Amanda A. Main

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I am a passionate advocate for my clients and implement successful strategies to resolve disputes in and out of the courtroom

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Abnormal Security Raises $210 Million Series C, Reaches $4 Billion Valuation

May 10, 2022

Cooley advised Abnormal Security, a leading artificial intelligence-based cloud-native email security platform, on its $210 million Series C financing round, which brings the company’s valuation to $4 billion. Lawyers Josh Seidenfeld, Nan Yang, Rachel Lydon and Kaavya Gowda led the Cooley team advising Abnormal Security.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Nan Yang
Associate, Palo Alto
Rachel Lydon
Associate, San Diego
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Amanda A. Main
Partner, Palo Alto
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
John Sellers
Partner, Palo Alto
Blake Martell
Partner, San Francisco
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Liza Cotter
Associate, Boston
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Mika Reiner Mayer
Partner, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York

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Cooley + ACLU of Louisiana Challenge Racist Policing in Civil Rights Suit

December 1, 2021

Cooley, alongside the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and New Orleans-based Aaron & Gianna, are representing Nathasia Paul, a Black resident of Metairie, Louisiana, in a civil rights action against multiple law enforcement officers from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (JPSO) for their racially motivated violations of Paul’s right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution. Lawyers Randall Lee, Amanda Main, Tijana Brien, Benjamin Lin, Hazel Verdin and Sam Blankenship are leading the Cooley team.

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Randall R. Lee
Of Counsel, Los Angeles Downtown
Amanda A. Main
Partner, Palo Alto
Tijana Brien
Partner, Palo Alto

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Facebook Kills 'Oculus' Trademark Suit

June 9, 2015

Negotiated a complete victory for OculusVR, the world's leading virtual reality company, in a high-profile trademark infringement suit filed by video-streaming company Oculus.

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Amanda A. Main
Partner, Palo Alto
Michael Rhodes
Partner, San Francisco

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Summary Judgment for Medical Device Company in Earn Out Dispute

May 4, 2015

Obtained summary judgment and multimillion-dollar fee award in earnout dispute for a medical device company.

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Mark Lambert
Partner, Palo Alto
Amanda A. Main
Partner, Palo Alto

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Admissions & credentials

California

Rankings & accolades

YWCA of Silicon Valley: Tribute to Women Award

Representative Matters

  • Successfully obtained early judgment for $30 million in milestone dispute.
  • Obtained dismissal of earn-out dispute for medical device company at summary judgment and secured multi-million dollar fee award.
  • On the brink of litigation, led team to successfully achieve no-cost resolution of direct competitor conflict involving allegations of trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference, and unfair competition. 
  • Secured complete victory for OculusVR, the world's leading virtual reality company, in trademark infringement lawsuit filed by video-streaming company Oculus.
  • Defended alcohol beverage company in high-profile trademark infringement lawsuit over beer trademark.
  • Defended numerous tech companies in investigations conducted by the Securities & Exchange Commission. 
  • Represented special committee of board of directors in connection with multiple internal investigations.
  • Negotiated successful resolution of dispute involving claims relating to corporate governance matters.
  • Secured early judgment for client in breach of contract dispute.
  • Negotiated pre-litigation settlement of contract dispute to avoid costly lawsuit.
  • Represented company in connection with a California attorney general investigation into an illegal lottery.
  • Obtained dismissal of lawsuit against investment fund for lack of personal jurisdiction.