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A. Blake Cooper is a Partner in Buchalter’s Salt Lake City office and a member of the firm’s Corporate practice group. Mr. Cooper closes complicated mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures and navigates fundraising transactions to get clients access to capital. He has counseled clients ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies. Blake advises clients and files premerger notifications with the FTC and DOJ under the Hartt-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. He also has extensive experience in helping mid- and small-cap public companies manage SEC reporting and capital markets issues.

Most recently, Mr. Cooper was recognized in the 2026 Legal 500 U.S. Elite rankings in the area of Corporate and M&A. Mr. Cooper has also been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2025.

  • Represented Bloom Nutrition, a brand of energy drinks and health and wellness supplements sold nationwide, in its expanded partnership with Nutrabolt
  • Represented Uscreen TV, a video monetization platform, in its Sale to PSG Equity
  • Represented Pictometry International Corp. in $450 million merger with Eagle View Technologies, Inc.
  • Represented Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. in $1 billion acquisition of Stride-Rite, Saucony and Sperry Top-Sider brands.
  • Represented PepsiCo, Inc. in $24 million international joint venture for supply of nutraceutical sports drink additives.
  • Managed (and won) hostile takeover proxy fight to install insurgent slate of directors for Scio Diamond Technology Corporation

Admissions

  • Utah
  • New York

Education

  • University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D.
  • Seton Hall University, B.A.

  • 2026 Legal 500 U.S. Elite, Corporate and M&A

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