Michael Sheetz

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

Cooley co-advised the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and its presidents in a long-running defamation lawsuit filed by the estate of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno over reputational damage stemming from the NCAA's handling of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. Joe Paterno's estate quietly dropped the lawsuit in June 2017.

Cooley advised Pure Storage on its $488 million initial public offering. Pure Storage, a Mountain View, California-based data storage company, now trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PSTG."

Pure Storage has been a Cooley client since the company's inception in 2009.

A Massachusetts federal judge has upheld the Boston school system’s new admission policy for exam schools, a victory that will enhance racial, socioeconomic and geographical diversity in the city’s most prestigious public high schools. Cooley partners Michael Sheetz and Adam Gershenson led the Cooley effort, representing Anti-Defamation League on an amicus brief alongside leading nonprofits, business organizations and sports teams the Boston Celtics and the Boston Red Sox. The brief demonstrated that diversity benefits all students and local businesses because it helps create a generation of leaders equipped to compete in a diverse, global marketplace.