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Sullivan & Cromwell and Cooley among early adopters as OpenAI unveils new legal AI platform

Astra for Law combines GPT-6 Astra with US legal research database enabling law firms and legaltech companies to develop their own AI tools and workflows

21 Sep 2026

Raft of law firms steer Uber’s $15bn bid for Delivery Hero

Freshfields and Wachtell lead for Uber as Sullivan & Cromwell guides Delivery Hero and Paul Weiss, Hengeler Mueller, Baker Botts and Gibson Dunn act for investment firm SSW

16 Jul 2026

Cooley expands infrastructure, energy and real estate group with twin partner hire from Kirkland

Kevin Donahue and Jacob Clark join group that was launched in May amid data centre investment boom

3 Jun 2026

Cooley launches energy, infrastructure and real estate group with Baker Botts energy co-chair

Mona Dajani joins in New York to lead practice alongside Cooley veteran Michelle Schulman

8 May 2026

Taylor Wessing adds product liability specialist from Cooley in London

Jamie Humphreys will join as a partner in the firm’s disputes team

28 Apr 2026

Cooley’s turnover rises 10% as it approaches $2.4bn

London’s revenue contribution jumps 17% to $110.3m following an 8% decline in 2024

16 Mar 2026

Paul Hastings continues to expand London private equity bench with Cooley partner hire

Singapore-based Ferish Patel is relocating to London as part of the move

18 Feb 2026

Gibson Dunn, Cooley advise on Merck’s $9.2bn purchase of flu drug-maker Cidara

Gibson Dunn also advised Merck on its $10bn acquisition of Verona Pharma earlier this year

14 Nov 2025

Cooley partner Ethan Glass joins key client Compass as its next legal head

Glass has been representing residential real estate broker in high-profile dispute with Northwest Multiple Listing Service

12 Sep 2025

Cooley recruits Ashurst tech M&A co-head in London

Jonathan Cohen will support US firm’s venture capital offering in the UK

15 Jul 2025