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100

This is the largest of all practices at the firm by attorney headcount.

What is Private Companies?

100

Though this long time Cooley Marketing colleague has been at Cooley for more than 12 years, she began her career in sports marketing.

Who is Laura Miller?

100

Cooley was founded in this city in 1920.

What is San Francisco?

100

In this 1990 film, an 8-year-old boy is left behind when his family goes on vacation, and he must defend his home from burglars.

What is Home Alone?

100

This team broke an 86 year “Curse of the Bambino” by winning a World Series in 2004.

Who are the Boston Red Sox?

200

If you were an attorney that helps pharmaceutical companies enter into joint venture agreements, in which practice would you most likely sit?

What is Life Sciences Partnering?

200

This Cooley Marketing colleague is one of a few fully remote team members. Though he spends much time in New York, he lives and works from Georgia.

Who is James Hall?

200

This was the first office Cooley opened in Asia.

What is Shanghai?

200

This 1988 action film, set during a Christmas party, stars Bruce Willis as NYPD officer John McClane.

What is Die Hard?

200

This Chicago Bulls player was the first to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1987.    

Who is Michael Jordan?

300

This practice has a large number of former Assistant District Attorneys.

What is white collar?

300

This Cooley Marketing colleague joined the team after a year long career break during which she focused on climbing and running ultra-marathons.

Who is Danielle Harper?

300

This non-US office is celebrating it's tenth anniversary in 2025.

What is London?

300

This 1989 film features the Griswold family attempting to have a perfect Christmas, only to face a series of comedic disasters.

What is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?

300

The original name of the stadium where the San Diego Chargers used to play and a top 50 Cooley client in 2024 (based on accrued fees).

What is QUALCOMM?

400

This Cooley office in Asia has the capacity to practice local law.

What is Hong Kong?

400

How many people are in Cooley’s Asia Marketing & Business Development (MBD) team?

Six

400

The Palo Alto office was previously labeled in Google Maps as this former chair’s last name.

Who is Steve Neal?

400

This 1993 film, directed by Tim Burton, features Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, discovering Christmas Town.

What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?

400

Miami Dolphins coach who led the team to two Super Bowl victories in the 1970s        

Who is Don Shula?

500

This practice helps companies secure the rights to launch satellites into space.

What is the Communications Practice?  

500

These two Cooley Marketing colleagues hold J.D.s

Who are Alan Wright and Tim Malloy?

500

This phrase became the rallying cry during COVID and work from home.

What is “Being Cooley” or "Be Cooley"?

500

In this 2006 film, two women from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean swap homes for the holidays and find unexpected romance.

 What is The Holiday?

500

Manchester United Football Player who married Posh Spice. 

Who is David Beckham?

600

TicTok is the largest client of the firm. What practice is handling most of the TicTok work?

What is the C/D/P Practice?

600

This Cooley Marketing colleague currently holds the title of most tenured marketing team member, having joined 28 years ago (1997).

Who is Heather Slavey?

600

William Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” This is the number of name changes Cooley has had over the years.

What is six?


Cooley & Crowley

Cooley, Crowley & Gaither

Cooley, Godward, Castro, Huddleson & Tatum

Cooley Godward LLP

Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Cooley LLP

600

This 1954 film features Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye as a song-and-dance duo who team up to save a failing Vermont inn.

What is White Christmas?

600

The only sport to be played on the moon.

What is golf?

700

Cooley’s Chinese logo translate to this tagline.

What is Technology and Law?

700

Over 13 people, or 10% of our department, previously worked at two other AmLaw 20 firms. Name those firms. 

What are Goodwin and Latham.

700

Name two of the four core practices during Cooley’s founding era (1920s-1960s.)

What are banking, construction, insurance, and steel?

700

This 2003 film stars Billy Bob Thornton as a conman who poses as a department store Santa to rob malls on Christmas Eve.

What is Bad Santa?

700

Manager of the San Francisco Giants who spoke at the Cooley Litigation offsite in 2014.

Who is Bruce Bochy?

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