Bank M&A Lawyer Sees New Wave of Deals

H. Rodgin Cohen is one of the most active and influential bank merger attorneys in the world, offering the Sullivan & Cromwell partner a unique view of the wreckage the credit crisis has reaped across the sector and economy.

Last year alone, Cohen worked on several multibillion dollar deals involving Goldman Sachs (GS Quote), JPMorgan Chase (JPM Quote), AIG (AIG Quote), Barclays (BCS Quote), Morgan Stanley (MS Quote), Wells Fargo (WFC Quote) and PNC Financial Services Group (PNC Quote) among other large institutions. He was considered a candidate to serve as one of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's deputies, but eventually dropped out, according to several reports last month.

Cohen spoke with TheStreet.com last week. He declined to discuss his candidacy for the Treasury position and several matters affecting current clients. ...