Practice Areas
David is co-chair of Cooley’s global capital markets practice group. David practices general business and corporate law, representing both emerging and public companies in a variety of matters – including capital markets transactions, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting and compliance, and corporate governance matters. He routinely represents issuers and investment banks in complex securities offerings – including initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings, 144A offerings, private investments in public equity (PIPEs), deSPACs and direct listings. His practice also includes company formations, venture capital financings and general corporate matters.
David has been involved in 100+ IPOs or other offerings of debt or equity, including IPOs and direct listings for Uber, DocuSign, Stitch Fix, Snap, Warby Parker, Dutch Bros, FIGS, Root, Atlassian, Yelp, Lyell, New Relic, Wish.com, Life360, NerdWallet, Sweetgreen, Doximity, Lulu’s Fashion, Expensify, Xometry, Zynga, LinkedIn, Zendesk, FireEye, MINDBODY, Livongo, Zscaler and Guardant. He also is a market leader in deSPAC transactions, having represented companies, special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) acquirers, or the financial advisers in transactions for companies like Grindr, WeWork, Grab Holdings, Hyliion, Canoo, Opendoor, Archer Aviation, Supergroup, Xos Trucks, Heliogen and Weedmaps.
