About Chris

Chris assists and advises clients in a wide range of industries, and at all stages of their life cycles with their commercial, technology and intellectual property strategy and transactions. Chris advises on drafts and negotiates complex intellectual property license agreements, agreements associated with technology and IP acquisitions and agreements with key customers, developers, manufacturers, suppliers and channel partners.

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Experience

Malachite Acquired by Circle Internet Group

Malachite Acquired by Circle Internet Group

August 12, 2025

Cooley advised Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology firm, on its acquisition of Malachite, a high-performance consensus engine from Informal Systems, to support the launch of Arc, a new open Layer-1 blockchain network purpose-built for stablecoin finance, which is expected to debut in testnet later this year.

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Partner, Palo Alto
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Associate, Palo Alto
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Partner, Santa Monica
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Jean Park
Partner, New York
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
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Special Counsel, New York
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
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Associate, Washington, DC
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Joanna Leung
Associate, Palo Alto

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Technology Transactions
Technology
Blockchain Technology and Tokenization
Fintech and Payments
Compensation and Benefits
Labor and Employment
Tax
Capital Markets

Runwise Secures $55 Million Series B

Runwise Secures $55 Million Series B

June 9, 2025

Cooley advised Runwise, a smart operating system for buildings, on its $55 million Series B financing round, bringing the company’s total funding to $79 million.

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Roy Moran
Partner, New York
Michael Bruno
Associate, New York
Harriet Fraser
Associate, New York
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Chris Chynoweth
Special Counsel, New York
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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Emerging Companies
Technology Transactions
Technology
Tax
CFIUS
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Hedra Closes $32 Million Series A

Hedra Closes $32 Million Series A

May 15, 2025

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Jeff Laretto
Partner, New York
Andrew Gunther
Associate, New York
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jason Nam
Associate, New York
Jim Fulton
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Chris Chynoweth
Special Counsel, New York
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Government Contracts
Technology Transactions
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
CFIUS
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JetBlue Sells JetBlue Ventures to SKY Leasing

JetBlue Sells JetBlue Ventures to SKY Leasing

May 5, 2025

Cooley advised JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), a low-cost, hybrid airline known for its focus on customer service and offering a range of amenities included in base fares, on the sale of JetBlue’s venture capital subsidiary, JetBlue Ventures, to SKY Leasing, a leading aviation investment manager.

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David Selden
Partner, New York
Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Chris Chynoweth
Special Counsel, New York
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Partner, New York
Stacey Song
Partner, New York

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Aviation – Manned and Unmanned
Fund Formation
Technology Transactions
Trademark, Copyright and Advertising
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Tipico Announces Sale of US Sportsbook to LeoVegas

Tipico Announces Sale of US Sportsbook to LeoVegas

June 24, 2024

Cooley advised Tipico Group, a top global sports betting company offering cutting-edge digital and mobile betting entertainment, on the UK aspects of its agreement with LeoVegas Group, a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, in which LeoVegas will acquire the product and technology platform of Tipico’s US sportsbook and online casino.

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Chris Coulter
Partner, London
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Special Counsel, New York

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Technology Transactions
Technology
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Admissions and credentials

California

New South Wales, Australia

New York