09/17/2009
Partner Fred Muto Named San Diego Corporate Lawyer of the Year
San Diego – Sept. 17, 2009 -- Cooley Godward Kronish announced today that Fred Muto, the head of the firm's San Diego office, was named the 2010 Corporate Lawyer of the Year in San Diego by Best Lawyers.
A recognized leader in representing public and emerging companies in the life sciences and technology industries, Muto received particularly high ratings from his peers for his abilities, professionalism, and integrity in the Best Lawyers annual survey of leading U.S. lawyers.
Muto has extensive experience representing venture capital investors and investment banking firms, having represented companies and banks in more than 150 public offerings. He has also counseled companies in the biotechnology, communications, consumer, hardware, healthcare, internet, medical device, retail, semiconductor and telecommunications industries. These companies range from start ups to companies with billions of dollars in annual revenues.
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