Cooley LLP

Cooley LLP has achieved many accolades in recent years on the strength of its prominence in equity offerings, including IPOs, direct listings and follow-on offerings. The firm’s commitment to the technology, healthcare and life sciences industries has provided it with a pipeline of deals, especially where it acts on the issuer side, though it is also a major force in underwriter engagements. With its multi office strategy, which has given spawned new offices in Chicago and Miami, it has developed close connections to issuers across the country. San Francisco partner David Peinsipp co-heads the global capital markets team alongside Charlie Kim in San Diego. Div Gupta is one of the most prolific advisers in US IPOs, particularly in healthcare and life sciences deals, and has close connections to many investment banks. Palo Alto’s Eric Jensen and Jon Avina are also key figures, along with Eric Blanchard. Richard Segal has a growing reputation. Washington DC associate Darah Protas is a rising star. All named individuals are based in New York unless stated otherwise.