Acorda Therapeutics to Participate in Panel at the RBC Capital Markets Healthcare Conference

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) today announced that Ron Cohen, M.D., President & CEO, will participate in a panel entitled "New Developments in Neurology” at the upcoming RBC Capital Markets Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the New York Palace in New York, NY.

A live webcast of the panel can be accessed under "Calendar of Events” in the Acorda Investor Relations section of the website at www.acorda.com, or you may use the link: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rbc116/panel3/.

Please log in approximately 5 minutes before the scheduled time of the presentation to ensure a timely connection. An archived version of the webcast will be available until April 2, 2010 on the Acorda website in the Investor Relations section; to access please use the link: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=194451&p=irol-IRHome.

About Acorda Therapeutics

Acorda Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing therapies for multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and related nervous system disorders. The Company's marketed products include AMPYRA™ (dalfampridine), a potassium channel blocker approved as a treatment to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), this was demonstrated by an improvement in walking speed; and ZANAFLEX CAPSULES^® (tizanidine hydrochloride), a short-acting drug for the management of spasticity. The Company's pipeline includes a number of products in development for the treatment, regeneration and repair of the spinal cord and brain.

Forward-Looking Statements

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