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Capstan Therapeutics Announces up to $2.1 Billion Acquisition by AbbVie

June 30, 2025

Cooley advised Capstan Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a mission to multiply therapeutic possibilities for patients through targeted in vivo RNA technologies, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AbbVie.

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Ken Rollins
Partner in Charge – San Diego, San Diego
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Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
W. Chad Shear
Partner, San Diego
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Chen Chen
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Rachel Thorn
Of counsel, New York
Alexandria Ashour
Associate, San Diego
Navya Dasari
Associate, New York
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Michelle Hunt
Associate
Emily Mok
Associate, Reston
Jonathan Perez-Reyzin
Associate, San Diego
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
David D. Suh
Associate
Christopher Suhler
Associate, Colorado
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Heidi E. Wang
Associate, San Diego
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Yuhan Wu
Associate, Palo Alto
Joanna Zhang
Associate, San Diego
Jessica Wade
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego

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SiteOne Therapeutics to Be Acquired by Eli Lilly for up to $1 Billion

May 28, 2025

Cooley advised SiteOne Therapeutics, a private biotechnology company developing small molecule inhibitors of sodium channels to treat pain and other neuronal hyperexcitability disorders, on its acquisition by Eli Lilly.

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Laura Berezin
Partner, Seattle
Sara Semnani
Partner, Santa Monica
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Rena Kaminsky
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Noel Ripberger-Scheick
Associate, Palo Alto
Tucker Cochenour
Associate, Palo Alto
Kristin O'Hanlon
Special Counsel, San Francisco
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
Jeremy Morrison
Partner, Washington, DC
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Marty Schenker
Senior Counsel , San Francisco
Chen Chen
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Selin Akkan
Associate, Palo Alto
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington, DC
Joseph J. Kim
Associate, Palo Alto
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Santa Monica
Joseph Perry
Associate, Reston
Hannah Rausch
Associate, New York
Melody Van Horn
Senior Paralegal, Palo Alto

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Advanced Instruments Acquires and Merges With Nova Biomedical

March 19, 2025

Cooley advised Advanced Instruments, a subsidiary of Patricia Industries and a manufacturer of analytical instruments for the biopharmaceutical and clinical markets, on intellectual property and licensing aspects in connection with its definitive agreement to acquire Nova Biomedical, a manufacturer of innovative analytical instruments and consumables that are vital in guiding the treatment of patients and the development of biotechnology therapeutics.

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Joanna Liebes Hubberts
Partner, San Diego
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Mika Reiner Mayer
Partner, Palo Alto
Lisa Amii
Patent Agent, Palo Alto
Michael Fernando
Associate, London
Gayana Stokes
Senior Paralegal, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Colleen R. Wellington-Caban
Associate, Washington, DC
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Douglas Lyles
Senior Research Services & Access Analyst

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EsoBiotec Announces up to $1 Billion Acquisition by AstraZeneca

March 17, 2025

Cooley advised EsoBiotec, a biotechnology company pioneering in vivo cell therapies that has demonstrated promising early clinical activity, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca (London Stock Exchange/Nasdaq Stockholm/Nasdaq: AZN) for up to $1 billion on a cash- and debt-free basis.

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Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Simon Amies
Partner, London
Russell Anderson
Partner, London
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Charlie Lightfoot
Partner, London
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Guadalupe Sampedro
Partner, London
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
David Wilson
Partner, London
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Jack Jones
Special Counsel, London
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julie Wicklund
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Kafeel Azher
Associate, London
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Michael Fernando
Associate, London
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Elaine Huang
Associate, Palo Alto
Mark Jones
Associate, London
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Morgan McCormack
Associate, London
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexandra Paterson
Associate, London
Zhijing Yu
Associate, Singapore
Kevin Gurley
Quantitative Analyst, New York

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Takara Bio Announces Acquisition of Curio Bioscience

January 15, 2025

Cooley advised Takara Bio, a global biotechnology and life sciences company headquartered in Shiga, Japan, on its acquisition of Curio Bioscience, a pioneering company in the field of spatial genomics.

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Laura M. Medina
Partner, Colorado
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Meredith Klionsky
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
John Forrest
Associate, Boston
Jeff Gutkin
Partner, San Francisco
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stefan Cohen
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

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