Cooley’s Cozy Relationship With Nvidia Goes Beyond a Paycheck

Nvidia Corp., maker of graphics processing units fueling the arms race in artificial intelligence, has long been linked to one of Silicon Valley’s top law firms.

The chipmaker, which has soared to a rarefied trillion-dollar valuation, identifies Cooley LLP as its “general legal counsel” in its 2023 annual report. Cooley’s website states it formed Nvidia in 1993, took the company public in 1999, and spent three decades as its “principal outside corporate and litigation counsel.”

In a symbiosis that goes beyond traditional relationships between firms and clients, current and former Cooley lawyers have also held roles in the ...