Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Premier full-service firm for agtech innovators and their investors
Why Cooley
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Cooley’s lawyers have decades of experience in the agricultural biotechnology, microbial engineering, microbiome, food, animal and plant science industries
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Large footprint among a diverse set of agricultural biotechnology and plant science clients that is made up of industry pioneers
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Clients range from small startup companies to billion-dollar private and publicly traded corporations to investors backing game-changing technologies in the agtech sector
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Robust, full-service agtech platform allows for seamless collaboration among lawyers across practice areas including intellectual property, litigation, FDA/regulatory, licensing, strategic transactions and collaboration deals and venture financing
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Unparalleled access to one of the largest and most influential networks of leading venture capitalists, financial institutions and other strategic partners
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Counsel to agricultural startup companies involved in some of the largest venture backed agricultural sector fundraising rounds of the past several years
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Represent sustainability leaders across industries, including several of the companies ranked among the Global 100 index of the most sustainable corporations in the world
Global Market Leader: Agribusiness
– Chambers, 2025
Emerging Company Law Firm of the Year Honoree
– Legalweek, 2021
Recognition
- BTI Consulting: “Best of the Best” for client service and value
- Chambers: Tier 1 for Startups and Emerging Companies, Leader in Intellectual Property
- Chambers: Global Market Leader: Agribusiness
- Law360: Litigation Powerhouse
- Legal 500: Tier 1 for Venture Capital and Startups
- LMG Life Sciences: Licensing and Collaboration Firm of the Year
- LMG Life Sciences: Patent Strategy and Management Firm of the Year Honoree
- Managing IP: Named Firm of the Year for “Trademark Litigation” and “IP Transactions”
- PitchBook: #1 law firm for VC-backed exits (IPO and M&A)
- World Trademark Review: Gold Tier for Trademark Law
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