Edmond Lay

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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Out-Licenses GLP-1 Portfolio

May 17, 2024

Cooley advised Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in China, on its licensing of global rights (excluding Greater China) for the development, production and commercialization of three of its proprietary glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs to Hercules CM Newco, a newly established Delaware company.

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Sarah Oliai
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Alto Neuroscience Announces $147.9 Million IPO

February 6, 2024

Cooley advised Alto Neuroscience, a company redefining psychiatry by leveraging individuals’ neurobiology to develop personalized and highly effective medicines and helping patients get better faster, on its $147.9 million initial public offering.

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Kate Hillier
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Elizabeth Anne Wright
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Geoffrey Spolyar
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Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Peter Adams
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Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Courtney Thorne
Partner, Boston
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Katie Lapidus
Associate, Washington, DC
Trey Reilly
Associate, New York
Adam Bloom
Associate, Chicago
David D. Suh
Associate, Palo Alto
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego
Megan E. Bowles
Associate, Chicago
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Nat Sherrick
Associate, Washington, DC
Edmond Lay
Associate, San Diego
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Andrew Nelms
Associate, San Francisco
Jason Minio
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Jeffery Wyzykowski
Patent Agent, Washington, DC

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Alto Neuroscience Closes Oversubscribed Series C

November 21, 2023

Cooley advised Alto Neuroscience, a company pioneering precision psychiatry by developing targeted medicines designed to help patients get better faster, on its oversubscribed $45 million Series C financing round.

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Laurie Bauer
Partner, Chicago
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Adam Bloom
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Partner, Seattle
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Associate, Palo Alto
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Seattle
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Associate, San Diego
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Partner, San Francisco

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Tentarix Biotherapeutics Announces Three Collaborations, Plus Acquisition Options With Gilead Sciences

August 15, 2023

Cooley advised Tentarix Biotherapeutics and three of its subsidiaries on three multiyear collaborations with Gilead Sciences.

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Todd Gluth
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Partner, New York
Amanda Pacheco
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Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
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Partner, Chicago
Gary Warren Hunt III
Associate, Washington, DC
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Associate, Washington, DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
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Partner, San Diego
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Associate, San Diego
Michael Weinstein
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Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
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Justin Bieber to Sell Music Rights to Hipgnosis Songs for $200 Million

February 2, 2023

Cooley advised Justin Bieber in a $200 million deal to sell his music rights to Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital.

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Michael Rhodes
Partner, San Francisco
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Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
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Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
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Associate, San Diego
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
David Bresnick
Partner, London
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
James Maton
Partner, London
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