About Danielle

Danielle represents clients in a wide range of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financings and restructurings. Danielle works with sponsors and strategic buyers to implement their growth by acquisition strategies by executing transactions and guiding legal aspects of transition planning. Danielle also regularly advises the portfolio companies of her private equity clients in connection with strategic add-on acquisitions and ongoing corporate governance. She also leads sale transactions for these clients, as well as individual entrepreneurs and venture capital funds.

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Vision Government Solutions Completes Recapitalization With Great Hill Partners

Vision Government Solutions Completes Recapitalization With Great Hill Partners

May 6, 2025

Cooley advised Vision Government Solutions, a portfolio company of Rubicon Technology Partners and a leader in the appraisal, computer-assisted mass appraisal and property tax industry, on its majority recapitalization with Great Hill Partners.

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Kester Spindler
Partner, Colorado
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Nick Kenyon
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Orion Armon
Partner, Colorado
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Hopkins
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Michael Aridi Barake
Associate, Santa Monica
Tessa W Bell
Associate, Colorado
Baasit Bhutta
Associate, Colorado
Winda Fung
Associate, Santa Monica
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Sai Yarramalla
Associate, Palo Alto
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Megan Boss
Senior Paralegal , Boston
Patricia Myers
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Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Loraine Torres
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jake Ironfield
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Private Equity
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Intellectual Property Litigation
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Technology Transactions
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Veritone Announces Sale of Veritone One to Insignia for up to $104 Million

Veritone Announces Sale of Veritone One to Insignia for up to $104 Million

October 22, 2024

Cooley advised Veritone, a company building human-centered enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, on the sale of its media agency, Veritone One, to Insignia Capital Group.

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C. Thomas Hopkins
Partner, Santa Monica
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Galen Pham
Associate, Santa Monica
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Kristine Kevorkova
Associate, Santa Monica
Peter Adams
Partner, San Diego
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Steven M. Dunst
Partner, Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Danielle Fortier
Partner
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Brendan Hughes
Partner, Washington, DC
John-Paul Motley
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Miriam Petrillo
Partner, Chicago
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Kaycie L. Benesch-Rupp
Associate, Colorado
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Julia Gage
Associate, San Francisco
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Linh Nguyen
Associate, San Diego
James H. Reizman
Associate, Santa Monica
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Jessica Williams
Associate, Washington, DC
Sai Yarramalla
Associate, Palo Alto
Stevie Yu
Associate, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jake Ironfield
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Mergers and Acquisitions
Artificial Intelligence
Technology Transactions
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Labor and Employment
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Private Equity
Securities Litigation + Enforcement
Commercial Litigation

RTZ Systems Announces Acquisition by CollabriOS Health

RTZ Systems Announces Acquisition by CollabriOS Health

October 10, 2024

Cooley advised RTZ Systems, an information technology and services company, on its acquisition by CollabriOS Health, a new entity formed by Assured Healthcare Partners that brings together a suite of integrated technology infrastructure, including electronic health records, third-party administrator financial services, and care coordination solutions designed to help Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) optimize workflows, streamline business processes and enhance overall center operations.

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Danielle Fortier
Partner
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego
Rachel Shapiro
Associate, Colorado
Joshua C. Allen
Associate, Chicago
Baasit Bhutta
Associate, Colorado
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Christopher Suhler
Associate, Colorado
Mickeala Tu
Associate, Palo Alto
Alanna B Zuchelli
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Rubicon Technology Partners Announces Strategic Majority Investment in Vimly Benefit Solutions

Rubicon Technology Partners Announces Strategic Majority Investment in Vimly Benefit Solutions

February 13, 2024

Cooley advised Rubicon Technology Partners – a Boulder, Colorado-based private equity firm focused exclusively on investing in and growing software companies – on its majority strategic investment in Vimly Benefit Solutions, a leader in the benefits administration space.

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Kester Spindler
Partner, Colorado
Grigor Lynch
Associate, Colorado
Andrew Mettry
Associate
Baasit Bhutta
Associate, Colorado
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Tijana Brien
Partner, Palo Alto
Danielle Fortier
Partner
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
MaryBeth Shreiner
Special Counsel, Reston
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Santa Monica
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Mickeala Tu
Associate, Palo Alto
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Margie Murphy
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

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Private Equity
Mergers and Acquisitions
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Software
Tax
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Commercial Litigation

Rubicon Technology Partners Closes Strategic Investment in Tacton

Rubicon Technology Partners Closes Strategic Investment in Tacton

August 1, 2023

Cooley advised private equity firm Rubicon Technology Partners on the strategic investment in Tacton, a top software as a service (SaaS) company trusted by global manufacturers.

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Kester Spindler
Partner, Colorado
Danielle Fortier
Partner
Rachel Shapiro
Associate, Colorado
Tessa W Bell
Associate, Colorado
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Marzia Di Candido
Associate, London
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Santa Monica
Isabelle Mackesey
Associate, Reston
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
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Associate, New York

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Private Equity
Software
Labor and Employment
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Rankings and accolades

Best Lawyers: “Ones to Watch” for Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2022 – 2023)