Atlas Turnaround Awards
Cooley's Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice was named "Restructuring Firm of the Year."
Cooley received the "Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year" award for its representation of Crabtree & Evelyn.
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
54 Cooley attorneys were recognized as leading attorneys in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2010, including R. Thomas Amis, Jonathan Bach, Celia Goldwag Barenholtz, Barbara L. Borden, James P. Brogan, Antonio Calabrese, L. Kay Chandler, Carolyn L. Craig, Craig E. Dauchy, Wendy Davis, Jennifer Fonner DiNucci, John C. Dwyer, Sonya F. Erickson, Lester J. Fagen, Thomas J. Friel, Jr., Stephen D. Gardner, John Hession, Suzanne Sawochka Hooper, Eric C. Jensen, Robert L. Jones, Barclay Kamb, Kimberley Kaplan-Gross, Barbara Kosacz, John G. Lavoie, Alan Levine, Elizabeth Lewis, Michael Lincoln, James C. T. Linfield, Mark Looney, Patrick J. Mitchell, Gary H. Moore, M. Howard Morse, Kevin Mullen, Frederick T. Muto, Stephen C. Neal, Kathleen Pakenham, Vincent P. Pangrazio, Anne H. Peck, Susan C. Philpot, Frank Pietrantonio, Thomas Z. Reicher, John W. Robertson, Diane Wilkins Savage, William J. Schwartz, Brent B. Siler, Gregory A. Smith, Mark Spoto, Michael Stern, Wayne Stacy, Myron G. Sugarman, Mark P. Tanoury, John H. Toole, Francis R. Wheeler and Babak (Bo) Yaghmaie
Cooley also received recognition for 22 of its practices, six of which received Band 1 rankings, including:
- Corporate/M&A Venture Capital practice received a Band 1 ranking nationally
- Investment Funds: Venture Capital practice received a Band 1 ranking nationally
- IT & Outsourcing practice received a Band 1 ranking in California
- Life Sciences practice received Band 1 rankings both nationally and in California
- Real Estate: Northern Virginia received a Band 1 ranking in Virginia
The Daily Journal
Heidi Keefe, a partner in the Intellectual Property practice, was named one of California's top 75 IP Litigators.
The Daily Journal
Heidi Keefe, a partner in the Intellectual Property practice, was named one of California's "Top Women Litigators of 2010."
The Daily Journal
Nan Wu, a partner in the Intellectual Property practice, was named one of California's Top 25 Patent Prosecutors and Portfolio Managers.
Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst—Most Active Law Firms
Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst ranked Cooley #4 in its national Most Active Law Firm list. Rankings were determined by the number of private equity and venture capital deals negotiated and closed in 2009. Cooley represented 376 deals as reported by Dow Jones.
Law 360
Nik Patel, a partner in the Clean Energy and Technologies practice, was named a "Rising Star Under 40."
The Legal 500 U.S.
Ten of Cooley's practice areas were ranked among the most outstanding in the United States by Legal 500:
- Capital Markets: Equity Offerings
- Trademarks: Litigation
- Investment Fund Formation and Management
- Litigation: White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Technology: Transactions
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts: M&A: Large Deals
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts: Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
- Tax: Domestic Tax – East Coast
- Tax: Domestic Tax – West Coast
- Tax: Tax Controversy
Managing Intellectual Property
Cooley was named 2010 "Trademark Contentious Firm of the Year" in the United States. Cooley was named "Trademark Contentious Firm of the Year" in the Western U.S. regional category.
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Don Stern, a partner in the Litigation practice, was named to the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's "The Power List," a listing of the state's most influential attorneys.
Trademark Insider® Award
With 460 U.S. trademark applications filed in 2009, Cooley was among the top AmLaw 100 law firms ranked by the Trademark Insider® Award Annual Report.
Super Lawyers
11 Cooley attorneys were named to the 2010 Super Lawyers of San Diego.
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