Biography
Harris (“Hirsh”) Cogan is an experienced trial lawyer who represents clients in federal and state court proceedings, appeals, arbitrations, and mediations throughout the United States.
He has extensive experience advising clients in the areas of:
- Securities litigation
- Corporate, shareholder, and partnership disputes
- Class actions and derivative actions
- Real estate litigation
- Employment—discrimination, wrongful termination, confidentiality, non-compete agreements
- Trademark license issues
- Alternative dispute resolution
Hirsh is the author of a chapter in the well-recognized treatise, Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts (4th Edition 2015).
Outside the Firm
Hirsh served as a Vice President and Director of the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York, and is a past President of the Young Israel of Scarsdale.
Experience
- A publicly traded real estate investment trust, in litigation involving a one billion dollar merger.
- A publicly traded defense contractor, in class-action securities litigation.
- A former outside director of an international public corporation, in shareholder litigation.
- A real estate entity, in a challenge to a $1.3 billion sale.
- Venture capital funds, in a dispute concerning capital structure of a technology company.
- A financial institution, in defaulted commercial real estate loans.
- A financial institution, in foreclosure of loans for construction of a hotel in New York City.
- A publicly traded company, in a dispute over a joint venture relationship.
- A national food manufacturer and distributor, in a dispute over corporate ownership.
News & Views
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Case
Blank Rome Secures Unanimous Reversal in NY Supreme Court Appellate Division for Winston Salem RI LLC
Arash Beral, John C. Kessler, Harris N. Cogan, Judith J. Gische
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Case
Blank Rome Secures Unanimous Reversal in NY Supreme Court Appellate Division for 1250 North SD Mezz LLC
Arash Beral, Harris N. Cogan, John C. Kessler, Craig N. Haring
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Honor
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America®
Barry Abrams, John A. Adkins, Natalie Alameddine, Rick Antonoff, Samar Aryani-Sabet, D. Morgan Barry
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Event
Election Protection National Voter Information Hotline Clinic
Thomas F. Brier Jr., Harris N. Cogan, Keith B. Letourneau, Jeffrey N. Rosenthal, Samuel M. Ventresca
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Webinar
Navigating Commercial Real Estate Leasing and Sales Disputes in the COVID-19 Era
Blank Rome-Hosted Live Webinar -
Speaking Engagement
Commercial Leasing and Real Estate Transactional Issues in the Time of COVID-19
Mara B. Levin, Harris N. Cogan, Jonathan M. Korn, John E. Lucian
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Alert
Illinois Bankruptcy Court Holds That Force Majeure Clause Excused Nonpayment of Rent Resulting from Government Restrictions on Business Activity
Force Majeure and Real Estate Litigation COVID-19 Working Groups -
Deal
Blank Rome Represents Flutter Entertainment Group in Its Merger with The Stars Group
Dennis M.P. Ehling, Martin S. Krezalek, Peter Schnur, Jonathan T. Keen, Stephen D. Schrier, Harris N. Cogan
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Event
Blank Rome Hosts Trial Academy IX at Philadelphia City Hall
Jerry D. Bernstein, Edward N. Cahn, James T. Giles, Stephen M. Orlofsky, Barry Abrams, Natalie Alameddine
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Case
Blank Rome Attorneys Secure Justice in the Murder of Shele Danishefsky Covlin
Marilyn B. Chinitz, Jerry D. Bernstein, Harris N. Cogan, Stephen P. McSweeney, Inbal P. Garrity, Ryan J. Casson
Recognitions
- 2023, Litigation – Real Estate in New York, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
- 2007–2024, listed in New York Super Lawyers
Affiliations
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- New York City Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
Hirsh has served as a mediator for the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County.
Credentials
Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- New York
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
- Brooklyn College, BA
- Hofstra University School of Law, JD