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Reliance Industries Announces Strategic Partnership With Meta

August 29, 2025

Cooley advised Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries on its joint venture with Meta that will build and scale enterprise artificial intelligence solutions for enterprises in India and select international markets.

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Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Jenny Ge
Associate, Santa Monica
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
Matthew Bartus
Partner, San Francisco
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Sale Kwon
Partner, Palo Alto
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Jose Luis Gonzalez
Associate, Palo Alto
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Patrick O. Johnson
Associate, Boston
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Kealan Santistevan
Associate, Palo Alto
John T. Stellini
Associate, Palo Alto
Ziwei Xiao
Associate, Palo Alto

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Heartflow Announces $364.2 Million Upsized IPO

August 11, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of Heartflow, a leader in artificial intelligence technology for coronary artery disease, in connection with Heartflow’s $364.2 million upsized initial public offering.

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David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Eric Greig
Partner, Washington, DC
Joanna Liebes Hubberts
Partner, San Diego
Dr. Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Jane Adams
Partner, San Diego
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Jessica Koffel
Special Counsel, Brussels
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Max Gonzalez
Associate, Palo Alto
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles

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Shoulder Innovations Announces $75 Million IPO

July 31, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of Shoulder Innovations, a medical technology company exclusively focused on transforming the shoulder surgical care market, in connection with Shoulder Innovations’ $75 million initial public offering (IPO).

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Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Scott Weston
Partner, Boston
Kassity L. Mai
Special Counsel, Reston
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles
Alex Hammer
Associate, San Francisco
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Sunny J. Levine
Associate, Colorado
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Marjorie O'Neill
Associate, San Francisco
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto

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Contentsquare Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Loris AI

July 30, 2025

Cooley advised Contentsquare, an all-in-one experience intelligence platform, on its definitive agreement to acquire Loris AI, a conversation intelligence platform, to give business leaders a deeper, more accurate view of the full customer journey – from click to conversation.

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Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Stephane Levy
Partner, New York
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington, DC
Matthew Choy
Associate, New York
Melanie Simon-Giblin
Associate, New York
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Robert Jacques
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Harriet Fraser
Associate, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Shante Mays
Associate, Reston
Greg Reith
Associate, Washington, DC
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston

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Leads Biolabs Announces HK$1.29 Billion IPO

July 25, 2025

Cooley advised Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co. (Leads Biolabs), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that discovers, develops and commercializes new therapies in oncology, autoimmune and other severe diseases, on its HK$1.29 billion initial public offering (IPO).

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Michael Yu
Partner in Charge – Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Kaiting Yang
Counsel, Hong Kong
Yiying Wang
Counsel, Shanghai
Yunxiang Xu
Associate, Shanghai
Brian Lau
Associate, Hong Kong
Alex Wu
Associate, Shanghai
Daniel Zheng
Associate, Shanghai
Zhengyang Li
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong
Cindy Pan
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong
Zoe Wang
International Legal Project Manager, Shanghai
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Vince Sampson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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