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CalypsoAI to Be Acquired by F5

September 17, 2025

Cooley advised CalypsoAI, an adaptive artificial intelligence security platform that empowers enterprises to innovate safely, on its acquisition by F5, a global leader in delivering and securing every app and application programming interface.

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Jeff Goldman
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Associate, Palo Alto
Sophie Bucci
Associate, Santa Monica
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
David Fletcher
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Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
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Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Linch
Special Counsel, London
MaryBeth Shreiner
Special Counsel, Reston
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Tucker Cochenour
Associate, Palo Alto
Mark Cornillez-Ty
Associate, Los Angeles
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Emily Mok
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Michelle Peleg
Associate, San Francisco
Anna Anderson
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Patrick O. Johnson
Associate, Boston
Jake Ironfield
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Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp. Completes Merger With Inspirato

February 19, 2022

Cooley advised Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company affiliated with Thayer Ventures, on its completed business combination with innovative luxury travel subscription brand Inspirato. Lawyers Daniel Peale, John McKenna, Milson Yu, Michelle Peleg, Shawn Fateh, Jonathan Camello, Brian Kloeblen and Angel Nwachukwu led the Cooley team advising Thayer Ventures.

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Associate, San Francisco
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Partner, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
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Partner, New York
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
John Lavoie
Partner in Charge – Reston, Reston
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Partner, New York
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Bill Galliani
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Peter Crain
Special Counsel, Reston
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Partner, Palo Alto
Chris Chynoweth
Special Counsel, New York
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Associate, New York
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Associate, Reston
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Associate, Colorado
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Special Counsel, Seattle
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Absolute Software Agrees to Acquire NetMotion Software

May 12, 2021

Cooley advised Absolute Software, a leader in endpoint resilience solutions, on its agreement to acquire NetMotion Software, a provider of connectivity and security solutions. Partner Ray LaSoya led the Cooley team advising Absolute Software.

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Associate, New York
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Amis Pan
Associate, Palo Alto
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Wendy Brenner
Partner, Palo Alto
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Associate, Boston
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Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
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Partner, New York
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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OpsGenie Sells to Atlassian

February 11, 2020

Cooley advised OpsGenie, a developer of an alerting and on-call management technology, on it's agreement to sell to Atlassian for an undisclosed amount. Special Counsel Eric Dixon led the Cooley team.

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Special Counsel, Boston
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Semiconductor Developer Aquantia Closes $71 Million IPO

November 2, 2017

Cooley advised fabless semiconductor developer Aquantia on its $70.6 million initial public offering of 7,840,700 shares of common stock, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.

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Partner, Colorado
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Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Colorado
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Associate, Palo Alto
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Senior Counsel, Colorado
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