Manus Joins Meta for Next Era of Innovation
San Diego – December 29, 2025 – Cooley advised Manus, the general artificial intelligence agent that turns users’ thoughts into actions, on its agreement to be acquired by Meta Platforms.
The Cooley corporate and M&A team advising Manus included partners Rama Padmanabhan, Patrick Loofbourrow and Ruomu Li, special counsel Monica Xu, and associates Jenny Ge, Lunga Su and Josh Himmelstern.
Partner Alessandra Murata and associate Tony Guan provided compensation and benefits advice. Partners Michael Egan, Charles Haley and Patrick Van Eecke, special counsel Andrew Linch, and associates Zhijing Yu and Morgan Perna provided advice on intellectual property and privacy matters. Partner Xander Lee provided advice on tax matters. Partner Lyndsey Kruzer and associate Sharon Davidov provided advice on labor and employment matters.
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