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LB Pharmaceuticals Announces $285 Million Upsized IPO
September 12, 2025
Cooley advised LB Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases including schizophrenia, on its $285 million upsized initial public offering (IPO).
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Associate, Chicago
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Special Counsel, Chicago
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David Peinsipp
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Ryan Vann
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Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
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Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
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Cara Buchicchio
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Vince Flynn
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Virat Gupta
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Allison Kutner
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Sarah Miller
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Associate, New York
Miles Patton
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Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Cathy Rude
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego
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Infleqtion to Go Public Through Merger With Churchill Capital Corp X
September 8, 2025
Cooley advised Infleqtion, a global leader in neutral atom-based quantum technology, on its definitive business combination agreement with Churchill Capital Corp X, with the aim to accelerate Infleqtion’s mission to commercialize quantum products that provide orders of magnitude improvement in computing and precision sensing applications.
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Associate, Colorado
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Associate, Colorado
Orion Armon
Partner, Colorado
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
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Partner, London
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, London
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Kevin King
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Carly Mitchell
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Anna Caro
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Associate, Santa Monica
Maddie Drabble
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Austin Dressen
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Virat Gupta
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Peter A. Haddad
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Nicollette R. Kirby
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Andrew Mettry
Associate
Daniel Millard
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Framer Secures $100 Million Series D
August 28, 2025
Cooley advised Framer, a professional website design platform that has quickly become the platform of choice for companies that want to ship their entire .com, on its $100 million Series D financing.
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Associate, San Francisco
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Associate, Santa Monica
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Associate, Palo Alto
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Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
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MannKind to Acquire scPharmaceuticals for up to $360 Million
August 25, 2025
Cooley advised MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD), a company focused on the development and commercialization of inhaled therapeutic products and delivery devices for patients with endocrine and orphan lung diseases, on its definitive merger agreement to acquire scPharmaceuticals for up to $360 million
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Sharon Davidov
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Michelle Hunt
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Brittany K. Wightman
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EliseAI Secures $250 Million Series E
August 20, 2025
Cooley advised EliseAI, an artificial intelligence company automating complex healthcare and housing systems, on the close of its $250 million Series E financing.
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September 8, 2025
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