Aaron Binstock

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I buy and sell companies. As a trusted member of your inner circle, I help navigate through a complex process to simplify your deal while focusing on outcomes that are important to you.

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Kudu Dynamics Announces $300 Million Sale to Leidos

May 28, 2025

Cooley advised Kudu Dynamics, a company developing state-of-the-art cyber capabilities and nonkinetic effects against a variety of military-relevant systems, on its sale to Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

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Jeff Goldman
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Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Grant Schweikert
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MaryBeth Shreiner
Special Counsel, Reston
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Stefan Cohen
Associate, New York
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
Katie Kaufman
Associate, Boston
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
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Cortney Smith
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BlackSignal Technologies Announces $200 Million Sale to Parsons

July 30, 2024

Cooley advised BlackSignal Technologies, a digital signal processing and electronic warfare company delivering advanced processing capabilities in support of national security, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Parsons Corporation in an accretive deal valued at $200 million.

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Partner, Washington, DC
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Associate, Colorado
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Associate, Chicago
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Edward Sniezek
Associate, Reston
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PhaseBio Chapter 11 Wind-Down Plan Goes Effective

June 26, 2024

The Chapter 11 plan of PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, a long-standing Cooley life sciences client, has gone effective following the court’s confirmation of the Chapter 11 plan on June 26, 2024. The plan provides for a global settlement with the official committee of unsecured creditors and a settlement with PhaseBio’s former co-development partner. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware was handled by a multioffice, cross-disciplinary Cooley team.

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Partner, Reston
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Special Counsel, London
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Partner, Colorado
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Associate, New York
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Associate, New York
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Partner, New York
Daniel Knauss
Partner, Palo Alto
Pengli Li
Associate, Boston
Marya Postner
Partner, Palo Alto
Leo Metz
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Adarga Acquires J2X Solutions

June 12, 2024

Cooley advised Adarga, an artificial intelligence-driven software leader, on its acquisition of J2X Solutions, a veteran-owned consulting company with a team that draws on decades of experience in the military and federal law enforcement to provide strategic risk intelligence.

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Partner, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Luna Innovations Gets $50 Million Investment From White Hat, Acquires Silixa

December 21, 2023

Cooley advised Luna Innovations, a global leader in advanced fiber optic-based technology, on its $50 million investment from White Hat Capital Partners and its acquisition of Silixa.

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Russell Anderson
Partner, London
David Wilson
Partner, London
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Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – District of Columbia (2021 – 2023)

The National Law Journal: Rising Star (2021)

Super Lawyers: Washington, DC, Rising Star (2019)

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American Bar Association (ABA)

American Bar Association - Section on Business Law

Association for Corporate Growth, Board Member

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