David Cohen

David Cohen is Senior Counsel and Director advising RBC’s municipal markets platform (investment banking, advisory, underwriting, sales and trading, and financial products) with respect to all legal, regulatory, and compliance issues.  Prior to joining RBC, Mr. Cohen was Managing Director and Associate General Counsel for the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) Municipal Division.  He held several positions at UBS including Executive Director and Regulatory Compliance Business Manager for the UBS Municipal Securities Group and Associate General Counsel for UBS Wealth Management.  Mr. Cohen graduated from Union College and Hofstra University School of Law where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Hofstra Labor Law Journal, and has completed the Securities Industry Institute at University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School. He currently serves as the Chair of the SIFMA Municipal Legal and Compliance Forum.