Cooley LLP fields an experienced competition law team, regularly assisting on both contentious and non-contentious matters in the technology, life sciences and automotive industries. Practice co-heads Jonas Koponen and Stella Sarma are well-regarded for their expertise in handling complex cross-jurisdictional merger control and cartel investigations. Alexander Israel left the firm in 2025.
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- ‘Great pool of experience with US tech clients. Great personal contacts with EU institutions.’
Key clients
- DENSO Corporation
- BioNTech
- DataStax
- EsoBiotech
- RayzeBio Inc.
- Battery Ventures
- Feedzai
- Arctic Woolf Networks
- Poseida Therapeutics
- Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Work highlights
Advised DENSO in the defense against and resolution of various antitrust damages claims.
Advised DataStax on its acquisition by IBM.
Advised BioNTech SE on its global co-development and co-commercialisation collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb for BioNTech’s antibody candidate BNT327.
Practice head
Jonas Koponen; Stella Sarma