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, and Michael Rogers, 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 22 day of
June 2016.


 /s/ Burkhard Blank




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Burkhard Blank