Jacob practices general corporate and securities law. He represents both private and public companies in a range of industries, as well as investors. His practice includes entity formation and organization, governance matters, venture capital and other private financings, capital markets transactions, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting and compliance, and mergers and acquisitions.
Scale AI Receives Significant Investment From Meta
June 12, 2025
Cooley advised Alexandr Wang, Scale AI’s founder, in connection with Scale AI’s significant new investment from Meta Platforms that values the startup at more than $29 billion.
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.
Cooley advised Allbirds, a global lifestyle brand, on its $348.3 million initial public offering of 23,221,152 shares of Class A common stock, which now trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol BIRD. Partners Nicole Brookshire, Peter Werner and Calise Cheng led the Cooley team advising Allbirds.
Cornerstone OnDemand Agrees to Sell to Clearlake Capital Group for $5.2 Billion
August 6, 2021
Cooley advised Cornerstone OnDemand, a publicly traded global leader in talent management software, on its agreement to sell to private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group. Lawyers Jamie Leigh, Ben Beerle, Rachel Proffitt and Matt Silverman led the Cooley team advising Cornerstone on the transaction, which has an enterprise value of approximately $5.2 billion.
Cooley advised sustainable footwear company Allbirds on its $100 million Series E financing round. Partner Peter Werner led the Cooley team advising Allbirds on the financing.
