Cooley LLP

Cooley LLP handles complex executive compensation and employee benefits matters throughout the corporate lifecycle, bringing deep experience on both the buy-side and sell-side of private and public company transactions, including private equity deals, mergers and acquisitions, and IPOs. The practice is led by Barbara Mirza, based in Los Angeles, who is a key contact to prepare companies for the transition from private to public and guide them through the compensation-related aspects of the IPO process. Palo Alto-based Alessandra Murata handles executive compensation and benefits for clients in technology, life sciences, private equity, and REIT sectors; Washington DC-based Michael Bergmann advises on employment, severance, and cash- and equity-based incentive compensation; and Nyron Persaud in New York focuses on executive compensation and benefits in high-stakes corporate transactions and governance challenges.