Jonathan Cohen

Jonathan Cohen is a Partner in the D.C. office of the law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer. He leverages deep knowledge of the legal, regulatory, political, and public policy landscape in D.C. to help clients understand and manage risk and overcome regulatory and transactional challenges. His clients range from innovative start-ups and non-profits to Fortune 30 companies practice and his work spans advocacy, transactions, and appellate litigation, including in online content regulation and artificial intelligence. Mr Cohen draws on a long career practicing law and on knowledge gained through his work in government, on political campaigns, and in the media, where he started as a news reporter. Mr Cohen joined WBK in 1998 after serving 5½ years in government, first at The White House and then at the FCC, where he held senior staff positions in the Chairman’s Office, the Office of Plans and Policy, the Mass Media Bureau, and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. While at the FCC, Mr Cohen co-wrote the FCC’s spectrum auction rules (which have become the global standard) and directed the FCC’s first broadband PCS auction, which at the time earned recognition from the Guiness Book of World Records as the largest auction in world history.

Mr Cohen co-chairs the Emerging Issues in Technology committee of the FCBA-The Tech Bar® and is frequently asked to speak in educational settings and at industry gatherings. He has been honored as a “Best Lawyer®” and singled out for nationwide recognition for “outstanding service” on corporate and commercial transactions, and is perennially selected as a Washington D.C. SuperLawyer. He also devotes time to pro bono practice, focusing on criminal justice issues and promoting responsible tech practices.

Mr Cohen was educated at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and earned his law degree from Georgetown University.