Neon Hires Industry Veteran Alison Cohen As General Counsel And President Of Business & Legal Affairs

Neon has tapped industry veteran Alison Cohen as General Counsel, President of Business & Legal Affairs. She joins from FilmNation Entertainment, where she managed the business and legal affairs of the all the company’s divisions, including television, film, podcasting and live theater and was responsible for all of the company’s joint ventures and credit facility.

In her new role at Neon, Cohen will oversee the business affairs for the company’s activities in development, production, finance, acquisitions, and distribution, and act as point counsel for the company’s burgeoning merchandising, digital distribution, and music endeavors. She will also work closely with CEO Tom Quinn and CFO Ryan Frisia on all of the company’s strategic initiatives and corporate matters.

During her near 16-year tenure at FilmNation, Cohen executive produced several of the company’s films including Oscar winning titles Anora, Conclave, and Promising Young Woman, as well as Greyhound starring Tom Hanks, The Big Sick, and The Courier.

Prior to her time at FilmNation, Cohen spent 13 years in private practice at entertainment law firms including Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, P.C. and Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein, LLP. During this time, she represented the specialty divisions of several studios as well as independent film producers, production companies, film funds, and individual financiers. 

Neon and FilmNation have been frequent collaborators, working on projects such as Sean Baker’s Anora and Julia Ducournau’s Alpha, which is premiering in competition in Cannes this year. Additional titles include Spencer, Palm Springs, Babes, and Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck which Neon will release in theaters June 6.