Cooley Godward Llp
Company Information
Palo Alto, CA
United States
Phone: 1 650 843 5000
Fax: 1 650 857 0663
Overview
Cooley Godward Kronish has long been recognized as a national leader for its comprehensive representation of high-growth companies across a wide variety of industries and in all major technology fields, and the venture capital firms and financial institutions that fund them. Our Business practice is structured to meet the complex legal needs of our clients within the context of their business objectives in a truly seamless and efficient manner. To this end, we have established practice groups that provide our clients with a full range of legal services relevant to the growth and success of their companies both nationally and internationally. Our diverse client base ranges from the life sciences industry to the retail industry and spans the Fortune 500 to startups and family businesses. Our Business practice covers all areas of financing and securities, including angel, venture capital, credit and other forms of private financing and public offerings; mergers and acquisitions; and venture and corporate fund formation. We also assist our clients with corporate governance, director and officer compliance issues, and real estate and tax matters, as well as the development of human resources programs, including compensation and benefits. We focus on requirements specific to each company's stage of growth, whether they are emerging or established, public or private. We are equally adept at representing the largest corporations in complex, billion-dollar, multi-national...
Corporate Structure
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Meredith Coleman
Anna Pope partner
Michael Dowling member
Claudia Launer-Campos associate
Mary Jane Poklar
Mark Looney
Brandee Fernandez associate
Erin O'Brien member
Craig Daniel associate
Paul Churchill partner
Jordan Silber member
Edward Van Gieson member
Kelly Nelle
Alex Driggs member
Heather Faltin
Eve Gornall member
Summa cum
Johanna Calabria associate
Kris Tamashiro member
Robert Jones Partner
Aaron Arnzen associate and member
Peter Burns member
Whitty Somvichian partner
Diane Savage
Sandy Tatum retired partner
Janet Cullum Partner and Member of Management Committee
Jodie Bourdet partner
Drue Koons member
Christian J Scognamillo
Robert McHenry associate
Wei Chen associate
John Alden
Bernard Hatcher partner
John Dado Partner
Stephen Valois
Reuben Chen associate
Erik Edwards member
Paul Yoo
Patrick Gunn partner
Paul E Gross associate
Shane Albright member
Carl N Grant Vice President, Business Development
Jessica Valenzuela
Nancy Wojtas partner
Daniel Zimmermann Associate
Kenneth R Backus member
Tamika Cummings
Paul Haase
Jennifer Fonner partner
Oliver Breme
Bonnie Weiss
Richard North member
Thomas Friel partner
Lowell D Mead member
Timothy Patterson Partner
Adam Salassi member
Daniel Bennett member
Carolyn Craig partner
Curtis Renoe
Diana Sanchez member
Jason Kent member
Susan Ruebush associate
Kasia Biernacki
Geoffrey M Karny counsel
John Clendenin member
Glen Y Sato member
John Winn associate
Antonio Calabrese
Gretchen Stroud Special Counsel
Michelle Lara member
Jennifer King associate
Mark R Goldberg member
Nicole Deiger associate
Myron Sugarman Partner
Jayme Huleatt
Noah Pittard
Brent Fassett Partner
Helen Sedwick member
Ben Damstedt associate
Eric Steiner specialist
Timothy Moore Partner
Jeremy Nelson associate
Cathy Hongola
Erving Sodos retired partner
Kent M Walker
David Steiner associate
Jeannine Douglas senior paralegal
David Walsh partner
John H. Toole Partner
Elizabeth Lewis member
Scott Devereaux Partner
Christopher Bailey-Gates member
Francis M Fryscak member
Heather Boussios
Sean Clayton associate
Dennis Crovella associate
Tanya de la Fuente member
Andrew Lustig associate
Joseph Giammona member
James Kitch partner
Mark P Tanoury Partner
Craig Guthery
Mike Klisch
Eric Doherty member
Dennis Childs member
Sandra B Price
Mehdi Khodadad associate
Rebecca Peters associate
John Hale member
Linda Callison member
John McKenna member
Laura Smith associate
Chad Nitta member
Erin Brown Sher member
Eric Jensen Partner
Joseph Scherer partner
Mark B Pitchford Chief Operating Officer
Charles Kim associate
Geoff Karny Special Counsel
Casey Schulte member
Ann Mooney Partner
