Mark advises on contentious antitrust and competition law matters. He focuses on providing strategic advice on regulatory risk and representing clients in dealing with investigations and competition litigation concerning antitrust allegations, including class actions. He also advises clients on internal investigations, compliance and crisis management. Mark has extensive experience from his involvement in high-profile investigations brought by UK and European Union competition agencies, inclu...| www.cooley.com
Washington, DC – October 2, 2024 – Jeremy Morrison has joined Cooley as an antitrust and competition partner based in the firm’s Washington, DC, office. His arrival strengthens Cooley’s antitrust merger control capabilities and adds to the firm’s rapidly expanding bench of former government agency attorneys. Morrison brings extensive experience from private practice and in government handling a broad range of complex antitrust issues across the US and Europe. He joins from Jones Day...| www.cooley.com
Washington, DC – September 18, 2024 – Cooley has strengthened its global communications regulatory practice based in Washington, DC, with the addition of Tony Lin, Ronald W. Del Sesto and Tamar E. Finn. The three new partners enhance the firm’s long-standing position as a leading adviser to many of the world’s top telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) companies.| www.cooley.com
By Cydney Posner Looking forward to Labor Day, you might be interested in this piece from the Washington Post, " Maximizing shareholder value: The goal that changed corporate America ." Using the iconic IBM as a vehicle, the article rekindles the debate about the primary purpose of corpora...| www.cooley.com
By Cydney Posner Folks at the Washington Post seems to be obsessing about the adverse effects of the concept of maximizing shareholder value. Following on its long piece on the same topic from last week (see my article of 8/30/13 ), the Post now offers another long piece , this one from bus...| www.cooley.com
By Cydney Posner The debate about "shareholder value" and the role of shareholders in corporations continues. (See the July 2, 2012 and October 11, 2011 News Briefs for further background.) In this piece from the NYT, Down With Shareholder Value , Joe Nocera argues that, o...| www.cooley.com
By Cydney Posner Here is an interesting article from Pro Publica , "How Shareholders Are Hurting America," that questions the "bedrock principle" that companies "should be run for the sole purpose of increasing their stock prices, or returning ‘value' to shareholders, the ultimate ‘owners.'"&nbs...| www.cooley.com
Top global commercial litigation lawyers. Global commercial litigation practice led by sophisticated and aggressive advocates with a long history of solving complex issues that are at the intersection of law and innovation.| www.cooley.com
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Cooley secured a significant victory for Turo, an online, peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace that connects car owners with users seeking cars, providing an important legal precedent for other online platforms and “sharing economy” companies. The Cooley team was led by partner Matthew D. Brown, who argued the appeal, along with partners Benjamin Kleine and Bethany Lobo. Ashley Kemper Corkery was the lead associate on the appeal phase of the case, and partner Michael Rhodes and former par...| www.cooley.com
Updated March 29, 2024 – Joined by over 50 cybersecurity leaders, including 20+ new signers, Cooley filed an updated amicus brief that supports SolarWinds’ motion to dismiss the SEC’s amended complaint, which contains more than 50 pages of additional allegations against SolarWinds and its chief information security officer. | www.cooley.com
On 9 November 2023, the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued its first set of draft guidance on the UK’s long-anticipated Online Safety Act (OSA), which aims to protect online users against illegal and harmful content. While the OSA officially became law in the UK on 26 October 2023, Ofcom – the UK’s communications regulator – will now take a three-year phased approach to implementation and enforcement. The latest draft guidance from Ofcom focuses on how certain online service p...| www.cooley.com
Patrick has more than 30 years of experience guiding clients on complex issues spanning data protection (GDPR), cyber (NIS, DORA), electronic commerce (DSA), artificial intelligence (AI Act), digital advertising, crypto (MiCA), and electronic signatures (eIDAS). He advises startups, scaleups and multinationals in diverse industry sectors, from technology and life sciences to communications, entertainment, retail and consumer products. He also has significant experience representing telecommun...| www.cooley.com
