LOS ANGELES – OCTOBER 24, 2011 – Arent Fox LLP announced today that Rob Cohen has joined the firm as senior automotive counsel. Mr. Cohen will work with the automotive practice group in the Los Angeles office of Arent Fox. His practice focuses on regulatory issues in the automotive industry, with a special emphasis on complex retail sales and finance regulatory requirements.

"We are very excited to have Rob join our firm," said Robert C. O'Brien, managing partner of Arent Fox’s Los Angeles office. "Rob has an outstanding reputation as a top regulatory compliance professional in the automotive industry."

Aaron Jacoby, chair of Arent Fox’s automotive practice group agreed saying, "Very few attorneys have the ‘street level’ legal wisdom that Rob has. His experience working inside dealerships has given him a deep understanding of the automotive industry, and he has established himself as a thought leader in the sales and finance compliance arena."

Mr. Cohen is a founding director and immediate past-president of the National Association of Dealer Counsel and has recently co-authored a comprehensive legal reference book and management guide titled Auto Dealer Law, First Ed.

By joining Arent Fox, Mr. Cohen joins one of the most highly respected and widely recognized automotive practices in the nation.

In February 2011, Arent Fox’s automotive practice group was named one of the Top Five Practice Groups of the year by the Daily Journal, California’s leading legal publication.

An article about the practice was published in the "Top California Law Firms" supplement of the February 9, 2011 edition of the Daily Journal. The article, "Thinking Outside the Box for Automotive Clients," may be read by clicking here.

"Comprising a lineup of lobbyists, litigators and regulatory specialists, Arent Fox’s automotive industry practice group aims to offer the comprehensive solutions of a full-service legal mechanic," writes the Daily Journal.

In selecting the automotive practice as one of its top practice groups, the Daily Journal noted Arent Fox’s success on behalf of two firm clients in separate matters – legislative success before the US Congress for the Committee to Restore Dealer Rights and a class action defense judgment for Honda of North Hollywood.

To read a detailed description of Arent Fox’s groundbreaking work on behalf of the Committee to Restore Dealer Rights, please click here.

To read about Arent Fox’s victory defending its client Honda of North Hollywood in a $10 million class action suit in Los Angeles, please click here.

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About Rob Cohen

Rob Cohen is president of Auto Advisory Services, a leading compliance consulting company with a client base of nearly 500 dealerships. Prior to devoting his full time effort to Auto Advisory Services, Rob represented automobile dealers in litigation and served as in-house general counsel to an eight-franchise dealer group in Los Angeles.  Rob received his B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of California, Irvine and then went on to earn his J.D. from Whittier College, School of Law. Rob is an accomplished author, speaker, and trainer in regulatory compliance matters.

About Arent Fox

Arent Fox LLP, with offices in Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York, is a recognized leader in areas including automotive, sports, white collar, intellectual property, real estate, telecommunications, health care, international trade, bankruptcy, and complex litigation. With more than 350 lawyers nationwide, Arent Fox has extensive experience in corporate securities, financial restructuring, government relations, labor and employment, finance, tax, corporate compliance, and the global business market. The firm represents Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, trade associations, foreign governments and other entities.