Kristen Mathews

Partner

kmathews@cooley.com

Full contact info

I bring clients a unique perspective that comes from being a pioneer in cyber and data privacy. Having been in the space since the start enables me to prioritize the issues that are most important to businesses, analyze risk, and deliver solutions that work for a practical-minded client.

About Kristen

Kristen is at the forefront of complex privacy and cybersecurity issues, advising clients on compliance with data privacy laws at the state, federal and international levels. Her skills and knowledge are sought by companies across industries to address a broad range of legal and advisory needs covering regulatory compliance, contracts, cybersecurity preparedness and incident response.

View full bio

Passions

Boogie boarding

Reading in my hammock

Exotic vacations

Admissions and credentials

New York

Experience

Movable Ink to Be Acquired by STG

June 26, 2025

Cooley advised Movable Ink, an artificial intelligence-powered personalized content platform, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by STG. The transaction is expected to close in July 2025.

Related contacts

Adam Dinow

Partner, New York

Bill Sorabella

Partner, New York

Bill Roegge

Partner, New York

Nathan Baum

Special Counsel, New York

Robert Warshaw

Associate, New York

Kyle Hess

Associate, New York

Ethan Ebert-Zavos

Associate, New York

Patrick Flanagan

Partner, New York

Len Jacoby

Partner, New York

Eileen Marshall

Partner, Washington, DC

Kristen Mathews

Partner, New York

Jeremy Morrison

Partner, Washington, DC

John Paul Oleksiuk

Partner, New York

Nyron J. Persaud

Partner, New York

Scott Talbot

Senior Counsel, Reston

Julia R. Brinton

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

David Hopkins

Special Counsel, Colorado

Andrew Linch

Special Counsel, London

Michael Bruno

Associate, New York

Amanda Gonzalez Burton

Associate, New York

Tony P. Guan

Associate, Santa Monica

Nathaniel Hearn Jr.

Associate, Chicago

Bomin Kim

Associate, New York

Richard Koch

Associate, Washington, DC

Allison Kutner

Associate, New York

Alexandra Leavy

Associate, New York

Amanda Pacheco

Associate, Palo Alto

Rubin Waranch

Associate, Colorado

Colleen R. Wellington-Caban

Associate, Washington, DC

Andy Zachrich

Associate, San Francisco

Patricia Myers

Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Jill Simon

Senior Paralegal, New York

Kevin Gurley

Quantitative Analyst, New York

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Emerging Companies

Artificial Intelligence

Technology

Technology Transactions

Compensation and Benefits

Trademark, Copyright and Advertising

Tax

Cyber/Data/Privacy

Patent Counseling and Prosecution

Labor and Employment

Debt Finance

Antitrust and Competition

Red Canary Announces Acquisition by Zscaler

May 27, 2025

Cooley advised Red Canary, a top managed detection and response platform that investigate threats while streamlining workflows through automated remediation, on its acquisition by Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS).

Related contacts

Garth Angelo Osterman

Partner, San Francisco

Ben Beerle

Partner, San Francisco

Jonathan Rivinus

Partner, Colorado

Tracy Rubin

Partner, Palo Alto

Natalie D. Vernon

Associate, Colorado

Kurtis Zinger

Associate, Colorado

Michael Pelle

Associate, New York

Patrick Johnson

Director of Marketing – Litigation, Chicago

Josh Himmelstern

Associate, San Diego

Jessica Li

Associate, Palo Alto

Ross Eberly

Partner, Santa Monica

Kevin King

Partner, Washington, DC

Kristen Mathews

Partner, New York

Michael McMahon

Partner, Boston

Barbara Mirza

Partner, Santa Monica

Jeremy Morrison

Partner, Washington, DC

Adam Ruttenberg

Partner, Washington, DC

Robert Jacques

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Mark Windfeld-Hansen

Senior Counsel, Palo Alto

Karen Tsai

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Rachel Thorn

Of counsel, New York

Alexander Ellebracht

Associate, Palo Alto

Lanny E. Holstein

Associate, Colorado

Katie Kaufman

Associate, Boston

Allison Kutner

Associate, New York

Eileen Leman

Associate, Los Angeles

Edward (Teddy) Nimetz

Associate, New York

Patricia Myers

Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Brandon Lefebvre

Quantitative Analyst, Boston

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Technology Transactions

Technology

Cloud Solutions

Labor and Employment

Antitrust and Competition

Cyber/Data/Privacy

Compensation and Benefits

Tax

Emerging Companies

Datadog Acquires Eppo

May 7, 2025

Cooley advised Datadog (Nasdaq: DDOG), a monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, on its acquisition of Eppo, a feature flagging and experimentation platform that will tightly integrate with Datadog’s existing product analytics suite.

Related contacts

Izzy Lubarsky

Partner, New York

Grigor Lynch

Associate, Colorado

Brittany Sanok

Associate, New York

Eileen Marshall

Partner, Washington, DC

Austin Holt

Partner, Santa Monica

Barbara Mirza

Partner, Santa Monica

Len Jacoby

Partner, New York

Ross Eberly

Partner, Santa Monica

Kristen Mathews

Partner, New York

Megan Browdie

Partner, Washington, DC

Brad Goldberg

Partner, New York

Stella Sarma

Partner, Brussels

Leo Spicer-Phelps

Partner, London

Mark Windfeld-Hansen

Senior Counsel, Palo Alto

Stacey A. Bradford

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Julia R. Brinton

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Dillon Martinson

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Karen Tsai

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Ryan Bowers

Associate, Washington, DC

David Dalton

Associate, Santa Monica

Cristina DeBiase

Associate, Boston

Megan Drill

Associate, San Diego

Joshua Elefant

Associate, Palo Alto

Nathaniel Hearn Jr.

Associate, Chicago

Allison Kutner

Associate, New York

Edward McLaughlin

Associate, New York

Anisha Mohin

Associate, New York

Juan Nascimbene

Associate, London

Liz Paisner

Associate, New York

Shelby Saunders

Associate, New York

Patricia Myers

Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Brian Mitchell

Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Technology Transactions

Cloud Solutions

Tax

Compensation and Benefits

Labor and Employment

Cyber/Data/Privacy

Antitrust and Competition

CFIUS

Vision Government Solutions Completes Recapitalization With Great Hill Partners

May 6, 2025

Cooley advised Vision Government Solutions, a portfolio company of Rubicon Technology Partners and a leader in the appraisal, computer-assisted mass appraisal and property tax industry, on its majority recapitalization with Great Hill Partners.