Atty. Alan S. Cohen
Alan Cohen represents syndicators and corporate investors in structuring tax-advantaged real estate investments with an emphasis on the low-income housing and historic rehabilitation tax credits. What do you focus on?
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About Alan S. Cohen at a glance
Alan S. Cohen is a real estate and tax attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Holland & Knight LLP. Admitted to practice in New York, New York State Bar Association. Educated at New York Law School (J.D., 1979). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law (2026). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Alan Cohen represents syndicators and corporate investors in structuring tax-advantaged real estate investments with an emphasis on the low-income housing and historic rehabilitation tax credits
- What do you focus on?
- Tax-advantaged real estate investments For more than thirty years I have advised clients in making over $15 billion of real estate investments that provide tax-advantages
- These transactions have included sale-leasebacks, new market tax credits, low-income housing tax credits, historic rehabilitation tax credits and energy tax credits
- Clients in varied sectors My clients have included nationally recognized syndicators, multi-national corporations in all business sectors and national and international banks and investment banks
- Transaction types Transactions have included private equity advice in structuring multi-investor syndications, public-private partnerships for urban neighborhood revitalizations, creating tax-advantaged investment programs and overseeing investments for corporate treasury and tax departments
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
Alan S. Cohen is one of 316,149 real estate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse real estate attorneys in New York →
Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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