Garrison M. Cohen

Garrison M. Cohen is a litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's Orlando office, where he focuses on commercial and complex business litigation. Mr. Cohen represents clients in all stages of litigation from case initiation through appeals, and covers a variety of legal issues in a diversity of jurisdictions, including federal, state and bankruptcy courts and in arbitration proceedings.

Mr. Cohen has experience representing clients in class action defense, labor and employment litigation, consumer defense and business-to-business litigation such as business torts, breach of contract claims, shareholder disputes, fiduciary duty claims, commercial real estate litigation, non-competition and restrictive covenant litigation and construction-related matters. He works with clients in a variety of industries, including real estate, healthcare, transportation, construction, insurance, professional services, aviation and financial services.

In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Cohen is actively involved in the Orlando community. He has served on the University of Central Florida Greater Orlando Knights Community Council since 2022 and is actively involved with a variety of local professional and nonprofit organizations. Mr. Cohen also proudly represents clients in pro bono matters.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Cohen was an attorney at a regional firm in Tampa, Florida. While there, his clients received favorable summary judgments, arbitration decisions and appellate decisions in several cases, including cases involving shareholder disputes, real estate litigation and bankruptcy cases.

While in law school, Mr. Cohen was a member and officer of the University of Florida Moot Court Team and was recognized for his brief writing and oral arguments.