Cooley Godward Kronish is a full-service law firm that employs more than 500 attorneys. Its clients include real estate owners and developers, private equity and professional services firms, business organizations, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and financial institutions. The firm specializes in bankruptcy and restructuring, compensation and benefits, debt securities transactions, estate planning, immigration, intellectual property and real estate. It also assists with director and officer compliance issues, corporate governance and the development of human resources programs. Cooley Godward Kronish provides merger and acquisition clients with a variety of legal services in the tax, employee benefits, antitrust, securities and litigation areas. Its additional areas of expertise include white-collar and regulatory defense, venture capital litigation and dispute counseling. It has a branch location in New York City.