Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Sector (International & Cross-Border) - USA
What the team is known for
Cooley is an international firm oriented towards life sciences and technology clients and particularly those with businesses crossing the boundaries between the two. The firm is frequently chosen for its transatlantic capability and its offices in the USA and UK are typically used as coordinating hubs to quarterback global work. The firm has experienced a booming cross-border transactional practice due to its popularity with fast-growing companies within its sector focus and also offers a quickly developing regulatory capability focused on international data privacy.
In the life sciences sector, the firm's reputation is particularly strong around transactional work with pharma and biotech companies, including large corporations and smaller start-up enterprises. The firm has acted on IPOs, joint ventures and M&A deals, as well as handling licensing and distribution issues for a wide range of clients in the sector, most often involving collaborations or mergers between European companies and US-based entities.
Strengths
"We have worked across multiple types of transactions, geographies and partners and always find that the firm recruits and retains top talent."
Notable practitioners
Robert Jones operates a corporate and capital markets-focused life science practice, advising businesses on a range of functions, including securities compliance and disclosure processes, and public and private financings.
Divakar Gupta is highly regarded for his experience assisting life sciences companies on IPOs and other capital markets matters. "Divakar is a prolific capital markets attorney."
