Claudia Torres

Special Counsel
ctorres@cooley.com
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I lead and execute successful domestic and cross-border M&A exits and strategic acquisitions for entrepreneurs and growing companies.

About Claudia

Claudia is an experienced corporate attorney primarily focusing on mergers and acquisitions involving private and public companies. Claudia partners with executives and boards to strategically grow their enterprises through acquisitions and to achieve successful exits. With significant domestic and international experience in business development and managing complex projects in the telecommunications and Internet industries, Claudia is uniquely positioned to effectively execute complex domestic and cross-border transactions and partner with clients to accomplish their business objectives.

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Blockdaemon Acquires Sepior

Blockdaemon Acquires Sepior

July 27, 2022

Cooley advised Blockdaemon, an institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure company, on its acquisition of Sepior, a data and digital asset security company focused on institutional-grade cryptographic key management and protection. Special counsel Claudia Torres led the Cooley team advising Blockdaemon.

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Claudia Torres
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Luke X. Blackett
Associate, San Francisco
Erin Wright
Associate, San Francisco
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Anisha Mohin
Associate, New York
Anders Fernstrom
Associate, Reston
Miriam Petrillo
Partner, Chicago
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Christopher Hutter
Partner, Reston
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington, DC
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Ida Mahmoudi
Associate, San Francisco

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Fintech
Blockchain Technology and Tokenization
Mergers and Acquisitions

Blockdaemon Acquires Gem

Blockdaemon Acquires Gem

March 10, 2022

Cooley advised Blockdaemon, the world's largest blockchain infrastructure company for node management and staking, on its acquisition of Gem, a leading cryptocurrency API company. Claudia Torres led the Cooley team advising Blockdaemon.

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Claudia Torres
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Miriam Petrillo
Partner, Chicago

Related Practices & Industries

Fintech
Mergers and Acquisitions

Sales Boomerang Enters Strategic Investment With LLR Partners

Sales Boomerang Enters Strategic Investment With LLR Partners

January 26, 2022

Cooley advised Sales Boomerang, a provider of automated borrower intelligence and retention software for lenders, on its strategic investment from private equity firm LLR Partners. Partners Mike Lincoln and Daniel Peale led the Cooley team advising Sales Boomerang.

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Mike Lincoln
Vice Chair, Reston
Daniel Peale
Partner, Washington, DC
Claudia Torres
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity

AccountantsWorld Sells to IRIS

AccountantsWorld Sells to IRIS

December 31, 2021

Cooley advised AccountantsWorld, a pioneer in cloud solutions for accountants in North America, on its sale to IRIS Software Group, a leading global software provider of accountancy solutions. Claudia Torres led the Cooley team advising AccountantsWorld.

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Claudia Torres
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
MaryBeth Shreiner
Special Counsel, Reston
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Adam Fleisher
Partner, Washington, DC
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Sean Ruff
Partner, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Shannon MacMichael
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Software

Blockdaemon Acquires Anyblock Analytics

Blockdaemon Acquires Anyblock Analytics

November 18, 2021

Cooley advised Blockdaemon, the world's largest blockchain infrastructure company for node management and staking, on its acquisition of Anyblock Analytics, an infrastructure platform providing API, on chain analytic tools, monitoring and node hosting services. Partner Rachel Proffitt led the Cooley team advising Blockdaemon.

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Rachel Proffitt
Partner and Chief Executive Officer, San Francisco
Claudia Torres
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Michael Suyat
Senior Paralegal, San Francisco

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Blockchain Technology and Tokenization
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Admissions & credentials

District of Columbia

Massachusetts

Rankings & accolades

Law360: Mergers & Acquisitions Editorial Advisory Board (2019 – 2021)

Memberships & affiliations

American Bar Association

Hispanic Bar Association

Women in Technology