(New York, NY, October 2023) - Cohen & Buckmann P.C. proudly announces the firm’s annual legal industry rankings for 2023. In today’s crowded marketplace, being named a top-performing lawyer and firm for employment law, ERISA, and employee benefits is an achievement. We are not motivated by accolades alone, but rather by applying our specific expertise to those who choose our counsel for their critical employment needs. And because of this approach, we have the honor of being selected for inclusion in 7 reputable publications, recognizing that we are the foremost attorneys in our respective areas of law.
Best Lawyers in America®
Four of our partners have been recognized by our peers for the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America by Best Lawyers due to our work in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation. Carol Buckmann (since 2020), Sandra Cohen (since 2019), Lauri London, and Zahava Blumenthal have been included for 2024. Inclusion in Best Lawyers results from a comprehensive peer-review and client evaluation process to identify lawyers at the top of their fields.
Best Law Firms®
For several years, Cohen & Buckmann has been ranked Tier 1 in the New York Metro area and Tier 2 Nationally for the firm’s work in employee benefits and ERISA. Best Law Firm rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process, including the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in the field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.
Chambers USA GUIDE
The Firm as a whole and Sandra Cohen as an individual were named to Band 1 for Executive Compensation, mainly Executive representation. Carol Buckmann and Lauri London were also recognized by Chambers for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation. Chambers and Partners is the leading independent professional legal research company operating across 200 jurisdictions.
Lawdragon
Carol Buckmann and Sandra Cohen were named, for several years in a row, to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers. The list honors attorneys focusing on employee benefits and executive compensation and also employment litigation, defending trade secrets, discrimination, ERISA, wage and hour, and other claims.
Martindale Hubbell AV Pre-eminent Rating
Carol Buckmann and Sandra Cohen are both ranked AV-Pre-eminent by Martindale Hubbell, which provides verified ratings for attorneys based not only on their legal ability and ethical standards as judged by their peers but also based on reviews from their clients.
Super Lawyers
Three of our lawyers are named on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list for many consecutive years: Carol Buckmann in Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor, and Health Care; Sandra Cohen in Employee Benefits and Employment & Labor and Mergers & Acquisitions; and Jeffrey Mamorsky in Employee Benefits.
Part of Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers rates outstanding lawyers who attain a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews.
Who’s Who Legal in Employment Law
Sandra Cohen and Carol Buckmann are named to Who’s Who Legal in Employment Law. This list recognizes attorneys who demonstrate substantial experience advising and representing clients on the spectrum of labor and employment issues.
About Cohen & Buckmann’s Honored Attorneys
A boutique law firm in New York City, the Cohen & Buckmann attorneys focus on Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits, Corporate law, and Employment law. It is an honor to achieve recognition, but more importantly, these accolades proudly reflect our firm’s deep commitment to excellence in the legal profession. Our lawyers always strive to provide clients with innovative and practical solutions with unsurpassed value.
· Zahava Blumenthal — Zahava’s executive compensation and employee benefits practice includes a special focus on corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and initial public offerings. In addition to representing public and private companies, she counsels executives on complex financial incentives, including in the context of profit interests/carried interests. For employers, have significant experience developing and implementing equity compensation programs, including profit interests, stock options, and restricted stock units.
· Carol Buckmann — Carol advises employers and pension industry leaders on a wide variety of plan issues, with devoted thought leadership on navigating fiduciary issues. She has a rare combination of both breadth and depth of knowledge in employee benefits law. With a career that spans over 40 years, Carol is one of the foremost employee benefits and ERISA attorneys in the country. She is widely known for her in-depth understanding of issues related to ERISA, including pension plan and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) compliance, fiduciary responsibilities, and investment fund formation. Her clients – global and U.S. companies – and attorneys rely on her for advice related to complex pension law and fiduciary problems.
· Sandra Cohen — Sandra works with leaders across the professional spectrum, helping them navigate significant events in their career trajectory. Her breadth of knowledge and ability to consistently resolve matters successfully have made her one of the leading executive compensation and employee benefits attorneys in North America. Clients and attorneys seek her practical advice and business-oriented approach to complex tax and employee benefits issues. She is known for deal-making and pragmatic problem-solving in private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, employment contract negotiations, and the development of incentive and deferred compensation strategies.
· Lauri London — Lauri counsels both corporate and individual executive clients in connection with contracts, executive compensation and benefits, corporate law, and regulatory and compliance matters. Her proficiency with addressing complex business agreements and issues stems from her experience in both law firm practice as a corporate and securities attorney and in-house, where she was both General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of two SEC-registered investment advisory firms.
· Jeffrey Mamorsky — Jeff is a leading ERISA & employee benefits attorney with an emphasis on legal issues involving retirement and welfare benefit plans. With over 50 years of experience in ERISA and all aspects of employee benefits law, Jeff serves as employee benefits counsel and provides fiduciary advice to plan sponsors, which include large multinational corporations, financial institutions, insurance companies, closely held businesses, large not-for-profit organizations, governmental agencies, Big Four accounting firms, employee benefits consulting firms, large multi-employer plans, and major multi-employer pension and welfare funds.