About Daniel

Daniel Chao advises emerging and high growth companies through all stages of the corporate lifecycle, from formation to venture financings and liquidity events such as public offerings and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, he provides counsel on day-to-day corporate governance issues and other legal matters. Daniel also represents venture capital investors in financing transactions.

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Unilever Acquires Hair Wellness Brand Nutrafol

Unilever Acquires Hair Wellness Brand Nutrafol

June 1, 2022

Cooley advised Nutrafol, a leading provider of hair wellness products, on its agreement to sell a majority stake in the company to Unilever. Partner Kevin Cooper led the Cooley team advising Nutrafol on the transaction, and partner Stephane Levy has acted as longtime corporate counsel to the company. Nutrafol is backed by Unilever Ventures and consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton.

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Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Stephane Levy
Partner, New York
Zachary Sonenshine
Associate, New York
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
James Lin
Associate, New York
Ariel Rom
Partner, New York
Daniel Chao
Associate, New York
David Dalton
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Jessica Winn
Associate, Boston
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Matthew Langer
Senior Counsel , New York
Danielle Joe
Associate, Washington DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington DC
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Zimu Yang
Associate, Washington DC
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Grace Hunter
Associate, Washington DC
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Winda Fung
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Megan Donohue
Partner, San Diego
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington DC
Veronica Caba
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Packable Agrees to SPAC Merger With Highland Transcend Partners | Corp.

Packable Agrees to SPAC Merger With Highland Transcend Partners | Corp.

September 14, 2021

Cooley advised Packable, the holding company for technology-led ecommerce marketplace enablement platform Pharmapacks, on its definitive agreement to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Highland Transcend Partners I Corp. Partners Sacha Ross, David Silverman, Nicolas Dumont and Stephanie Gentile led the Cooley team advising Packable.

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Sacha Ross
Partner, New York
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Nicolas H.R. Dumont
Partner, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
DeVon Barnett
Associate, Washington DC
Michael Zhang
Associate, New York
Daniel Chao
Associate, New York
Daniel Han
Associate, New York
Ariel Rom
Partner, New York
David Dalton
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Scott D. Rudin
Associate, New York
Miguel J. Vega
Partner, Boston
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Paul Alexander
Associate, Washington DC
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, New York
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington DC