Russell P. Cohen

Russell P. Cohen is a partner in Dechert’s antitrust/competition group, representing some of the world’s top technology companies in their most complex antitrust and business disputes. An experienced litigator, Mr. Cohen focuses his practice on antitrust and unfair competition disputes, venture capital and other high-stakes litigation, particularly in the technology sector.

He has represented market-leading companies, including Microsoft Corporation, Netflix Inc., LinkedIn and Zillow Group, in federal and state court and arbitration proceedings. Most notably, he was part of the team that secured a complete victory for Zillow in a high-stakes antitrust litigation case, which was widely covered by Law360, Bloomberg Law, and Reuters Legal. This significant win led to Mr. Cohen and Dechert partner Jay Jurata being honored as runner-ups in American Lawyer’s Litigator of the Week.

Mr. Cohen maintains an active pro bono practice, acting as counsel in the successful Alien Tort Statute case against an assassin involved in the murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador. Other pro bono matters include representing a parent and child separated at the southern border of the United States, former Guantanamo detainees pursuing damages for torture and unlawful detention, and a group of Canadian and international human rights organizations and scholars in the U.S. Supreme Court in Arar v. Ashcroft.

Key Matters

• Microsoft over two decades in numerous antitrust matters in federal and state courts, and in connection with proceedings in other jurisdictions around the world.
• LinkedIn in a seminal case securing its right to prevent scraping of LinkedIn profiles and rejecting unfair competition and other claims.
• Zillow in defending antitrust claims relating to the display of broker listing information, securing a significant victory in a high-stakes litigation case.

Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm.