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3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: (650) 843-5000
Chairman & CEO: Joe Conroy
Vice Chair: Mike Lincoln
Chief Legal Talent Officer: Carrie Wagner
Total No. Attorneys (2022):
1.5K - 2K
No. of Partners Named 2022:
28
Billable-Hour Requirement:
1,950 hours
1st year: $215,000
2nd year: $225,000
3rd year: $250,000
4th year: $295,000
5th year: $345,000
6th year: $370,000
7th year: $400,000
8th year: $415,000
Summer Associate: $215,000 annualized, paid semi-monthly (approximately $4,134/week)
Carrie Wagner
Chief Legal Talent Officer
(703) 456-8115
cwagner@cooley.com
Recruiting contacts for all locations can be found in the careers section of cooley.com
No. of U.S. Offices: 11
No. of International Offices: 6
Boston, MA
Denver, CO
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Palo Alto, CA
Reston, VA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Washington, DC | Beijing
Brussels
Hong Kong
London
Shanghai
Singapore
Antitrust & Competition
Commercial Litigation
Capital Markets
Health Care & Life Sciences Regulatory
Emerging Companies
Fund Formation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Insurance & Reinsurance
Life Sciences Corporate Partnering & Licensing
Mergers & Acquisitions
Patent Prosecution and Counseling
Privacy & Data Protection
Public Companies
Securities Litigation
Tax Transactional/Controversy
Technology Transactions/Outsourcing
Trademark, Copyright & Advertising
Venture Capital
White Collar & Regulatory Defense
*See firm website for complete list of practice areas and industries.