Investors Network at the Real Entrepreneurs Boot Camp |
Speech |
| 01/25/0101/25/01 |
Legal Issues Impacting Health Care Venture Capitalists, presented at the Equity Research Private Healthcare Company Conference, Princeton |
Speech |
| 09/21/9909/21/99 |
Preparing a Venture Capital Term Sheet, presented to the Eastern Technology Council |
Speech |
| 09/01/9909/01/99 |
Preparing a Venture Capital Term Sheet for an E-Commerce Company, presented to the Eastern Technology Council, Wilmington, DE |
Speech |
| 01/29/9901/29/99 |
Growth by Acquisition, presented at the NJTC Capital Conference, Princeton |
Speech |
| 01/29/9901/29/99 |
Structure of Transaction, presented at the NJTC Capital Conference, Princeton |
Speech |
| 11/01/98November 1998 |
Considerations for Advising Emerging Companies, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Vol. 6, No. 11 |
Article |
| 05/27/9805/27/98 |
Preparing a Venture Capital Term Sheet for an Information Technology Company, presented to the Philadelphia Area New Media Association |
Speech |
| 04/01/98April 1998 |
Debt Financing for Technology Companies, New Jersey Technology Center Financing Manual |
Article |
| 01/01/971997 |
Limiting Directors' Liability (Chapter 7), Layman's Guide to the Legal Aspects of Venture Investments, Fifth Edition, (National Association of Small Business Investment Companies) |
Chapter |
| 01/01/971997 |
Preparing a Term Sheet (Chapter 2), Layman's Guide to the Legal Aspects of Venture Investments, Fifth Edition, (National Association of Small Business Investment Companies) |
Chapter |
| 11/14/9611/14/96 |
Corporate Preparation for External Liquidity Initiatives, presented at the Maximizing Wealth Through Shareholder Liquidity Initiatives Seminar, Philadelphia |
Speech |
| 01/01/9501/01/95 |
Pennsylvania Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships |
White Paper |
News
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May 03, 2011 |
Morgan Lewis Advises SK Capital Partners on Recapitalization of Calabrian, Leading Producer of Chemicals for Wastewater Treatment |
SK Capital Partners, a transformational private investment firm, today announced that it has partnered with Chief Executive Officer Charles Cogliandro to recapitalize Houston-based Calabrian Corporation. |