Amanda Pacheco

Associate

apacheco@cooley.com

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I advise on tax issues in mergers and acquisitions transactions.

About Amanda

Amanda's practice focuses on advising public and private clients on domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, tax-free reorganizations, and debt and equity financings. Amanda regularly advises life sciences clients on the tax aspects of licensing, collaboration, acquisitions, divestitures and profit-sharing arrangements.

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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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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

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Anitha Anne

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Joshua Mates

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Phil Mitchell

Partner, New York

Brad Goldberg

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Peter Adams

Partner, San Diego

Lauren Creel

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Koji Fukumura

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Patrick Gibbs

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David Peinsipp

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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

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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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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.