SIFMA's Muni Securities Division has a new managing director and associate general counsel - David Cohen - who will report to Michael Decker and Leslie Norwood, co-heads of the Muni Division.  He will to provide general support on legislative, policy, legal, regulatory, market practice and documentation issues, focusing on issues including Dodd-Frank, compliance concerns re: secondary market disclosure, and legislative analysis re: potential challenges to tax exemption.

Prior to joining SIFMA, Cohen was managing counsel for ethics and compliance with Cablevision Systems Corporation.  he provided legal advice on federal, state, and local political law and regulatory compliance.  Prior to 2009, Mr. Cohen spent 8 years with UBS, most recently as executive director and regulatory compliance business manager for UBS's Municipal Securities Group;  he also served as principal business liaison with regulators and served on internal and external committees, including SIFMA's Municipal Legal Advisory Committee.

Mr. Cohen Cohen began his career as a litigation associate with Hart & Hume (1992-1994), earned a BS from Union College and a JD from Hofstra Law.     [MSRB, 6/6/11]