Eric Jensen

Vice Chair
ejensen@cooley.com
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I help entrepreneurs close the deals and manage the crises that are part of the journey from seed funding through IPO. My advice is direct, thoughtful and practical.

About Eric

Eric is the vice chair of Cooley and works with the firm’s senior leadership on matters of strategic planning, practice development and firm operations. He has practiced in Silicon Valley for more than 30 years as a corporate securities lawyer. He focuses on representing high-growth, emerging and public technology, consumer and life sciences companies in financings, capital markets and other corporate transactions. He also has extensive experience representing underwriters, such as Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley, as well as a number of leading venture funds. Eric was a member of the firm’s management committee from 2000 to 2018 and the firm’s strategy committee from 2019 to 2021, and he chaired the firmwide business department from 2008 to 2012. He currently serves on Cooley’s Women’s Initiative Strategy Committee.

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Dutch Bros Announces $240 Million Secondary Public Offering

Dutch Bros Announces $240 Million Secondary Public Offering

February 27, 2024

Cooley advised Dutch Bros, a publicly held drive-thru coffee chain, on its $240 million secondary public offering of Class A common stock.

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Eric Jensen
Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Alan Hambelton
Partner, Seattle
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Ben Lima
Associate, Palo Alto
Allison Peth
Associate, Palo Alto
Reza Safai
Associate, Palo Alto
Kim Merritt
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Jared S. Abes
Associate, Palo Alto

Related Practices & Industries

Capital Markets
Emerging Companies
Tax

Dutch Bros Announces $300 Million Underwritten Public Offering

Dutch Bros Announces $300 Million Underwritten Public Offering

September 6, 2023

Cooley advised Dutch Bros, a publicly held drive-thru coffee chain, on its $300 million underwritten public offering of Class A common stock.

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Eric Jensen
Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Alan Hambelton
Partner, Seattle
Allison Peth
Associate, Palo Alto
Ben Lima
Associate, Palo Alto
Reza Safai
Associate, Palo Alto
Patrick Gibbs
Partner, Palo Alto

Related Practices & Industries

Capital Markets
Public Companies
Securities Litigation + Enforcement

Dutch Bros – $556.8 Million IPO

Dutch Bros – $556.8 Million IPO

September 24, 2021

Cooley advised Dutch Bros, a drive-thru coffeehouse chain, on its $556.8 million initial public offering of 24,210,526 shares of its common stock. Partners Eric Jensen, Alan Hambelton and Dave Peinsipp led the Cooley team advising Dutch Bros.

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Eric Jensen
Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Alan Hambelton
Partner, Seattle
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Allison Peth
Associate, Palo Alto
Reza Safai
Associate, Palo Alto
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Wendy Brenner
Partner, Palo Alto
Amis Pan
Associate, Palo Alto
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado

Related Practices & Industries

Capital Markets
Public Companies
Emerging Companies
Tax
Compensation and Benefits
Antitrust and Competition
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Labor and Employment

NVIDIA – $5 Billion Senior Unsecured Notes Offering

NVIDIA – $5 Billion Senior Unsecured Notes Offering

June 30, 2021

Cooley advised NVIDIA on its registered debt offering of $5 billion aggregate principal amount of investment grade senior unsecured notes. The offering consisted of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.309% notes due 2023; $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.584% notes due 2024; $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.550% notes due 2028; and $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.000% notes due 2031. Partners Michael Tollini, Mischi a Marca, Jason Savich, Eric Jensen and John McKenna led the Cooley team advising NVIDIA.

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Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Eric Jensen
Vice Chair, Palo Alto
John McKenna
Partner, Palo Alto
Natalie Karam
Partner, Palo Alto
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
Karen Gustavson
Associate, Seattle
Kim Merritt
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Timothy Nguyen
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Savannah Harms
Associate, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Patrick Gibbs
Partner, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado

Related Practices & Industries

Capital Markets
Debt Finance
Public Companies
Tax
False Claims Act/Qui Tam/FIRREA
Product Compliance and Product Litigation

UiPath – $1.5 Billion IPO

UiPath – $1.5 Billion IPO

April 28, 2021

Cooley advised UiPath, the world’s leading robotics process automation software company, on its $1.5 billion initial public offering of 27,474,393 shares of Class A common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Partners Nicole Brookshire, Eric Jensen and Matthew Dubofsky led the Cooley team advising UiPath.

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Eric Jensen
Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Katherine Denby
Associate, Washington, DC
Robin K. Lee
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Tania Soris
Associate, New York
Katherine Duplay
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Veronica Cortes
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado

Related Practices & Industries

Capital Markets
Public Companies
Software
Technology
Emerging Companies
Tax
Technology Transactions
Compensation and Benefits
Labor and Employment
International Anti-Corruption/FCPA
Trademark, Copyright and Advertising
Cyber/Data/Privacy
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Admissions & credentials

California

Rankings & accolades

Deal Point Data: #1 Technology IPO Lawyer Nationwide

Best Lawyers in America – Lawyer of the Year (2018)

Best Lawyers in America – Leading lawyer in Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law and Venture Capital Law 

Chambers USA: Band 1 for Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – California

Chambers USA: Band 1 for Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States – Nationwide  

Chambers USA: Startups & Emerging Companies – Nationwide

Chambers USA: Venture Capital – California

The Daily Journal: Top Emerging Companies Lawyer

The Daily Journal Top 100 Lawyers in California

The Legal 500 US: Leading lawyer in M&A, Venture Capital and Emerging Companies

The Legal 500 US: Key lawyer in Capital Markets: Equity Offerings

Super Lawyers

Memberships & affiliations

American Bar Association

ABA, Section on Business Law, Committee on Corporate Governance

Experience Highlight

Involved in 40+ offerings over the last three years, raising $36 billion+

 

He works hard in the trenches with his clients and gives great advice. He always tries to figure out solutions to help the parties come together. His legal advice demonstrates significant substantive expertise, insight, judgment and experience.

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