Alternative Data, Monetization and Governance

Helping clients develop and deploy alt data assets while navigating risk and providing industry-leading advice at the intersection of corporate and data governance, securities and privacy regulation, and disputes



Why Cooley

  • Unique mix of multidisciplinary practitioners helping clients build and validate alt data sources and assets to drive data monetization, while also mitigating securities regulatory risk and responding to regulatory action and disputes

  • Deep insight into data-centric enterprise management, drawn from extensive experience serving as principal corporate governance and securities counsel to 250+ public companies

  • Seamless integration across all relevant practices – including cyber/data/privacy, securities litigation + enforcement, and commercial litigation

  • Trusted advisers to the world’s top tech and life sciences companies

  • Holistic strategy to maximize validation, preservation and protection of enterprise value, supported by a coordinated approach to regulatory agencies and private institutions, including full-service litigation

  • Comprehensive and timely guidance through CooleyREG, our innovative approach that brings together regulatory practitioners from across the firm to help clients navigate every regulatory twist and turn

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Public and private companies

  • Policies and procedures relating to data governance and data controls
  • Disclosure controls, internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) and other reporting matters
  • Fiduciary duties and liability
  • Corporate systemic risk
  • ESG disclosure

Establishing and monetizing alt data assets

  • Privacy and cybersecurity compliance and strategy advice
  • Data governance, monetization and transactional advice
  • Intellectual property
  • Data source due diligence
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning advice

Enforcement and litigation

  • Experience interacting with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and state enforcement agencies
  • Litigation and mediation

Alternative data providers and data brokers

  • Broker-dealer advice
  • Investment Advisers Act
  • Insider trading defense and advice

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