Cooley Continues Upward Trajectory in Chambers USA 2026 Rankings
New York – June 4, 2026Cooley has continued to strengthen its position in the Chambers USA 2026 guide, achieving expanded recognition for both its practices and lawyers. The firm is now ranked in 84 practice areas, with 173 lawyers recognized for excellence in their respective fields. Each year, Chambers & Partners conducts extensive research to provide detailed rankings of the country’s top law firms, legal departments, and lawyers.
In the latest guide, Cooley received seven new practice area rankings, seven higher practice area rankings, 37 new individual rankings and 45 improved individual rankings, with 30 lawyers receiving one or more top Band 1 rankings. The results also include 26 Band 1 practice rankings.
The firm maintained multiple nationwide Band 1 rankings in leading practice areas – including Artificial Intelligence; Corporate Governance; International Arbitration: Highly Regarded; Life Sciences; Privacy & Data Security The Elite; Privacy & Data Security: Litigation; Product Liability: Regulatory; Startups & Emerging Companies; and Venture Capital: Fund Formation.
The firm also was newly ranked in Band 1 for nationwide Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Enforcement & Investigations). Additionally, the firm is recognized in the inaugural Chambers USA nationwide category for General Commercial Litigation: The Elite, as well as being newly ranked in Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare; and Securities: Regulation: Advisory.
The following is a complete list of Cooley’s Chambers USA 2026 practice rankings.
Leading practices
Nationwide
Artificial Intelligence
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets: Convertible Debt
Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel
Capital Markets: Equity: Manager Counsel
Corporate Governance
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Enforcement & Investigations) +
Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
Higher Education +
Impact Investing
Intellectual Property
International Arbitration: Highly Regarded
International Trade: CFIUS Experts
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: The Elite +
Life Sciences
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite *
Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare *
Privacy & Data Security: Litigation
Privacy & Data Security: The Elite
Product Liability: Regulatory
Securities: Litigation
Securities: Regulation: Advisory *
Space
Startups & Emerging Companies
Technology
Venture Capital: Fund Formation
California
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded *
Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite +
Litigation: Securities
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Technology
Venture Capital
California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
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
Tax *
District of Columbia
Antitrust
Bankruptcy/Restructuring *
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
Intellectual Property: Litigation
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations +
Media & Entertainment: Regulatory
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
Illinois
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity *
Massachusetts
Capital Markets
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: Securities
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Private Equity: Fund Formation
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
Technology
New York
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded +
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite +
Virginia: Northern
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Washington
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Indicates Band 1 ranking
* Indicates new ranking
+ Indicates improved ranking
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Antitrust and Competition
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International Arbitration
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Artificial Intelligence
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Business Restructuring
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Capital Markets
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CFIUS
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Commercial Litigation
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Communications Regulatory
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Compensation and Benefits
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Congressional Investigations
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CooleyREG
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Corporate Governance and Securities Regulation
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Cyber/Data/Privacy
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Debt Finance
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Digital Media and Entertainment
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Emerging Companies
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ESG and Sustainability Advisory
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Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
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Financial Services Enforcement and Regulatory
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Fintech and Payments
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Fund Formation
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Higher Education
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Healthcare
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Intellectual Property
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Impact Investing and Mission-Driven Enterprises
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Labor and Employment
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Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
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Patent Counseling and Prosecution
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Patent Office Litigation
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Private Equity
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Product Compliance and Product Litigation
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Securities Litigation + Enforcement
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Spacetech and Satellite
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Tax
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Technology
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Technology Transactions
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Telecommunications and Wireless
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Trademark, Copyright and Advertising
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Venture Capital
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White Collar Defense and Investigations
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Life Sciences and Healthcare
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