11/21/2006
Three Cooley Partners Named Among Top 500 Attorneys
Palo Alto, Calif. — November 21, 2006 — Cooley Godward Kronish LLP is pleased to announce that partners Richard Climan, Fred Muto and Stephen Neal, have been named by Lawdragon in the 500 Leading Lawyers in America issue. Profiles on each are included within the magazine's Fall 2006 issue, currently online at www.lawdragon.com.
First published in 2005, The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America is the leading guide to the nation's best lawyers and judges. It is comprised of private lawyers from a wide range of practices, as well as in-house counsel, law professors, judges and neutrals, government attorneys, and public interest lawyers. Those named to the list represent less than one-half of one percent of the legal profession, placing them among the most elite group of legal professionals.
More than 15,000 attorneys were nominated for the list by their peers and the Lawdragon editorial staff, who selected 3,000 finalists, featured at Lawdragon.com. The Lawdragon 500 was selected from that group, based on a proprietary system that takes into account dozens of qualifications that are scored to determine the best lawyers nationwide. Among the factors utilized in the list's selection are extensive research by a staff of award-winning journalists who interview thousands of lawyers nationwide and a survey of lawyers and general counsel who nominate and vote for their peers online. The 500 Leading Lawyers in America also reflects the practices that are the "hottest" during a particular year, as well as those individuals who have had the greatest recent impact on the legal world.
"The Lawdragon rankings are intended to inform the public of the nation's top legal professionals, and we are enormously proud of the 500 lawyers that we are honoring this year as the best in the country," said Katrina Dewey , CEO of Lawdragon.
About Lawdragon
Established in 2005, Lawdragon levels the playing field in the area of law firm rankings, offering everyone free access to the nation's best lawyers and addressing the legal profession's need to provide better information to clients. Lawdragon's web site features hundreds of online profiles of the nation's leading lawyers and a database of nearly 200,000 U.S. attorneys.
About Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Cooley Godward Kronish's 580 attorneys have an entrepreneurial spirit and deep, substantive experience and are committed to solving clients' most challenging legal matters. From small companies with big ideas to international enterprises with diverse legal needs, Cooley Godward Kronish has the breadth of legal resources to enable companies of all sizes to seize opportunities in today's global marketplace. The firm represents clients across a broad array of dynamic industry sectors, including technology, life sciences, financial services, retail and energy.
The firm has full-service offices in major commercial, government and technology centers: Palo Alto, CA; New York, NY; San Diego CA; San Francisco, CA; Reston, VA; Broomfield, CO and Washington, DC.
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