Laurie Bauer

Partner
laurie.bauer@cooley.com
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I am passionate about partnering with founder teams and emerging companies at all stages of growth and levels of complexity – there is nothing more rewarding than playing a role in their long-term success. I believe that amazing founders and game-changing ideas can be found anywhere that innovation is allowed to thrive, including the vibrant entrepreneurial Midwest ecosystem.

About Laurie

Laurie is a co-founder of Cooley’s Chicago office and the co-head of the Chicago corporate group. Her practice focuses on the representation of emerging and growth-stage companies and the investors who support them. She advises clients on a wide range of venture-backed private financings and counsels companies at all stages of growth on day-to-day corporate matters. In addition to her robust emerging companies and venture capital practice, Laurie’s experience includes advising public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, US Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and compliance, and governance matters.

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Experience

Alto Neuroscience Closes Oversubscribed Series C

Alto Neuroscience Closes Oversubscribed Series C

November 21, 2023

Cooley advised Alto Neuroscience, a company pioneering precision psychiatry by developing targeted medicines designed to help patients get better faster, on its oversubscribed $45 million Series C financing round.

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Partner, Chicago
Edmond Lay
Partner, San Diego
Megan E. Bowles
Associate, Chicago
Adam Bloom
Associate, Chicago
Dr. Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Steve Flores
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Emerging Companies
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Life Sciences

Realta Fusion Announces $36 Million Series A

Realta Fusion Announces $36 Million Series A

May 13, 2025

Cooley advised Realta Fusion, a fusion energy startup, on its oversubscribed $36 million Series A financing.

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Laurie Bauer
Partner, Chicago
Briana Yesilli
Associate, Chicago
Adam Bloom
Associate, Chicago
Adam Ruttenberg
Partner, Washington, DC
Scott Weston
Partner, Boston
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Dr. Aeraj ul Haque
Associate, Chicago
Luke Sande
Patent Agent, Boston
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Technology
Emerging Companies
Patent Counseling and Prosecution

Alto Neuroscience Announces $147.9 Million IPO

Alto Neuroscience Announces $147.9 Million IPO

February 6, 2024

Cooley advised Alto Neuroscience, a company redefining psychiatry by leveraging individuals’ neurobiology to develop personalized and highly effective medicines and helping patients get better faster, on its $147.9 million initial public offering.

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Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Christina T. Roupas
Partner in Charge – Chicago, Chicago
Courtney M.W. Tygesson
Partner, Chicago
Laurie Bauer
Partner, Chicago
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Dr. Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Peter Adams
Partner, San Diego
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Courtney Thorne
Partner, London
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Katie Lapidus
Associate, Washington, DC
Trey Reilly
Associate, New York
Adam Bloom
Associate, Chicago
Megan E. Bowles
Associate, Chicago
Edmond Lay
Partner, San Diego
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Andrew Nelms
Associate, San Francisco
Jason Minio
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Jeffery Wyzykowski
Patent Agent, Washington, DC

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Capital Markets
Life Sciences
Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing
Healthcare
Patent Counseling and Prosecution
Emerging Companies
Compensation and Benefits
Labor and Employment
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Debt Finance
CFIUS
Tax

Clean Hydrogen Startup Monolith Raises More Than $300 Million

Clean Hydrogen Startup Monolith Raises More Than $300 Million

July 19, 2022

Cooley advised Monolith, a global leader in clean hydrogen, carbon black and ammonia, on its latest investment round of more than $300 million. Lawyers Laurie Bauer and Wilber Barillas led the Cooley team advising Monolith.

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Laurie Bauer
Partner, Chicago
Grant L. Page
Associate, Santa Monica
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Climate Tech
Environmental

Admissions and credentials

Illinois

Rankings and accolades

Crain's Chicago Business: Notable Gen X Leaders in Law (2021)

Crain’s Chicago Business: Notable Women Lawyers (2018)

The Legal 500 US: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2024 – 2025)