Charlie Low

Charlie represents companies and individuals in complex civil and commercial disputes and governmental investigations. Charlie helps his clients navigate their toughest and most important problems across a variety of industries – including finance, tech, life sciences and pharmaceuticals. He has experience in all aspects of commercial litigation, from pre-litigation disputes to discovery, trials and appeals in federal, state and bankruptcy courts. Charlie has advised companies on internal investigations and defended individuals in investigations by government agencies. He also maintains an active pro bono practice.

Charlie’s recent experience includes representation of:

• A digital identity verification company in a contract dispute with its former co-founder
• A software as a service (SaaS) provider in an American Arbitration Association (AAA) arbitration regarding a contract dispute with a major customer
• An online marketplace in opposition to a preliminary injunction
• An advanced lithium-ion battery manufacturer in opposition to a motion for attorney’s fees in a strike suit arising out of a merger
• A creditors’ committee in the bankruptcy of a large pharmaceutical company in connection with a contested plan of reorganization
• A leading diet and weight-loss startup in a nationwide consumer class action
• A major public technology company in defense of the company’s house mark in a case alleging breach of a trademark coexistence agreement

Before joining Cooley, Charlie clerked for Judge Jose L. Linares of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Charlie graduated from New York University School of Law where he was a notes editor for the NYU Law Review and published a note titled, “Assessing the Future IP Landscape of Music’s Cash Cow: What Happens When the Live Concert Goes Virtual.” Charlie also served as a teaching assistant for NYU’s first-year lawyering program and represented public interest organizations through his work in the Technology Law and Policy Clinic.