Editing Cooley

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'''Cooley LLP''' is an international law firm headquartered in [[Palo Alto, California]], with offices throughout United States, the United Kingdom and China. The firm's practice areas include corporate, litigation, intellectual property, fund formation, public markets, employment, life sciences, clean technology, real estate, financial services, retail, regulatory and energy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.martindale.com/Cooley-Godward-Kronish-LLP/law-firm-139508.htm |title=Cooley LLP - Law Firm Cooley LLP Overview |publisher=martindale.com |date=2010-08-10 |accessdate=2013-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cooley.com|title=Cooley|website=www.cooley.com|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref> Cooley has been recognized as a leader for its technology practice including its experience with initial public offerings (IPOs).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/617290/2-law-firms-dominate-january-ipo-activity|title=2 Law Firms Dominate January IPO Activity - Law360|website=www.law360.com|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref> According to [[Law360]], Cooley is "widely regarded as one of Silicon Valley's go-to law firms."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/828976/litigation-powerhouse-cooley-llp|title=Litigation Powerhouse: Cooley LLP - Law360|website=www.law360.com|access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref>

==History==
Cooley was founded by Arthur Cooley and Louis Crowley in 1920 in San Francisco. In 1958, Cooley formed [[Draper, Gaither and Anderson]], the first venture capital partnership to be organized on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]]. Also in the 1950s, Cooley formed [[Raychem]] and [[National Semiconductor]], one of the original [[microprocessor|chip]] companies that gave "[[Silicon Valley]]" its name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cooley.com/History |title=Cooley LLP &#124; About &#124; History |publisher=Cooley.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-26}}</ref> In 1971 the firm (then Cooley, Crowley, Gaither, Godward, Castro & Huddleson) began representing [[Disney]] in the controversial copyright and trademark infringement case ''[[Mickey Mouse#Walt Disney Productions v. Air Pirates|Walt Disney Productions v. Air Pirates]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reason.com/archives/2004/12/01/disneys-war-against-the-counte |title=Disney's War Against the Counterculture |date=December 1, 2004 |accessdate=November 26, 2013 |publisher=Reason.com |author=Bob Levin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kentlaw.edu/faculty/rwarner/classes/legalaspects_ukraine/copyright/cases/walt_disney_productions_v_air_pirates.htm |title=Walt Disney Productions v. Air Pirates |accessdate=November 26, 2013}}</ref> In the late 1980s, the firm moved into the tech area [[Palo Alto]], from its then base in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CLxzUW4V_2cC&pg=PA77&dq=Cooley,+Godward,+Castro,+Huddleson+%26+Tatum&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cN6UUt62H4TnsATYwoCIBA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Understanding Silicon Valley: The Anatomy of an Entrepreneurial Region |page=77 |accessdate=November 26, 2013 |author=Martin Kenney |publisher=Stanford University Press |year=2000}}</ref> In 1989, the firm (then Cooley, Godward, Castro, Huddleson & Tatum) facilitated the IPO of [[Qualcomm]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JcH4C2eAsJEC&pg=PA261&dq=Cooley,+Godward,+Castro,+Huddleson+%26+Tatum&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oN2UUpjOOKzMsQSEioHABQ&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Cooley%2C%20Godward%2C%20Castro%2C%20Huddleson%20%26%20Tatum&f=false |page=182 |title=The Qualcomm Equation: How a Fledgling Telecom Company Forged a New Path to Big Profits and Market Dominance |author=Dave Mock |year=2005 |publisher=AMACOM |accessdate=November 26, 2013}}</ref> On October 31, 2006, Cooley LLP (then Cooley Godward) merged with Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman, which resulted in the firm growing from 440 lawyers to 550. In the announcement of the merger, the [[New York Times]] referred to Cooley as a "Leading [[Silicon Valley]] law firm".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2006/08/22/leading-silicon-valley-law-firm-hooks-up-with-new-york-counterpart/ |title=Leading Silicon Valley Law Firm Hooks Up with New York Counterpart |publisher=''[[New York Times]]'' |accessdate=November 26, 2013 |date=August 22, 2006}}</ref> Like many other law firms, however, the firm laid off 114 people in 2009 from its offices, citing "the uncertain economy".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/01/19/daily56.html |title=Cooley Godward lays off 114 people |date=January 22, 2009 |accessdate=November 26, 2013 |publisher=''[[Silicon Valley Business Journal]]'' |author=Eric Young}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cooley_godward_fires_52_attorneys_and_62_staff |title=Cooley Godward Fires 52 Attorneys and 62 Staff Members |author=Martha Neil |accessdate=November 26, 2013 |date=January 21, 2009 |publisher=''ABA Journal''}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://abovethelaw.com/2009/02/nationwide-layoff-watch-latham-cuts-440-190-associates-250-staff/|title=Nationwide Layoff Watch: Latham Cuts 440 (190 Associates, 250 Staff)|last=Lat|first=David|newspaper=Above the Law|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/2009s_toll_more_than_10000_law_firm_layoffs/|title=2009's Toll: More Than 10,000 Law Firm Layoffs and Lower Pay Trend|newspaper=ABA Journal|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref>

