Daniel Lac

Associate
dlac@cooley.com
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About Daniel

Daniel serves as a strategic and trusted legal adviser to company founders, executives, management and human resources business partners on a wide range of labor and employment issues at the federal, state and local levels. He provides pragmatic and business-minded solutions to manage litigation risk, including by anticipating and identifying compliance gaps, offering guidance on reduction-in-force planning, advising on employee communications, conducting audits and workplace trainings, directing internal and external investigations, and creating policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

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Delphix to Be Acquired by Perforce

Delphix to Be Acquired by Perforce

February 14, 2024

Cooley advised Delphix, a vendor of test data management software, on its acquisition by Perforce, a provider of solutions to enterprise teams requiring productivity, visibility and scale along the development life cycle.

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Gracell Biotechnologies Agrees to Acquisition by AstraZeneca for up to $1.2 Billion

Gracell Biotechnologies Agrees to Acquisition by AstraZeneca for up to $1.2 Billion

December 26, 2023

Cooley advised Gracell Biotechnologies, a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca.

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RayzeBio Announces Upsized $357.6 Million IPO

RayzeBio Announces Upsized $357.6 Million IPO

September 19, 2023

Cooley advised RayzeBio, a targeted radiopharmaceutical company developing an innovative pipeline against solid tumor targets, on its upsized $357.6 million initial public offering.

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Bridge to Life Sells Certain Assets to TransMedics

Bridge to Life Sells Certain Assets to TransMedics

August 3, 2023

Cooley advised Bridge to Life, an organ preservation and perfusion technologies supplier, on its sale of certain assets – including its EVOSS heart and lung and LifeCradle heart perfusion assets – to TransMedics.

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Rubicon Technology Partners Closes Strategic Investment in Tacton

Rubicon Technology Partners Closes Strategic Investment in Tacton

August 1, 2023

Cooley advised private equity firm Rubicon Technology Partners on the strategic investment in Tacton, a top software as a service (SaaS) company trusted by global manufacturers.

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