Commercial Litigation

Global commercial litigation practice led by sophisticated and aggressive advocates with a long history of solving complex issues that are at the intersection of law and innovation

Why Cooley

450+ litigators in 17 major business and technology centers worldwide handling high-stakes litigations for cutting-edge companies
Five Fellows of American College of Trial Lawyers
20+ former Assistant US Attorneys and Department of Justice lawyers
Unprecedented experience representing clients in the tech and life sciences disputes, including a long history of winning bet-the-company drug ownership and licensing disputes
Experienced in ad hoc arbitration and arbitrations conducted under the leading global arbitration rules as the ICC, the LCIA, the UNCITRAL, the ICSID, the ICDR and Hong Kong Arbitration Center, among others
Deep experience litigating before international courts such as all commercial divisions of the English High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and Court of Justice of the EU
Global focus on cross-border matters and international arbitrations involving the examination of conflict of laws, forum and jurisdictional disputes, as well as domestic disputes across a broad range of industries and businesses
Complementary appellate practice that has handled more than 100+ appeals over the past few years
Consistently ranked as one of the top commercial litigation practices in the US and Europe by Chambers and Legal 500, as well as The American Lawyer, Benchmark Litigation and Best Lawyers

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Recognition

The American Lawyer: Litigation Department of the Year Finalist
The American Lawyer: 20 Litigator of the Week mentions since 2021
Daily Journal: Multiple “Top Defense Verdict” or “Top Appellate Win” awards
BTI: 2021 Client Service A-Team
The Lawyer: International Law Firm of the Year
DiversityLab: 2021 Inclusion Champions- Business Litigation
Chambers USA & UK: Commercial Litigation
Legal 500 US & UK: Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers in America: Litigation
Benchmark Litigation: National Firm of the year in California and Silicon Valley Firm of the year

This was a bet-the-company litigation and the Cooley team came through. The Cooley team's combination of deep trial experience and scientific expertise was critical to the success of this case.— Brett Pletcher, General Counsel, Gilead Sciences

Litigation Department of the Year

Cooley Named Finalist for The American Lawyer's Prestigious Litigation Department of the Year Award.

Clear and effective legal advice and top-notch representation from the entire Cooley team.
Client Quote, Best Lawyers in America

Group contacts

Michael Attanasio Litigation Department Chair San Diego

Travis LeBlanc Partner Washington, DC, San Francisco

Mika Reiner Mayer Partner Palo Alto

Ian Shapiro Partner New York

Mazda Antia Partner San Diego, Los Angeles – Downtown

Luke Cadigan Partner Boston

Shannon Eagan Partner in Charge – Palo Alto Palo Alto

James Maton Partner London

Beatriz Mejia Partner San Francisco

Shamis Beckley Partner Boston

Michelle Doolin Partner San Diego

John C. Dwyer Partner Palo Alto

Bobby Earles Partner Chicago

Kathleen Goodhart Partner San Francisco

Patrick Gunn Partner in Charge – San Francisco San Francisco

Mike Klisch Partner Washington, DC

Douglas P. Lobel Partner Reston

Stephen Neal Chairman Emeritus Palo Alto

Michael Rhodes Partner San Francisco

Steve Strauss Partner San Diego

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