Press Releases from Cooley LLPhttp://www.cooley.comThe Cooley team advising Enerkem was led by New York-based partner Bo Yaghmaie and included Palo Alto-based partner John McKenna and New York-based partner Stephane Levy.Montreal, Canada – February 3, 2012 – Enerkem Inc., a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company, announced today...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=66103Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTWashington, D.C. – January 31, 2012 – Cooley LLP announced today that Danish Hamid has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Hamid has nearly 15 years' experience supporting a variety of Fortune 500 and other clients on international business transactions, compliance with the ...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=66080Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTSan Diego, Calif. – January 27, 2012 – The American Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) announced this week the 2011 ALIS Deal of the Year Awards, recognizing the top hotel industry deals in the nation. Besting finalists from Chicago and Boston, the Single Asset Transaction of the Year was awarded to M...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=66076Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTReston, Va. – January 26, 2012 – Amgen and Micromet, Inc. today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amgen will acquire Micromet, a biotechnology company with its research and development center in Munich and headquarters in Rockville, Md., for $11...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=66070Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTSacramento, Calif. – January 23, 2012 – The settlement today of a suit filed against the County of Sacramento in 2010 ensures that some 5,000 adults with significant psychiatric disabilities will continue to receive outpatient services from their current providers. Leslie Napper, named plaint...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=66055Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew York - January 17, 2012 - The American Lawyer named Cooley partner William Schwartz its national "Litigator of the Week" last week. The honor followed the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision overturning the criminal conviction of Cooley client Joseph Collins, a former partner...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=66035Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTSan Francisco, Calif. — January 12, 2012 — Cooley LLP announced that Law360 recently named its national Privacy practice a ‘Privacy and Consumer Protection Practice Group of the Year' and named Litigation department chair Mike Rhodes a ‘Privacy MVP.'    Rhodes and Cooley attorney Su...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=66022Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTSan Francisco, Calif. – December 20, 2011 – DocuSign® (www.docusign.com), the global standard for electronic signature, today announced that Cooley LLP has selected DocuSign to accelerate and simplify processing of clients' legal documents. DocuSign will further enhance Cooley's reput...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65951Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTSan Francisco, Calif. — Dec. 16, 2011 — Cooley LLP is pleased to announce it advised Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) in its initial public offering of common stock.  Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are the joint bookrunning managers and representatives of the underwriters ...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65943Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTPalo Alto, Calif. – December 15, 2011 – Cooley LLP announced today it is one of the ten busiest law firms handling patent litigation cases, according to Corporate Counsel's 2011 Patent Litigation Survey.  The firm ranked ninth for total number of federal patent cases handled in 2010 and 10th fo...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65937Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTSilicon Valley/Shanghai, China – December 13, 2011 – Cooley LLP announced today that it has opened an office in Shanghai, China. The office extends the firm's market leadership in advising innovative companies and investors in sectors spanning software, hardware and mobile technology, digital and so...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65916Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTFresno, Calif. - December 13, 2011 -  Four prisoners in the Fresno Jail filed a class action lawsuit today in federal court in Fresno claiming that Fresno Sheriff Margaret Mims is violating prisoners' Constitutional rights by maintaining dangerous facilities and failing to provide basic health ...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=66027Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTPalo Alto, Calif. – December 1, 2011 – Cooley LLP announced today that it has elected 12 attorneys to join the firm's partnership, effective January 1, 2012.  "We are extremely proud to welcome these accomplished attorneys into our partnership," said Joe Conroy, Cooley's chief executive offic...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65832Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe Cooley team advising on the transaction was led by partners Kay Chandler, Jason Kent, special counsel Rama Padmanabhan and partner Fred Muto and included associates Jon Russo and Kayla Berkman, partners Mark Windfeld-Hansen, Howard Morse, Kathleen Goodhart, Natasha Leskovsek&...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65791Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTWashington, D.C. – November 23, 2011 – Four Cooley partners have recently been selected by The Washingtonian and Washington SmartCEO Magazine as leaders in their respective areas of law in the greater Washington, DC area.   Employment litigator Connie Bertram, real estate partner Antonio...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65829Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTSan Diego, Calif. – November 21, 2011 – Cooley LLP announced today that it advised client MLIM, LLC (owned and controlled by Papa Doug Manchester) in the purchase of San Diego's daily newspaper, the San Diego Union-Tribune. The Cooley team advising on the transaction was led by partner Michael Lev...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65790Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew York – November 18, 2011 – Cooley LLP was named U.S. Tax Court Firm of the Year by the International Tax Review for its work on Entergy Corporation v. Commissioner case in the U.S. Tax Court in September 2010.  The Americas Tax Awards recognize the most innovative tax transactional, struc...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65787Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTWashington, D.C. – November 14, 2011 – Sol Systems and Cooley LLP announced today a strategic collaboration to provide developers and investors in the solar energy space with a robust suite of legal E-Documents and critical consulting resources.  Together, Cooley and Sol Systems will play a piv...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65760Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe Cooley team representing Web.com included associates Michael Tollini, Jason Savich and Catherine Kiwala. Palo Alto, Calif. – November 2, 2011 – Cooley LLP announced that it advised Web.com (NASDAQ: WWWW) on its $800 million acquisition financing, consisting of a $650 million First Lien Seni...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65748Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTPalo Alto, Calif. – November 1, 2011 – Cooley LLP has been named Biotechnology "Law Firm of the Year" in the newly released 2011-2012 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" Ranking.  Cooley consistently ranks #1 for representation of life sciences companies. In the past decade, Cooley has co...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=65716Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT