Howard Morse

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I help our clients navigate the regulatory approval process – before the DOJ, FTC and state attorneys general – and find practical solutions to accomplish business goals without violating antitrust law.

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Propella Therapeutics Enters Merger Agreement With Astellas Pharma

November 16, 2023

Cooley advised Propella Therapeutics, a privately held biopharmaceutical company that has leveraged a wholly owned proprietary platform that combines medicinal chemistry with lymphatic targeting to create new oncology drugs, on its merger agreement with Astellas Pharma in which Astellas will acquire Propella through a US subsidiary.

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Kenneth Krisko
Partner, Reston
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington DC
Danielle Joe
Associate, Washington DC
David Walsh
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Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
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Partner, Washington DC
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
Stephanie Parker Palmer
Special Counsel, Reston
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Dov Fiskus
Associate, New York
Richard G.S. Lee
Associate, Washington DC
Jennifer Don
Associate, Reston
John Forrest
Associate, Boston
Kevin Milgram
Associate, Reston
Carly Mitchell
Associate, Washington DC
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington DC
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

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Cooley Supports Jiangsu Hengrui in Two Global License Agreements

November 8, 2023

Cooley advised Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, a leading global pharmaceutical company headquartered in China with a focus on research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative and high-quality healthcare products, on its strategic collaboration and exclusive worldwide (excluding mainland China) license agreement with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and global license agreement (excluding the Greater China region and Korea) with Elevar Therapeutics.

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Christina Zhang
Partner, Shanghai
Freddy Yip
Associate, Hong Kong
Alan W. Tamarelli
Partner, New York
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Bill Christiansen
Partner, Seattle
Dr. Xixi Sun
Associate, Boston
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Brendan Haberle
Associate, San Diego
Howard Morse
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TriSalus Life Sciences Completes Merger With MedTech Acquisition Corporation

August 16, 2023

Cooley advised TriSalus Life Sciences, an oncology company with a focus on treatments for patients with liver and pancreatic tumors, on its merger with MedTech Acquisition Corporation.

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Matt Browne
Partner, San Diego
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Rupa Briggs
Partner, New York
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Alexander Gefter
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Brett Dovman
Associate, San Diego
Jayden Martinez
Associate, Colorado
Pitrina Gilger
Associate, San Diego
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Margaret Barreto
Associate, San Francisco
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Montgomery
Special Counsel, Boston
Zimu Yang
Associate, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Madison (JJ) Meng
Associate, San Francisco
Sarah Sellers
Partner, New York
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Kristin R. Marshall
Associate, Washington DC
Vince Sampson
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Grady Chang
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Kate Walther
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego

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Tentarix Biotherapeutics Announces Three Collaborations, Plus Acquisition Options With Gilead Sciences

August 15, 2023

Cooley advised Tentarix Biotherapeutics and three of its subsidiaries on three multiyear collaborations with Gilead Sciences.

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Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Ritu Gupta
Associate, New York
Jameson Davis
Associate, Palo Alto
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington DC
Joshua C. Allen
Associate, Chicago
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Gary Warren Hunt III
Associate, Washington DC
Kristin R. Marshall
Associate, Washington DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Tom Coll
Partner, San Diego
Edmond Lay
Associate, San Diego
Michael Weinstein
Associate, San Diego
Max Levinbook
Associate, San Diego
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC

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Bridge to Life Sells Certain Assets to TransMedics

August 3, 2023

Cooley advised Bridge to Life, an organ preservation and perfusion technologies supplier, on its sale of certain assets – including its EVOSS heart and lung and LifeCradle heart perfusion assets – to TransMedics.

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Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Jenny Ge
Associate, San Francisco
Alison Freeman-Gleason
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Partner, Palo Alto
Patrick Pang
Associate, New York
Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Joseph J. Kim
Associate, Palo Alto
Jameson Davis
Associate, Palo Alto
Daniel Lac
Associate, San Diego
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Xenia Chiu
Associate, Singapore
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Patricia Myers
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Best Lawyers in America: Antitrust Law 

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Chambers USA: Antitrust – District of Columbia (2020 – 2023)

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Federal Trade Commission: Award for Superior Service

International Who's Who of Business Lawyers

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Legal 500: Merger Control

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