Cooley LLP

Drawing upon an ‘extremely deep bench of talented attorneys’ who have a ’strong understanding’ of the technology and life sciences sectors, in particular, Cooley LLP is a very popular choice for companies in those domains facing securities class action cases. The team continues to regularly secure victories in pre-trial motions often before discovery, including for a global biotech company when the appellate court recently affirmed a prior lower court decision to dismiss a case on the basis that the plaintiffs failed to adequately plead a false or misleading statement. Palo Alto-based team head Patrick Gibbs was pivotal to this success and is regularly at the forefront of the highest-profile matters handled by the practice, including its ongoing representation of core firmwide client NVIDIA, which recently saw an important ruling handed down by the Supreme Court regarding the pleading standard for scienter. New York-based Sarah Lightdale was also involved in the aforementioned matter and is a key member of the team that includes San Diego-based Koji Fukumura, who is highly skilled at representing life sciences companies, in particular, accused of securities fraud.