Henry Rodgin "Rodge" Cohen (born 1944)[1] is an American corporate lawyer whose practice focuses on commercial banking and financial institutions.
[2] After studying in the local public schools through junior high, Cohen attended and graduated from Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts.
[2] After two years in the U.S. Army as a military lawyer at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Cohen joined Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in 1970.
[2] Cohen participated in the bank negotiations in January 1981 that resulted in the freeing of the Americans held during the Iran hostage crisis.
[citation needed] Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Cohen was a leader in the Wall Street community rallying support for Lower Manhattan.