Mary Kathryn Kelley associate
Gavin Klein member
C Bradford Jeffries retired partner
Jenny Riegel associate
Kenneth Rollins associate
Jay H Reddien member
Brian Chandler
Satya S Narayan member
Sarah Guske associate
Kay Chandler Partner
Ryan Naftulin partner
Neal Stephens partner
Eric M Reifschneider
Robyn Zorea counsel
Jane Ross member
Philip Tencer partner
Peter Szymanski member
Eric Anderson associate
Erich Veitenheimer
Michelle Galloway Counsel
Thomas Reicher partner
Kate Rorrer paralegal specialist
Dawn Roelofs member
Christine Wichrowski member
Rachel Goddard associate
Carolyn Juarez
Gregory Tenhoff member
Alisa Martin associate
Lisa Dumaw associate
Dick Bradshaw Executive Director
Karl Knoll associate
Maricel Mojares-Moore member
Misha Weidman member
Jeff Kaban associate
Shawn Conway member
Mark Spoto partner
William Grauer Partner
Anthony Stenger
Darren DeStefano partner
Benjamin Chapman associate
Nadya Bodansky member
Peter Werner associate
John Mills member
Einat Sandman member
Amy Hallman associate
Tom Kennedy associate
Jennifer Ashley member
Phillip Morton
Sarah Barnes associate
Darcie Tilly associate
Todd Hamblet associate
Terri Forman member
Julie Wicklund senior associate
Diana Sanchez Bentz member
Brad Peck partner
Welly Tantono associate
Mischi a Marca member
Ricardo Rodriguez partner
Tara Pennington
Denise Zack member
Peter Gielniak member
John Moy member
Patrick Loofbourrow associate
Sean Arend associate
Tarak Shah associate
Craig Waldman member
Paul Laveroni retired partner
Eric Grossman associate
Ethan Christensen associate
Cliff Z Liu member
Michael Tuscan member
Hyung-Gon Paul Yoo
Aaron Olsen associate
Scott Johnson associate
Emily F Burns associate
Grant P Fondo
Robert Brigham partner
James Donato Partner
Jason Conger associate
Monique Sherman member
Scott Talbot partner
Christopher Hutter member
Koji Fukumura partner
Kenneth Guernsey partner
Nikki Pope associate
Trevor Dutcher associate
Julie Pietrantoni member
Edward Amaya member
Wendy Brenner member
Ron Metzger paralegal specialist
Florence Jao associate
Andrea Bitar member
Frank Pietrantonio
Hong Liu
Marya A Postner
Lois Voelz Partner
Jeffrey Nein Senior Land Use Planner
John Crittenden partner
Michelle S Rhyu patent agent
Barry Graynor
Dan Espinoza member
Susan Berney member
Michael Tenta associate
Allen Hildebrandt senior paralegal
Frank Goldberg
Sherman Souther associate
Kelly Rocco
Steven M Przesmicki partner
Brian Leaf associate
Molly Harcos associate
Frederick Dorey
Kirk Dizon partner
Angela Lee member
Brian Mitchell member
Michelle Sonu
Brian Cunningham
Nicole Kostrzak member
Dan Meehan member
Gordon Atkinson Partner
Keith Flaum Partner
Rose Standifer associate
Steven Friedlander Partner
Beatriz Mejia associate
Susan Mullen member
Charles Schaible counsel
Anne Peck Partner
Hildy DeFrisco Vice President, Marketing Strategy
Susan Mobley member
Maureen Alger Partner
Jim Fulton partner
Audrey Scott associate
Craig S Knox Vice President, Business Development
Cici Vu
Lori Ploeger Partner
Mike Lincoln
Amy Hartman
Aaron Velli partner
Christina Novak associate
Angela Dunning member
Thomas Welk
Kim Merritt paralegal specialist
Joseph Leventhal associate
Kyle Pendergrass member
Ian O'Donnell
Brandon Kimura member
Timothy D Ford member
Richard Climan partner
Matthew D Brown Partner
Brent Smyth member
Heather Dunn Navarro associate
Ruth Hauswirth counsel
Dina Kanaya specialist paralegal
Erik Milch member
Jennifer Kemerer member
Craig Dauchy Partner
Tim Teter Partner
Jane Adams partner
Catherine Koh member
Mark M Hrenya member
Gina Edwards associate
Paul Schneider associate
Natalie Hyman associate
Kathleen Treiber member
Margaret Branick member
Charles Bair associate
Soo Kim member
Sally Kay member
Michael Attanasio partner
Kathleen Goodhart Partner
Thomas Jeon member
David Stepp associate
Sherwin Chen
Lauren Cyran associate
Alex Sears member
Kelly Tanisawa senior paralegal
J Michael Kelly Partner
Tim Levy associate
Susan Philpot Partner
Deborah Cravets senior paralegal
Daniel W Frank Partner
Donald Brosnan member
Sanjay Beri member
Matthew Hemington partner
Lila W Hope member
Daniel Howard paralegal specialist
Meghan Spieker associate
Samuel Coates member
Cynthia Deatrick
Jason Patel associate
Todd Harris member
Joseph Russoniello
Lisa Raffetto associate
David Lipkin member
