David Burns

Special Counsel
dburns@cooley.com
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About David

David Burns’ practice focuses on antitrust and competition law, representing businesses in merger reviews and government investigations before the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, and in antitrust litigation in federal court. David also regularly provides sophisticated counseling for avoidance of antitrust liability on topics such as pharmaceutical patent litigation settlements, IP licensing, joint ventures and the HSR merger review process.

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Experience

Travere Sells Bile Acid Product Portfolio to Mirum

Travere Sells Bile Acid Product Portfolio to Mirum

July 18, 2023

Cooley advised Travere Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, on its definitive agreement to sell its bile acid product portfolio to Mirum Pharmaceuticals.

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John Forrest
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Jacqueline Grise
Partner, Washington DC
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
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Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
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Partner, San Diego
Rachel Thorn
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Loriane Sangaré-Vayssac
Associate, Brussels
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Partner, Brussels
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Associate, New York
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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Employment & Labor
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Commercial Litigation

VectivBio to be Acquired by Ironwood

VectivBio to be Acquired by Ironwood

May 23, 2023

Cooley advised VectivBio, a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the discovery and development of treatments for severe, rare gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, on its acquisition by Ironwood, with an estimated aggregate consideration of approximately $1 billion.

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Partner, London
Brandon W. Fenn
Partner, New York
Rita Sobral
Associate, London
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Associate, London
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Associate, London
Sarah Curry
Associate, New York
Trevor Bossi
Associate, Boston
Lois NaYeon Yoo
Associate, New York
Ofir Hadari
Associate, New York
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Jacqueline Grise
Partner, Washington DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ivor Elrifi
Partner, New York
Heidi A. Erlacher
Partner, Boston
Sofia Santos
Patent Agent, Boston
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Megan Flynn
Associate, London
Joe Claffey
Associate, London
Anthony Hajj
Associate, New York

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Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Life Sciences
Technology
Public Companies

Condor Secures Victory in Lufthansa’s COVID-19 State Bailout

Condor Secures Victory in Lufthansa’s COVID-19 State Bailout

May 15, 2023

Cooley advised Condor, a German leisure airline, in its victory against the approval of Lufthansa’s 2020 state bailout.

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Alexander Israel
Partner in Charge – Brussels, Brussels
Elizabeth Anne Wright
Partner, Brussels
Jan Lang
Associate, Brussels
Georgina Dietrich
Associate, Brussels
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington DC

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Antitrust & Competition
Antitrust Litigation & Enforcement
Aviation – Manned & Unmanned

Zion Pharma Announces Sale of Lead Program to Roche

Zion Pharma Announces Sale of Lead Program to Roche

May 15, 2023

Cooley advised Zion Pharma Limited, a Chinese biotechnology company focused on the development of brain-penetrable compounds, on the acquisition of its lead program, ZN-A-1041, by Roche.

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Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
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Special Counsel, Washington DC
Xiaoyu Xu
Associate, Beijing
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Chen Chen
Associate, Palo Alto

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Life Sciences Corporate Partnering & Licensing
Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Mergers & Acquisitions
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Antitrust & Competition

SCYNEXIS Announces Exclusive License Agreement With GSK for Brexafemme

SCYNEXIS Announces Exclusive License Agreement With GSK for Brexafemme

April 4, 2023

Cooley advised SCYNEXIS on its exclusive license agreement with GSK for Brexafemme.

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Marya Postner
Partner, Palo Alto
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Associate, Reston
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Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Jonathan Kaufman
Associate, Palo Alto
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Partner, San Diego
Rebecca Givner-Forbes
Special Counsel , Washington DC
Matthew Hemington
Partner, Palo Alto
Brett White
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington DC
Andrea Batalla Eguidazu
Associate, London
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Elizabeth Anne Wright
Partner, Brussels

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Life Sciences Corporate Partnering & Licensing
Life Sciences
Healthcare
Medtech
Emerging Companies
Capital Markets
Venture Capital
Mergers & Acquisitions
Tax
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Antitrust & Competition
Trademark, Copyright & Advertising
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Rankings & accolades

Super Lawyers Rising Stars: Antitrust (2018-2022)

Best Lawyers: Antitrust Law, Ones to Watch

Legal 500: Merger Control (2021)

Memberships & affiliations

American Bar Association