Cooley LLP

Fielding a team of ‘incredibly experienced’ attorneys, Cooley LLP routinely advises issuers and managers on all aspects of equity offerings, predominantly focusing on high-profile IPOs and direct listings. The practice has extensive expertise across the biotech, biopharma, and healthcare industries, consistently acting on behalf of private and public companies alongside investment banks. Based out of San Diego, co-lead Charlie Kim is an expert in equity and debt issuances, primarily in the tech and consumer sectors, while in San Francisco, co-head David Peinsipp has expertise in follow-on and 144A offerings. From New York, Div Gupta is knowledgeable in IPOs on shares of common stock, and in Palo Alto, Eric Jensen specializes in capital markets and other corporate transactions, and Jon Avina assists tech companies with securities and governance proceedings. With the team also being well versed in proxy contests and acquisitions, Eric Jensen is a standout in New York, and West Coast’s John-Paul Motley is also highlighted as key.