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Mitchell S. Cohen is a partner in the Firm’s Corporate Finance and M&A group.  His practice focuses primarily on debt finance transactions as well as mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representation. Mitchell has substantial experience in a wide range of secured and unsecured debt financings in the middle market, including senior, mezzanine, second lien and subordinated debt, convertible debt and other forms of private credit and junior capital finance. He has represented borrowers, issuers and investment funds and other non-traditional lenders in various types of debt financing transactions, including restructurings. He also advises both acquirers and sellers in various negotiated acquisition and divestiture transactions involving equity and assets and leveraged buyouts.

Additionally, Mitchell has experience in various media and entertainment transactions, including financing the development and production of films and the sale of film titles and libraries and other entertainment assets.  He has also served as outside corporate counsel to several U.S. subsidiaries of international corporate groups.

Prior to joining the firm, Mitchell was a partner at Reed Smith LLP, Irell & Manella LLP and Riordan & McKinzie.  Before becoming a lawyer, he worked as a tax consultant in the international tax group of Touche Ross & Co. in New York City.

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Significant Engagements

  • Represented MedMen Enterprises Inc., a premier cannabis company with operations across the United States, in connection with the sale of its business operations in Arizona to an affiliate of Mint Cannabis.
  • Represented MedMen Enterprises Inc., a premier cannabis company with operations across the United States, in connection with the execution of definitive agreements to sell assets in Nevada to an affiliate of Mint Cannabis.
  • Represented affiliated entities that own the rights associated with the music of a former American rapper in connection with the establishment of a second lien loan facility.
  • Represented Lemurian, Inc., also known as “Jetty,” a California-based producer of high-quality cannabis extracts, in connection with the grant to Canopy Growth Corporation of the right to acquire up to 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Jetty.
  • Represented a licensed cannabis cultivator and dispensary owner/operator in California in connection with the establishment of a senior secured credit facility. 
  • Represented a prominent social media personality in connection with the restructuring of the legal and economic relationships with his business partners.
  • Represented a leading U.S.-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider serving major e-commerce brands in connection with the establishment of a senior secured term loan facility.
  • Represented affiliated entities that own the rights associated with the music of a former American rapper in connection with the establishment of a senior secured loan facility.
  • Represented the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and related Academy foundations in connection with the issuance of several hundred million dollars of tax-exempt “Oscar Bonds” to finance the construction and development of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
  • Represented affiliated investment funds in connection with the purchase of a secured second lien credit facility for a leading manufacturer of sports protection gear.
  • Represented a private equity-owned manufacturer and distributor of pop-up shelters in connection with the establishment of a senior secured credit facility.
  • Represented a leading manufacturer of LED lighting products in connection with a series of significant refinancing transactions.
  • Represented a private equity-owned manufacturer and distributor of integrated circuits in connection with the issuance and sale of senior secured convertible notes.
  • Represented Green Knight Productions, a production affiliate of Ley Line Entertainment and Dallas-based Tango Films, as the producer and co-financier of a new feature film entitled “The Green Knight.”
  • Represented a major financial institution, as administrative agent, under secured credit facilities in connection with The Weinstein Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
  • Represented the majority investor in The Walking Company, the California-based comfort shoe chain, in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization of that company.
  • Represented SJB Brands LLC in connection with its acquisition of the “Juice It Up” franchise system.
  • Represented Dallas-based Tango Films LLC in connection with the sale of worldwide and foreign exploitation rights to several film titles and libraries as well as the restructuring of investments in both independent film production and film distribution companies and the acquisition of film titles and libraries and television projects.
  • Represented Pinnacle Entertainment (formerly a NASDAQ-listed gaming company: PNK) in connection with its acquisition of the operations of the Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Pennsylvania and its lease of the underlying real property.
  • Represented a private equity-owned provider of cloud-based software and data solutions to the commercial construction industry in connection with a unitranche debt financing.
  • Represented Guggenheim Securities LLC in connection with a $340 million whole business securitization transaction involving Dick Clark Productions Inc., the producer of such live television programming such as the Golden Globe Awards, the American Music Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards.
  • Represented a major supplier of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables to supermarkets and food outlets in connection with several significant financing and other corporate transactions.
  • Represented multiple institutional investment funds in connection with the purchase and subsequent restructuring of debt and equity interests in Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa located in Greenville, Mississippi.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Selected as a Southern California Super Lawyer in the areas of securities and corporate finance (2023 and 2024)
  • Inducted into the Marquis Who’s Who Biographical Registry (2022) 
  • Named as a Visionary in Los Angeles County’s Banking and Finance Edition
  • Selected as a top lawyer in The Legal 500 in the area of mergers & acquisitions
  • Recognized as a leading corporate/mergers & acquisitions lawyer by Chambers & Partners in its USA Leading Lawyers for Business Guide
  • AV Preeminent Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Business Law Section of the American Bar Association
  • Member, State Bar of California
  • Member, Business and Corporations Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association