John Sellers

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I represent emerging companies and their investors at all stages, from new startup to world class public companies. I’m passionate about being part of disruptive new technologies.

Experience

Cooley Advises on Candid Therapeutics’ $370 Million Capital Raise, Three-Way Merger

September 9, 2024

Cooley advised Candid Therapeutics, a biotechnology company dedicated to developing potentially transformative drugs to address autoimmune diseases, on its $370 million debut capital raise and three-way merger with Vignette Bio and TRC 2004.

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ArsenalBio Closes Oversubscribed $325 Million Series C

September 4, 2024

Cooley advised Arsenal Biosciences (ArsenalBio), a clinical-stage programmable cell therapy company focused on engineering advanced chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies for solid tumors, on the close of its oversubscribed $325 million Series C financing round.

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Associate, San Francisco
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Grafana Labs Completes $270 Million Primary and Secondary Transaction

August 21, 2024

Cooley advised Grafana Labs, the company behind ubiquitous, open and composable operational dashboards, on the successful completion of its approximately $270 million primary and secondary transaction.

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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Associate, Palo Alto
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Associate, Colorado
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Abnormal Security Announces $250 Million Series D at a $5.1 Billion Valuation

August 6, 2024

Cooley advised Abnormal Security, the leader in AI-native human behavior security, on its $250 million Series D financing at a $5.1 billion valuation.

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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, Palo Alto
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Special Counsel, Palo Alto
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Outpace Bio Announces $144 Million Oversubscribed Series B

August 1, 2024

Cooley advised Outpace Bio, a cell therapy company using unrivaled artificial intelligence-powered protein design to program immune cells for improved function inside patients battling solid tumors, on its $144 million oversubscribed Series B financing.

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Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, Palo Alto
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Northern California Super Lawyer: Business Law


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involving sales of company clients to Google, Apple, IBM, Intel, Qualcomm, Boston Scientific, Stryker and Spectranetics