Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  COHEN RON
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC [ACOR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 15 SKYLINE DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO and President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HAWTHORNE, NY 10532		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 356,537
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 5,923 (2) $ 6.972 D  
Non-Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 01/01/2011 Common Stock 38,792 $ 2.6 D  
Non-Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 12/31/2011 Common Stock 6,410 $ 2.6 D  
Non-Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 09/05/2013 Common Stock 569,307 $ 2.6 D  
Non-Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 10/17/2013 Common Stock 38,461 $ 2.6 D  
Non-Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 01/01/2015 Common Stock 51,265 $ 8.14 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
COHEN RON
C/O ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
15 SKYLINE DRIVE
HAWTHORNE, NY 10532		       CEO and President  

Signatures

/s/ Michelle Meyers, by power of attorney 02/08/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The convertible preferred stock is convertible at any time, at the holder's discretion, and has no expiration date.
(2) The number of shares underlying convertible preferred stock in column 3 of Table II represents the number of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer that the convertible preferred stock will automatically convert into upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(3) All of the shares subject to this option have vested.
(4) The shares subject to this option vest in equal quarterly installments beginning on 1/1/2005.
 
Remarks:
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