About Cooley LLP

Cooley LLP is widely recognized as a leading global law firm at the intersection of innovation, technology, and high-growth industries. With a reputation for advising transformative companies and investors, the firm delivers sophisticated legal counsel across complex corporate, regulatory, and litigation matters. A culture rooted in collaboration, entrepreneurship, and forward-thinking strategy has positioned the firm as a trusted legal partner for groundbreaking businesses, emerging enterprises, and established global organizations.

Cooley LLP develops tailored legal strategies grounded in deep industry insight and meticulous preparation. Multidisciplinary legal teams analyze complex business challenges and evolving regulatory landscapes to design solutions aligned with client objectives. Rigorous investigation, strategic planning, and comprehensive case preparation guide every engagement. This approach strengthens negotiation leverage, enhances risk management, and positions matters for successful resolution in boardrooms, regulatory forums, and courtrooms.

Cooley LLP provides extensive legal capabilities across corporate transactions, litigation, and regulatory advisory services. Core practice areas include capital markets, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, fund formation, intellectual property, cybersecurity and data privacy, artificial intelligence, tax, and regulatory compliance. The firm also maintains highly regarded practices in antitrust and competition, life sciences regulatory matters, product litigation, employment law, and emerging technologies such as blockchain, fintech, and digital infrastructure.

Cooley LLP has earned significant industry recognition for legal excellence and leadership in the technology and life sciences sectors. The firm consistently ranks among the top law firms for technology and life sciences IPOs and has advised on more than $750 billion in mergers and acquisitions since 2021. With more than 1,400 lawyers across 19 global offices, the firm continues to shape the legal landscape for innovation-driven companies and investment communities worldwide.

Practice Areas

Business
  • Alternative Data Monetization and Governance
  • Antitrust and Competition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Business Restructuring
  • Capital Markets
  • Compensation and Benefits
  • Corporate Governance and Securities Regulation
  • Cyber/Data/Privacy
  • Debt Finance
  • eDiscovery and Information Retention Counseling
  • Emerging Companies
  • Labor and Employment
  • ESG and Sustainability Advisory
  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • Fund Formation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Latin America
  • Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Outsourcing
  • Private Equity
  • Pro Bono
  • Product Compliance and Product Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • Activism Defense
  • Impact Investing and Mission-Driven Enterprises
  • Tax
  • Technology Transactions
  • Venture Capital
Lawsuits & Disputes
  • Alternative Data Monetization and Governance
  • Antitrust Litigation and Enforcement
  • Arbitration
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Asset Recovery
  • Business Restructuring
  • Class Action Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Congressional Investigations
  • Consumer Protection
  • Cyber/Data/Privacy
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Strategic Counseling and Litigation
  • eDiscovery and Information Retention Counseling
  • Employee Mobility, Competitive Hiring and Unfair Competition
  • Environmental
  • False Claims Act/Qui Tam/FIRREA
  • Financial Services Enforcement and Regulatory
  • Global Cartel Defense
  • Government Contracts
  • Hatch-Waxman Litigation
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Investment Treaty Arbitration
  • ITC Section 337 Litigation
  • Labor and Employment
  • Law Firm Liability and Malpractice Defense
  • Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
  • Mass Arbitration
  • Patent Office Litigation
  • M&A Disputes
  • Pro Bono
  • Product Compliance and Product Litigation
  • Public International Law
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Securities Litigation + Enforcement
  • Activism Defense
  • Supreme Court and Appellate
  • State Attorneys General
  • Trade Secret Litigation and Dispute Counseling
  • Trademark, Copyright and Advertising
  • Trials
  • White Collar Defense and Investigations
  • Workplace Investigations
Regulatory
  • Alternative Data Monetization and Governance
  • Antitrust and Competition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Aviation Regulatory
  • Blockchain Technology and Tokenization
  • CFIUS
  • Communications Regulatory
  • Compensation and Benefits
  • Cyber/Data/Privacy
  • eDiscovery and Information Retention Counseling
  • Education
  • Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
  • Financial Services Enforcement and Regulatory
  • Fintech and Payments
  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • Government Contracts
  • Insurance
  • Labor and Employment
  • Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
  • Product Compliance and Product Litigation
  • State Attorneys General
Intellectual Property
  • Alternative Data Monetization and Governance
  • Antitrust and Competition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Copyright
  • Hatch-Waxman Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • ITC Section 337 Litigation
  • Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing
  • Life Sciences IP Litigation
  • Patent Counseling and Prosecution
  • Patent Office Litigation
  • Pharmaceutical and Medtech Branding
  • Technology Transactions
  • Trademark, Copyright and Advertising
  • Trade Secret Litigation and Dispute Counseling

Fees

  • Accepts Credit Cards

Office locations for Cooley LLP

Cooley LLP - San Diego

10265 Science Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92121

Cooley LLP - New York

55 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Cooley LLP - San Francisco

3 Embarcadero Ctr 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Cooley LLP - Denver

1144 15th St Suite 2300, Denver, CO 80202

Cooley LLP - Palo Alto

3175 Hanover St, Palo Alto, CA 94304