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Cooley Enhances Tech and Venture Capital Capabilities in Miami
Cooley has launched an official presence in Miami’s rapidly developing technology and venture capital hub with the opening of the firm’s 19th global office.
Read MoreKelly Batts Named New Chief Diversity Officer at Cooley
He joins from Deloitte, where he was a managing director focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy and workforce transformation across a range of industries.
Read MoreRachel Proffitt to Succeed Joe Conroy as Cooley’s Next CEO
Cooley announced that Rachel Proffitt has been selected as the firm’s next chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2024. She will succeed Joe Conroy who has held the position since January 1, 2008. Conroy will continue in his role as chairman.
Read MoreCooley Secures Win for Sequenom Board in Securities Class Action
Cooley represented the former board of directors of Sequenom, a molecular diagnostics company, in a nearly seven-year-long securities class action brought by former investors in the company. Lawyers Koji Fukumura, Peter Adams, Sarah Lightdale, Barrett Anderson and Dylan Scott led the Cooley team advising the board.
Read MoreCooley Team Secures Another Win for National Association of Realtors
Cooley, alongside a team from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, secured a summary judgment victory for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in a high-stakes antitrust case brought against NAR and Zillow. Ethan Glass, partner and chair of Cooley’s antitrust & competition practice, led the team advising NAR.
Read MoreCooley Advises Senti Biosciences Through Sale of Certain Assets to Celadon Partners
Cooley advised Senti Biosciences, a biotechnology company, on its sale of certain assets – including its manufacturing facility and chemistry, manufacturing, and controls capabilities – to Celadon Partners to establish GeneFab.
Read MoreCooley Secures Landmark California Supreme Court Victory Bolstering Whistleblower Safeguards for Charities
Cooley represented plaintiff and appellant Debra Turner in successfully petitioning the court to review her case and in achieving a sweeping victory on the merits for Turner and for all California charities.
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