New York, New York
COHEN--Jerome A. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP mourned the passing of our beloved friend, partner and of counsel, Jerome A. "Jerry" Cohen, who died on September 22, 2025 at the age of 95. A towering pioneer in the study of the modern Chinese legal system, Jerry was a brilliant...
Read MoreThe Jack Downey family is forever grateful to Jerry´s contributions to the well being of his Yale `51 classmate Jack Downey through out his ordeal and afterwards, no one could have done more for a friend, what a great man!
Audrey & son Jack
October 04, 2025 | Family
Grove of 100 Memorial Trees
The Jack Downey family
October 04, 2025 | New Haven
I came into contact with Jerry several years ago. I listened to the video on his website with his account of his trip to North Korea and then emailed him to call his attention to a very small mistake I had noticed. Jerry responded most graciously and asked me if I had any involvement with East Asia. When I replied that I did, he invited me to a series of roundtables at the Council on Foreign Relations, which I enjoyed immensely. Jerry was able to attract some extraordinary speakers and...
Jim Altschul
September 29, 2025 | Other
Professor Jerome Cohen saved my law career I lost when left Vietnam as refugee in 1975, by welcoming me to Harvard Law East Asian Legal Studies Program where I authored two well-received books, one is The Vietnamese Tradition Of Human Rights.He is my life benefactor.
Tai Van Ta
September 27, 2025
Single Memorial Tree
Amy & Jay
September 25, 2025 | Long Island City
My profound condolences to his family. Professor Cohen was extraordinarily kind to me when I was a student of his at NYU Law. I have the fondest memories of him and his class. May his memory be a blessing.
Adrian Davis
September 25, 2025 | School
Jerome Cohen was a great lawyer and a great man. He helped a lot of people. I am indebted to him and will never forget him.
Nikolai Krylov
September 25, 2025 | Friend
