Kate Lee Carey

Special Counsel
kleecarey@cooley.com
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Improving access to education globally is the key to a better, more peaceful world. I love to build relationships with clients and community members that advocate and build the tools that make that happen.

About Kate

Kate’s practice focuses on legal, regulatory and governmental aspects of education, providing advice and guidance to education providers (including K12, colleges/universities and workforce training), edtech companies, edtech investors and organizations that operate in the education space. Kate served in house for almost 15 years before joining Cooley in 2015, giving her a unique perspective and a blend of experience that allows her to provide practical advice rooted in the realities of everyday business operations.

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Passions

Travel
Reading
Rescue dogs
Mentoring law students and young lawyers
Building community
Advocating for civil rights

Experience

Transact Campus Announces $1.6 Billion Sale to Roper Technologies

Transact Campus Announces $1.6 Billion Sale to Roper Technologies

August 15, 2024

Cooley advised Reverence Capital Partners’ portfolio company Transact Campus, an innovative campus technology and payment solutions company, on a definitive agreement signed by Reverence Capital Partners to sell Transact to Roper Technologies for $1.6 billion.

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Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Emerging Companies
Education
Technology
Technology Transactions
Compensation and Benefits
Tax
Antitrust and Competition
Debt Finance
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Labor and Employment
CFIUS
Patent Counseling and Prosecution
Commercial Litigation

Admissions and credentials

California

Arizona

Memberships and affiliations

National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)

Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)

California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS)

Lawyers Club of San Diego

San Diego County Bar Association

California Lawyers Association

San Diego Unity Bar

International Planned Parenthood Federation, Board of Trustees

American Civil Liberties Union

Human Rights Campaign

Lambda Legal