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Hello Group Acquires Happn

September 24, 2025

Cooley advised Hello Group, a leading player in Asia’s online social networking space, on its acquisition of Happn, a French location-based social search mobile and web application that enables users to connect with others based on their proximity and interests.

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Yilin Xu
Partner, Beijing
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Ruomu Li
Partner, Shanghai
Michael Shen
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Bartholomäus Regenhardt
Associate, Brussels
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Julie Paulino Montejo
Associate, New York
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Yi Jia Ng
Special Counsel, Singapore
Anna Caro
Associate, London
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Harvey Yao
Associate, Hong Kong
Veronica Cortes
Paralegal Specialist, New York

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Dualitas Therapeutics Launches With $65 Million Series A

September 16, 2025

Cooley advised Dualitas, a biotechnology company pioneering next-generation bispecific antibody therapies for immunology and inflammation, on its $65 million Series A financing, to advance a portfolio of next-generation bispecific antibodies, including lead programs DTX-103 in allergic disease and DTX-102 for autoimmune disease, and to accelerate the development of Dualitas’ proprietary DualScreen BsAb discovery engine.

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Sara Semnani
Partner, Santa Monica
Noel Ripberger-Scheick
Associate, Palo Alto
Sam Thompson
Associate, Santa Monica
Michael Aridi Barake
Associate, Santa Monica
Cameron Hajialiakbar
Associate, Santa Monica
Christy Fairlie
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Kristin O'Hanlon
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Kelley Harrington
Associate, Chicago
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York

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Heartflow Announces $364.2 Million Upsized IPO

August 11, 2025

Cooley advised the underwriters of Heartflow, a leader in artificial intelligence technology for coronary artery disease, in connection with Heartflow’s $364.2 million upsized initial public offering.

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David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Eric Greig
Partner, Washington, DC
Joanna Liebes Hubberts
Partner, San Diego
Dr. Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Jane Adams
Partner, San Diego
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Jessica Koffel
Special Counsel, Brussels
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Max Gonzalez
Associate, Palo Alto
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles

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Cooley Advises SoftEye in Sale to TDK

June 19, 2025

Cooley advised SoftEye, a San Diego-based company developing specialized chips, cameras, software and algorithms for use in smart glasses, on its sale to TDK Corporation, a Tokyo-based global leader in advanced electronic solutions designed for a smarter, more connected world.

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Sean O'Neill
Partner, Santa Monica
Garth Angelo Osterman
Partner, San Francisco
Maureen Nagle
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Cameron Gyorffy
Associate, Santa Monica
Michelle Liskanich
Associate, Santa Monica
Tucker Cochenour
Associate, Palo Alto
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
C. Thomas Hopkins
Partner, Santa Monica
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Norma Chayo Dichi
Associate, Washington, DC
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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Sanity Closes $85 Million Series C

May 8, 2025

Cooley advised Sanity, a content management system that helps build dynamic, content-rich experiences and streamline content workflows, on its $85 Million Series C.

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Kevin Rooney
Partner, San Francisco
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Ida Mahmoudi
Associate, San Francisco
Alice Wu
Associate, Palo Alto
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Lowell Mead
Partner, Palo Alto
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Allison Pang
Associate, Palo Alto
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
David H. Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto
Melanie Yuvienco
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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