Press Mention

Cooley's Combination with Dow Lohnes Receives Attention in the Media (WSJ, The Recorder, Washington Post, etc.)

October 17, 2013

Cooley's combination with Dow Lohnes was widely and positively covered across the media. The press coverage highlighted the synergies between Cooley and Dow Lohnes, and the positive opportunities for further growth. 

Cooley CEO Joe Conroy and Washington, DC partner-in-charge Ryan Naftulin were quoted extensively.  

"‘Their practice areas overlay perfectly on ours,' said Ryan Naftulin, head of Cooley's D.C. office. ‘Higher ed, communications and media are all strongly steering into the regulatory environment via technology…Their regulatory capabilities make sense for our client base.'" – Washington Post

BUSINESS TRADE PUBLICATIONS

"Cooley law firm to absorb D.C.-based Dow Lohnes," Washington Post
"Cooley Adds Dow Lohnes Washington Office: Business of Law," Bloomberg
"Cooley to acquire Dow Lohnes in D.C.," Washington Business Journal
"Cooley LLP expands in Washington, D.C. with Dow Lohnes lawyers," San Francisco Business Times
"Prominent Higher-Education Law Practice to Be Acquired," Chronicle of Higher Education
"Higher Ed Law Firm Gains a Silicon Valley Foothold," Inside Higher Ed

 

LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
"Seeing Communications Convergence, Cooley Acquires D.C.'s Dow Lohnes," The Recorder (subscription required)
"Q&A: Cooley, Dow Lohnes Discuss Their Merger," Blog of Legal Times (subscription required)
"Cooley Expands to Become Rising Name in Washington DC," The Global Legal Post
"Cooley Swoops in to Snap Up Dow Lohnes," Am Law Daily (Subscription required)
"Cooley Picks Up 54 Dow Lohnes Attorneys in D.C.," Blog of Legal Times
"Cooley Teams Up With Dow Lohnes," WSJ Law Blog (Subscription required)
"Cooley DC Merges With Dow Lohnes In 750-Atty Tie-Up," Law360
"Cooley to add 54 lawyers to D.C. office, thanks to Dow Lohnes merger," ABA Journal

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