I operate at the intersection of innovation, technology and the law, serving as a strategic advisor to entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies of all stages.
dyoung@cooley.com
David Young is a co-founder of Cooley’s Santa Monica office and represents emerging growth companies at all stages, as well as the venture capital firms, strategic investors and investment banks that finance these companies. In addition to providing strategic counseling, his practice encompasses venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, equity compensation matters, strategic counseling, complex corporate partnering transactions and corporate governance. He represents both public and private companies, primarily in the digital media, software, technology, cleantech, life sciences, consumer products and media and entertainment sectors, and also frequently represents venture capital firms and other investors in financings.
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Digital Media & Entertainment
Emerging Companies
Mergers & Acquisitions
Software
Technology
Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality
Fintech
Artificial Intelligence
Venture Capital
Family
Sports
Deal-making
Strategy
David Young is a rising force in the Southern California market and a powerhouse who is really tied in to the digital economy." "He is a phenomenal lawyer.
University of Southern California Gould School of LawJD, 1995
University of Southern CaliforniaMBA, 1995
Pomona CollegeBA, 1991
California
True Botanicals Announces Series B Investment March 24, 2023
Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes Cooley Lawyers + Practices June 2, 2022
GrowFlow Agrees to Sell to Dama Financial February 1, 2022
Los Angeles Business Journal: Top M&A Dealmakers (2011)
Los Angeles Business Journal: Most Influential Lawyers: Digital Media and E-Commerce Law (2014)
Re/Code: Power Player of LA Tech (2014)
Daily Journal: Top Emerging Companies Lawyers (2014)
Chambers USA: Top Startup and Emerging Companies Lawyers (USA Nationwide) (2016 – 2022); Venture Capital (California) (2022)
Legal 500: Key Lawyer: M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2020)
Dollar Shave Club
GumGum
Atom Tickets
Velocify
Upfront Ventures
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