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Automattic Acquires Beeper

April 9, 2024

Cooley advised Automattic, a distributed company with 1,965 users in 93 countries speaking 119 different languages, on its acquisition of Beeper, a universal messaging application that combines 14 different chat networks in one inbox.

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Partner, San Francisco
Daniel Han
Associate, New York
Cristina Lombardi
Associate, New York
Matan Neuman
Associate, New York
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Karun Ahuja
Associate, Chicago
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

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Hootsuite to Acquire Talkwalker

April 8, 2024

Cooley advised Hootsuite, a global leader in social media management, on its definitive agreement to acquire Talkwalker, a top artificial intelligence-powered social listening solution.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Nathan Baum
Associate, New York
Yoana Setzer
Associate, New York
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Chris Stack
Partner, London
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Liza Cotter
Associate, Boston
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
Erin Hilliard
Associate, San Francisco
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Edward (Teddy) Nimetz
Associate, New York
Nick Perez
Associate, Washington, DC
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

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ProfoundBio Announces $1.8 Billion Acquisition by Genmab

April 3, 2024

Cooley advised ProfoundBio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel antibody-drug conjugate therapeutics for patients with cancer, on its definitive agreement to be acquired for $1.8 billion in an all-cash transaction by Genmab (NASDAQ: GMAB), a dual-listed, international biotechnology company that creates and develops differentiated antibody therapeutics to fight against cancer and other serious diseases.

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Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Ruomu Li
Partner, Shanghai
Jenny Ge
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington, DC
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Elizabeth Anne Wright
Of Counsel, Brussels
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Amy Hallman Rice
Special Counsel, San Diego
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Associate, Washington, DC
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Joyce Li
Associate, Chicago
Jiqiang Lin
Associate, New York
Tyler McClure
Associate, San Francisco
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ivy Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Monica Xu
Counsel, Shanghai
Freddy Yip
Associate, Hong Kong
Zhijing Yu
Associate, Singapore
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Diego
Letian Wei
Legal Consultant, Shanghai
Sherlyn Qu
Legal Consultant, Shanghai

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Everbridge Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo for $1.8 Billion

March 1, 2024

Cooley advised Everbridge, a global leader in critical event management and national public warning solutions, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction valuing Everbridge at approximately $1.8 billion.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Polina A. Demina
Associate, New York
C. Thomas Hopkins
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Brad Goldberg
Partner, New York
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Miriam Petrillo
Partner, Chicago
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Michael C. Tu
Partner, Los Angeles Downtown
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Katherine Denby
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Daniel Han
Associate, New York
Gary Warren Hunt III
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Jeewon Lee
Associate, New York
Morgan Lloyd
Associate, New York
Joe Mandry
Associate, San Diego
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Ben Sweeney
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Mickeala Tu
Associate, Palo Alto
Genevieve Lim Urban
Associate, Seattle
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Lois NaYeon Yoo
Associate, New York

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RayzeBio Signs Approximately $4.1 Billion Acquisition Agreement With Bristol Myers Squibb

December 26, 2023

Cooley advised RayzeBio, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical therapeutics (RPT) company with an innovation-leading position in actinium-based RPTs and a pipeline of potentially first-in-class and best-in-class drug development programs, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Ben Beerle
Partner, San Francisco
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Caitlin Breitenbruck
Associate, Seattle
Tyler McClure
Associate, San Francisco
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Terren O'Connor
Associate, San Diego
Christine S. Kim
Associate, San Diego
Michelle Hunt
Associate
Marya Postner
Partner, Palo Alto
Carly Robinson
Associate, Reston
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC

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Admissions & credentials

California

New York

Rankings & accolades

Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A – California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surro (2021 – 2023)

The Deal: Top Women in Dealmaking (2022)

The Deal: Dealmaker of the Year Finalist – Technology, Media & Telecom (2022)

The Deal: Dealmaker of the Year Finalist (2019, 2021)

The Deal: Women in M&A – The Powerhouse 20 (2018)

The Recorder: Trusted Adviser (2017)

The Recorder: Women Leaders in Tech Law (2017, 2022)

Lawdragon: 500 Leading Dealmakers in America (2023)

The Legal 500 US: Leading Lawyer in M&A: Middle-Market (2023)

The Legal 500 US: M&A/Corporate and Commercial (2016 – 2023)

The Legal 500: M&A Powerlist – US Region

National Law Journal: M&A/Antitrust Trailblazer (2016)

Memberships & affiliations

International Bar Association – Corporate and M&A Law Committee Officer

Berkeley Center for Law and Business – Executive Advisory Board

American Bar Association

The Deal Podcast

Jamie discusses her career path, advising tech and life sciences companies, her work for MIRROR on its agreement to sell to Lululemon and more