Heather Harrington

Heather leads Cooley’s resource development and knowledge management strategy for the private equity practice group, where she advises on trends and developments and is responsible for leveraging the firm’s resources, internal knowledge and legal technology to facilitate the efficient and consistent handling of private equity transactions.

Before rejoining Cooley in 2026, Heather most recently was assistant general counsel for corporate development at Bally’s Corporation, where she led a number of financing and development projects.

Prior to moving in-house, Heather was a practicing attorney at Cooley for 18 years, representing clients in a variety of private equity and M&A transactions, most recently as a special counsel in the private equity group.

Previously, Heather was an associate at a large international law firm, and before law school, she was the assistant director of the Innovations in American Government Program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.