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- Provide sophisticated counsel to venture capital funds and VC-backed emerging companies in connection with their fundraising, governance and investment activities
- Primary fund counsel to 500+ investment fund organizations, with global prominence in the field of venture capital fund formation
- Ranked band 1 for Venture Capital in California by Chambers USA 2020
- Law Firm of the Year for Venture Capital Law in the US by US News & World Report 2020
- 6,000+ private company clients, including 35% of US-based unicorns (CB Insights)
- 1,000+ VC financings annually, with an equal split between investor and company representation
- Quarterly VC reports and Cooley GO Visualize make market data and deal trends accessible, providing clients with tools to stay in front of financing trends and opportunities
- Consistently ranked as industry leaders by Chambers USA and Legal 500
Recognition
- Vault: #1 Best Law Firm for Venture Capital (2021)
- US News & World Report: Top Venture Capital Practice (2021)
- Best Lawyers: Tier 1 Nationally (2021)
- Chambers USA: Nationwide Band 1 Investment Funds: Venture Capital (2008 – Present)
- Legal 500: Tier 1 Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2015 – Present)
No one knows VC like Cooley. What is really impressive to us is that, in addition to their level of expertise, their responsiveness is off the charts throughout the ranks.
– Chambers USA
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