Cooley Expands IP Practice with Experienced Trial Lawyer

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Palo Alto, Calif. – July 27, 2010 – Cooley LLP announced today that Ronald S. Lemieux has joined the firm as a partner in its intellectual property litigation practice. He will be resident in Cooley's Palo Alto office....

Leading Capital Markets Attorney Joins Cooley in New York

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New York – July 22, 2010 – Cooley LLP announced that Ian B. Blumenstein has joined the firm as a partner. Blumenstein, a leading corporate finance and high-yield debt practitioner, was previously a partner in the New York office of Proskauer Rose LLP. He will be resident in Coole...

Court Issues Injunction to Assure Continuity of Care for Sacramento County Mental Health Clients

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Cooley pro bono team included partner William Freeman and associates Margaret Branick-Abilla and Amy Nash.

Sacramento, Calif. – July 21, 2010 – Today Federal District Judge John Mendez granted a preliminary injunction stopping the county from implementing and enfo...

Cooley Practices and Attorneys Recognized in 2010 Legal 500 Guide

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Palo Alto, Calif. – July 13, 2010 -- Cooley LLP announced today that nine of its practice groups and 27 of its attorneys were recognized in The Legal 500: United States 2010 Edition. The Legal 500 is a comprehensive guide to the legal market offering recom...

Litigation Team Wins Appeal of Criminal Conviction for Former Insurance Executive

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New York – July 8, 2010 – Cooley LLP announced that the criminal conviction against Edward McNenney, a former executive at insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos., was thrown out last week by New York State Supreme Court Justice James Yates. It was the lone conviction fr...

Cooley Advises Arena Pharmaceuticals in Marketing and Supply Agreement with Eisai Inc.

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Cooley team representing Arena Pharmaceuticals from Cooley's Life Sciences Corporate Partnering & Licensing practice included partners

54 Attorneys and 22 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2010 Edition

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Palo Alto, Calif. – June 29, 2010 – Cooley LLP announced that the 2010 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes 54 Cooley attorneys as leaders in their respective fields, with 15 attorneys receiving a #1 ranking. Six Cooley practices rec...

Cooley Adds Tax Litigation Partner in New York

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New York – June 29, 2010 – Cooley LLP announced that Kathleen Pakenham has joined the firm as a partner in its national tax practice. She will be based in New York. Pakenham is a tax litigator with extensive federal tax and pro...

Cooley Represents Implant Sciences Corporation in Successful Resolution of Litigation

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Cooley litigation team representing Implant Sciences Corporation includes partner Gordon Atkinson and associate Nicole Fuentes.

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Cooley Named Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New York -- June 22, 2010 -- Cooley LLP announced its Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice was awarded top honors last week for its record of performance in 2010, receiving the "Restructuring Law Firm of the Ye...

Cooley Adds Litigation Partner in Boston

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Boston – June 21, 2010 – Cooley LLP announced today that Michael N. Sheetz has joined the firm as a partner in its litigation department. He will be resident in Boston. Sheetz is a seasoned commercial litigator specializing in employment law, as well as sports and ent...

Survey of Biotech Executives Reveals Strong Interest in Tax Credit Program, Forecasts Hiring Plans

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Palo Alto, Calif. – June 18, 2010 – Cooley LLP today announced results of a survey conducted to gauge interest among biotech executives in the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery tax credit and grant provisions of the Health Care Reform Act, as well as potential job creation resulti...

Cooley Client Pacific Ethanol Holding Co. LLC and Subsidiaries to Emerge from Bankruptcy

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Cooley bankruptcy and restructuring team representing Pacific Ethanol Holding Co. LLC and its four plant subsidiaries includes partners Lawrence Gottlieb and Richard Kano...

Cooley Attorneys Named to San Diego Super Lawyers

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

San Diego – June 10, 2010 – San Diego Super Lawyers magazine named five Cooley lawyers to its Top 50 list and recognized 13 lawyers overall in its annual listing of the leading attorneys in the San Diego region. Included in the Top 50 list were partners Michael Attanasio...

Cooley Bankruptcy Group Named Turnaround Atlas Awards Finalist

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
New York -- May 20, 2010 -- Cooley's Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice was named a finalist for "Law Firm of the Year" and several other categories by the annual Turnaround Atlas Awards. Heidi Keefe, a partner in Cooley's Intellectual Property Litigation practice, has been named one of California's "Top Women Li...

Cooley Reports Solid First-Quarter Venture Financing Trends

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Palo Alto, Calif. – May 13, 2010 – Cooley LLP today released its quarterly report on venture capital financing market terms for the first three months of 2010. The report analyzes Cooley's 83 venture capital transactions nationwide that closed during this period, totaling $935...

Cooley Files Pro Bono Class Action Suit Against Sacramento County

Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SACRAMENTO, CA – May 6, 2010 – Disability Rights California, the Western Center on Law and Poverty and Cooley LLP jointly announced today the filing of a class action lawsuit seeking to enjoin Sacramento County's plan to terminate outpatient mental health services to thousands of...

Cooley's Reston Office Receives Award for Food Donation

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Cooley's Reston, VA office was awarded "The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Award" for the second consecutive year for donating the most food per capita for a large law firm in the Virginia Attorney General's annual "Legal Food Frenzy" food drive.

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Cooley's Boston Office Gives Top Donation in Attorney General's Food Drive

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Cooley's Boston office was presented the award for donating the most food for a medium-sized law firm in the Massachusetts Attorney General's "Legal Food Frenzy" food drive.
BOSTON – Today, Attorney General Martha Coakley presented the 1st annu...

Press Releases from Cooley LLP

Cooley Expands IP Practice with Experienced Trial Lawyer

Leading Capital Markets Attorney Joins Cooley in New York

Court Issues Injunction to Assure Continuity of Care for Sacramento County Mental Health Clients

Cooley Practices and Attorneys Recognized in 2010 Legal 500 Guide

Litigation Team Wins Appeal of Criminal Conviction for Former Insurance Executive

Cooley Advises Arena Pharmaceuticals in Marketing and Supply Agreement with Eisai Inc.

54 Attorneys and 22 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2010 Edition

Cooley Adds Tax Litigation Partner in New York

Cooley Represents Implant Sciences Corporation in Successful Resolution of Litigation

Cooley Named Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

Cooley Adds Litigation Partner in Boston

Survey of Biotech Executives Reveals Strong Interest in Tax Credit Program, Forecasts Hiring Plans

Cooley Client Pacific Ethanol Holding Co. LLC and Subsidiaries to Emerge from Bankruptcy

Cooley Attorneys Named to San Diego Super Lawyers

Cooley Bankruptcy Group Named Turnaround Atlas Awards Finalist

Cooley Reports Solid First-Quarter Venture Financing Trends

Cooley Files Pro Bono Class Action Suit Against Sacramento County

Cooley's Reston Office Receives Award for Food Donation

Cooley's Boston Office Gives Top Donation in Attorney General's Food Drive