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Heliogen Announces Sale to Zeo Energy

May 29, 2025

Cooley advised Heliogen, a provider of on-demand clean energy technology solutions, on its definitive agreement with Zeo Energy, a Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, representing the culmination of Heliogen’s review of strategic alternatives and pursuant to which Zeo will acquire all of Heliogen’s outstanding equity securities in an all-stock transaction.

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Partner, Santa Monica
Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexander Gefter
Associate, Santa Monica
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Susan Choy
Associate, New York
Well Mackey Jr
Associate, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Mark Cornillez-Ty
Associate, Los Angeles
Helenanne Connolly
Partner, Reston
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Michael Neumeister
Partner, Los Angeles
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Su Lian Lu
Special Counsel, Santa Monica
Michael Aridi Barake
Associate, Santa Monica
Nikki Chang DiFederico
Associate, Palo Alto
Gary Warren Hunt III
Associate, Washington, DC
Jeremiah P. Ledwidge
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Jill Simon
Senior Paralegal, New York
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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SKIMS Acquires SKKN by Kim From Kim Kardashian and Coty

March 21, 2025

Cooley advised Kim Kardashian, an American media personality, socialite and businesswoman, on SKIMS’ acquisition of SKKN by Kim, a beauty, skincare, and fragrance brand she founded, including the 20% stake held by Coty.

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Dave Young
Partner, Santa Monica
Julia Kim
Special Counsel, New York
Kyle Hess
Associate, New York
Katie Benvenuti
Associate, New York
Mark Cikowski
Associate, Santa Monica
Adam Chase
Partner, Washington, DC
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Matthew Caplan
Partner, San Francisco
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Michael Neumeister
Partner, Los Angeles
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Jessica Girone
Associate, Santa Monica

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Redacted RnD Announces Acquisition of Maserati Formula E Team

February 19, 2025

Cooley advised Redacted RnD, a company founded by Brooklyn Earick with a focus on technology, sports, and media and entertainment, on its acquisition of the Maserati Formula E team.

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Dave Young
Partner, Santa Monica
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Helen Pantelides
Partner, London
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Lewis Loy
Associate, Santa Monica
Leina Verrier
Associate, Santa Monica
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Lukas Roth
Associate
Alice Wong
Associate, London

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Bluestar Alliance Announces Partnership With Hilco Global and TPG Angelo Gordon’s New Joint Venture

October 29, 2024

Cooley advised Bluestar Alliance – a company that owns, manages and markets a portfolio of consumer brands that span across many tiers of distribution, from luxury to mass market, with a heavy emphasis on department store retail brands – on its partnership with Hilco Global and TPG Angelo Gordon’s new joint venture.

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David Silverman
Partner, New York
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Dave Young
Partner, Santa Monica

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Transact Campus Announces $1.6 Billion Sale to Roper Technologies

August 15, 2024

Cooley advised Reverence Capital Partners’ portfolio company Transact Campus, an innovative campus technology and payment solutions company, on a definitive agreement signed by Reverence Capital Partners to sell Transact to Roper Technologies for $1.6 billion.

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David Silverman
Partner, New York
Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Dave Young
Partner, Santa Monica
Grigor Lynch
Associate, Colorado
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Matthew Choy
Associate, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Keith Berets
Partner, Colorado
Tijana Brien
Partner, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Adam Fleisher
Partner, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Mark Lambert
Partner, Palo Alto
Miriam Petrillo
Partner, Chicago
Obrea Poindexter
Partner, Washington, DC
Sean Ruff
Partner, Washington, DC
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Jay Vaughan
Partner, Washington, DC
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Shimeng Cheng
Special Counsel, San Francisco
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Katherine Lee Carey
Special Counsel, San Diego
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Steve Andersen
Associate, New York
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Norris Kadet
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Tommi McCarthy
Associate, New York
Zachary Sonenshine
Associate, New York
Stevie Yu
Associate, New York
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Francisco
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Rebecca Flake
Higher Education Services Advisor, Washington, DC
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston

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California

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Startups & Emerging Companies – Nationwide (2016 – 2024)

Chambers USA: Venture Capital – California (2021 –2024)

Chambers USA: Venture Capital – California: Southern (2021 – 2023)

Los Angeles Business Journal: Top M&A Dealmakers (2011)

Los Angeles Business Journal: Most Influential Lawyers: Digital Media and E-Commerce Law (2014)

Re/Code: Power Player of LA Tech (2014)

Daily Journal: Top Emerging Companies Lawyers (2014)

Legal 500: Key Lawyer: M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2020)

Representative Clients

  • Dollar Shave Club
  • GumGum
  • Atom Tickets
  • Velocify
  • Upfront Ventures

David Young is a rising force in the Southern California market and a powerhouse who is really tied in to the digital economy." "He is a phenomenal lawyer.

In rankings of the top 30 emerging companies lawyers nationally, Chambers and Partners.