Elizabeth Lewis

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I love the challenge of solving hard problems and delighting clients with creative solutions that lead to positive results, both in and outside the courtroom.

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CinCor Pharma to Sell to AstraZeneca for Approximately $1.8 Billion

January 10, 2023

Cooley advised CinCor Pharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca. M&A partners Rama Padmanabhan and Rowook Park and corporate partners Div Gupta and Sarah Sellers led the Cooley team.

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Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Sarah Sellers
Partner, New York
Christophe Beauduin
Special Counsel, New York
Benjamin “Izzy” Lubarsky
Associate, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Melissa Meza
Associate, San Diego
Trey Reilly
Associate, New York
Amy Hallman Rice
Special Counsel, San Diego
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
MaryBeth Shreiner
Associate, Reston
Elizabeth Lewis
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Heidi A. Erlacher
Partner in Charge – Boston, Boston
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Ryan Sansom
Partner, Boston
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Aric Wu
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Helenanne Connolly
Partner, Reston
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington DC
Vivian Tsai
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Arman Sagart
Associate, San Diego
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Barry Kuang
Associate, Boston
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Alexander Fullman
Associate, New York
Amanda Gonzalez Burton
Associate, New York
Grace Hunter
Associate, Washington DC
Kindall G. Jackson
Associate, Washington DC
Dr. Xixi Sun
Associate, Boston
Sarah Curry
Associate, New York
Carly Mitchell
Associate, Washington DC
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York

Asymchem Agrees to Acquire Snapdragon Chemistry

February 12, 2022

Cooley advised Asymchem, a Chinese-based contract development and manufacturing company serving the global pharmaceutical and biotech industry, on its definitive agreement to acquire Snapdragon Chemistry, a US-based chemical technology company. Partner Yiming Liu led the Cooley team.

As a result of the transaction, Asymchem will significantly expand its footprint in the US, offering customers a seamless path from preclinical process R&D through commercial current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) production. Snapdragon will operate as a stand-alone Asymchem division, and continue with its ongoing lab and manufacturing facility expansion for additional capacity to support larger, pilot-scale manufacturing in Waltham, Massachusetts.

"We believe continuous flow manufacturing is a revolutionary technology and represents the future of pharmaceutical production, not only generating advantages to process safety and cost, but also bringing tremendous environmental benefits," Hao Hong, chairman and CEO of Asymchem, said in a news release. "Asymchem has been deeply committed to flow chemistry technology development and its application expansion in the pharmaceutical industry for more than a decade. We are excited that this strategic acquisition will further strengthen our capabilities in continuous manufacturing, as well as broadening our service scope and client pool."

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Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Yiying Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Keke Wu
Associate, Hong Kong
Yunxiang Xu
Associate, Shanghai
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Bill Christiansen
Partner, Seattle
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Kathleen Goodhart
Partner, San Francisco
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
John Hale
Senior Counsel , Palo Alto
John Lavoie
Partner in Charge – Reston, Reston
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington DC
Andrew Harline
Partner, Singapore
Bridget R. Reineking
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Elizabeth Lewis
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Peter Crain
Special Counsel, Reston
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Bronwyn L. Roberts
Special Counsel, Boston
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Claire Metcalfe
Associate, Boston
Gwenlynne Lee
Counsel, Singapore
Zoë Helstrom
Associate, San Francisco
Sai Yarramalla
Associate, Palo Alto
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Katie MacDowell
Associate, Reston
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington DC
Kate Walther
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego

Biote Agrees to Combine With SPAC Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III

December 16, 2021

Cooley advised Biote, a medical practice-building business within the hormone optimization space, on its definitive business combination agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Haymaker Acquisition Corp III. Lawyers Michal Berkner and Jarrett Burks led the Cooley team advising Biote.

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Michal Berkner
Partner, London
Jarrett Burks
Associate, London
Vlad Herta
Associate, London
Ryan Sansom
Partner, Boston
Chi Vo Kavanaugh
Associate, London
Meg Begur
Associate, London
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington DC
David McKaye
Associate, Boston
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Elizabeth Lewis
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, New York
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Kathleen Goodhart
Partner, San Francisco
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Charlotte Drew
Associate, Boston
Claire Keast-Butler
Partner, London
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Joseph Lockinger
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Charles George
Associate, London
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Moussa O. Ismail
Associate, Reston

Core Scientific to Combine With SPAC Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp.

August 18, 2021

Cooley advised Core Scientific, a carbon-neutral vertically integrated blockchain infrastructure and mining company, on its merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. The transaction values the combined company, which will be called Core Scientific Inc. and listed on the Nasdaq, at an implied pro forma fully diluted enterprise value of approximately $4.3 billion. Partners Daniel Peale, David Silverman and Nicolas Dumont led the Cooley team advising Core Scientific.

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Daniel Peale
Partner, Washington DC
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Nicolas H.R. Dumont
Partner, New York
Kristin Leavy
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Richard G.S. Lee
Associate, Washington DC
Elizabeth Lewis
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Kassendra Galindo
Special Counsel, Colorado
David Safren
Associate, New York
Pengli Li
Associate, Boston
Michael Zhang
Associate, New York
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Nancy Wojtas
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Christian Lee
Associate, San Francisco

Velocity Global Expands Business with Two Strategic Acquisitions

April 7, 2021

Cooley advised Velocity Global, the leading provider of global expansion solutions, on a string of strategic acquisitions. Partner Laura Medina led the teams advising Velocity on the transactions, which include acquisitions of:

  • iWorkGlobal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gary Nelson and Associates.

  • Shield GEO, an established global Employer of Record provider.

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Laura M. Medina
Partner, Colorado
Elizabeth Lewis
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Kimberly A. Pathman
Associate, Washington DC
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Julia R. Brinton
Associate, Washington DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Nathan Baum
Associate, New York
Alex Huang
Associate, Beijing
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Mike Nelson
Partner, Colorado
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
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