About David

David’s practice focuses on the drafting and prosecution of patent applications. He also has a wealth of experience in European Patent Office (EPO) opposition proceedings. He has attended numerous hearings at the EPO for examination and opposition cases (both at first instance and appeal), as well as at the UK’s Intellectual Property Office. He also is a European Patent Litigator, admitted to practise as a representative before the Unified Patent Court.

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Experience

AIRO Group Holdings Closes $69 Million IPO

AIRO Group Holdings Closes $69 Million IPO

June 16, 2025

Cooley advised AIRO Group Holdings, a company specializing in advanced aerospace and defense technologies, on its $69 million initial public offering (IPO).

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Partner, New York
Courtney M.W. Tygesson
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Grady Chang
Associate, Santa Monica
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Hutter
Partner, Reston
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Reid Hooper
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Wraige
Special Counsel, London
Kevin Carlson
Associate, Chicago
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Leah Duncan
Associate, Chicago
Anders Fernstrom
Associate, Reston
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Erin Hilliard
Associate, San Francisco
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Jesse Schulman
Associate, Colorado
Mariah A. Young
Associate, Chicago
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Kate Walther
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Brandon Lefebvre
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Capital Markets
Aviation – Manned and Unmanned
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Patent Counseling and Prosecution
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CFIUS
Commercial Litigation

DocuSign to Acquire AI Technology Provider Seal Software

DocuSign to Acquire AI Technology Provider Seal Software

March 3, 2020

Cooley advised DocuSign, which helps organizations connect and automate how they prepare, sign, act on and manage agreements, on its agreement to acquire Seal Software, one of the leading contract analytics and artificial intelligence technology providers, for $188 million. Partner Michal Berkner led the Cooley team.

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Russell Anderson
Partner, London
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Alicia Johnson-Cole
Associate, London
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
David Wraige
Special Counsel, London
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London

Admissions and credentials

UK Intellectual Property Office

European Patent Office

Representative before Unified Patent Court

Memberships and affiliations

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, fellow

European Patent Institute