06/22/2009
43 Attorneys and 15 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2009 Edition
Eight Practices and Partners in 18 Categories Achieve Top Ranking
Palo Alto, Calif. –
June 22, 2009 – Cooley Godward Kronish LLP is pleased to announce that the seventh annual
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business honors 43 of the Firm's attorneys as leaders in their respective fields, with 18 categories featuring a Cooley partner as top-ranked
. Recognition was also bestowed on 15 of Cooley's practices in 24 different categories. Five of Cooley's practices received a #1 ranking.
The London-based
Chambers is widely accepted as the standard for legal distinction around the world. The publication's selection process is based on interviews with in-house law departments and with other attorneys around the country. The rankings are based on qualities such as technical legal ability, professional conduct, commitment, client service and commercial awareness. For more information, visit
www.chambersandpartners.com.
Cooley is honored that the following practices and partners received the top ranking from
Chambers:
Top-Ranked Practices
- Investment Funds: Venture Capital- #1 Nationally
- Life Sciences- #1 Nationally and in California
- Technology Transactions Group- #1 in IT & IT Outsourcing in California
- Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital- #1 in California
- Corporate/M&A- #1 in Northern California and Colorado
- Real Estate- #1 in Northern Virginia
Top-Ranked Practitioners
- Antonio Calabrese - #1 in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Northern Virginia)
- Craig Dauchy - #1 in Investment Funds: Venture Capital (National) and #1 in Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital (California)
- Stephen Gardner - #1 in Tax Controversy (National)
- Robert Jones - #1 in Life Sciences: Commercial (National/California)
- Barbara Kosacz - #1 in Life Sciences: Commercial (California)
- John Lavoie - #1 in Real Estate (Northern Virginia)
- Mike Lincoln - #1 in Corporate/M&A (Northern Virginia)
- James Linfield - #1 in Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
- Gary Moore - #1 in IT & IT Outsourcing (California)
- Fred Muto - #1 in Life Sciences: Commercial (California)
- Steve Neal - #1 in Litigation: General Commercial (California)
- Mark Tanoury - #1 in Investment Funds: Venture Capital (National) and #1 in Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital (California)
- Francis Wheeler - #1 in Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
"Up and Comers"
- Wendy Davis - "Up and Coming" recognition in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (California)
- John Geschke -"Up and Coming" recognition in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California)
- Mark Looney-"Up and Coming" recognition in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Northern Virginia)
- Patrick Mitchell -"Up and Coming" recognition in Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (Massachusetts)
- Mark Spoto -"Up and Coming" recognition in Corporate/M&A (Northern Virginia)
The following Cooley attorneys were also recognized by
Chambers USA within their respective practice areas:
| Jonathan Bach |
White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York) |
| Celia Goldwag Barenholtz |
Litigation: General Commercial (New York) |
| Frederick Baron |
Labor & Employment (California) |
| James Brogan |
Intellectual Property (Colorado) |
| Antonio Calabrese |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Northern Virginia) |
| Kay Chandler |
Life Sciences: Commercial (National, California) |
| Carolyn Craig |
IT & IT Outsourcing (California) |
| Craig Dauchy |
Investment Funds: Venture Capital (National) |
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Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital (California) |
| Wendy Davis |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (California) |
| John Dwyer |
Litigation: General Commercial (California) |
| Sonya Erickson |
Corporate/Commercial (Washington) |
| Lester Fagen |
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (Massachusetts) |
| Thomas Friel |
Intellectual Property: Patent (California) |
| Stephen Gardner |
Tax: Controversy (National) |
| John Geschke |
Capital Markets : Debt & Equity (California) |
| John Hession |
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (Massachusetts) |
| Suzanne Hooper |
Life Sciences: Commercial (California) |
| Robert Jones |
Life Sciences: Commercial (National, California) |
| Barclay Kamb |
Life Sciences: Commercial (California) |
| Barbara Kosacz |
Investment Funds: Venture Capital (National) |
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Corporate/MA: Venture Capital (California) |
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Life Sciences: Commercial (California) |
| John Lavoie |
Real Estate (Northern Virginia) |
| Alan Levine |
Litigation: General Commercial (New York) |
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Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York) |
| Betsy Lewis |
Labor & Employment (Virginia) |
| Michael Lincoln |
Corporate/M&A (Northern Virginia) |
| James Linfield |
Corporate/M&A (Colorado) |
| Mark Looney |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Northern Virginia) |
| Patrick Mitchell |
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (Massachusetts) |
| Gary Moore |
IT & IT Outsourcing (California) |
| Bill Morrow |
Tax (California) |
| Fred Muto |
Investment Funds: Venture Capital (National) |
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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California) |
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Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital (California) |
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Life Sciences: Commercial (California) |
| Stephen Neal |
Litigation: General Commercial (National) |
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Litigation: Trial Lawyers (National) |
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Litigation: Securities (California) |
| Vincent Pangrazio |
Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital (California) |
| Anne Peck |
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (California) |
| Susan Philpot |
Tax (California) |
| Frank Pietrantonio |
Intellectual Property (Northern Virginia) |
| Thomas Reicher |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (California) |
| John Robertson |
Corporate/Commercial (Washington) |
| Diane Savage |
IT & IT Outsourcing (California) |
| William Schwartz |
Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York) |
| Brent Siler |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (District of Columbia) |
| Gregory Smith |
Government: Government Contracts (National) |
| Mark Spoto |
Corporate/M&A (Northern Virginia) |
| Wayne Stacy |
Intellectual Property (Colorado) |
| Michael Stern |
IT & IT Outsourcing (California) |
| Myron Sugarman |
Wealth Management Western Region (National) |
| Mark Tanoury |
Investment Funds: Venture Capital (National) |
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Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital (California) |
| John Toole |
Real Estate (Northern Virginia) |
| Francis Wheeler |
Corporate/M&A (Colorado) |
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