Fried Frank Adds Private Funds Lawyer Audra A. Cohen in New York

Fried Frank announced today that Audra A. Cohen has joined the firm as a partner in its Asset Management Practice, based in New York. She joins from Goodwin, where she was a partner in the firm's private investment funds practice and real estate industry business unit. Prior to that, she was a partner in the private funds practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

Cohen has experience advising major sponsors on all aspects of fund formation, fundraising, negotiations and compliance in connection with closed- and open-end real estate, private equity and infrastructure funds. Cohen has experience advising sponsors on regulatory compliance, fund-related aspects of real estate and M&A deals, continuation funds, other liquidity events and internal governance and economic arrangements.

"Audra brings to the firm significant real estate, buyout and general fund experience," said Kenneth I. Rosh, chairman and head of the firm's Private Equity Funds Group. "Her experience across a variety of asset classes with top-tier sponsors, combined with her compliance know-how in a world of increased regulation, is a perfect fit for our global team as we continue to grow and strengthen our platform. Audra's arrival further demonstrates our commitment to our clients, who rely on us to guide their critical fundraises."

"Audra is a talented lawyer and her experience and judgement will further enhance our premier Asset Management Practice," added Lawrence N. Barshay, founder and head of Fried Frank's Asset Management Practice. "We are delighted to have her join an impressive global team of investment practitioners, who regularly advise on some of the world's largest funds."

Led by partners Lawrence N. Barshay and Kenneth I. Rosh in the United States and Kate Downey in Europe, Fried Frank's global Asset Management Practice provides top-tier advice on all aspects of funds, managed accounts and other investment vehicles, including fund formation, negotiation of managed accounts and advisory agreements, structuring management companies and compensation arrangements, spinouts, seeding and stakes transactions, documentation of prime brokerage and other trading arrangements and advice regarding ongoing operations. The practice is consistently top-ranked by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 and has been recognized as one of Law360's Practice Groups of the Year for Fund Formation for the past four years.

On March 1, Fried Frank's new leadership appointments took effect, with Kenneth I. Rosh serving as firm chairman, Steven Epstein serving as managing partner and Scott B. Luftglass serving as vice chairman, with each continuing to actively maintain their respective practices.

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