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Numerous Cooley Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers 2014

Palo Alto, Calif. – August 15, 2013 – Cooley LLP announced today that 94 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a leading peer-review survey of the legal profession. Forty Cooley lawyers were recognized in multiple practice categories, including 14 who were honored in four or more practice areas and 30 in at least three practice areas. In all, Cooley attorneys were recognized 184 times across the rankings.

The Cooley attorneys recognized in the survey are listed below, along with the areas of practice for which they were honored. This information is also available at www.bestlawyers.com.  

Litigation
Michael Attanasio – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar
Jonathan Bach – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Celia Goldwag Barenholtz – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance; Litigation – Securities
Frederick Baron – Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
James Brogan – Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Technology Law
Lesse Castleberry – Tax Law
Bill Christiansen – Biotechnology Law; Patent Law
John Crittenden – Technology Law
Janet Cullum – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Technology Law
John Dwyer – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Securities
Robert Eisenbach III – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
Thomas Friel, Jr. – Litigation – Patent
Koji Fukumura – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation – Securities
Bill Galliani – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Technology Law
Stephen Gardner – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Lawrence Gottlieb – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
William Grauer – Commercial Litigation; Derivatives and Futures Law; Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions; Litigation – Securities; Securities Regulation
Jay Indyke – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Heidi Keefe – Litigation – Intellectual Property
J. Michael Kelly – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Mike Klisch – Commercial Litigation
Carol Laherty – Patent law
Alan Levine – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Elizabeth Lewis – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
Douglas Lobel – Communications Law
Ann Mooney – Insurance Law
Stephen Neal – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar
Michael Rhodes – Commercial Litigation; Derivatives and Futures Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Martin Schenker – Energy Law
William Schwartz – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Anthony Stiegler – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
Steven Strauss – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate
Gregory Tenhoff – Labor Law – Management
Michael Tuscan – Technology Law
Erich Veitenheimer III – Technology Law
Emily Wagner – Patent Law

Corporate/Business
Jane Adams – Biotechnology Law
Barbara Borden – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Matt Browne – Corporate Law
Antonio Calabrese – Land Use & Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
L. Kay Chandler – Biotechnology Law
Thomas Coll – Biotechnology Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law
Joe Conroy – Corporate Law
John Dado – Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
Craig Dauchy – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law; Venture Capital Law
Renee Deming – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Sonya Erickson – Venture Capital Law
Mike Faber – Tax Law
Lester Fagen – Venture Capital Law
Jim Fulton – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
Wendy Goldstein – Health Care Law
Kenneth Guernsey – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
John Hale – Banking and Finance Law
Matthew Hemington – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
John Hession – Venture Capital Law
Thomas Hopkins – Corporate Law
Eric Jensen – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
Robert Jones – Biotechnology Law; Corporate Law
Barbara Kosacz – Biotechnology Law; Corporate Law
John Lavoie – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
Michael Lincoln – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
James Linfield – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
Mark Lipschutz – Real Estate Law
Samuel Livermore – Corporate Law
Mark Looney – Land Use & Zoning Law
Thomas Mason – Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Mediation
Robert "Buff" Miller – Tax Law
Patrick Mitchell – Venture Capital Law
Timothy Moore – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
Howard Morse - Antitrust Law
Fred Muto – Biotechnology Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
Ryan Naftulin – Venture Capital Law
Susan Cooper Philpot – Tax Law
Michael Platt – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law
Anna Pope – Real Estate Law
Marya Postner – Biotechnology Law
Steven Przesmicki – Corporate Law
Thomas Reicher – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
John Robertson – Corporate Law
Richard Rothberg – Trusts and Estates
Adam Ruttenberg – Technology Law
Glen Sato – Biotechnology Law
Marc Schildkraut – Antitrust Law
Colleen Gillis Snow – Land Use & Zoning Law
Michael Stern – Technology Law
Myron Sugarman – Non-Profit/Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Mark Tanoury – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
Miguel Vega – Corporate Law
Mark Weeks – Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
Francis Wheeler – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Nancy Wojtas – Corporate Governance Law

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Related Contacts
Robert L. Jones  Partner Palo Alto
J. Michael Kelly  Senior Counsel San Francisco
Mark Tanoury  Partner Palo Alto
Kenneth Guernsey  Senior Counsel San Francisco, Palo Alto
Michael Rhodes  Partner San Francisco, Los Angeles – Downtown
Robert Eisenbach  Of Counsel San Francisco
James Linfield  Senior Counsel Colorado
Kay Chandler  Partner San Diego
Eric Jensen  Partner Palo Alto, San Francisco
Stephen Neal  Chairman Emeritus Palo Alto
Sam Livermore  Senior Counsel San Francisco
Barbara Borden  Partner San Diego
Tom Reicher  Senior Counsel San Francisco
John C. Dwyer  Partner Palo Alto
Tom Coll  Partner San Diego
Matthew Hemington  Partner Palo Alto
Barbara Kosacz  Senior Counsel Palo Alto
Ann Mooney  Partner San Francisco
John Dado  Partner Palo Alto
Michael Platt  Partner in Charge – Colorado Colorado
Jim Fulton  Partner New York
Jane Adams  Partner San Diego
Steve Przesmicki  Partner San Diego
Marya Postner  Partner Palo Alto
Ryan Naftulin  Partner London
Marty Schenker  Senior Counsel San Francisco
Joe Conroy  Chairman and CEO New York
Mike Lincoln  Vice Chair Reston, Washington, DC
Mike Klisch  Partner Washington, DC
Matt Browne  Partner San Diego
Adam Ruttenberg  Partner Washington, DC, Reston
Mark Looney  Partner Reston
Bill Galliani  Senior Counsel Palo Alto, Los Angeles – Santa Monica
Nancy Wojtas  Senior Counsel Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler  Partner Colorado
Koji Fukumura  Partner San Diego
Frederick Baron  Senior Counsel Palo Alto
Elizabeth Lewis  Senior Counsel Washington, DC, Reston
Michael Attanasio  Litigation Department Chair San Diego
Colleen Gillis  Partner Reston
John Hale  Senior Counsel Palo Alto
Michael Tuscan  Partner Washington, DC
Steve Strauss  Senior Counsel San Diego
Alan Levine  Senior Counsel New York
William Schwartz  Senior Counsel New York
Miguel J. Vega  Partner Boston
John Lavoie  Partner in Charge – Reston Reston
Sonya Erickson  Partner Seattle
Mark Weeks  Partner Palo Alto
John Robertson  Partner in Charge – Seattle Seattle
Lesse Castleberry  Senior Counsel New York
Heidi Keefe  Partner Palo Alto
Howard Morse  Partner Washington, DC
Pat Mitchell  Partner Boston, New York
Carol Laherty  Partner Seattle
Bill Christiansen  Partner Seattle
C. Thomas Hopkins  Partner in Charge, Los Angeles – Santa Monica , Los Angeles – Santa Monica, Los Angeles – Downtown