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Representing Uber in Appellate Defense of Trial Victory

Representing Uber in First Circuit appeal of trial victory in case brought by 34 taxi medallion-owning corporations that alleged unfair competition and conspiracy and sought over $400M in damages.

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
Beatriz Mejia
Partner, San Francisco
Tim Cook
Associate, Boston
Elizabeth Wright
Special Counsel, Boston
Matthew D. Brown
Partner, San Francisco

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Paterno Estate Drops Sandusky Fallout Suit Against NCAA

September 25, 2019

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.

 

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Michael Sheetz
Partner, Boston
Tim Cook
Associate, Boston

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Cooley Secures Lawful Permanent Resident Status in US for Guatemalan Man

October 30, 2023

After seven years of representation, a Cooley Boston team secured lawful permanent resident status for a pro bono client – a young man from Guatemala who overcame remarkable adversity to build a life for himself in America.

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Tim Cook
Associate, Boston

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