Cooley Forms National Security Practice Group

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - February 14, 2008) - Cooley Godward Kronish LLP announced today the formation of a National Security Practice Group. The group's 25 attorneys represent clients in the defense, technology, life sciences and other industries on matters related to national security, and provide counsel on a wide range of sensitive issues including legal liability and compliance.

"National security is a broad area that has significant implications and opportunities for companies, particularly those in the technology and life science sectors," said Kevin Mullen, practice group head and partner in Cooley's Washington, DC office. "This practice focuses on supporting companies in a broad range of areas of increasing importance to them, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance, government contracts counseling and litigation, homeland security matters and cybersecurity regulation."

Attorneys in the National Security Practice Group have extensive government service experience in executive branch leadership positions including a former Director of the Executive Office for National Security at the Department of Justice, a former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission and a former Counselor and Chief-of-Staff to the United States Attorney General.

Cooley is currently advising a wide range of companies in national security-related matters, including: defending a company in criminal and civil actions related to exports to Russian and Chinese weapons facilities; representing a major supplier of communications systems to the Federal government in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters and related litigation; conducting several internal investigations related to whether foreign nationals employed by U.S. companies were given access to sensitive military technology; representing several companies in procurement matters under the U.S. Government's biodefense programs; and helping companies obtain liability protection for anti-terrorism technologies under the SAFETY Act.

For more information about Cooley's National Security Practice Group, visit www.cooley.com/nationalsecurity.

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