Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
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Cooley offers a deep bench of skilled litigators with strong substantive knowledge in securities and commercial litigation. Particularly adept at representing pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in major class actions, as well as excellent skills in intellectual property disputes.
Work Highlights
- Cooley represented appellant Debra Turner in successfully petitioning the California Supreme Court to review her case, which ensures whistle-blower protections for charities across California.
Strengths
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"The litigation team demonstrated strong depth in various complex matters, and have access to a strong bench of other lawyers at Cooley who have deep expertise in broad areas of law."
"They are absolutely exceptional in quickly understanding and then effectively managing very complex and sophisticated issues."
"Cooley provides reliable service that I can trust."
"The litigation team demonstrated strong depth in various complex matters, and have access to a strong bench of other lawyers at Cooley who have deep expertise in broad areas of law."
"They are absolutely exceptional in quickly understanding and then effectively managing very complex and sophisticated issues."
"Cooley provides reliable service that I can trust."
Notable Practitioners
Koji Fukumura routinely handles big-ticket securities actions for major corporates and their executives.
"Koji is incredibly knowledgeable and experienced."
"Koji is commercial and pragmatic, he is very business-focused."
Michael Attanasio chairs the firm's global litigation department. He is an experienced trial lawyer with notable expertise in commercial disputes.
John Dwyer is well versed in handling class actions and derivative suits for clients in the healthcare and energy sectors.
"John has a nice style of advocacy, which is quietly persuasive - he commands the room. He talks directly and has a lot of credibility with the court."
"John is excellent."
"He's an exceedingly good lawyer."
Mazda Antia regularly acts for technology and life sciences clients to handle a broad spectrum of commercial litigation matters, including defending class actions.
"Mazda is our go-to litigation counsel. He is practical and understands our business outlook."
Michael Rhodes assists clients in the tech sector with a range of contentious matters, including particular expertise in acting for businesses facing privacy and data security litigation.
"Michael is top-notch."
"Michael is great class actions lawyer."
As chair of Cooley's class action practice, Michelle Doolin has a considerable depth of experience handling class actions concerning alleged breaches of consumer, privacy and advertising laws.
"Michelle is able to adjust on the fly. Her strategic thinking is great, she thinks things through."
"She's a really good attorney."
Patrick Gibbs advises clients in the tech and life sciences sectors on significant class action concerns, as well as derivative suits.
"Patrick is an exceptional advocate and adviser."
"Patrick is smart and measured."
"He understands the judge's perspective and what arguments will work."
Steve Strauss is vastly experienced in resolving complex commercial disputes.
"Steve really engaged in our business and did a fantastic job."
"Steve is terrific, people in town trust him."
Michael Tu is adept at handling a range of securities matters, offering significant experience in defending class and derivative actions as well as advising on regulatory enforcement actions.
"Michael is very smart and is creative in positioning and navigating the litigation."
Whitty Somvichian is held in high esteem by clients in the technology sector, who he represents in a broad array of commercial litigation and class action defense. He offers notable expertise in privacy disputes.
"Whitty is a litigator who quickly synthesizes facts, inferences and the law. He is a calming presence who can sharply cut to the heart of an issue for a court. He is incredibly client-focused, responsive, and collaborative."