David Bresnick > Cooley (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Cooley (UK) LLP Offices
22 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4BQ
England
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David Bresnick
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Position
David Bresnick is a partner in Cooley’s London office, where he focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity and venture/growth capital transactions. David specializes in transactions for technology companies of all shapes and sizes, from startup through to IPO/Exit. David has also been acting for international clients on their strategic investment and joint venture activity across Europe for 15+ years and has built up a deep understanding of how to structure and execute pan-European cross-border transactions for domestic and overseas clients.
Career
David joined Cooley from Morrison & Foerster. Prior to that, he was at CMS Cameron McKenna, where he headed the private equity group and led the corporate telecoms, media and technology group.
Education
- Chester College of Law
LPC, 1990 - Queen Mary University
LLB, 1989
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
Led by the highly experienced Stephen Rosen
, the ‘knowledgeable, intelligent’ team at Cooley (UK) LLP
is well-versed in all manner of transactions, working with buyers, sellers, shareholders, financial advisers and private equity funds. The practice regularly handles cross-border matters in the technology and life sciences sectors, and is noted for its expertise in the startup and venture capital space. Ben Shribman specialises in advising venture capital backed clients in a range of transactions, while managing partner Justin Stock, and senior partner David Bresnick are further key names to note. Life sciences expert Simon Amies joined the team in May 2023 from Covington & Burling LLP, strengthening the team’s sector-specific offering in M&A, IPOs, capital raisings and venture and growth capital investments. Michal Berkner has left the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > TMT
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)