Kristopher Kleiner

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Absolute Software Announces $870 Million Acquisition by Crosspoint Capital

May 15, 2023

Cooley advised Absolute Software, a data risk management solutions and endpoint security provider, on its acquisition by Crosspoint Capital for approximately $870 million, inclusive of debt.

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Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
John McKenna
Partner, Palo Alto
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Patrick Pang
Associate, Palo Alto
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Anthony Hajj
Associate, New York
Alexander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Annie Froehlich
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Reuben Chen
Partner, Palo Alto

IAA’s Acquisition by Ritchie Bros. Closes Following Shareholder Approval

March 23, 2023

Cooley advised IAA, Inc. (IAA), a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, on its cross-border stock and cash acquisition by Ritchie Bros., which closed on Monday, March 20.

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Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
John-Paul Motley
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles – Downtown , Los Angeles Downtown
Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles Downtown
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington DC
Kristine Forderer
Partner, San Francisco
Kathleen Goodhart
Partner, San Francisco
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Annie Froehlich
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Shannon MacMichael
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Julia R. Brinton
Associate, Washington DC
Maria Jose Cordero
Associate, Palo Alto
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Savannah Harms
Associate, New York
Moussa O. Ismail
Associate, Reston
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Maya Rahwanji
Associate, New York
Kevin Rivers
Associate, Palo Alto
Heather H. Sanborn
Associate, Chicago
Loriane Sangaré-Vayssac
Associate, Brussels
Katie Schmidt
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Genevieve Lim Urban
Associate, Seattle
Casey Warsh
Associate, Colorado
Michelle Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto

IAA’s Amended Merger Agreement With Ritchie Bros., Cooperation Agreement With Ancora

January 26, 2023

Cooley advised Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA), a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, on an amendment to its previously announced merger agreement with Ritchie Bros., which provides for the stock and cash acquisition of IAA by Ritchie Bros.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
John-Paul Motley
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles – Downtown , Los Angeles Downtown
Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles Downtown
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington DC
Kristine Forderer
Partner, San Francisco
Kathleen Goodhart
Partner, San Francisco
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Annie Froehlich
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Shannon MacMichael
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Julia R. Brinton
Associate, Washington DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington DC
Maria Jose Cordero
Associate, Palo Alto
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Savannah Harms
Associate, New York
Moussa O. Ismail
Associate, Reston
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York

CinCor Pharma to Sell to AstraZeneca for Approximately $1.8 Billion

January 10, 2023

Cooley advised CinCor Pharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca. M&A partners Rama Padmanabhan and Rowook Park and corporate partners Div Gupta and Sarah Sellers led the Cooley team.

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Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Sarah Sellers
Partner, New York
Christophe Beauduin
Special Counsel, New York
Benjamin “Izzy” Lubarsky
Associate, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Melissa Meza
Associate, San Diego
Trey Reilly
Associate, New York
Amy Hallman Rice
Special Counsel, San Diego
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
MaryBeth Shreiner
Associate, Reston
Elizabeth Lewis
Senior Counsel, Washington DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Heidi A. Erlacher
Partner in Charge – Boston, Boston
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Ryan Sansom
Partner, Boston
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Aric Wu
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Helenanne Connolly
Partner, Reston
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington DC
Vivian Tsai
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Arman Sagart
Associate, San Diego
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Barry Kuang
Associate, Boston
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Alexander Fullman
Associate, New York
Amanda Gonzalez Burton
Associate, New York
Grace Hunter
Associate, Washington DC
Kindall G. Jackson
Associate, Washington DC
Dr. Xixi Sun
Associate, Boston
Sarah Curry
Associate, New York
Carly Mitchell
Associate, Washington DC
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York

Dropbox Acquisition of FormSwift

December 16, 2022

Cooley advised Dropbox on its acquisition of FormSwift, a cloud-based service that provides individuals and businesses solutions to create, edit and save critical business forms and agreements. Dropbox is a collaboration platform transforming how people work together – from the smallest business to the largest enterprise. Lawyers Ben Beerle, Kassendra Galindo, Luke Blackett and Erin Wright led the Cooley team advising Dropbox.

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Ben Beerle
Partner, San Francisco
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Luke X. Blackett
Associate, San Francisco
Rachel Boyce
Associate, San Francisco
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Kassendra Galindo
Special Counsel, Colorado
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Austin Holt
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Erin Wright
Associate, San Francisco
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Rankings & accolades

Legal 500: Key Lawyer – Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection) (2021)

Memberships & affiliations

International Association of Privacy Professionals