DLA Piper has a strategic alliance with The Cohen Group, a business consulting firm, to help clients identify and achieve global business and strategic opportunities. The Cohen Group's sector experience includes, but is not limited to:
Aerospace and defense
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical
Financial services
Energy and natural resources
Homeland security
Information technology, telecommunications and technology
International trade and agriculture
Property and real estate
Strategic communications and message development
Transportation and logistics
Specific client services include:
Advice and assistance - Strategic advice to corporate leadership and hands-on assistance in marketing, regulatory affairs and related matters. These advisory services include:
Providing insights on developments and trends to provide a competitive advantage by exploiting opportunities and avoiding pitfalls
Opening and sustaining lines of communication with political, business and financial leaders who could affect success in the market and assisting the client to build and enhance its own network of relationships in the market
Identifying and assessing potential markets and analyzing the political, legal and regulatory factors that will affect the ability to successfully enter and operate in the market
Business development - Hands-on assistance to grow revenue and profits, working closely with the client's team to identify and actively pursue opportunities..
Transactions - Deal sourcing and capital raising activities through all stages to successful deal closure. These transactional services include:
Working with clients seeking acquisition targets, strategic partners or divestiture opportunities by identifying attractive purchase targets or potential buyers
Conducting thorough company due diligence, providing in-depth analysis of your competitive strengths within the market in question, drawing upon The Cohen Group's strong knowledge base and wealth of contacts in many sectors
The Cohen Group is led by:
Secretary William Cohen, former US Secretary of Defense, Senator and Congressman
General Joseph Ralston, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ambassador Marc Grossman, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and US Ambassador to Turkey
Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and US Ambassador to NATO and Greece
Lt. General Ed Cardon, former commander of Army Cyber Command
Ambassador Jeff Davidow, former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere and US Ambassador to Mexico, Venezuela and Zambia
Sir Angus Houston, former Chief of the Australian Defense Force and Chief of the Australian Air Force
General Paul Kern, former Commander of the US Army Materiel Command and the Senior Adviser for Army Research, Development and Acquisition
Admiral James Loy, former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Commandant of the US Coast Guard
General James Mattis, former Secretary of Defense and Commander of US Central Command
Lt. General Harry Raduege, former Director of the US Defense Information Systems Agency and Commander of the Joint Task Force Global Network Operations
Dave Rank, former Acting US Ambassador to China
Lord George Robertson, former NATO Secretary General and the UK Defense Minister
General Curtis Scaparrotti, former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander, US Forces Korea
Ambassador Arun Singh, former Indian Ambassador to the United States, France, and Israel
Lt. General Joe Yakovac, former Director of the US Army Acquisition Corps and Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
William Zarit, former Minister for Commercial Affairs at the US Embassy in Beijing and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce
These leaders collaborate with and are supported by a seasoned team which has spent many years at the most senior levels of The White House, Congress, and US agencies including the Defense Department and State Department, the governments of the United Kingdom, Australia, India and China, and the private sector.
The Cohen Group has offices in Washington, USA; London, UK; Beijing, China; Tianjin, China; Delhi, India; Brisbane, Australia; and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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