11/19/2009
Cooley Partner Craig Dauchy Named San Francisco Bay Area Corporate Lawyer of the Year
Palo Alto, Calif. – Nov. 19, 2009 -- Cooley Godward Kronish announced today that Craig Dauchy, head of the firm's Venture Capital practice, was named the 2010 Corporate Lawyer of the Year in the San Francisco Bay Area by Best Lawyers.
Dauchy, who is also a member of the firm's Executive Committee, received high ratings from his peers for his abilities, professionalism and integrity in the Best Lawyers annual survey of leading U.S. lawyers. The current, 16th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2010), is based on more than 2.8 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Under his guidance, Cooley's Venture Capital Fund Formation group has been an industry leader for the past three decades, and is consistently ranked #1 in the United States in the number of venture funds formed annually. Dauchy represents both venture capital partnerships and emerging companies, and has participated in the formation of more than 175 venture capital and private equity funds and in hundreds of venture capital financings. The group is primary fund counsel to over 200 investment fund organizations.
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