About Colm

Colm is a European Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator and Chartered Patent Attorney with a practice covering a broad range of IP matters in the life sciences arena. He has over 20 years' experience advising clients in relation to biochemical, pharmaceutical and medical device patents. 

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Experience

PetLab Co. Announces Majority Stake Sale to BC Partners

PetLab Co. Announces Majority Stake Sale to BC Partners

February 26, 2025

Cooley advised PetLab Co., a rapidly growing independent pet supplement brand headquartered in London, on its majority stake sale to BC Partners, a top international investment firm.

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Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Paula Holland
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Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Jia Xie
Associate, London
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Colm Murphy
Partner, London
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Lauren A. Reichardt
Partner, New York
Guadalupe Sampedro
Partner, London
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Henry Stewart
Partner, London
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Jack Jones
Special Counsel, London
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Gary Warren Hunt III
Associate, Washington, DC
Danielle Joe
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Megan Mojabi (Flynn)
Associate, London
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Alice Wong
Associate, London
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Margie Murphy
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Jake Ironfield
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Compensation and Benefits
Debt Finance
Emerging Companies
Technology Transactions
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Labor and Employment
Antitrust and Competition
Patent Counseling and Prosecution
Cyber/Data/Privacy
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Commercial Litigation
Business Restructuring

SeatGeek Raises $57 Million and Acquires TopTix

SeatGeek Raises $57 Million and Acquires TopTix

April 18, 2017

Cooley advised SeatGeek on its $57 million Series D financing round and concurrent acquisition of Israeli-based ticketing software company TopTix for $56 million.

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Partner, New York
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Partner, Palo Alto
Bill Galliani
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Adam Chase
Partner, Washington, DC
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Colm Murphy
Partner, London
Aaron Archer
Partner, London
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Technology
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Patent Counseling and Prosecution
Antitrust and Competition
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Admissions and credentials

European Patent Office

UK Intellectual Property Office

Representative before Unified Patent Court

Rankings and accolades

The Legal 500 UK: Brand Management, Intellectual Property, and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Managing Intellectual Property: IP Star

Lexology Index: IP – Patent Agents & Attorneys

Memberships and affiliations

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, fellow

European Patent Institute

Member, CIPA Biotechnology Committee