Experience

Dualitas Therapeutics Launches With $65 Million Series A

September 16, 2025

Cooley advised Dualitas, a biotechnology company pioneering next-generation bispecific antibody therapies for immunology and inflammation, on its $65 million Series A financing, to advance a portfolio of next-generation bispecific antibodies, including lead programs DTX-103 in allergic disease and DTX-102 for autoimmune disease, and to accelerate the development of Dualitas’ proprietary DualScreen BsAb discovery engine.

Read more

Related contacts

Sara Semnani
Partner, Santa Monica
Noel Ripberger-Scheick
Associate, Palo Alto
Sam Thompson
Associate, Santa Monica
Michael Aridi Barake
Associate, Santa Monica
Cameron Hajialiakbar
Associate, Santa Monica
Christy Fairlie
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Kristin O'Hanlon
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Kelley Harrington
Associate, Chicago
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York

Related Practices & Industries

LB Pharmaceuticals Announces $285 Million Upsized IPO

September 12, 2025

Cooley advised LB Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases including schizophrenia, on its $285 million upsized initial public offering (IPO).

Read more

Related contacts

Brandon W. Fenn
Partner, New York
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Marc Recht
Partner, Boston
Minkyu Park
Special Counsel, New York
Denny Xu
Associate, Boston
Danbi Kim
Associate, Boston
Ariane A. Andrade
Partner, Chicago
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Jessica Koffel
Special Counsel, Brussels
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Chelsea Braun
Associate, Boston
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Vince Flynn
Associate, San Diego
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington, DC
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Brenna McGuire
Associate, Washington, DC
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Jayne M. Munger
Associate, New York
Miles Patton
Associate, New York
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Cathy Rude
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

Related Practices & Industries

Tourmaline Bio Enters Into Agreement to be Acquired by Novartis

September 9, 2025

Read more

Related contacts

Bill Sorabella
Partner, New York
Brandon W. Fenn
Partner, New York
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Katherine Denby
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Pengli Li
Associate, Boston
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Anne Luquette
Associate, San Francisco
Brittany Sanok
Associate, New York
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Alan W. Tamarelli
Partner, New York
Dr. Michael Tuscan
Partner, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
J. Brian Stalter
Special Counsel, New York

Related Practices & Industries

Malachite Acquired by Circle Internet Group

August 12, 2025

Cooley advised Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology firm, on its acquisition of Malachite, a high-performance consensus engine from Informal Systems, to support the launch of Arc, a new open Layer-1 blockchain network purpose-built for stablecoin finance, which is expected to debut in testnet later this year.

Read more

Related contacts

Adam Shaun Bloom
Partner, Palo Alto
Patrick Reed
Associate, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Chris Chynoweth
Special Counsel, New York
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Ryan Bowers
Associate, Washington, DC
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Joanna Leung
Associate, Palo Alto

Related Practices & Industries

Cooley Advises Investor Syndicate on $2.25 Billion Acquisition of HistoSonics

August 7, 2025

Cooley advised a syndicate of globally recognized private and public investors in connection with the management-led majority stake acquisition of HistoSonics, the developer of the Edison Histotripsy System and novel histotripsy therapy platform, valuing the company at approximately $2.25 billion.

Read more

Related contacts

Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Jenny Ge
Associate, Santa Monica
Nick Kenyon
Associate, Boston
Josh Himmelstern
Associate, San Diego
Joanna Zhang
Associate, San Diego
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Mark Cornillez-Ty
Associate, Los Angeles
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Orion Armon
Partner, Colorado
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Joanna Liebes Hubberts
Partner, San Diego
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Erin Trenda
Partner, San Diego
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Robert Jacques
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Christian Lee
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Son Nguyen
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stefan Cohen
Associate, New York
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Michael Fernando
Associate, London
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Sunny J. Levine
Associate, Colorado
Edward (Teddy) Nimetz
Associate, New York
Emma Plankey
Associate, Boston
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Shu-en Wee
Associate, Singapore
Asal Yunusov
Associate, New York
Lisa Amii
Patent Agent, Palo Alto
Anna Anderson
Paralegal Specialist, London
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Gayana Stokes
Senior Paralegal, Washington, DC
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco
Daniel Grooms
Partner, Washington, DC

Related Practices & Industries

View more

Admissions and credentials

California

Rankings and accolades

Best Lawyers in America: Tax Law

Legal 500 US: Domestic Tax (2015)

PATH Act Gives Tax Benefits to Emerging Growth Companies and Investors

This content is provided for general informational purposes only, and your access or use of the content does not create an attorney-client relationship between you or your organization and Cooley LLP, Cooley (UK) LLP, or any other affiliated practice or entity (collectively referred to as "Cooley"). By accessing this content, you agree that the information provided does not constitute legal or other professional advice. This content is not a substitute for obtaining legal advice from a qualified attorney licensed in your jurisdiction, and you should not act or refrain from acting based on this content. This content may be changed without notice. It is not guaranteed to be complete, correct or up to date, and it may not reflect the most current legal developments. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Do not send any confidential information to Cooley, as we do not have any duty to keep any information you provide to us confidential. When advising companies, our attorney-client relationship is with the company, not with any individual. This content may have been generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence (Al) in accordance with our Al Principles, may be considered Attorney Advertising and is subject to our legal notices.