Cooley Launches in Singapore
Cooley is further expanding its global presence with the launch of an office in Singapore.
Cooley is further expanding its global presence with the launch of an
office in Singapore. It is the firm’s 16th location worldwide, following
openings in Brussels
and Hong
Kong last year. Ferish
Patel, partner in charge of the new office, and Matthew
Bartus, co-chair of Cooley’s global
emerging companies and venture
capital practice, who is relocating from Silicon Valley, will serve
as the firm’s first resident partners in Singapore.
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Cooley further expands its global presence with the launch of an office in Singapore. It is the firm’s 16th location worldwide, following openings in Brussels and Hong Kong last year. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Opening an office in Singapore is a milestone in our global growth
strategy,” said Joe
Conroy, Cooley’s chairman CEO. “Our arrival is an extension of our
decades of proven success in Asia. We are eager to deliver on-the-ground
capabilities, and I know that our clients across Southeast Asia, India
and beyond will be exceptionally well served by Ferish, Matt and our
team.”
“I am excited to work with Matt and our colleagues to bring Cooley’s
collaborative culture to our clients in South and Southeast Asia,” said
Patel, who joined Cooley in July from Gunderson Dettmer, where he had
led its Singapore office. “This launch reflects Cooley's commitment to
match the needs of founders and investors with a full-service firm that
is purpose-built for technology and life sciences companies.”
“One of Cooley’s longtime passions is helping entrepreneurs succeed,”
Bartus said. “This opening is a remarkable opportunity for Cooley to
extend that spirit of innovation to an entirely new market. I am looking
forward to nurturing our growth here alongside Ferish. Working together,
we are committed to bringing the innovation and collaboration of Silicon
Valley, in which I have been so proud to play a role, to this dynamic
region.”
Patel and Bartus advise high-growth technology
and life
sciences companies at all stages of their life cycle, from formation
through financings and exits. They guide founders, management teams,
investment funds and boards of directors on strategic decision-making,
private financings and corporate governance issues, as well as IPOs and
M&A matters. Together they have advised on well over 1,000 venture
capital, M&A,
IPO
and other transactions. Before relocating to Singapore, Bartus spent 20
years advising clients in Silicon Valley and is one of the founders of
Cooley’s award-winning Cooley
GO microsite for entrepreneurs and investors.
Cooley advises 6,000+ innovative, high-growth companies from
pre-formation founder teams to many of the most sophisticated companies
in the world, including some of Asia’s
most innovative and dynamic technology and life sciences companies.
Cooley operates in Singapore as Cooley SG LLP, a licensed foreign law
practice.
About Cooley LLP
Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex IP and
regulatory matters, and high-stakes litigation, where innovation meets
the law.
Cooley has 1,000+ lawyers across 16 offices in the United States, Asia
and Europe.
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