Luke Cadigan

Partner in Charge – Boston
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As a former Assistant Director and Senior Trial Counsel in the SEC’s Enforcement Division, I have gained invaluable experience taking complex securities fraud matters to trial and an insider’s perspective on how to best address government investigations and other regulatory scrutiny.

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Singapore-based Grab’s Record SPAC Marks Southeast Asia’s Largest Ever US Equity Offering

April 14, 2021

Cooley advised J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Evercore as part of Grab’s agreement to merge with Altimeter Capital’s special purpose acquisition company or SPAC. The transaction marks the largest SPAC merger in history and values the SoftBank-backed technology company at approximately $40 billion. Will Cai in Hong Kong and Ferish Patel in Singapore led a global team of Cooley lawyers across Hong Kong, Singapore and the US on the transaction.

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Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Ferish Patel
Partner, Singapore
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Eric Jensen
Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Matthew Bartus
Partner, San Francisco
C. Thomas Hopkins
Partner, Santa Monica
Luke Cadigan
Partner in Charge – Boston, Boston
Daniel Grooms
Partner, Washington, DC
Jie Zhang
Partner, Hong Kong
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong

Gopuff Agrees to Acquire BevMo

November 10, 2020

Cooley advised Gopuff, the go-to platform for consumers’ everyday needs, on its agreement to acquire alcoholic beverage specialty retailer BevMo for $350 million. Cooley partners Tom Hopkins, Kevin Cooper and Matt Hallinan led the team advising Gopuff on the transaction, which is expected to close in the next month.

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Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
C. Thomas Hopkins
Partner, Santa Monica
Matt Hallinan
Partner, Santa Monica
Michael Levinson
Senior Counsel, San Diego
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Peter Crain
Special Counsel, Reston
Alanna B Zuchelli
Associate, Reston
Adrienne Beaudoin Deshmukh
Associate, Reston
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Isabelle Mackesey
Associate, Washington, DC
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Randall R. Lee
Of Counsel, Los Angeles
Anthony Hajj
Associate, New York
Luke Cadigan
Partner in Charge – Boston, Boston
Garth Angelo Osterman
Partner, San Francisco
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC

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Defending Inovio in Securities Class Action

November 9, 2020

Defending Inovio Pharmaceuticals and its executives in a securities class action that alleges the company made misleading statements about the development of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus.

 

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Inovio Defends Virus Vaccine Claims In Bid To Nix Stock Suit – Law360

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Luke Cadigan
Partner in Charge – Boston, Boston

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Trial Victory in Unfair Competition Case for Uber

September 13, 2019

Secured victory for Uber in case brought by 34 taxi medallion-owning corporations that alleged unfair competition and conspiracy and sought over $400M in damages at trial. Complete defense verdict for Uber across the board, on both liability and damages.

Press coverage

"Law360's Weekly Verdict" – Law360

"Uber Presence In Boston Didn't Flout Mass. Law, Judge Rules" – Law360

"Wake Up Call" – The American Lawyer

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Michael Sheetz
Partner, Boston
Luke Cadigan
Partner in Charge – Boston, Boston
Adam Gershenson
Partner, Boston
Beatriz Mejia
Partner, San Francisco
Tim Cook
Associate, Boston
Elizabeth Wright
Special Counsel, Boston
Matthew D. Brown
Partner, San Francisco

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Genfit Beats Section 11 Suit

November 5, 2021

Cooley obtained the complete dismissal of a securities class action filed against Genfit and a number of its current and former directors for alleged violations of Section 11 of the Securities Act. The plaintiffs alleged that the company’s registration statement for its initial public offering in the US made false and misleading statements about clinical trial results for elafibranor. The trial court dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint without leave to amend.

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Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Luke Cadigan
Partner in Charge – Boston, Boston
Aric Wu
Partner, New York

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Admissions and credentials

Massachusetts

District of Columbia

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Massachusetts (2024)

Chambers USA: Litigation: Securities – Massachusetts (2022 – 2024)

Best Lawyers – Leading Lawyer in Litigation Securities

Massachusetts Super Lawyer

Memberships and affiliations

American Bar Association (ABA)

Boston Bar Association’s Executive Committee and Council

Luke is very knowledgeable, always prepared and insightful.

Chambers USA

A fantastic lawyer who is very familiar with the law and the SEC's enforcement practices.

Chambers USA