Steven M. Cohen

Overview

Steve Cohen has overseen commercial real estate transactions for his clients, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and debt and equity financings and restructurings, for over 35 years. He regularly represents developers, investors and sponsors in all industry classes, including office, multifamily, retail, industrial, mixed-use, hotels and raw land. As part of his transactional practice, Steve assists clients in structuring partnerships and limited liability companies, including providing advice as to economic structuring, management, exit strategies and tax considerations.

In recent years, Steve has acted as primary counsel for one of the most active purchasers of manufactured housing communities in the country, overseeing all components of that client’s legal activities, including fund formation, acquisitions and financing.

Additionally, Steve focuses on the resort and hotel industry, representing owners, operators and developers. From 1997 through 2006, Steve was an integral part of the team that was primary counsel for one of the largest owners and operators of ski resorts in North America at the time. During that period, Steve oversaw all of that client’s US resort acquisitions and financing activities. Steve continues to focus on hotel and resort transactions, including purchases and sales, hotel management agreements, joint venture agreements and financing transactions.

Speaking & Publications

• Co-author, Mobile Home Parks: Time to Scrap Outdated Rules, Policies and Ads, Colorado Real Estate Journal (July 1, 2015)

Awards & Involvement

• Best Lawyers of America: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Real Estate Law (2017-2027)
• Legal 500 – United States – Denver Elite: Real Estate (2026)
• Best Lawyers of America: “Lawyer of the Year” Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2022 and 2024)
• Chambers USA, Real Estate Law – Colorado (2016-2026)
• Super Lawyers (2009-2018)
• “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell
• Member, NAIOP
• Member, ULI
• Board of Directors, Impact 360

Jurisdiction

• State of Colorado
• State of California
• State of New York

Education

• LL.M, Taxation, New York University School of Law (1995)
• J.D., Fordham University School of Law (1989)
• A.B., University of Michigan (1985)