Legal 500 US 2021 Highlights Cooley

Palo Alto – July 19, 2021 – The Legal 500 United States 2021 recognized 29 Cooley practice areas and recommended Cooley as a top-tier firm for capital markets: equity offerings; healthcare: life sciences; venture capital and emerging companies; and technology transactions. Eleven lawyers were recognized as leading lawyers in their respective fields, with two lawyers, including Cooley’s chairman emeritus, being singled out for leading in trials. Eight lawyers were noted in the hall of fame, while six others were recognized as next generation partners. In total, more than 100 Cooley lawyers were recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2021 editorial.

The following Cooley practices and lawyers were highlighted:

Recommended practice groups

Denotes tier 1 ranking

Capital markets: equity offerings: advice to issuers
Capital markets: equity offerings: advice to managers 
Commercial lending
Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
Fintech
General commercial disputes
Healthcare: life sciences
International arbitration
Land use/zoning
Leading trial lawyers
M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
Merger control
Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
Private equity funds (including venture capital)
Real estate
Securities litigation: defense
Technology transactions
Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
Trademarks: litigation
Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Transport: aviation and air travel – litigation and regulation
US taxes: contentious
US taxes: non-contentious
Venture capital and emerging companies

Leading lawyers

Hall of fame

Next generation partners

Recommended lawyers

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