Cohen’s Ex-Wife Replaces Lawyer


Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Author: FINalternatives

The ex-wife of Steven Cohen has appointed a new lawyer to take charge of her $300 million lawsuit against the SAC Capital Advisors founder, FINalternatives reports. Patricia Cohen has replaced Paul Batista with Gaytri Kachroo to handle the civil racketeering case.

The lawsuit alleges the hedge fund manager hid millions in marital assets from his then-wife and the authorities. The lawsuit also charges that Steven Cohen admitted to trading on insider information about General Electric’s 1985 acquisition of RCA