Derek Colla

Partner
dcolla@cooley.com
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I solve legal and business problems for high-growth companies, from founders with an idea to publicly traded companies.

About Derek

Derek’s practice focuses on representing high-growth companies and their investors from formation through exit. His clients are primarily in the financial technology sector, broadly defined, including crypto/Web3, insurance, payments, wealth management and lending. Derek has substantial experience representing issuers and investors in private company financings, along with buyers and sellers in M&A. He also regularly advises clients on general corporate issues, securities matters and implications of proposed business transactions. Derek has extensive experience representing clients outside the US, including emerging companies and venture capital funds operating in Latin America.

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Passions

I'm a long-suffering Philly sports fan who married into the charmed life of an Alabama Crimson Tide supporter.

Experience

Reka Announces $58 Million Series A

Reka Announces $58 Million Series A

June 29, 2023

Cooley advised Reka, an artificial intelligence research and product company, on its $58 million Series A financing.

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Derek Colla
Partner, Washington DC
Grant L. Page
Associate, Chicago
Katherine King
Associate, Washington DC
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Annie Froehlich
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Andrea Batalla Eguidazu
Associate, London

Related Practices & Industries

Artificial Intelligence
Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Technology Transactions
CFIUS
Cyber/Data/Privacy

Halcyon Closes $44 Million Series A Financing Round

Halcyon Closes $44 Million Series A Financing Round

April 20, 2023

Cooley advised adaptive security platform Halcyon on its $44 million Series A funding round, plus its $6 million secured term loan. Partner Derek Colla led the Cooley team advising Halcyon.

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Derek Colla
Partner, Washington DC
Jon Gavenman
Partner, Palo Alto
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington DC
Rasha Printz
Associate, Reston
Carley Cruea
Associate, Washington DC

Related Practices & Industries

Emerging Companies
Venture Capital

Pie Insurance Announces $315 Million Series D Funding Round

Pie Insurance Announces $315 Million Series D Funding Round

February 1, 2023

Cooley advised Pie Insurance, an insurtech company focused on providing workers’ compensation insurance for small businesses, on its $315 million Series D financing round, which brings the company’s total equity funding raised to more than $615 million.

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Derek Colla
Partner, Washington DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Asheley Walker
Associate, Washington DC
David Safren
Associate, New York
Katherine King
Associate, Washington DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Grigor Lynch
Associate, Colorado
Benjamin “Izzy” Lubarsky
Associate, New York

Climate Tech Startup Arcadia Raises $125 Million in Funding

Climate Tech Startup Arcadia Raises $125 Million in Funding

February 1, 2023

Cooley advised Arcadia, a technology company empowering energy innovators to fight the climate crisis, on its $125 million in new funding.

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Derek Colla
Partner, Washington DC
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington DC
Asheley Walker
Associate, Washington DC
Greg Reith
Associate, Washington DC
Dennis F. Craig II
Associate, Washington DC
Katherine King
Associate, Washington DC
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York

MoonPay Acquires Nightshift

MoonPay Acquires Nightshift

January 19, 2023

Cooley advised MoonPay, a cryptocurrency payments provider transitioning into a Web3 infrastructure company, on its acquisition of Nightshift, a Web3 creative agency. Partners Derek Colla and Xander Lee led the Cooley team advising MoonPay.

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Derek Colla
Partner, Washington DC
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington DC
David Safren
Associate, New York
Jane Jeong
Associate, New York
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers & Acquisitions
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Rankings & accolades

Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – District of Columbia (2021 – 2023)