Powered by LawFuel – London – – Capital markets lawyer David Boles has joined Cooley as a partner based in the firm’s London office. Boles arrives from Latham & Watkins, where he was a partner alongside recent Cooley London arrival Claire Keast-Butler.
“David’s market-leading credentials and more than 15 years of experience make him a formidable addition to our elite capital markets practice,” said Justin Stock, managing partner of Cooley’s London office. “With his strong presence in the international equity space and reputation as a top US securities lawyer, David will help us continue to build on the firm’s global momentum, including our recent expansions in Hong Kong and Singapore.”
Boles’ practice is pan-European – he has advised on initial public offerings and follow-on offerings on most major European exchanges. A trusted counsel to issuers and investment banks, his extensive list of high-value transactions spans a wide range of industries. Boles is also one of a small number of US-qualified securities lawyers in the London market advising foreign private issuers listing and raising capital on Nasdaq and the NYSE.
“I’m proud to join Cooley’s globally acclaimed capital markets practice,” said Boles. “The firm is already a market leader with both issuers and investment banks for UK and European companies listing in the US. I am eager to build upon that by working closely and collaboratively with my new colleagues in London and around the world.”
Boles, who is admitted to practice in New York, is also licensed in England and Wales as a registered foreign lawyer. He graduated from Rice University and earned his JD from the Duke University School of Law. He is recognized as a leading lawyer for equity capital markets by a number of esteemed directories, including the UK editions of Legal 500 and IFLR 1000.
Boles joins a capital markets practice that has consistently earned elite rankings and acclaim. Cooley has been the #1 law firm advising companies going public across all industries since 2014 and the #1 law firm for all VC-backed IPOs across all industries for 15+ years, according to IPO Vital Signs and PitchBook. Moreover, Cooley is one of the top firms working on global capital markets transactions for non-US issuers, including being among the top three US law firms advising on VC-backed IPOs across industries by foreign private issuers since 2016. The firm has been named a Transatlantic Capital Markets Team of the Year by the Transatlantic Legal Awards and this year earned a three-time Capital Markets Practice Group of the Year distinction by Law360. Since launching in London in 2015, Cooley has twice been named London Office of the Year at the British Legal Awards.
About Cooley LLP
Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters, and high-stakes litigation, where innovation meets the law.
Cooley has 1,100+ lawyers across 16 offices in the United States, Asia and Europe.
More News From LawFuel
- ESG Law News – Fieldfisher publishes its first ESG reportThe inaugural internal audit and performance statement for the firm’s UK offices outlines Fieldfisher’s commitment to environmental, social and corporate governance in 2021 as it looks to increase its ESG service lines. European law firm Fieldfisher has published its first ever environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) report, covering the firm’s ESG performance, activities and …
ESG Law News – Fieldfisher publishes its first ESG report Read More »
- One Of Largest-Ever Law Claims Reopened With UK Court of Appeal DecisionAustralian mining giant BHP is facing the revival of a $7 billion claim over a dam disaster in Brazil, triggering that country’s worst-ever environmental crisis, following a decision from the UK Court of Appeal. The Court decided to reopen the lawsuit brought by 200,000 claimants after a lower court struck out the lawsuit as an …
One Of Largest-Ever Law Claims Reopened With UK Court of Appeal Decision Read More »
- Civil Litigation Disrupter Drives Growth With Capital SolutionPURE Business Group agrees new eight-figure funding line with Sandfield Capital. LONDON – PURE Business Group (PURE), the multi-discipline legal services business, has today announced a new £multi-million funding facility with Sandfield Capital. PURE, which currently handles over 12,000 new instructions each year, hopes that this move will dramatically accelerate its ability to develop record …
Civil Litigation Disrupter Drives Growth With Capital Solution Read More »
- Is Lone Legal Blogger Entitled to The Same Protection As Mass Media?Is a legal blogger entitled to the protection of the mass media – even if writing ‘puerile posts’?
- Knights’ Results Show 39 Per Cent Revenue Growth With Continued MomentumContinued momentum, building on the critical mass achieved Knights, the UK’s fastest growing legal and professional services business, today announces its full year results for the year ended 30 April 2021. Financial highlights Revenue increased by 39% to £103.2m (2020: £74.3m) H2 organic revenue growth of 10% (H2 2020: 10%), representing a significant recovery from …
Knights’ Results Show 39 Per Cent Revenue Growth With Continued Momentum Read More »
- “Solid & Stable” Revenue Growth For CMSCMS UK disclosed a muted set of financial results this week with revenues inching up from £566m to £567m as global income increased 3% from €1.426bn to €1.475bn with a slowing growth on the previous year. CMS Press Release – CMS, the leading global law firm, today announces revenues for the financial year January-December …
- ‘Win Sum, Lose Sum’ Game for Eversheds As Lawyers Leave in Europe, But London Lawyer Pay Rates SkyrocketGlobal law firm Eversheds Sutherland may have lost lawyers in Europe following a raid by K&L Gates, but at least its London pay rate for associates has joined the race-to-the-top with newly qualified lawyers earning nine per cent more at £82,000. The pay raise means the London lawyers, paid more than those in the firm’s …
- Management Shakeup At Slaughter & May To Modernize Law Firm StructureManagement changes at Slaughter & May have seen the Magic Circle law firm dispensing with its executive partner and practice partner roles, replacing the positions with chief operating officer from outside the firm partnership. The move echoes what firms are beginning to practice or at least examine as they modernize their management structure to make …
Management Shakeup At Slaughter & May To Modernize Law Firm Structure Read More »
- How To Help Companies Post-COVID With Restructuring PlansUK law firm Macfarlanes outlines how companies should deal with restrictions and liabilities after the pandemic As the end of Covid restrictions rapidly approaches in the UK, a number of businesses are considering how they might deal with the issue of debts which have built up since the start of the first lockdown in March …
How To Help Companies Post-COVID With Restructuring Plans Read More »