James Pennington associate
Fred Muto Partner
Eileen O'Brien member
Kevin Zimmer Partner
Barbara Borden Partner
Jason Doren associate
Matt Voss associate
Karla Galvez associate
Janice Phillips member
Adam Ruttenberg Partner
Amy Wood associate
Patricia Lamm
Pat Nollenberger member
Christopher Sundermeier member
William S Galliani
Molly Brown Forstall member
Jeramie Perez member
Gary Moore partner
Orion Armon
Peter Willsey member
Marty Schenker partner
Daniel Kaleba associate
Michael Marinelli member
Thomas Blinka
Samantha Shiraishi
John Cardoza retired partner
Nancy Vashaw member
Tom Owen associate
Barclay Kamb Partner
Julie Rogers senior paralegal
John Geschke member
Christopher Westover Partner
William W Godward retired partner
Julie Robinson partner
Andrew Levinson member
Pam Aboud senior paralegal
Deborah M Hussey member
Kara Hagen associate
Michael Stack member
Laura Berezin Partner
Chadwick Mills member
Guillermo Alvarez senior paralegal
Seth Rafkin associate
Robin K Lee paralegal specialist
Robert Cahill partner
Michael Rhodes litigation partner
Paul Schwartz partner
Joshua Pearson
Gregg Kleiner counsel
Denise Stark
Steven Strauss partner
Brett White Partner
Jeffrey Karr partner
Michelle Doolin
Edward Van member
Robert H Buff
Anthony C Gilbert Counsel
Jeffrey Norberg member
John Young Partner
John C Dwyer partner
Rebecca Teterud member
M Wainwright Fishburn partner
John Brockland member
Craig Venable member
Britt L Anderson member
David Y Oh member
Paul Renne Senior Counsel
Chrystal Jensen associate
Joshua Mates member
Robin J Lee member
Magdalena Wilkinson member
Ellen Taverner Chief Marketing Officer
Jon Graves partner
Christian V Kuhlen associate
Ann Polus member
Anthony L Pessino associate
Thomas Bates associate
William Freeman Partner
James Lewerenz
Barbara Kosacz Partner
Heather Gaede member
Cara Franklin associate
Diane James senior corporate
Deborah Lockwood
Samantha Everett associate
Micaela H Mart
Greg Clark Senior Vice President, Business Development
Dana Melton paralegal specialist
Craig Jacoby partner
Lisette Sell
Bill Boyle member
Matthew Brigham
Vince Pangrazio partner
Andrea Irvin associate
Lisa St John Director of Administration
Tami Howie member
Gordon Ho
Melina Patterson member
Valerie Hopkins member
Adam Barea member
Danielle Reed member
Deidre L Sparks counsel
James Nesland partner
Tom Croft member
Thomas Salley partner
Guillermo Cabrera member
Stefanie Raue associate
Courtney Nguyen member
Colleen Gillis member
Anita F Stork member
Kenneth Krisko associate
Iain Cunningham member
Michael Stern partner
Chris Jensen associate
Thomas Coll partner
Susan Sher member
Todd Bontemps counsel
Andrew Hartman
Gillian M Green member
Leslie Cancel member
Leo Norton member
Tara Lee
Cooley Godward
Suzanne Sawochka partner
Kenneth Adelson Senior Counsel
Theresa Fuentes associate
Shane Goudey member
Traci Dreher member
Lisa Koenig member
James Penning associate
Nathan Cummings member
Emily Foley Vice President, Marketing Communications
Nonie McMahon Senior Paralegal
Lawrence Gottlieb Partner
Michael Traynor Partner
Jay Indyke Partner
Sandy Price Special Counsel
Bill Morrow Partner
Alan Levine Partner
Frederick T. Muto Partner
Eric Loumeau Partner
Celia Goldwag Barenholtz Partner
Tom Tovar Lawyer
Michael L Platt Partner
Vincent P Pangrazio Partner Business Department
Jim Brogan partner
Laura Medina Attorney
Anthony Stiegler partner
Jeff Gutkin associate
Miya Nazzaro associate
Michael Young member
Lance Bridges partner
Matthew T Browne member
Randy V Sabett
Matthias Alder partner
Francis Wheeler partner
Sean R O'Dowd member
Richard H Frank Partner In the Cooley Godward Kronish Litigation Department
Jeffrey L Smith associate
James Linfield Partner
Robert Eisenbach Partner In the Cooley Godward Kronish Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Group
Frederick D Baron Litigation partner
Samuel Livermore Partner
Susan Newberry Director
Eric Larson Director
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Zvi Hahn Partner and Co-Headnew York, Ny
Jo Anne Larson Director of Human Resources and Attorney Recruiting
Roel Campos Partner
Frank D Tatum JR Partner
Scott L Kaufman Partner
Ron Jacobson Partner
Raymond Wulk
Suzanne Hooper Partner and Member of Management Committee
Keith D McLemore
Lee Benton Senior Counsel
Keith Berets member
