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Meredith Agrees to Sell National Media Group to IAC’s Dotdash

October 14, 2021

Cooley advised Meredith Corporation, a multiplatform media and marketing company, on its agreement to sell its National Media Group to IAC’s Dotdash. Partners Kevin Mills and Aaron Binstock led the Cooley team advising Meredith.

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Kevin Mills
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Aaron Binstock
Partner, Washington DC
Michael Basile
Partner, Washington DC
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington DC
Helenanne Connolly
Partner, Reston
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Tiana Demas
Partner, Chicago
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Barbara Borden
Partner, San Diego
Dee Bansal
Partner, Washington DC
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Alexander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Lesse Castleberry
Senior Counsel, New York
Kristin Leavy
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago
Claudia Torres
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Jacquelyn Burke
Special Counsel, Boston
Parker Erkmann
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington DC
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
David Safren
Associate, New York
Carly Mitchell
Associate, Washington DC
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Reza Safai
Associate, Palo Alto
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Darah Protas
Associate, Washington DC
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Claire Gibbs
Associate, Washington DC
Anthony Hajj
Associate, New York
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Asheley Walker
Associate, Washington DC
Sarah Swain
Associate, Washington DC
Hugh Stuart
Associate, Washington DC
John Schlenz
Associate, Washington DC

Zoom to Acquire Five9 for $14.7 Billion

July 23, 2021

Cooley advised Zoom Video Communications on its agreement to acquire Five9, a leading provider of the intelligent cloud contact center, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.7 billion. Jamie Leigh, Ben Beerle, Anne Lieberman and Jon Avina led the Cooley team advising Zoom on the transaction.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Ben Beerle
Partner, San Francisco
Anne Lieberman
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Jon Avina
Partner, Palo Alto
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Daniel Han
Associate, New York
Calise Cheng
Partner, Palo Alto
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Travis LeBlanc
Partner, Washington DC
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Michael Basile
Partner, Washington DC
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Robert M. McDowell
Partner, Washington DC
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
J.G. Harrington
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Alexander Israel
Partner, Brussels
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Kevin Rivers
Associate, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Julia Boesch
Associate, San Francisco
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Julia R. Brinton
Associate, Washington DC
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Claire Gibbs
Associate, Washington DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Grace Hunter
Associate, Washington DC

Meredith Agrees to Sell TV Broadcast Group to Gray Television for $2.8 Billion

May 10, 2021

Cooley advised Meredith Corporation on its agreement to sell its local media group, which consists of 17 television stations reaching 11% of US households and 30 million viewers, to Gray Television for $2.8 billion. Partners Kevin Mills, Aaron Binstock and Michael Basile led the Cooley team advising Meredith on the deal.

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Kevin Mills
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Aaron Binstock
Partner, Washington DC
Michael Basile
Partner, Washington DC
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christy Burrow
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Lesse Castleberry
Senior Counsel, New York
Helenanne Connolly
Partner, Reston
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington DC
Jason Rademacher
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Robby L.R. Saldaña
Associate, Washington DC
Jennifer Don
Associate, Reston
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
Kristine Forderer
Partner, San Francisco
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington DC
Anthony Hajj
Associate, New York
Carly Mitchell
Associate, Washington DC
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
MaryBeth Shreiner
Associate, Reston
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington DC
Meredith Klionsky
Associate, Washington DC
Kristin Leavy
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
John Logan
Special Counsel, Washington DC
David E. Mills
Partner, Washington DC
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington DC
David Safren
Associate, New York

ION Media Agrees to Sell to E.W. Scripps for $2.65 Billion

October 21, 2020

Cooley advised ION Media on its agreement to sell to E.W. Scripps for $2.65 billion, combining the business with Scripps' Katz networks and Newsy to create a full-scale national television networks business. Lawyers John Feore and Jason Rademacher led the Cooley team advising ION.

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John Feore
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Jason Rademacher
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Robert M. McDowell
Partner, Washington DC
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington DC

T-Mobile Merger with Sprint

April 2, 2020

Cooley served as regulatory and public affairs counsel to T-Mobile US on its merger with Sprint on an all-stock transaction.

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Robert M. McDowell
Partner, Washington DC
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington DC
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Chambers USA: Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite – Up and Coming

Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch (2021-2023) - Communications Law, Technology Law

Legal 500: Media, Technology and Telecoms – Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory (2020)

Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2019-2022)

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