Seyfarth Shaw LLP has announced the addition of Matthew P. Cohen as a partner in its corporate department, based in the Atlanta office. Cohen specializes in advising institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, and university endowments, on investments in real estate funds, private equity funds, and other alternative investment vehicles. His expertise encompasses co-investments, joint ventures, direct investments, separate managed accounts, and investment management agreements. Additionally, Cohen assists clients with compliance, governance, and operational matters. ([seyfarth.com](https://www.seyfarth.com/people/matthew-p-cohen.html?utm_source=openai))
Before joining Seyfarth, Cohen was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he focused on the regulation of private investment funds and investment advisers. His practice included advising on the formation, offering, and operation of various funds, as well as complex fund restructurings and adviser-led secondary transactions. ([kirkland.com](https://www.kirkland.com/lawyers/c/cohen-matthew?utm_source=openai))
Cohen earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Southwestern University School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science with honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia, and Georgia. ([seyfarth.com](https://www.seyfarth.com/people/matthew-p-cohen.html?utm_source=openai))
This strategic hire aligns with Seyfarth’s ongoing efforts to expand its corporate practice. In February 2024, the firm added James M. Sullivan as a partner in its corporate department and member of the restructuring and insolvency practice in New York. ([news.bloomberglaw.com](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/seyfarth-shaw-drafts-partner-sullivan-to-corporate-department?utm_source=openai))
In February 2025, Seyfarth further bolstered its restructuring and insolvency team by hiring a veteran bankruptcy and commercial litigation attorney as a partner in its Chicago office. ([law360.com](https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2300597/seyfarth-hires-veteran-bankruptcy-atty-for-chicago-office?utm_source=openai))
These additions reflect Seyfarth’s commitment to enhancing its capabilities in corporate law and investment fund regulation, positioning the firm to better serve its institutional investor clients.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP has announced the addition of Matthew P. Cohen as a partner in its corporate department, based in the Atlanta office. Cohen specializes in advising institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, and university endowments, on investments in real estate funds, private equity funds, and other alternative investment vehicles. His expertise encompasses co-investments, joint ventures, direct investments, separate managed accounts, and investment management agreements. Additionally, Cohen assists clients with compliance, governance, and operational matters. ([seyfarth.com](https://www.seyfarth.com/people/matthew-p-cohen.html?utm_source=openai))
Before joining Seyfarth, Cohen was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he focused on the regulation of private investment funds and investment advisers. His practice included advising on the formation, offering, and operation of various funds, as well as complex fund restructurings and adviser-led secondary transactions. ([kirkland.com](https://www.kirkland.com/lawyers/c/cohen-matthew?utm_source=openai))
Cohen earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Southwestern University School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science with honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia, and Georgia. ([seyfarth.com](https://www.seyfarth.com/people/matthew-p-cohen.html?utm_source=openai))
This strategic hire aligns with Seyfarth’s ongoing efforts to expand its corporate practice. In February 2024, the firm added James M. Sullivan as a partner in its corporate department and member of the restructuring and insolvency practice in New York. ([news.bloomberglaw.com](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/seyfarth-shaw-drafts-partner-sullivan-to-corporate-department?utm_source=openai))
In February 2025, Seyfarth further bolstered its restructuring and insolvency team by hiring a veteran bankruptcy and commercial litigation attorney as a partner in its Chicago office. ([law360.com](https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2300597/seyfarth-hires-veteran-bankruptcy-atty-for-chicago-office?utm_source=openai))
These additions reflect Seyfarth’s commitment to enhancing its capabilities in corporate law and investment fund regulation, positioning the firm to better serve its institutional investor clients.