Cooley Names Lynn Kirk Chief Marketing Officer


PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - November 4, 2008) - Cooley Godward Kronish LLP announced today that Lynn Kirk has joined the firm as Chief Marketing Officer. Kirk is a leading legal marketing executive with more than 18 years of global marketing and business development experience. She will be based in Cooley's Palo Alto office.

"Lynn is a highly regarded legal marketer, and importantly, has a particular expertise in our core technology and life sciences sectors," said Joe Conroy, chief executive officer. "Given Lynn's global marketing background, she will be a tremendous asset to the Firm in leading our marketing and client service efforts."

Kirk was previously CMO at Heller Ehrman LLP. Prior to Heller, she served as joint global CMO at DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, and CMO at Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, from 1995 until 2004.

"Cooley is a dynamic firm with a strong market position in both transactional and litigation work," said Kirk. "The marketing team will be focused on initiatives such as new business opportunities, client expansion programs and profile raising in an effort to support Cooley's current leading practices and to assist in growing new areas."

About Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Cooley Godward Kronish's 725 attorneys have an entrepreneurial spirit and deep, substantive experience, and are committed to solving clients' most challenging legal matters. From small companies with big ideas to international enterprises with diverse legal needs, Cooley has the breadth of legal resources to enable companies of all sizes to seize opportunities in today's global marketplace. The Firm represents clients across a broad array of dynamic industry sectors, including clean tech, technology, life sciences, real estate, financial services, retail and energy.

The Firm has full-service offices in major business and technology centers nationwide: Palo Alto, CA, New York, NY, San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA, Reston, VA, Broomfield, CO, Washington, DC, Boston, MA and Seattle, WA.

Contact Information: Ashley Kanigher (650) 843-5721 akanigher@cooley.com

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