Profil
Jeff co-leads GT’s Northern Virginia Corporate Group and focuses his practice on buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions for financial sponsors and strategic clients. He represents clients in complex domestic and cross-border transactions across a range of industries, including defense technology, government contracting, and commercial technology.
In addition to his M&A practice, Jeff regularly advises clients on general corporate matters, governance, and securities regulations. With nearly 30 years of experience as a trusted adviser to private equity principals, entrepreneurs, and executives, he is known for his deep industry knowledge, practical business judgment, and ability to solve problems with urgency and optimism.
Concentrations
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity financing
- Technology
- Equity capital markets
- Corporate governance and reorganization
- Joint ventures and collaborations
- Entity structures
- Public company advising
- Commercial
- Retail and consumer
Expertise
Erfahrung
- Represented financial sponsors in numerous platform and add-on acquisitions, exits, and ongoing portfolio company matters.°
- Represented a private equity-backed government technology software company in its sale for over $125 million.°
- Represented a government technology and commercial IT services company in its sale to a private equity sponsor.°
- Represented defense technology and government contracting companies in acquisitions, divestitures, and general corporate matters.°
- Represented a newly formed private equity fund in its acquisition of a third-party logistics platform.°
- Represented a global government contractor providing healthcare services in its sale for over $190 million.°
- Represented a health IT company in its sale to a strategic buyer for over $100 million.
- Represented a global adtech company in a landmark transaction valued at approximately $900 million.°
- Represented a public business services company in its $240 million sale to a private equity buyer.°
- Represented a global technology and internet services company in the divestiture of a business unit for approximately $110 million.°
- Represented a public payment processing company in over 25 strategic transactions, including a $375 million acquisition.°
- Represented a national restaurant and hospitality company in multiple private equity financings, acquisitions, and strategic growth transactions.°
- Represented international technology companies in connection with growth equity financings.
- Represented institutional investors in aggregating nearly $3 billion of private equity and hedge fund investments.°
- Represented a public financial institution in its $214 million merger with a regional bank.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Cohen prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent and Staff Assistant, U.S. Senator John W. Warner
Anerkennung durch den Markt
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, 2015-2026
- Member, Virginia Bar Association
Ausbildung
- J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
- B.S., Virginia Tech
- Virginia