Brian Focarino

Associate
bfocarino@cooley.com
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About Brian

Brian represents established and emerging companies across a full range of trademark, copyright and advertising matters. In addition to his practice, Brian is passionate about teaching and mentoring the next generation of lawyers. He teaches trademark law at Suffolk Law School and co-chairs the Cooley Inclusion Alliance, where he leads firmwide initiatives to recruit, mentor and advance exceptional, underrepresented legal talent.

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Experience

Battery Ventures Acquires GrammaTech’s Software Products

Battery Ventures Acquires GrammaTech’s Software Products

September 5, 2023

Cooley advised Battery Ventures, a global investment firm focusing on technology, on its acquisition of GrammaTech’s software products division, including the CodeSonar and CodeSentry product lines.

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Concurrent Real-Time Sells to Spectris

Concurrent Real-Time Sells to Spectris

July 13, 2021

Cooley advised Concurrent Real-Time on its sale to Spectris from Battery Ventures for a purchase price of $166.7 million in cash. Partners Al Browne and Chris Kimball led the Cooley team advising Concurrent Real-Time, a global provider of high-performance, real-time computational hardware and software.

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Function of Beauty Secures $150 Million Investment from L Catterton

Function of Beauty Secures $150 Million Investment from L Catterton

December 11, 2020

Cooley advised Function of Beauty, a creator of customizable hair, skin and body care products, on its $150 million strategic investment from L Catterton, the largest consumer-focused private equity firm in the world. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year. Lawyers Giselle Rivers and Kevin Cooper led the team advising Function of Beauty on the transaction, which is expected to close by the end of the year. 

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Admissions and credentials

California

Massachusetts

Rankings and accolades

  • 2018 Douglas N. Morton ’62 Young Alumni Service Award, William & Mary Alumni Association (Sept. 2018)

  • Rossman Memorial Award – Honorary Mention, US Patent and Trademark Office Society (Feb. 2017)

  • 1st Place, Georgia State University Intellectual Property Writing Competition (Sept. 2015)

  • 2nd Place, IDEA Student Intellectual Property Writing Competition, University of New Hampshire School of Law (June 2015)

  • 1st Place, Hon. William C. Conner Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition, New York Intellectual Property Law Association (May 2015)

  • Outstanding Member Award, William & Mary Business Law Review (May 2015)

  • Thalia V. Warnement Scholar in Intellectual Property Law, William & Mary Law School (2013 – 2015)

  • Lawrence W. I’Anson Scholar, William & Mary Law School (2012 – 2015)

Memberships and affiliations

William & Mary Alumni Association, Board of Directors (July 2020 - Present)

Young Practitioners Committee of the International Trademark Association

Pathfinder for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

Bulletin Committee of the International Trademark Association January 2018 December 2021

Editorial board of Landslide magazine October 2017 March 2018

Board of directors of William Mary Libraries July 2017 June 2020

International Trademark Association, Impact Studies Committee (January 2016 - December 2017)

American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law, Young Lawyer Fellow (June 2016 - June 2019)

Fellow of the Internet Law and Policy Foundry September 2015 September 2018