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Ann’s two key and complementary practice areas, employment and privacy, focus on helping companies manage two of their most important business assets – their employees and their data.

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Property Finder Announces $525 Million Strategic Investment Led by Permira and Blackstone

Property Finder Announces $525 Million Strategic Investment Led by Permira and Blackstone

September 9, 2025

Cooley advised Michael Lahyani, the founder and CEO of Property Finder, in connection with Property Finder’s combined investment of $525 million, led by funds managed by Permira and Blackstone. As part of the transaction, General Atlantic, which had been a cornerstone investor of Property Finder, undertook a secondary sale of part of its stake.

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Ferish Patel
Partner, Singapore
Jonathan Cohen
Partner, London
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Shehzad Akram
Associate, London
John Clark
Partner, London
Maddie Drabble
Associate, London
James Maton
Co-Partner in Charge – London, London
Arabella Murrison
Associate, London
Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Shu-en Wee
Associate, Singapore

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Emerging Companies
Private Equity
Venture Capital
Mergers and Acquisitions
Debt Finance
Capital Markets
Compensation and Benefits
Labor and Employment
Asia
Middle East and North Africa

Infleqtion to Go Public Through Merger With Churchill Capital Corp X

Infleqtion to Go Public Through Merger With Churchill Capital Corp X

September 8, 2025

Cooley advised Infleqtion, a global leader in neutral atom-based quantum technology, on its definitive business combination agreement with Churchill Capital Corp X, with the aim to accelerate Infleqtion’s mission to commercialize quantum products that provide orders of magnitude improvement in computing and precision sensing applications.

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Mike Nelson
Partner, Colorado
Garth Angelo Osterman
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Peter Byrne
Partner, New York
Caitlin Breitenbruck
Associate, Seattle
Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado
Won Lee
Associate, Colorado
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Orion Armon
Partner, Colorado
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
Jeremy Morrison
Partner, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Ryan Bowers
Associate, Washington, DC
Anna Caro
Associate, London
Danielle Carvalho
Associate, Boston
Grady Chang
Associate, Santa Monica
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Maddie Drabble
Associate, London
Austin Dressen
Associate, Colorado
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington, DC
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Elaine Huang
Associate, Palo Alto
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
Andrew Mettry
Associate
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Emily Mok
Associate, Reston
Juan Nascimbene
Associate, London
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Emma Plankey
Associate, Boston
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Brandan Ward
Associate, Colorado
Zi Ye
Associate, Palo Alto
Katherine Duplay
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston
Kathryn Benvenuti
Associate, New York

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Emerging Companies
Mergers and Acquisitions
Capital Markets
Technology Transactions
Technology
Tax
Compensation and Benefits
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Labor and Employment
Antitrust and Competition

Philochem AG Announces up to $1.35 Billion License Agreement With RayzeBio

Philochem AG Announces up to $1.35 Billion License Agreement With RayzeBio

June 10, 2025

Cooley advised Philochem AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Philogen Group (Milan Stock Exchange: PHIL), on its definitive license agreement with RayzeBio, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), granting RayzeBio exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize OncoACP3, a clinical-stage therapeutic and diagnostic agent targeting prostate cancer.

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Kenneth Krisko
Partner, Reston
Joe Sandys
Special Counsel, London
Alexandra Paterson
Associate, London
Joseph Perry
Associate, Reston
J. Brian Stalter
Special Counsel, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Rachel Thorn
Of counsel, New York
Dr. Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC

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Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing
Healthcare
Biotechnology
Antitrust and Competition
Tax
Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
CooleyREG
Post Acquisition Disputes and Advisory
Cyber/Data/Privacy

Autolus Announces Strategic Collaboration With BioNTech, $350 Million Underwritten Offering

Autolus Announces Strategic Collaboration With BioNTech, $350 Million Underwritten Offering

February 8, 2024

Cooley advised Autolus – a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation programmed T-cell therapies – on its strategic collaboration with BioNTech, an immunotherapy company pioneering novel therapies for cancer and other serious diseases, to advance both companies’ autologous CAR-T programs toward commercialization, as well as a $350 million underwritten offering.

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Kenneth Krisko
Partner, Reston
Stephanie Parker Palmer
Special Counsel, Reston
Carly Robinson
Associate, Reston
Joe Sandys
Special Counsel, London
Alexandra Paterson
Associate, London
Christian Plaza
Partner, Reston
Courtney Thorne
Partner, London
William DuVal
Special Counsel, Reston
Trevor Bossi
Associate, Boston
Tyler Day
Associate, Reston
Claire Keast-Butler
Co-Partner in Charge – London, London
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
John Clark
Partner, London
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Barbara Borden
Senior Counsel, San Diego
David Wilson
Partner, London
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jacqueline Moore
Special Counsel, London
Jack Jones
Special Counsel, London
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Anna Caro
Associate, London
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Margaux Arntson
Associate

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Life Sciences
Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing
Healthcare
Emerging Companies
Capital Markets
Antitrust and Competition
Patent Counseling and Prosecution
CFIUS
Labor and Employment
Debt Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions

Moogsoft Agrees to Sell to Dell

Moogsoft Agrees to Sell to Dell

July 19, 2023

Cooley advised Moogsoft, an artificial intelligence-driven provider of intelligent monitoring solutions that support DevOps and ITOps, on its agreement to sell to Dell Technologies. Lawyers Steve Tonsfeldt, Mark Tanoury, Sangitha Palaniappa and Allison Peth led the Cooley team advising Moogsoft.

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Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Mark Tanoury
Senior Partner, Palo Alto
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
David Wilson
Partner, London
David H. Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto
Jia Xie
Associate, London
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Kafeel Azher
Associate, London
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
Allison Peth
Associate, Palo Alto
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Jose Luis Gonzalez
Associate, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Artificial Intelligence
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Admissions and credentials

England and Wales

Rankings and accolades

Legal 500 UK: Employers (2022)

Who’s Who Legal: Thought and Global Leader: Data Privacy and Protection (2021)

Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader: Information Technology (2021)

Legal 500 UK: Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity (2017)

Euromoney’s Expert Guides: Labour and Employment and Women in Business Law

Memberships and affiliations

National Employment Lawyers Association

European Employment Lawyers Association

International Association of Privacy Professionals

Ann is exceptionally responsive to our ever-changing requests. She understands what we are looking for and is always available to respond to questions and follows up promptly.

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