Douglas N. Cogen — Partner at Fenwick & West

Mr. Douglas N. Cogen is a Partner in the Corporate Group and Co-Chair of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Fenwick & West LLP. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures, and financings. Mr. Cogen's transaction experience includes mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures including cross-border transactions in the software, telecommunications, biotechnology, semiconductor, internet and computer hardware industries; public company tender offers; and private placements of equity and debt securities. Mr. Cogen also counsels companies on takeover defenses, corporate governance matters, and strategic partnering arrangements. Mr. Cogen has also served as Director of Intergovernmental Relations for the New York City Planning Commission and Staff Counsel of the Municipal Art Society of New York. He is a member of the California and New York bars, and is based in the firm's San Francisco office. Mr. Cogen received his BA magna cum laude with Academic Honors in architecture and society from Brown University, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He attended the University of Michigan Law School, receiving his J.D. cum laude.