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Roger leads Cleary’s securities and M&A litigation practice, and is the co-coordinator of Cleary’s U.S civil litigation group. Roger joined the firm in 2003 and became a partner in 2011. · Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

United StatesSecurities Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation
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Roger Cooper is a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, where he leads the securities and M&A litigation practice and co-coordinates the U.S. civil litigation group. His practice focuses on complex, high-stakes civil litigation, particularly shareholder, class action, and derivative disputes related to securities, M&A, and corporate governance. He has represented multinational corporations and their boards in federal and state courts, including the Delaware Court of Chancery. He is recognized by Chambers USA, Legal 500 US, and Benchmark Litigation, and was named 2024 Securities MVP by Law360.

Practice areas

Securities LitigationMergers and Acquisitions LitigationClass Action DefenseDerivative LitigationCorporate Governance LitigationCivil LitigationShareholder Litigation

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United States

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton · Roger leads Cleary’s securities and M&A litigation practice, and is the co-coordinator of Cleary’s U.S civil litigation group. Roger joined the firm in 2003 and became a partner in 2011.

United States

Expertise

Complex Civil LitigationShareholder LitigationClass Action LitigationDerivative LitigationSecurities LitigationM&A LitigationCorporate GovernanceDelaware Court of Chancery

Education

  • J.D., Columbia Law School (2002)
  • Ph.D., Duke University (1999)
  • B.A., University of Wisconsin (1991)

Admissions

  • Law Clerk, Honorable B. Avant Edenfield, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia (2002-2003)