Kevin Rooney

Kevin K. Rooney helps emerging companies grow smartly. He works as outside corporate counsel with founders on company formation and ongoing corporate governance throughout the client's lifecycle. Kevin advises on transactions, including venture financings, mergers and acquisitions, strategic corporate relationships and equity offerings for both companies and financial and corporate investors. He also represents incubators, accelerators and entrepreneurs working with startups and venture capital funds in their formation, securities offerings and investments. In addition, Kevin has represented select founders personally in mergers and acquisitions and secondary sale transactions. Kevin has served as the corporate head of Cooley's Palo Alto office and corporate hiring partner in Palo Alto from 2016 – 2020.

Education

Dalhousie University Law School JD, 1999

University of Waterloo Hons. B.A.Sc., Mechanical Engineering (Management Science Option) 1994