Exhibit 24

Power of Attorney

For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Ron Cohen,
Jane Wasman, David Lawrence, Daniel Lindsay and
Jennifer Burstein, or any of them acting singly, and
with full power of substitution, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on
the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), a Form ID,
including any amendments thereto, and any other
documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and
passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the SEC of reports required by Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any
rule or regulation of the SEC;

2. prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on
the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the SEC, Forms
3, 4 and 5, and any amendments thereto, in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder;

3. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable
to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and file such form with the SEC and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and,

4. take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
such attorney-in-fact may approve in his/her
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform all and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary
and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his/her
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Acorda
Therapeutics, Inc. assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to
file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 6th day of
January, 2007.


/s/ Barry Greene

Barry Greene