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Experience
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California
Rankings and accolades
The Legal 500 US: Next Gen Partner for M&A: Middle-Market (2023)
Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A – California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surro (2021 – 2023)
The Legal 500 US: Key Lawyer and Next Generation Partner, M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (2020 – 2021)
San Diego Super Lawyers: Rising Star (2016 – 2017)
Recent blog postings
- Renegotiating Deal Terms? Delaware Reminds Fiduciaries of Unremitting Duties
- Social Distancing From a (Supposed) Life Partner: Early Lessons From Deals Terminated and On the Rocks in the COVID-19 Era
- Long-Term Focus: Preparing for Activism + Takeovers Amid COVID-19 Risks
- Cooley’s 2019 Tech M&A Year in Review
- Cooley's 2019 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review
- Taking a Play out of the Financial Acquirer’s Playbook
- Use of Earn-Outs to “Bridge” the Valuation Gap