About Jon

Jon Gavenman represents a wide range of companies from startups to public companies in the software, semiconductor, telecommunications and internet-related industries. His practice focuses on securities financing and M&A transactions, as well as advising companies on general corporate, securities law matters and all kinds of proposed business transactions.

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Logik.ai Announces Acquisition by ServiceNow

Logik.ai Announces Acquisition by ServiceNow

April 3, 2025

Cooley advised Logik.ai, an industry leader offering a modern, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, composable configure, price and quote solution, on its acquisition by ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the AI platform for business transformation.

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Sepideh Mousakhani
Partner, Palo Alto
Jon Gavenman
Partner, Palo Alto
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Kristin O'Hanlon
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Tamara Chin Loy
Associate, Washington, DC
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Jessica Li
Associate, Palo Alto
Yichen Liu
Associate, Palo Alto
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
María Álvarez Requejo Heredero
Associate, Brussels
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Kealan Santistevan
Associate, Palo Alto
Megan Stallworth
Associate, Palo Alto
Christopher Suhler
Associate, Colorado
Mickeala Tu
Associate, Palo Alto
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Emerging Companies
Technology Transactions
Technology
Tax
Compensation and Benefits
Antitrust and Competition
Labor and Employment
Commercial Litigation
Cyber/Data/Privacy
CFIUS
Debt Finance

Halcyon Closes $100 Million Series C

Halcyon Closes $100 Million Series C

November 25, 2024

Cooley advised Halcyon on its $100 million Series C funding. Partner Derek Colla led the Cooley team advising Halcyon, an organization devoted to defeating ransomware through prevention and resilience by way of a proprietary technology that captures encryption keys, enabling organizations to recover from attacks in minutes without paying ransom.

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Derek Colla
Partner, Miami
Leo Metz
Associate
Sela Dougherty
Associate, Miami
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington, DC
Jon Gavenman
Partner, Palo Alto
Christian Plaza
Partner, Reston
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston

Related Practices & Industries

Emerging Companies
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Tax
CFIUS
Compensation and Benefits

Logik.io Raises $25 Million Series B

Logik.io Raises $25 Million Series B

October 8, 2024

Cooley advised Logik.io, the company that reimagines configure, price and quote (CPQ) and consumerizes enterprise selling experiences, on its $25 million Series B funding to accelerate CPQ innovation and further expand company growth.

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Sepideh Mousakhani
Partner, Palo Alto
Jon Gavenman
Partner, Palo Alto
Kealan Santistevan
Associate, Palo Alto
Yichen Liu
Associate, Palo Alto
Elaine Huang
Associate, Palo Alto
Zi Ye
Associate, Palo Alto
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC

Related Practices & Industries

Artificial Intelligence
Venture Capital
Emerging Companies
CFIUS

Halcyon Closes $44 Million Series A Financing Round

Halcyon Closes $44 Million Series A Financing Round

April 20, 2023

Cooley advised adaptive security platform Halcyon on its $44 million Series A funding round, plus its $6 million secured term loan. Partner Derek Colla led the Cooley team advising Halcyon.

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Derek Colla
Partner, Miami
Jon Gavenman
Partner, Palo Alto
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington, DC

Related Practices & Industries

Emerging Companies
Venture Capital

Chicago-Based G2.com Reaches Unicorn Status With Series D Round

Chicago-Based G2.com Reaches Unicorn Status With Series D Round

June 30, 2021

Cooley advised G2.com, a software review site, on its $157 million Series D financing round, which brings its valuation to $1.1 billion. Lawyers Jon Gavenman and Sepideh Mousakhani led the Cooley team advising G2.com on the round.

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Jon Gavenman
Partner, Palo Alto
Sepideh Mousakhani
Partner, Palo Alto
Nikki Chang DiFederico
Associate, Palo Alto
Kealan Santistevan
Associate, Palo Alto
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jim Fulton
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Cameron Hajialiakbar
Associate, Santa Monica

Related Practices & Industries

Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Software
Government Contracts
Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
Antitrust and Competition
Communications
Technology Transactions
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Admissions and credentials

California

Connecticut

Rankings and accolades

Super Lawyers: Securities and Corporate Finance (2014-2015)


Memberships and affiliations

American Bar Association (ABA)