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Legal 500 US 2019 Highlights Cooley

Written by Amy Ralls | Aug 30, 2019 4:00:00 AM
Palo Alto – August 29, 2019 – The Legal 500 United States 2019 recognized 25 Cooley practice areas and recommended Cooley as a #1 firm for venture capital and emerging companies and technology transactions. Eleven attorneys were recognized as leading lawyers in their respective fields and firm chairman Stephen Neal and partner Michael Rhodes were singled out as leading trial lawyers. Partners Ben Beerle, David Navetta, David Peinsipp and Adriana Lofaro Wirtz were recognized as next generation lawyers in the M&A, cyber law, capital markets and tax areas, respectively. In total, 83 lawyers were recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2019 editorial. The following Cooley practices and lawyers were highlighted: Recommended practice groups Denotes tier 1 ranking
Antitrust – Merger control Dispute resolution – Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense Dispute resolution – Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: advice to individuals Dispute resolution – General commercial disputes Dispute resolution – International arbitration Dispute resolution – Leading trial lawyers Dispute resolution – Securities litigation: defense Finance – Capital markets: equity offerings – advice to issuers Finance – Capital markets: equity offerings – advice to managers Industry focus – Healthcare: life sciences Intellectual property – Patents: licensing Intellectual property – Patents: litigation (full coverage) Intellectual property – Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) Intellectual property – Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters) Intellectual property – Trademarks: litigation Intellectual property – Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) Investment fund formation and management – Private equity funds (including venture capital) M&A/corporate and commercial – M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) M&A/corporate and commercial – Venture capital and emerging companies Media, technology and telecoms – Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) Media, technology and telecoms – Data privacy and data protection Media, technology and telecoms – Fintech Media, technology and telecoms – Technology transactions Media, technology and telecoms – Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory Media, technology and telecoms – Telecoms and broadcast: transactional Real estate – Land use/zoning Tax – US taxes: contentious Tax – US taxes: non-contentious In April, Chambers USA also bestowed a  national band 1 ranking for Cooley's venture capital and emerging companies practice groups and life sciences. More at https://www.cooley.com/news/coverage/2019/2019-06-17-legal-500-2019-cooley