Neal S. Cohen is a recognized expert in the area of consumer product safety before the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

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A former senior CPSC official, Neal brings a wealth of experience in representing companies before the CPSC. Neal has successfully handled high-profile recalls with international press attention for Fortune 500 companies while also supporting a range of smaller businesses, Amazon sellers, and entrepeneurs with practical, everyday guidance.

Not only does Neal have extensive knowledge of CPSC's safety requirements, he also understands how the CPSC and its staff really think when investigating a consumer product. With this insider knowledge and the relationships he has built in the product safety community, Neal works hard to represent the best interests of his clients in seeking a fair and favorable outcome.

  • From 2010 – 2016, Neal was the Small Business Ombudsman at the CPSC. In this role, Neal has counseled thousands of small businesses on the inner details of the CPSIA and other CPSC safety laws. In charge of business education and outreach while at the CPSC, Neal gets the big picture but also sweats the details. Earlier in his CPSC career, Neal served as the Chief Counsel to the Director of the Office of Compliance. Neal was selected as the lead staff attorney in charge of CPSC’s most complex (and largest) investigation in the CPSC's history concerning the so-called Chinese Drywall issue, involving sophisticated indoor air quality monitoring and health work. Neal's work eventually led to his testimony before the Senate Sub-Committee on Consumer Protection concerning that investigation.

  • Before joining the CPSC, Neal was a courtroom attorney trying high-stakes felony cases before juries in New York City. Neal has also worked as a corporate attorney, working on mergers & acquisitions and private equity offering documents as an attorney at the firm of King & Spalding in New York City.

    Primary Practice Areas: Consumer Product Safety Law

    Law School: Emory University School of Law, J.D. with honors; Robert W. Woodruff Fellow

    Undergraduate: Swarthmore College B.A. Economics with Distinction

    Admitted:

    2004, New York

    Exclusively practicing federal law. (Located in Maryland, but not admitted to practice Maryland law)

  • Neal is often sought after to speak at trade shows and conference in a variety of industries to share his perspectives on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and other safety laws enforced by the CPSC.

    Click here for a list of prior speaking engagements.

  • Neal is a prominent thought-leader in the product safety world. Neal was elected to be a member of the Executive Committee of ASTM International F15 Committee on Consumer Products. The Exec. Committee oversese the administrative policies and working procedures for the over 1,400 volunteer members developng and maintaining product safety standards.

    Neal is actively involved in the International Consumer Product Safety and Health Organization (ICPSHO), where is a frequent speaker.