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Fourth Circuit Affirms Charlottesville Conspiracy Verdict, Reinstates $2.8 Million in Punitive Damages

July 1, 2024

Cooley defeated an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, affirming a jury verdict finding white nationalist leaders and organizations liable to plaintiffs for egregious and hateful conduct at the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Cooley pro bono team was led Alan Levine and David Mills.

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Alan Levine
Senior Counsel, New York
David E. Mills
Partner, Washington, DC
Robby L.R. Saldaña
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Caitlin B. Munley
Associate, Washington, DC
Joshua Siegel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Amanda L. Liverzani
Associate, New York

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Cooley Advises on MindMed’s Successful Proxy Contest

June 21, 2023

Cooley advised MindMed, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel product candidates to treat brain health disorders, on its successful proxy contest against FCM MM Holdings.

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Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
Christian Plaza
Partner, Reston
Mark Ballantyne
Partner, Reston
Kenneth Guernsey
Senior Counsel , San Francisco
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Kaitland Kennelly
Partner, New York
Amanda L. Liverzani
Associate, New York
Andrew Mettry
Associate
Charlotte Yin
Associate, New York

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Charlottesville Plaintiffs Secure Justice Against White Supremacist Leaders and Groups With Historic Lawsuit Win

November 23, 2021

Nine plaintiffs, who were victims of a coordinated attack by white supremacists during the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017, won a historic victory in the landmark federal lawsuit Sines v. Kessler. A Cooley team led by Alan Levine, David Mills and Bob Cahill acted pro bono on behalf of the plaintiffs alongside Kaplan Hecker & Fink, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and Woods Rogers.

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Alan Levine
Senior Counsel, New York
David E. Mills
Partner, Washington, DC
Courtney Fisher
Senior Paralegal, Washington, DC
Hilarie Laing
Paralegal Specialist, Washington, DC
Amanda L. Liverzani
Associate, New York
Caitlin B. Munley
Associate, Washington, DC
Joshua Siegel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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