JENNIFER L. COHEN, PARTNER

Jennifer Cohen is a Corporate Partner at Sklar Kirsh LLP. Jennifer’s experience as in-house corporate counsel brings practical business-world experience and strong insights into the needs and challenges clients face. This includes advising on M&A, equity investments, capital markets, commercial transactions, and corporate governance matters. She advises clients in a wide range of industries, including consumer products, media and entertainment, and sports.

Prior to joining the firm, Jennifer was corporate counsel to two sports and entertainment firms — Elevate Sports Ventures and VenueNext, an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and an investment analyst at Citibank.

Cohen earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Economics, cum laude, from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania where she concentrated in finance and business and public policy. The Nashville native also served as a judicial extern for the Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. Prior to attending law school, Jennifer was an investment analyst at Citigroup.

Selected M&A Transactions

• Hypothesis Group, LLC, an insights and strategy firm, in its acquisition by Elixirr, a global consulting firm based in the UK.
• Vessie Pearson, co-founder and CEO of Aptive Environmental, a leading pest control company, in the sale of a majority stake to Citation Capital.
• Roberts Container Corporation, a provider of custom and turnkey packaging for cosmetic and beauty products, in the sale to Albea Beauty Solutions USA, LLC.
• Outdoor Recreation Group in a majority recapitalization transaction with HNB Capital, LLC.
• Bandwagon Brokerage, a specialty produce company, in its sale to Wholesale Produce Supply.
• 8020 Consulting, LLC, a provider of financial consulting services, in an investment from ShoreView Industries.
• Roku, Inc. in its acquisition of the branded content division of Funny or Die, Inc.
• Criminal Productions, LLC, one of the top narrative audio storytelling studios, founded by former public radio journalists Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer, in its sale to Vox Media.
• Leading podcaster Roman Mars in his sale of 99% Invisible to SiriusXM.
• Green Hasson & Janks, a national advisory and accounting firm, in the acquisitions of GGF and Orlando, Mitts, Moore & Company, two California-based accounting firms.
• Growing Generations, a full-service surrogacy and egg donation agency, in its sale to North Star Fertility Partners.
• Caldera Medical in its acquisition of the assets of UVision 360.

Recognitions

• The M&A Advisor – “The 16^th Annual Emerging Leaders” Award (2025)
• Los Angeles Business Journal – “Women of Influence” (2025)
• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America – Corporate Law (2023, 2025)
• Super Lawyers – “Southern California Rising Star” (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation (2023, 2024)
• L.A. Times B2B Publishing – Inspirational Women Forum and Leadership Awards Nominee (2023)
• Los Angeles Business Journal Women’s Leadership Awards – “Woman to Watch” Award Nominee (2023)