Cooley has announced that Kevin Donahue and Jacob Clark have joined its New York office as partners, becoming members of the firm's Infrastructure, Energy & Real Estate group.

 

Before joining Cooley, Kevin Donahue was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis for nearly four years, having previously practiced at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and Paul Hastings. Kevin Donahue began his legal career at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft.

 

Jacob Clark spent nearly a decade at Kirkland and was promoted to partner in 2022.

 

Cooley launched the group in May 2026, with former Baker Botts partner Mona Dajani and longtime Cooley partner Michelle Schulman serving as global co-chairs.