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Two Cooley Partners Recognized for Securities Defense Excellence

Duo makes debut appearances on honored list
November 8, 2024

Boston and Palo Alto – November 8, 2024 – Two Cooley partners have been named on the Securities Docket Enforcement Elite 2024 – a list of the best securities enforcement defense lawyers in the industry.

The publication selected Luke Cadigan, who leads Cooley’s East Coast business litigation team and is partner in charge of the firm’s Boston office, along with Shannon Eagan, who leads the business litigation practice for Cooley’s Palo Alto office, where she is partner in charge.

Securities Docket seeks to identify the lawyers who can manage bet-the-company matters and respond quickly to government enforcement and regulatory actions. Results are based on extensive research by Securities Docket staff, external nominations, and input from senior lawyers and other professionals in the field.

Cooley’s securities litigation + enforcement practice is a global team with deep experience representing companies, boards and individuals in investigations by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as other US and foreign regulators and law enforcement agencies. The team includes a former SEC regional director and an assistant director from the SEC’s Enforcement Division, in addition to several former senior officials and prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and US attorney’s offices around the country. Clients benefit from our extensive experience with and inside the SEC and DOJ, along with our proven record of achieving outstanding results in highly sensitive investigations.

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