Cooley announced on June 3 that Kevin Donahue and Jacob Clark have joined the firm’s infrastructure, energy and real estate group as partners in its New York office. The firm said the new hires will enhance its ability to guide clients through all stages of infrastructure investments, including site acquisition, development, financing, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and restructurings.
The arrival of Donahue and Clark follows the recent addition of partners Mona Dajani—who joined as co-chair in May—and John Goldman to the same group. Cooley stated that these hires strengthen its integrated platform for handling matters across real estate, data center, and digital infrastructure sectors.
“Kevin and Jacob bring formidable transactional and infrastructure capabilities to our fast-growing group,” said Peter Werner, partner and chair of Cooley’s global business department. “We are investing deliberately to meet growing client demand at the convergence of infrastructure, energy and the digital economy, and we are capable of handling the most complex, high-value matters in the space.”
Donahue said, “The opportunity to join Cooley and the infrastructure, energy and real estate group was highly compelling. Few firms combine the range of trusted relationships across the global technology and investment communities with deep data center experience in the way that Cooley does.” Clark added, “Financing and infrastructure are evolving in new ways, and providing integrated and seamless solutions to our clients is critical to their success. Cooley’s collaborative culture and its role advising many of the world’s most dynamic companies make this the ideal platform to support clients pursuing increasingly complex infrastructure strategies.”
According to Cooley’s announcement materials, its practice supports projects from inception through execution by aligning power supply needs with capital strategies for a wide range of asset types across various geographies.