Randy Sabett

Special Counsel
rsabett@cooley.com
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As an attorney and former crypto engineer, I approach cybersecurity and privacy from all angles; I don't just talk the talk – I also walk the walk.

About Randy

Randy, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), has spent his entire career studying and helping resolve complex technical and legal issues involving cybersecurity, privacy and national security – first as a crypto engineer at the National Security Agency (NSA) and in private industry, then as an attorney with Cooley. A veteran cyberlaw practitioner and pioneer in the areas of incident response, public key cryptography, and active defense, Randy has a national reputation for combining his deep cybersecurity technical experience with practical advice to his clients on a broad range of cutting-edge cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence, IT licensing and intellectual property issues. Having previously served as in-house counsel to a Silicon Valley startup, Randy employs a pragmatic approach when working with clients. He also has handled a wide variety of data breach and cyber incidents, including for major commercial retailers, large financial institutions, online service providers and healthcare organizations.

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Experience

Blue Owl Capital Extends up to $500 Million in Senior Secured Credit to Madrigal Pharmaceuticals

Blue Owl Capital Extends up to $500 Million in Senior Secured Credit to Madrigal Pharmaceuticals

July 21, 2025

Cooley advised Blue Owl (NYSE: OWL), a leading asset manager redefining alternatives, on an up to $500 million term loan facility for Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MDGL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering novel therapeutics for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.

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Allison Kutner
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Margie Murphy
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Capstan Therapeutics Announces up to $2.1 Billion Acquisition by AbbVie

Capstan Therapeutics Announces up to $2.1 Billion Acquisition by AbbVie

June 30, 2025

Cooley advised Capstan Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a mission to multiply therapeutic possibilities for patients through targeted in vivo RNA technologies, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AbbVie.

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Megan Browdie
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Ross Eberly
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Christopher Kimball
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Rachel Thorn
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Michelle Hunt
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Breanna Qin
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Christopher Suhler
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Heidi E. Wang
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Caris Life Sciences Announces $494 Million IPO

Caris Life Sciences Announces $494 Million IPO

June 20, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of Caris Life Sciences, a patient-centric, next-generation artificial intelligence techbio company and precision medicine pioneer, in connection with Caris’ $494 million initial public offering (IPO).

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Blue Owl Capital Invests up to $262.5 Million in ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE

Blue Owl Capital Invests up to $262.5 Million in ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE

May 27, 2025

Cooley advised Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL), an asset manager redefining alternatives, on an up to $262.5 million term loan facility for ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE, a radiopharmaceutical biotech company dedicated to providing a new generation of radiopharmaceutical therapeutics and diagnostics for hard-to-treat tumors.

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Aardvark Therapeutics Announces $94.2 Million IPO

Aardvark Therapeutics Announces $94.2 Million IPO

February 14, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of Aardvark Therapeutics, a phase 3 biotech company developing novel small-molecule therapies for metabolic diseases, in connection with Aardvark’s $94.2 million initial public offering (IPO).

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Admissions and credentials

District of Columbia

Maryland

Virginia

US Patent and Trademark Office

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Privacy & Data Security – Nationwide (2007 – 2025)

Eight-time Law360: Cybersecurity & Privacy Practice Group of the Year (2024)

The Legal 500 US: Technology – Data Protection and Privacy (2016 – 2023) and Media, Technology and Telecoms – Technology Transactions (2015)

Information Systems Security Association: Information Security Professional of the Year (2013)

Information Systems Security Association: Distinguished Fellow (2018)

Washingtonian magazine: Top Lawyer in Cybersecurity (2015)

The American Lawyer’s IP Law & Business magazine: Top 50 Under 45 (2007)

Memberships and affiliations

American Bar Association - Section of Science and Technology Law

FBI Citizens Academy

FBI Infragard

Georgetown Cybersecurity Law Institute

International Association of Privacy Professionals

Information Systems Security Association

MissionLink Next

RSA Conference Program Committee

An excellent cybersecurity partner. He was fantastic and really impressive. He is very knowledgeable and can bridge the technical, forensic cyber elements with the law, which is unique." "For something complicated and cutting-edge in cybersecurity or incident response, he is a person I look to for his thought leadership in the field."

Chambers USA