==Offices==
[[File:101 California Street.JPG|thumb|165px|Cooley's San Francisco office is located on [[101 California Street]].]]
Cooley has offices in 10 United States cities, one in London and one in [[Shanghai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cooley.com/about/contact-us|title=Cooley|website=www.cooley.com|access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2011/06/17/cooley-llp-sets-sails-for-shanghai.html?page=all |title=Cooley LLP sets sails for Shanghai with representative office |author=Eli Segall |accessdate=November 26, 2013 |date=June 17, 2011 |publisher=''[[Silicon Valley Business Journal]]''}}</ref> It also had an office in [[Kirkland, Washington]], which it closed in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2002/11/11/daily42.html |publisher=''[[Puget Sound Business Journal]]'' |accessdate=November 26, 2013 |title=Cooley Godward may shut Kirkland office |date=November 15, 2002}}</ref>

Cooley launched in London on January 12, 2015, creating a 55-lawyer practice and the firm's first office in Europe. Its lawyers were laterally hired from the London offices of [[Morrison & Foerster]] and [[Edwards Wildman Palmer]], raiding the latter's entire office.  The office is run by long-time partner Ryan Naftulin who started in the Palo Office and later managed the Washington, D.C. office.

==Recognition==
''[[The American Lawyer]]'' has ranked Cooley number forty-seven in its annual ranking of U.S. law firms by gross revenue.<ref name="americanlawyer1"/> Top Legal 500 and the ''[[National Law Journal]]'''s [[NLJ 250]] has ranked Cooley's practice areas from second through eighth tier in its national survey of law firms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legal500.com/firms/50229-cooley-llp/53763-washington-dc |title=> Cooley LLP > Washington DC, USA > What we say |publisher=The Legal 500 |date= |accessdate=2013-11-26}}</ref> In addition, ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'' nominated Cooley as the 2011–12 law firm of the year in [[biotechnology]] law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/cooley-llp/rankings/13597 |title=U.S. News - Best Lawyers &#124; Cooley LLP - Firm Overview |publisher=Bestlawfirms.usnews.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-26}}</ref> In 2011, Cooley LLP was named [[U.S. Tax Court]] Firm of the Year by the International Tax Review.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationaltaxreview.com/Article/2924458/Search/Americas-Awards-2011.html?Keywords=Cooley&OrderType=1&PartialFields=(CATEGORYIDS%3a10329)&tabSelected=True&Brand=ITR |title=America's Awards 2011 |date=November 1, 2011 |accessdate=November 26, 2013 |publisher=International Tax Review}}</ref> Cooley was recognized as one of Law360's Capital Markets Practice Groups of the year for 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/738939/capital-markets-group-of-the-year-cooley|title=Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Cooley - Law360|website=www.law360.com|access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref> In 2016, Chambers UK recognized Cooley as being a leading practice in six practice areas along with singling out sixteen lawyers for their performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cooley.com/news/coverage/2016/2016-11-04-chambers-uk-2017-recognizes-cooley-lawyers-practices|title=Cooley|website=www.cooley.com|access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref>

== Clients ==
Some of Cooley's clients include:

[[eBay]]<ref name="law360.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/827431/rainmaker-q-a-cooley-s-michael-rhodes|title=Rainmaker Q&A: Cooley's Michael Rhodes - Law360|website=www.law360.com|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref>

[[Facebook]]<ref name="law360.com"/>

[[Google]]<ref name="law360.com"/>

[[LinkedIn]]<ref name="law360.com"/>

[[Nintendo]]<ref name="law360.com"/>

[[Nvidia|NVIDIA]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cooley.com/news/coverage/2015/nvidia-secures-380-million-synthetic-lease-for-new-headquarters|title=Cooley|website=www.cooley.com|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref>

[[Sony]]<ref name="law360.com"/>

[[The Weather Channel]]<ref name="law360.com"/>

[[Twitter]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/864038/twitter-fires-wilson-sonsini-hires-cooley-in-ipo-fight|title=Twitter Fires Wilson Sonsini, Hires Cooley In IPO Fight - Law360|website=www.law360.com|access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref>

==Controversies==
In 2003, according to Steve Hoare, Cooley faced "the prospect of sharing liability for the death of a teenager struck by a car driven by one of its associates". He wrote further that the associate's "firm may be held jointly responsible because questions have arisen over whether (Jane) Wagner, who was an associate at the firm at the time, was working as a lawyer at the moment of the crash". Prior to the suit, the associate had pleaded guilty and served one year in prison.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelawyer.com/cooley-godward-fights-$25m-accident-liability/106870.article |title=Cooley Godward fights $25m accident liability |date=September 15, 2003 |accessdate=November 26, 2013 |publisher=''The Lawyer'' |author=Steven Hoare}}</ref>

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