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SiteOne Therapeutics to Be Acquired by Eli Lilly for up to $1 Billion

May 28, 2025

Cooley advised SiteOne Therapeutics, a private biotechnology company developing small molecule inhibitors of sodium channels to treat pain and other neuronal hyperexcitability disorders, on its acquisition by Eli Lilly.

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Laura Berezin
Partner, Seattle
Sara Semnani
Partner, Santa Monica
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Rena Kaminsky
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Noel Ripberger-Scheick
Associate, Palo Alto
Tucker Cochenour
Associate, Palo Alto
Kristin O'Hanlon
Special Counsel, San Francisco
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
Jeremy Morrison
Partner, Washington, DC
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Marty Schenker
Senior Counsel , San Francisco
Chen Chen
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Selin Akkan
Associate, Palo Alto
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington, DC
Joseph J. Kim
Associate, Palo Alto
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Santa Monica
Joseph Perry
Associate, Reston
Hannah Rausch
Associate, New York
Melody Van Horn
Senior Paralegal, Palo Alto

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DataStax Announces Acquisition by IBM

February 25, 2025

Cooley advised DataStax, an artificial intelligence (AI) and data solution provider, on its acquisition by IBM (NYSE: IBM), a provider of global hybrid cloud and AI solutions and consulting expertise.

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Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
Grigor Lynch
Associate, Colorado
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Michael Bergmann
Partner, Washington, DC
Wendy Brenner
Partner, Palo Alto
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
David Wilson
Partner, London
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Tiffany Allen
Associate, Palo Alto
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Juan Pablo González
Associate, Palo Alto
Cameron Gyorffy
Associate, Santa Monica
Kelley Harrington
Associate, Chicago
Josh Himmelstern
Associate, San Diego
Katie Kaufman
Associate, Boston
Joseph J. Kim
Associate, Palo Alto
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Katie Stevens
Associate, Palo Alto
Nicholas Yacoubian
Associate, Palo Alto
Christy Fairlie
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco
Talea Seyed
Associate, Palo Alto

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Auditoria.AI Closes $38 Million Series B Financing

February 24, 2025

Cooley represented Auditoria.AI in its $38 million Series B financing led by Innovius Capital, with participation from Dell Technologies Capital, Sentinel Global and existing investors including Venrock, Neotribe Ventures, Engineering Capital and KPMG Ventures. Partner Sale Kwon led the Cooley team advising Auditoria.AI, an artificial intelligence-driven software as a service automation provider for corporate finance that automates finance processes in vendor management, accounts payable and receivable, and accruals to accelerate cash performance.

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Sale Kwon
Partner, Palo Alto
Rachel Lydon
Associate, San Diego
Jovian Marcelo
Associate, Palo Alto
Joseph J. Kim
Associate, Palo Alto

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SiteOne Therapeutics Announces $100 Million Series C

December 18, 2024

Cooley advised SiteOne Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing selective ion channel modulators for the treatment of pain, cough and other conditions, on its $100 million Series C financing.

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Laura Berezin
Partner, Seattle
Sara Semnani
Partner, Santa Monica
Noel Ripberger-Scheick
Associate, Palo Alto
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Kristin O'Hanlon
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Chen Chen
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Michelle Liskanich
Associate, Santa Monica
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
Joseph J. Kim
Associate, Palo Alto
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Santa Monica
Melody Van Horn
Senior Paralegal, Palo Alto
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco

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VC Firm a16z Closes $20 Million Series A Investment in knownwell

December 20, 2023

Cooley advised a16z on its $20 million Series A investment in knownwell, which provides in-person and virtual primary care and metabolic healthcare. Partner Josh Seidenfeld led the Cooley team advising a16z, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley that invests in bold founders, innovators and entrepreneurs building the future through technology.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Thomas Heiser
Associate, Palo Alto
Joseph J. Kim
Associate, Palo Alto
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego

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