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Koji Fukumura

Partner

As an active litigator and public speaker, I stay on top of the legal, business and regulatory trends in order to counsel and defend my clients effectively.

+1 858 550 6008
kfukumura@cooley.com

Koji Fukumura is chair of Cooley's securities litigation practice and serves on the firm's management committee. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including the defense of securities class actions, derivative suits, M&A-related class actions and government investigations. He also regularly conducts internal investigations for boards as well as their audit or special litigation committees. Koji is a past chair of the ABA Section of Litigation.

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Experience

  • Defended 60+ Securities Class or Representative Actions 

  • Cooley Helps Stratasys Secure Win in Securities Case 

  • Defended 75+ SEC and SRO Investigations or Inquiries 

  • Cooley Defends Tremor Video in Shareholder Litigation  

  • Hot Topic $600 Million Sale to Sycamore Partners 

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Passions

    Family

    Surfing

    Golf

An in-depth understanding of the legal issues and a practical approach to resolving matters. – Chambers USA
Education

  • Temple University School of Law
    JD, 1993

  • University of Colorado at Boulder
    BA, English Literature
    1989

  • University of Colorado at Boulder
    BA, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
    1989

Admissions & Credentials

California

Colorado

Pennsylvania

Media & Insight
Memberships

  • American Bar Association

  • American Bar Foundation

  • American Business Trial Lawyers Association

  • American Inns of Court

  • Federal Bar Association

  • Japanese American National Museum

  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

  • Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego

  • San Diego County Bar Association

  • Southwest Center for Asian Pacific American Law

  • Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Rankings & Accolades

    Best Lawyers in America: San Diego Lawyer of the Year for Securities Litigation (2013, 2019) and M&A Litigation (2012-2014; 2018, 2019)

    Best Lawyers in America: Commercial Litigation (2009-2020), Securities Litigation (2009-2020), Litigation – M&A (2012-2020), Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (2012-2020) and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (2020)

    Chambers: Securities Litigation – California (2016-2019)

    Euromoney's Benchmark Litigation Guide of Leading Firms and Lawyers: Litigation Star (2010-2019), San Diego Lawyer of the Year (2019)

    Legal 500: Securities Litigation – Defense (2016-2019)

    Southern California Super Lawyers: Top 50 Lawyers in San Diego (2009-2013, 2015-19)

    Southern California Super Lawyers: Securities Litigation (2007-2019)


Contact

+1 858 550 6008 office
+1 858 550 6420 fax
kfukumura@cooley.com

4401 Eastgate Mall
San Diego, CA 92121-1909

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