Negeen Ben-Cohen, Esq.

• Represented Miramax film studio in negotiating headquarters lease and construction contracts, as well as several other leases and location agreements;
• Negotiated transaction documents and completed due diligence process on behalf of sellers and purchasers of office buildings, multifamily developments, retail centers and industrial assets;
• Negotiated lease documents on behalf of commercial landlords;
• Represented restaurant and club businesses in lease negotiations, liquor license and other permit processes;
• Represented investors in private placement transactions for hospitality ventures;
• Joint venture, acquisition and financing of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on behalf of DLJ Merchant Banking;
• Financing of the $3.8 billion management led acquisition of multinational hotel and resort company Kerzner International Ltd. on behalf of Credit Suisse;
• Represented Credit Suisse in various land development financings including Lake Las Vegas;
• Redevelopment and financing of the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on behalf of Majestic Realty Co.;
• Handled corporate matters for Kilroy Realty Corporation;
• Represented Deutsche Bank in various transactions with real estate companies including Tishman Speyer and Macerich;
• Represented investors in sale and financing of Dakota Mountain Lodge in Park City;
• Handled development and financing matters for REIT clients including HCP, Inc. and AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Mrs. Ben-Cohen earned her law degree with honors in 2005 from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. While at Boalt Hall, Mrs. Ben-Cohen was a member of the editorial board of the Berkeley Business Law Journal. She completed a joint degree in political science and economics at Columbia University, earning her B.A. cum laude in 2001.

• OVDPs: The IRS Should Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is
  Tax Notes International, August 11, 2014
• IRS’s Offshore Bait and Switch: The Case for FAQ 35
  Daily Tax Report, March 9, 2011
• Panelist, “A Different View on Credit Agreements: Representing the Borrower”, ABA Section of Business Law, Institute for Young Lawyers, April 10, 2008.
• “Commercial Loan Workouts,” chapter co-author in the Business Workouts Manual (2 ed.).

Mrs. Ben-Cohen has taken an active role in her community and local organizations since returning to the Los Angeles area. She was a board member on the Los Angeles Real Estate Council of City of Hope from 2006-2013. She was also invited to be a member of the Recruiting Committee of Latham & Watkins during her time at the firm, and served in that capacity for two years. She served on the board of the Early Childhood Center of Sinai Temple from 2014-2019, as well as serving as the Chairwoman of Sinai Temple’s Dor Chadash group from 2016-18. Mrs. Ben-Cohen is presently a member of the board of the Warner Avenue Foundation, the parent teacher organization of Warner Avenue Elementary School, and serves as the Director of the Annual Fund, a position in which she helped raise over $800,000 in 2019-2020 to provide much needed resources for the public school.