Mr. Cohen’s practice, since 1991, has focused on representing construction industry clientele, including contractors, owners, subcontractors, suppliers, public entities, design professionals, and sureties. He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating construction and design contracts, alternative public procurement agreements (GCCM and Design-Build), guaranteed energy savings agreements, contracting with tribal entities, as well as prosecuting and defending against lien and bond claims, bid protests, preparing FOIA and public disclosure requests, and insurance coverage matters. Mr. Cohen regularly provides consultation on a wide variety of business issues for construction industry clientele including general insurance and bonding matters, obtaining insurance coverage for claims, prevailing wage issues and assisting with critical project documentation involving claims and terminations. Mr. Cohen has litigated construction disputes in state, federal, and appellate courts of the region, and has extensive experience in binding arbitration, mediation, and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Mr. Cohen has been named a Super Lawyer by Washington Law and Politics magazine for the period 2012-2017, has testified before the Washington State Legislature on proposed legislation impacting the construction industry, and regularly presents seminars to attorneys, trade groups and construction professional on construction law topics.