Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Sector (International & Cross-Border)

 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.