PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - April 07, 2016) - Cooley has launched a new blog -- Cooley M&A -- that will provide dynamic thought leadership and cover newsworthy developments in the global mergers and acquisitions space.

"Our longstanding corporate client relationships and deep industry experience in core sectors provide us with a unique perspective on what is market, particularly in life sciences, tech, communications and education," said Barbara Borden, head of Cooley's M&A practice group. "I believe Cooley M&A will prove to be a key resource for buyers, sellers, stockholders, investors and many other transaction participants."

Cooley's M&A lawyers will address topics including market trends, antitrust regulation, cross-border deals, litigation updates, judicial decisions and events.

Since 2009, Cooley has handled 1,000+ M&A transactions, with an aggregate value of more than $170 billion, making our practice one of the most active in the world. The firm's M&A lawyers have been honored in numerous publications that list and rank the top lawyers in the United States and the world, including The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers, Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers and the Legal 500.

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