Life Sciences
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 1
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+1 650 843 5000Chambers Review
Cooley LLP is particularly recommended for its counsel to emerging companies and its transactional abilities, including asset acquisitions, strategic partnership negotiations and securities offerings. The firm also offers strength assisting with contentious proceedings such as ANDA disputes and PTAB inter partes reviews as well as regulatory compliance and patent prosecution.
Work Highlights
- Cooley LLP advised Horizon Therapeutics, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, on its agreement to be acquired by Amgen in an approximately $27.8 billion merger.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Cooley's bench is strong from top to bottom and the quality is consistent from office to office."
"The Cooley team is highly efficient and has deep experience in the life sciences space."
"Cooley's bench is strong from top to bottom and the quality is consistent from office to office."
"The Cooley team is highly efficient and has deep experience in the life sciences space."
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.
"He’s particularly fantastic in life sciences transactions."
Divakar Gupta is highly regarded for his experience assisting life sciences companies on IPOs and other capital markets matters.
"He's very thoughtful and client- and solution-oriented."
"Divakar is a very gifted, talented capital markets lawyer."
Lila Hope is an established practitioner who is well equipped to support life sciences clients on a wide range of corporate mandates. She has particular strength in cross border licensing transactions.