Alumni Network

Once Cooley, always Cooley.

Cooley’s alumni network keeps former lawyers and business professionals embedded in the Cooley community through career moves, new roles and new chapters. As you continue to grow beyond Cooley, the network allows you to stay close to the people and perspectives you trust, tapping into timely insights, practical ways to stay involved and a global community spanning the innovation economy.

The alumni network is how we stay connected, enabling the people, trust and shared ambition of the Cooley experience to power what comes next, wherever your path leads. It’s designed to support enduring relationships with one another and the firm, long after your time here.

As an alum, you can stay connected to Cooley through:

  • Insights you can use – on the industries, companies and issues shaping the market.
  • Ways to engage – events, spotlights and curated programming.
  • A global alumni community – across private practice, in-house roles, public service, investing, entrepreneurship and beyond.

Wherever your career has taken you, and wherever it goes next, our goal is to keep you informed, connected and engaged as part of the broader Cooley community.

Stay engaged with COOLEY

  • Join our alumni network

    Reconnect with the people and experiences that shaped your time at Cooley and stay engaged with a global alumni community.

    Get connected

  • Connect on LinkedIn

    Access a growing community of Cooley alumni to connect, collaborate and stay informed.

    Join our LinkedIn group

  • Contact the alumni team

    Update your contact information, share relevant news and ask about engagement opportunities.

    Email us
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Featured Alumni Spotlight

Get to know Matt Fleming

From taking the call that changed his career to helping drive investment in one of today’s most dynamic sectors, Cooley alumnus Matt Fleming has built a path defined by momentum, curiosity and impact.

In this alumni spotlight, Matt reflects on the Cooley platform that shaped his legal instincts, the unexpected opportunity that led him to Andreessen Horowitz and the work that keeps him energized today.

Read Matt's story and nominate an alum to be featured. 

Resources for every Stage

  • Private companies

    Our Quarterly Venture Financing Report is an in-depth visualization of quarterly venture financing trends, tracking valuations, capital flow and investor trends across stages.

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  • Public companies

    Our public company resource hub houses resources for forward-thinking board members and leaders of US-listed public companies.

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  • Investors and sponsors

    Vanilla by Cooley is a secure, cloud-based platform designed for venture capital, private equity, real estate and other private fund managers, offering investors a streamlined interface to subscribe for and manage fund interests online or on mobile.

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Firm Pulse: Insights Selected for Alumni

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I’d characterize Cooley as a key part of my personal MBA bootcamp. ... I was simultaneously learning my craft as a lawyer and learning business – getting a front-row seat to how companies are built and scaled.

Tanisha James, Cooley alum
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