SOF Week 2025 Reception

About Cooley’s national security practice

Cooley’s national security group advises key stakeholders that play a leading role in safeguarding the nation’s interests, whether through cutting-edge technology, critical infrastructure, or defense and intelligence operations. As the landscape has evolved from a primarily government-driven mission to one that increasingly relies on private-sector innovation, our team has stayed at the forefront, guiding our clients – including long-standing industry leaders, emerging companies, and strategic investors – through these market shifts.

With heightened government scrutiny on transactions, such as venture capital and private financings, joint ventures, licensing agreements, private equity and M&A, the national security ecosystem now needs to account for a fluid geopolitical landscape, as US domestic and foreign policies address new threats and vulnerabilities.

This is where Cooley stands apart. Unlike firms that focus solely on traditional defense-sector and intelligence community clients, our dual-focused experience uniquely positions us to counsel all clients operating at the epicenter of today’s most pressing national security challenges.

Select representative work

• Adarga in its acquisition of J2X Solutions
• BlackSignal Technologies in its $200 million sale to Parsons
• Blue Delta Capital Partners in its investment in ITC Federal
• Boldend in its sale to SIXGEN
• Founders Fund in its $1.5 billion investment in Anduril Industries
• Huntress in its acquisition of Curricula and multiple funding rounds
• MAG Aerospace in its sale to New Mountain Capital
• Medico Construction Equipment in its sale to General Dynamics
• Parry Labs in an investment from Capitol Meridian Partners, 3Wire Partners, Teamworthy Group and True Ventures
• Razor’s Edge Ventures in the formation of BlackSea Technologies and subsequent add-ons, including Maritime Applied Physics Corporation, Blue Tide Marine and The Hard Yards
• Razor’s Edge Ventures in the formation of BlackSignal Technologies with the acquisition of Blue Ridge Envisioneering and subsequent add-ons, including Silver Palm Technologies and Cromulence
• Second Front Systems in a $70 million Series C financing 
• Thresher Ventures in its sale to Two Six Technologies
• Vana Solutions in its sale to VTG Group
• Verus Technology Group in its sale to BlueHalo
• Yurts in a $40 million Series B financing

Stay connected

We maintain a strong and growing presence at many leading forums focused on areas like national security, government services, defense technology and cybersecurity. Our team regularly engages with key stakeholders across these sectors and often organizes Cooley-hosted events alongside these gatherings.

• ACG Next Conference
• Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Patriot Boot Camp
• Diverse Venture Capital Conference
• Incident Response Forum Masterclass
• Military Veteran Startups Conference
• MilVet Angels Foundation
• MissionLink
• Naval Academy and West Point Entrepreneur Summits
• PenFed Foundation’s Veteran Entrepreneur Investment Program
• Privacy and Data Governance Symposium
• RSA Conference
• SOF Week
• US Naval Institute and AFCEA International’s WEST Conference

Industry trailblazers: Cooley + MissionLink

Co-founded by Cooley in 2010, MissionLink is a robust, nationwide, invite-only community that serves as a force-multiplier and gateway to accelerating innovation and advancing solutions to national security threats. The objective is to seed and accelerate innovation and bridge enterprise and national security missions with dual-use commercial capabilities.

MissionLink has become the premier trusted innovation ecosystem in national security technology, where members learn best practices, team with other members on customer pursuits, gain insight on the latest trends and where the “innovation puck” is going, and connect with government customers, commercial customers, investors, partners, advisors and potential acquirers.

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