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Rowook Park

Rowook Park

USA 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A

California: San Diego

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Practice Areas

Ro focuses on cutting-edge technology and biotech transactions and has guided his clients through high-stakes public and private mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, and securities offerings representing an aggregate value of more than $285 billion. He’s also one of the go-to M&A advisors for complex cross-border transactions in these areas.

In recent years, Ro led the Cooley team advising Horizon Therapeutics on its $28.3 billion agreement to sell to Amgen, which represented the largest healthcare deal of 2022 and the third-largest all-cash healthcare deal in history at the time of announcement. Ro also led the Cooley team advising Japanese payments platform Paidy on its $2.7 billion sale to PayPal, which was named M&A Deal of the Year at the International Financial Law Review’s 2022 Asia-Pacific Awards.

Ro is highly sought after by boards of directors and special committees for his in-depth understanding and extensive experience in activist defense, proxy contests and corporate governance matters.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - California: San Diego

Band 2
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Rowook Park focuses his practice on advising clients through public and private M&A, venture capital financings and securities offerings, with particular expertise in cross-border transactions in the technology and biotech sectors.

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Strengths

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  • Ro is a great balance of highly experienced and capable with client service. He is excellent at communicating with the client and ensuring everyone is up to speed.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

  • He is very committed to the transaction, but, more importantly, to the client and making sure that they are well represented.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

  • Ro always maintains a very calm demeanor, even when issues inevitably arise. He is pleasant to work with and able to knowledgeably address complicated issues with professionalism and a can-do attitude.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

  • What makes him unique is not only his client-centric approach but also his ability to guide clients on the strategic considerations they need to keep in mind to align with the corporate vision.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

  • I give him credit for his ability to balance high-level strategic guidance with a practical approach.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

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