Cooley Plucks DLA Piper Partner to Help Build Out Chicago Office

Sept. 1, 2021, 10:01 AM UTC

Cooley LLP has added another former DLA Piper partner to its nascent Chicago office, hiring M&A lawyer Neal Aizenstein as the tech-focused law firm continues to work through a surge in dealmaking.

Aizenstein’s hire comes a few months after Cooley launched in Chicago with a 10-lawyer group that includes former DLA Piper partner Greg Grossman, ex-Winston & Strawn partner Rick Ginsberg, and former Latham & Watkins partner Laurie Bauer.

Cooley, founded in San Francisco, has a focus on representing technology and life sciences companies. Aizenstein and the firm’s M&A practice co-chair Deborah Borden told Bloomberg Law the firm’s Chicago office ...

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