Barak Cohen
- Co-Chair, Regulated Gaming
- Washington, D.C.
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
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Barak represents companies and individuals, including Fortune 50 companies, senior corporate officers, and members of Congress, who face government enforcement actions and investigations.
A former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor, Barak Cohen led dozens of white-collar investigations throughout the United States focusing on fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption issues that involved government contractors, legislators, senior members of the executive branch, senior U.S. Department of Defense, and intelligence officials, as well as others. His knowledge of the justice system informs his counsel to clients in matters including alleged foreign and domestic fraud and bribery, financial misconduct, antitrust offenses and bid rigging, tax crimes, false healthcare and government contracting claims, campaign finance and election crimes, and environmental crimes. Barak regularly counsels companies that do business with the government, such as technology companies, medical labs, medical device companies, and pharmaceutical companies. He is experienced in investigations regarding the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), and the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), as well as in investigations led by agency inspectors general.
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., Dean's List, 2002
- Georgetown University, M.A., National Security Studies, 1997
- United States Military Academy, West Point, B.S., Literature / Systems Engineering, 1992
Bar and Court Admissions
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District of Columbia
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California
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Related Employment
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Washington, D.C., Trial Attorney, 2008-2014
- Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, 2006-2008
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2003-2006
Clerkships
- Hon. Loren Smith, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Professional Recognition
Listed in Chambers USA "America's Leading Lawyers" for Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, 2022-2024
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 2020-2025
Listed in Expert Guides (Euromoney Institutional Investor’s Legal Media Group), "Rising Stars," 2015-2016
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine as a "Washington D.C. Super Lawyers," for White Collar Crimes, 2015-2024
Recognized with three U.S. Department of Justice Special Achievement Awards, 2009-2013
Impact
Professional Leadership
- IAGA (International Association of Gaming Advisors), Board Member
- Public Corruption Subcommittee of the ABA’s Criminal Justice Committee, Co-Chair
- Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Executive Leadership Program and Advanced Leadership Program
Community Involvement
- West Point Society of the District of Columbia, Member
