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Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes Cooley Lawyers + Practices

Palo Alto – June 2, 2022 – Chambers USA 2022 recognized 125 Cooley lawyers and 59 practices as leaders in their respective fields. Sixteen practices received a Band 1 ranking, and 11 practices were ranked across multiple regions. Sixteen lawyers received one or more Band 1 rankings. 

The following is a complete list of Cooley’s Chambers USA practice rankings for 2022:

Leading practices

Denotes Band 1 ranking

Nationwide
Capital Markets: Convertible Debt
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer
Capital Markets: Equity: Manager
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Intellectual Property
International Arbitration: Highly Regarded
International Trade: CFIUS Experts
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded
Life Sciences
Privacy & Data Security: The Elite
Private Equity: Fund Formation
Securities: Litigation
Startups & Emerging Companies
Tax: Controversy

California
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Life Sciences
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
Litigation: Securities
Technology Transactions
Venture Capital

California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

California: San Diego
Corporate/M&A
Litigation: General Commercial

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

California: Southern
Tax

Colorado
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property

District of Columbia
Antitrust
Corporate/M&A Private Equity
Intellectual Property: Litigation
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Media & Entertainment: Regulatory
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite

Massachusetts
Capital Markets
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: Securities
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
Technology

New York
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Highly Regarded

Northern Virginia
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

Virginia
Litigation: General Commercial

Washington
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property

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