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Rising Star: Cooley’s Matthew Smith

July 25, 2024

Cooley partner Matthew Smith was honored by Law360 as a Rising Star in fund formation. In his profile, Smith discusses his work representing venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz on the closing of $7.2 billion across five new funds – essentially managing five deals at the same time and closing all five on the same day. Smith also notes that he enjoys seeing so many incredible companies get their start with money in the funds he helped establish.

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Law360’s annual Rising Stars list recognizes attorneys under age 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

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