JAY S. COHEN, previously counsel to the Firm, recently joined as a partner. Since 1978, he has focused his practice on complex and class action litigation, particularly antitrust cases, consumer protection and shareholder rights. Mr. Cohen is currently co-lead counsel in J.B.D.L. Corp. v. Wyeth, C.A. No. C-1-01-704 (S.D. Ohio), where he represents a nationwide class of direct purchasers of the drug Premarin. He was also actively involved in In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation, C.A. No. 98-5055 (E.D.Pa.), which recently settled for $200 million.

Mr. Cohen has been lead counsel in class actions successfully prosecuted on behalf of consumers nationwide and in Pennsylvania, including Duboff v. SmithKline Beecham, PLC. No. 5004 December Term 1990 (Phila. C.C.P.); Tracy v. AAMCO Transmissions, Inc. No. 4849 October Term. 1990 (Phila. C.C.P.); and, as co-lead counsel, in Mauger v. Home Shopping Network, Inc., No. 91-6152-20-1 (Bucks Cty. C.C.P.).

Mr. Cohen led the class action securities department of Gross & Sklar, where he had litigated shareholder rights cases since 1983. Mr. Cohen was actively involved in successful class actions on behalf of defrauded investors, including In re Oak Industries Securities Litigation, Master File No. 83-0537 (S.D. Cal.); In re Nucorp Energy Securities Litigation, MDL No. 514 (S.D. Cal.) Wilkes v. Heritage Bancorp, Inc., No. 90-11151-F (D. Mass.): Philadelphia Electric Co. Derivative Litigation, No. 7090 March Term 1987 (Phila. Cty. C.C.P.); In re Flight Transportation Corp. Securities Litigation, Master Docket No. 4-82-874 (D. Minn,); Priest v. Zayre Corp., C.A. No. 86-2411-2 (D. Mass.); Tolan v. Computervision Corp., C.A. No. 85-1396-N (D. Mass.); In re U.S. Healthcare, Inc. Securities Litigation, Master File No. 88-0559 (E.D. Pa.); and In re SmithKline Beecham Securities Litigation, Master File No. 88-7474 (E.D. Pa.).

Prior to forming his own firm, Mr. Cohen was associated with the firm of Kohn, Savett, Marion & Graf (now Kohn, Swift & Graf) (1978-1982); and Gross & Sklar (now Law Offices of Bernard M. Gross) (1983-1987). There, he participated in a number of cases with multi-million dollar results, including In re Industrial Silicon Antitrust Litigation, Master File No. 95-2104 (W.D.Pa.); In re Fine Paper Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 323 (E.D. Pa.); In re Folding Carton Antitrust Litigation, Master File No. 250 (N.D. Ill.); In re Glassine and Greaseproof Paper Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 475 (E.D. Pa.); In re Water Heaters Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 379 (E.D. Pa.); In re Corrugated Containers Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 310 (N.D. Tex.); In re Chlorine and Caustic Soda Antitrust Litigation, Master File No. 86-5428 (E.D. Pa.); In re Nylon Carpet Antitrust Litigation, No. 4:98-CV-0267-HLM (N.D. Ga.); In re Polypropylene Carpet Antitrust Litigation, No. 4:95-CV-193-HLM (N.D. Ga.); Paper Systems, Inc. v. Mitsubishi Corp., No. 96-C-0959 (E.D. Wis.).

Mr. Cohen served as a Captain in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps in Falls Church, Virginia from 1974 to 1977, where his practice was limited to criminal appeals. He also served as Case Notes Editor of The Advocate, which was a worldwide publication devoted to military Law.

Mr. Cohn is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; the Court of Military Appeals; and the Army Court of Military Review. Mr. Cohen received a B.A. degree cum laude from Temple University in 1971, and graduated with a J.D. degree from Temple University School of Law in 1974. He is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association.