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Zai Lab Announces Strategic Partnership, Exclusive Worldwide License Agreement With MediLink Therapeutics

May 15, 2023

Cooley advised Zai Lab, a research-based commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its strategic partnership and exclusive worldwide license agreement with MediLink Therapeutics, as part of Zai Lab’s efforts to build its portfolio of potential first- and/or best-in-class antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) products.

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Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Freddy Yip
Associate, Hong Kong
Jameson Davis
Associate, Palo Alto
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto

ACELYRIN Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering

May 15, 2023

Cooley advised Acelyrin, INC., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, in its $621 million initial public offering, the second-largest biotechnology IPO and largest clinical-stage biotechnology IPO ever.

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Chadwick Mills
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Anitha Anne
Associate, San Francisco
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Alexander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Brad Goldberg
Partner, New York
Peter Adams
Partner, San Diego
Lauren Creel
Partner, Palo Alto
Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
Patrick Gibbs
Partner, Palo Alto
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Barbara Borden
Partner, San Diego
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Shannon Eagan
Partner in Charge – Palo Alto, Palo Alto
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Thomas Welk
Senior Counsel, San Diego
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Brett White
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Jacquelyn Burke
Special Counsel, Boston
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago
Andrew Nelms
Associate, San Francisco
Amy Mao
Associate, San Francisco
David D. Kim
Associate, San Francisco
Lawrence Traylor
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, New York
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Kelly McCormick
Associate, San Francisco
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Madison (JJ) Meng
Associate, San Francisco
Rebecca Siegel
Associate, San Francisco
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington DC
Loriane Sangaré-Vayssac
Associate, Brussels
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Kristin R. Marshall
Associate, Washington DC
John T. Stellini
Associate, Palo Alto
Luke X. Blackett
Associate, San Francisco

Zion Pharma Announces Sale of Lead Program to Roche

May 15, 2023

Cooley advised Zion Pharma Limited, a Chinese biotechnology company focused on the development of brain-penetrable compounds, on the acquisition of its lead program, ZN-A-1041, by Roche.

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Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Xiaoyu Xu
Associate, Beijing
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Chen Chen
Associate, Palo Alto

SoundHound AI Announces $125 Million New Loan Facility From Atlas Credit Partners

April 19, 2023

Cooley advised SoundHound AI, a leader in voice artificial intelligence, in the closing of a new $125 million loan facility from Atlas Credit Partners.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Ellie Guadiana
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
Savannah Harms
Associate, New York
William Beom Hong
Associate, Palo Alto
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego
Paul Moura
Special Counsel, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Michelle Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto
Greg Reith
Associate, Washington DC
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica

SCYNEXIS Announces Exclusive License Agreement With GSK for Brexafemme

April 4, 2023

Cooley advised SCYNEXIS on its exclusive license agreement with GSK for Brexafemme.

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Marya Postner
Partner, Palo Alto
Carly Robinson
Associate, Reston
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Jonathan Kaufman
Associate, Palo Alto
Barbara Borden
Partner, San Diego
Rebecca Givner-Forbes
Special Counsel , Washington DC
Matthew Hemington
Partner, Palo Alto
Brett White
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington DC
Andrea Batalla Eguidazu
Associate, London
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Elizabeth Anne Wright
Partner, Brussels
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