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Why Cooley
- 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 450+ investment fund organizations, with global prominence in the field of venture capital fund formation
- Ranked as 2017's Top Venture Capital Practice in California by The Recorder
- Ranked as 2017's Top Venture Capital Practice in the US by US News & World Report
- 6,000+ private company clients, including 35% of US-based companies on the Wall Street Journal's Billion Dollar Startup Club
- Represent 60% of Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2017 including 9 of the top 10 spots
- Advise investors and companies on 1,200+ financings annually
- 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 (2019)
- The Recorder: Top Venture Capital Practice in California (2017, 2016 and 2014)
- US News & World Report: Top Venture Capital Practice (2017, 2018)
- Best Lawyers: Tier 1 Nationally (2016)
- Chambers USA: Nationwide Band 1 Investment Funds: Venture Capital (2008 - Present)
- Legal 500: Tier 1 Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2015 - Present)
- China Law & Practice Awards: Investment Funds Firm of the Year – International (2018)
- Best Lawyers (National): Tier 1 Venture Capital (2016)
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.
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