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Adrian Leon Cohen (born 22 July 1963) is an English solicitor who is also Senior Vice-President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews [1] and Lay Chair of the Labour Friends of Israel. [2]

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Early life and education

Cohen, who was born at Mile End in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, grew up in Ilford [3] in the London Borough of Redbridge and went to Wanstead High School. He studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he received a bachelor's degree in Law, [4] and at Queen Mary University of London where he was awarded a Master of Laws degree.

He chaired the Union of Jewish Students from 1985 to 1986. [5]

Professional career

On leaving university, Cohen became a pupil barrister. He qualified as a solicitor in 1996. [6]

Between 1988 and 1990 he was a part-time tutor at LSE, teaching commercial law.

Cohen has been Senior Consultant at McDermott Will & Emery since May 2024. [7] He was previously a partner at Proskauer Rose LLP [4] [8] and, before that, worked for 32 years at Clifford Chance, [4] [9] becoming a partner in 1998.

Political office

He was briefly a London Borough of Camden councillor in 2022. [10]

Voluntary roles

Cohen is an elected honorary officer of the Board of Deputies and took office as its Senior Vice-President in June 2024. [1] [11] He is also Lay Chair of the Labour Friends of Israel, [2]

He was a trustee of the Jewish Leadership Council from 2018 to 2021. [12] He is a founder member [13] of the London Jewish Forum, of which he was co-chair until June 2024. [14] He was also, for two terms until 2023, a trustee of Reprieve UK, the legal action NGO. [9]

Personal life

In September 2022 he married Marie van der Zyl, the then-President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, at West London Synagogue. [3] [15]

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  2. 1 2 "Action Plan for Driving out Antisemitism: concluded". The Labour Party (UK) . February 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 "A communal wedding made in Essex". Essex Jewish News. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Proskauer Welcomes Adrian Cohen As a Restructuring Partner in London". Kinney Recruiting. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "UJS Former Presidents". Union of Jewish Students . Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Adrian Leon Cohen". The Law Society . Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "McDermott adds senior restructuring lawyer in London" (Press release). McDermott Will & Emery. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Proskauer Welcomes Adrian Cohen As A Restructuring Partner In London" (Press release). Mondaq. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Adrian Cohen: Trustee". Reprieve . Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  10. ↑ Odsley, Richard (25 May 2022). "First Labour election winner in Hampstead Town set to step down". Camden New Journal . Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Who We Are". Board of Deputies of British Jews . 31 May 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Adrian Cohen". Companies House . Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Adrian Cohen". The Guardian . January 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  14. ↑ Prinsley, Jane (21 June 2024). "London Jewish Forum elects first female co-chair". The Jewish Chronicle . Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  15. ↑ Glaser, Karen (8 September 2022). "Mazeltov! Board President has big Jewish wedding of the year". The Jewish Chronicle . Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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