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Poseida Therapeutics Enters Strategic Collaboration and License Agreement With Roche

August 6, 2022

Cooley advised Poseida Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its strategic collaboration and license agreement with Roche. Lawyers Ken Krisko, Marya Postner, Bin Wang, Hajra Nashin and Brendan Haberle led the Cooley team advising Poseida. 

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Kenneth Krisko
Partner, Reston
Marya Postner
Partner, Palo Alto
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Hajra Nashin
Associate, San Diego
Brendan Haberle
Associate, San Diego
Edmond Lay
Associate, San Diego
Tom Coll
Partner, San Diego
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Jacqueline Grise
Partner, Washington DC
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Ivor Elrifi
Partner, New York
Matthew Pavao
Partner, Boston
Rachel Thorn
Partner, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Liza Cotter
Associate, Boston
Yasmin Roland
Associate, Brussels
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Maricel Mojares-Moore
Special Counsel, San Francisco

Grindr Agrees to Merge With SPAC Tiga Acquisition Corp.

May 11, 2022

Cooley is advising Grindr, the #1 social network for the LGBTQ+ community, on its definitive agreement to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Tiga Acquisition Corp. – a combination that will result in Grindr becoming a publicly listed company. Partners Dave Peinsipp, Jamie Leigh, Kristin VanderPas, Garth Osterman, Will Cai, Jeffrey Tolin and Aaron Pomeroy, as well as associates Sangitha Palaniappa, Kyle Huh, JJ Meng, Dannielle Antone, Mike Lam and Meera Patel, led the Cooley team advising Grindr.

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David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Garth Angelo Osterman
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Travis LeBlanc
Partner, Washington DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Guadalupe Sampedro
Partner, London
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
John Clark
Partner, London
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Bridget R. Reineking
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington DC
J.G. Harrington
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Annie Froehlich
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Kyle Huh
Associate, Palo Alto
Madison (JJ) Meng
Associate, San Francisco
Dannielle Antone
Associate, San Francisco
Mike Lam
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Meera Patel
Associate, San Francisco
Enrique Gallego Capdevila
Special Counsel, Brussels
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Anisha Mohin
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington DC
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Grady Chang
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Sam Meiklejohn
Associate, London
Bartholomäus Regenhardt
Associate, Brussels
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Arena Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Sell to Pfizer for $6.7 Billion

December 15, 2021

Cooley advised Arena Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage company developing innovative potential therapies for the treatment of several immuno-inflammatory diseases, on its definitive agreement to sell to Pfizer for $6.7 billion. Partners Jamie Leigh, Kevin Cooper and Steve Przesmicki led the Cooley team advising Arena.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Steve Przesmicki
Partner, San Diego
Jacqueline Grise
Partner, Washington DC
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Alexander Israel
Partner, Brussels
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Peter Adams
Partner, San Diego
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Mika Reiner Mayer
Partner, Palo Alto
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Asa Henin
Special Counsel, San Diego
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Maya Rahwanji
Associate, New York
Heidi E. Wang
Associate, San Diego
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Kyrsten Lundh
Associate, San Diego
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Andrew Epstein
Associate, Seattle
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego
Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto

MoonPay Reaches $3.4 Billion Valuation With Series A Round

December 1, 2021

Cooley advised MoonPay, a payment infrastructure provider for crypto companies, on its $555 million Series A financing round, which brings its valuation to $3.4 billion. Lawyers Derek Colla and Asheley Walker led the Cooley team advising MoonPay.

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Derek Colla
Partner, Washington DC
Asheley Walker
Associate, Washington DC
David Safren
Associate, New York
Adam Chase
Partner, Washington DC
Sean Ruff
Partner, Washington DC
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Luke Cadigan
Partner, Boston
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Jon Turk
Senior Paralegal, Washington DC
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York

Vuori Secures $400 Million Investment From SoftBank Vision Fund 2

November 3, 2021

Cooley advised Vuori on its $400 million investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a valuation of $4 billion, marking one of the largest investments in a private apparel company. Vuori merges technical clothing with a West Coast aesthetic that looks and feels great. As Vuori embarks upon its next phase of growth,  it will continue to expand its product offerings, make key investments in infrastructure and people, and expand boost its sustainability efforts.

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Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Alexa M. Smith (Ekman)
Associate, San Diego
Nicholaus E. Johnson
Associate, San Diego
Jason Kent
Partner, New York
Richard G.S. Lee
Associate, Washington DC
Kyrsten Lundh
Associate, San Diego
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Jessica Wade
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
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