Bobby Earles

Partner
rearles@cooley.com
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I defend clients against threats to their business, and resolve their legal issues, both in and out of the courtroom.

About Bobby

Bobby is a full-service litigator and trial lawyer who focuses his practice on private equity and mergers & acquisitions-related disputes. He has managed all aspects of the civil litigation process, including mediation, motion practice, managing complex discovery projects, taking and defending depositions, working alongside experts, preparing cases for trial and trying cases to verdict. 

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Experience

Cooley Secures Win in Mallinckrodt Chapter 11 Case

Cooley Secures Win in Mallinckrodt Chapter 11 Case

February 9, 2022

Cooley has been representing the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Mallinckrodt during Mallinckrodt’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, in which the pharmaceutical company’s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization was recently confirmed after a contentious multiweek trial, marking a defining moment in the case. Cooley partners Cullen Speckhart, Ian Shapiro, Philip Bowman, Michael Klein, Cathy Hershcopf and Jonathan Kim led the team advising the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

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Related contacts

Cullen Drescher Speckhart
Partner in Charge – Washington, DC, Washington, DC
Ian Shapiro
Partner in Charge – New York, New York
Philip Bowman
Partner, New York
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Cathy Hershcopf
Senior Counsel, New York
Russell Capone
Partner, New York
Bobby Earles
Partner, Chicago
Aric Wu
Partner, New York
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington, DC
Reed Smith
Special Counsel, New York
Joshua Siegel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Erica Richards
Special Counsel, New York
Summer M. McKee
Special Counsel, New York
Lauren A. Reichardt
Partner, New York
Evan Lazerowitz
Associate, New York
Georgina Inglis
Associate, Washington, DC
Charlie Low
Associate, New York
Paul Springer
Associate, New York
Courtney Gladstone
Associate, Washington, DC
Jeremiah P. Ledwidge
Associate, New York

Related Practices & Industries

Business Restructuring
Commercial Litigation
Class Action Litigation
Life Sciences
Retail and Consumer Products
Insurance

Admissions & credentials

Illinois

Rankings & accolades

Super Lawyers: Rising Star – Illinois

Lawyers of Color: Nation's Best

Ariel Investments and WVON Radio: Chicago’s 40 Game Changers

Memberships & affiliations

Fellow, Chicago Urban League IMPACT Leadership Development Program

Co-Founder, “It’s Just [Black Lawyers Having] Lunch”

Mentor, LINK Unlimited

Member, Chicago Inn of Court

Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth

American Bar Association

Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms