Jeff Cohen
Jeff co-founded Cohen Gardner LLP in 2002 and focuses on transactional representation for clients in the entertainment, media, and technology verticals. He has been named by Variety to both its Dealmakers Impact list and Legal Impact list. He has been profiled by The Hollywood Reporter, The ABA Journal, Chambers Associate, Law Crossing, and others.
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Chunk, Esq.: Belly Shaker to Deal Maker
Being a former child actor is not always a recipe for success. However, Jeff B. Cohen, Esq. was able to transition from playing the iconic role of Chunk in the Richard Donner/Steven Spielberg Cult Classic Film “The Goonies” to becoming one of the most highly regarded and successful Entertainment Attorneys in Hollywood.
Jeff discusses his journey from child actor to representing Oscar Winners, Golden Globe Winners and Box Office Winners at Cohen Gardner LLP, the Entertainment Law Firm he co-founded in 2002.
Jeff comically and compellingly conveys the good, the bad and the funny of navigating extreme career change in the mean streets of Beverly Hills. Although his stories are specific to the entertainment industry, the lessons of his journey have relevance for all.
Chunk Esq. reminds us nice guys are good negotiators too.
Jeff co-founded the Beverly Hills based Entertainment Law Firm Cohen Gardner LLP in 2002 which focuses on the transactional representation of Directors, Actors, Producers, Writers, Production Companies and Financiers in the media and technology verticals.
He has been named by Variety to both its Dealmakers Impact List and Legal Impact List.
Jeff’s first book, “The Dealmaker’s Ten Commandments: Ten Essential Tools for Business Forged in the Trenches of Hollywood” was published by the American Bar Association and he regularly authors articles analyzing the intersection of business, law and entertainment for them.
Jeff received his Juris Doctor from UCLA Law School with an emphasis in business law and his undergraduate degree from The University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business. While at UC Berkeley, Jeff served as President of the Associated Students of the University of California.
Jeff has a unique background growing up as a child actor in the entertainment industry. His most notable role was playing ‘Chunk’ in the cult Richard Donner/Steven Spielberg film “The Goonies” which was added to the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress in 2017.
He asks that you don’t hold that against him.
Highlights:
The Dealmaker’s Ten Commandments Published by the American Bar Association
Named to Variety’s Legal Impact List
Named to Variety’s Dealmakers Impact List
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FAMILIAR FACE Remember The Goonies’ Chunk star Jeff Cohen? He’s totally unrecognisable after quitting actingIn particular, the scene-stealing truffle-shuffling Chunk, played by the well-to-do Jeff Cohen - and he’s not the former chubby self that he once was.
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‘Goonies’ Cast to Reunite for Another Virtual FundraiserThe stars of Steven Spielberg’s 1985 cult classic “The Goonies” are reuniting again for a good cause. Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, Martha Plimpton, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Jonathan Ke Quan,…
