About Ellie

Ellie advises public and private companies, banks and non-bank lenders in various debt financing transactions, including secured and unsecured credit facilities, acquisition financings, bridge loans, mezzanine and other subordinated debt, structured financings (including royalty transactions), convertible bond offerings and a variety of capital markets transactions. Additionally, Ellie has extensive experience in derivatives transactions such as bespoke equity derivatives and ISDA master agreements.

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Experience

Cooley Advises Investor Syndicate on $2.25 Billion Acquisition of HistoSonics

Cooley Advises Investor Syndicate on $2.25 Billion Acquisition of HistoSonics

August 7, 2025

Cooley advised a syndicate of globally recognized private and public investors in connection with the management-led majority stake acquisition of HistoSonics, the developer of the Edison Histotripsy System and novel histotripsy therapy platform, valuing the company at approximately $2.25 billion.

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Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Jenny Ge
Associate, Santa Monica
Nick Kenyon
Associate, Boston
Josh Himmelstern
Associate, San Diego
Joanna Zhang
Associate, San Diego
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Mark Cornillez-Ty
Associate, Los Angeles
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Orion Armon
Partner, Colorado
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Joanna Liebes Hubberts
Partner, San Diego
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Erin Trenda
Partner, San Diego
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Robert Jacques
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Christian Lee
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Son Nguyen
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stefan Cohen
Associate, New York
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Michael Fernando
Associate, London
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Sunny J. Levine
Associate, Colorado
Edward (Teddy) Nimetz
Associate, New York
Emma Plankey
Associate, Boston
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Shu-en Wee
Associate, Singapore
Asal Yunusov
Associate, New York
Lisa Amii
Patent Agent, Palo Alto
Anna Anderson
Paralegal Specialist, London
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Gayana Stokes
Senior Paralegal, Washington, DC
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco
Daniel Grooms
Partner, Washington, DC

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Private Equity
Mergers and Acquisitions
Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Medtech
Life Sciences
Healthcare
Biotechnology
Compensation and Benefits
Antitrust and Competition
Patent Counseling and Prosecution
Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing
Labor and Employment
Tax
Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Intellectual Property Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Trademark, Copyright and Advertising
Debt Finance
Technology Transactions
CFIUS

Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals Completes Merger With Ikena Oncology [UPDATED]

Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals Completes Merger With Ikena Oncology [UPDATED]

July 25, 2025

Cooley advised Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals, a privately held, global clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics for immunological and inflammatory diseases, on its definitive merger agreement with Ikena Oncology (Nasdaq: IKNA).

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Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Asa Henin
Partner, San Diego
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Brittany K. Wightman
Associate, San Diego
Jiqiang Lin
Associate, New York
Leina Verrier
Associate, Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Marty Schenker
Senior Counsel , San Francisco
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Adrienne Beaudoin Deshmukh
Associate, Reston
Jeremy M. Exelbert
Associate, New York
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Rebeca Kinslow
Associate, San Diego
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Tania Soris
Associate, New York
Monica Xu
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Sai Yarramalla
Associate, Palo Alto
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Francisco
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Biotechnology
Healthcare
Capital Markets

Hadrian Secures $260 Million Series C

Hadrian Secures $260 Million Series C

July 17, 2025

Cooley advised Hadrian, a manufacturing company building artificial intelligence-powered factories for America, on its $260 million Series C financing round.

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Peter H. Werner
Partner in Charge – San Francisco, San Francisco
Emma E. Mann-Meginniss
Partner, San Francisco
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Zander Olsson
Associate, San Francisco
Carl Min
Associate, San Francisco
Erin Wright
Associate, San Francisco
Kavi Huded
Associate, New York
David Shekman
Associate, San Francisco
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Chu Lee
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco

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Emerging Companies
Artificial Intelligence
Antitrust and Competition
Debt Finance

Bitdeer Announces Upsized $330 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering

Bitdeer Announces Upsized $330 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering

June 18, 2025

Cooley advised Bitdeer Technologies Group (Nasdaq: BTDR), a top technology company for blockchain and high-performance computing, on its $330 million principal amount of 4.875% convertible senior notes due 2031.

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Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Shimeng Cheng
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong
Xueqing Li
Associate, San Francisco
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado

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Debt Finance
Capital Markets
Technology
Blockchain Technology and Tokenization
Fintech and Payments
Asia

Uber Announces $1 Billion Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering

Uber Announces $1 Billion Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering

May 15, 2025

Cooley advised Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER), a technology platform that uses a massive network, top technology, operational excellence and deep product knowledge to power movement from Point A to Point B, on its offering of $1 billion principal amount of 0% exchangeable senior notes due 2028.

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Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Timothy Nguyen
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Eric Blanchard
Partner, Boston
Siana Lowrey
Of Counsel
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Jacob B. Hanna
Associate, San Francisco
Talya Kornitzer
Associate, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Shannon Eagan
Partner in Charge – Palo Alto, Palo Alto
Claire Keast-Butler
Co-Partner in Charge – London, London
Michael Neumeister
Partner, Los Angeles
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica

Related Practices & Industries

Debt Finance
Capital Markets
Tax
Technology
Securities Litigation + Enforcement
Business Restructuring
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Admissions and credentials

California

New York

Rankings and accolades

The Legal 500 US: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings (2025)