About Laura

Laura Berezin is a member of Cooley's business department leadership team. She focuses her practice on corporate securities, M&A and complex corporate finance transactions, with a particular emphasis on representing clients in the life sciences industry. She represents public and private corporations, investment banks, venture capital funds, and financial institutions both in the United States and Europe in a variety of capital market transactions, including public offerings, private placements, PIPES and 144A transactions. Laura has extensive experience in representing life science companies in spin-outs and other domestic and cross-border M&A. Her general corporate practice includes formation and financing activities, securities compliance, public company disclosure and corporate governance matters. She also has extensive experience in counseling publicly-traded life sciences companies and their boards of directors. Laura has also served as a member of BIO's Emerging Company Governing Board. 

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Admissions and credentials

  • California
  • Montana
  • Not admitted to practice in Washington

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial – California (2020 – 2025)

Best Lawyers in America: Lawyer of the Year: California (2023)

Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year – Securities Regulation (2021)

Best Lawyers in America: Biotechnology Law, Securities and Capital Markets Law and Securities Regulation

Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year – Biotechnology Law 

LMG Life Sciences Corporate Attorney of the Year (2018)

Legal 500 US: Life Sciences, Capital Markets and M&A: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies

PLC – Which Lawyer? Equity Capital Markets and Corporate Life Sciences

Daily Journal: Top 25 Biotech Lawyers in California (2011)

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