Leo Spicer-Phelps

Associate
lspicerphelps@cooley.com
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Helping navigate fast-moving, innovative clients through legal systems not always designed with their offerings in mind is the most interesting and challenging part of my job.

About Leo

Leo is an associate in the Cooley Technology Transactions Group. He works with companies to whom data and technology are critical parts of their ongoing day-to-day operations. Leo combines sound commercial judgment and strong legal acumen when advising his clients.

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Passions

Leo is an extremely keen cyclist. Heavily focussed on climbing, scaling the Mont Ventoux ranks amongst his greatest achievements.   

Experience

Snyk Acquires Enso Security

Snyk Acquires Enso Security

June 12, 2023

Cooley advised Snyk, a leader in developer security, on its acquisition of Enso Security, pioneers of the industry’s first application security posture management (ASPM) solution.

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Associate, London
Kerry Corrigan
Associate, London
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
Juan Nascimbene
Associate, London
David Wilson
Partner, London
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Shehzad Akram
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Veritone Acquires Broadbean

Veritone Acquires Broadbean

June 5, 2023

Cooley is advising Veritone, an artificial intelligence company, on its acquisition of Broadbean for $52 million.

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Partner
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
John-Paul Motley
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles – Downtown , Los Angeles Downtown
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles Downtown
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Matthew Caplan
Partner, San Francisco
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
David Wilson
Partner, London
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Paul Moura
Special Counsel, New York
Reid Hooper
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Julie Wicklund
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Spencer Post
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Christian Lee
Associate, San Francisco
Austin Holt
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Moussa O. Ismail
Associate, Reston
Kevin Sharara
Associate, London
Corina Demeter
Associate, London
Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Sara Kim
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Neelam Atwal
Associate, London
Julia Gage
Associate, San Francisco
James H. Reizman
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
Dov Fiskus
Associate, New York
Emily Hong
Associate, New York
Nick Hall
Associate, Washington DC
Bethan Chalmers
Associate, London
Dominic Taylor
Associate, London
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Andrea Batalla Eguidazu
Associate, London
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Susan Mobley
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Melissa Eskola
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Dawn Roelofs
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Douglas Lyles
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Justin Bieber to Sell Music Rights to Hipgnosis Songs for $200 Million

Justin Bieber to Sell Music Rights to Hipgnosis Songs for $200 Million

February 2, 2023

Cooley advised Justin Bieber in a $200 million deal to sell his music rights to Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital.

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Partner, San Francisco
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Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego
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Edmond Lay
Associate, San Diego
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
David Bresnick
Partner, London
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Jacqueline Grise
Partner, Washington DC
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
James Maton
Partner, London
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
Juan Nascimbene
Associate, London
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Ellie Guadiana
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2C2P and Ant Group Partner to Accelerate Digital Payment Adoption

2C2P and Ant Group Partner to Accelerate Digital Payment Adoption

April 21, 2022

Cooley advised 2C2P, a global payments platform, on its strategic partnership with Ant Group, an innovative technology provider that strives to bring the world inclusive, green and sustainable services. Lawyers Matthew Bartus and Gwenlynne Lee led the Cooley team advising 2C2P.

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Partner, San Francisco
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Associate, Singapore
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Pearlynn Wang
Associate, Singapore
Jack Jones
Associate, London
Marzia Di Candido
Associate, London
Andrew Harline
Partner, Singapore
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
Kristin O'Hanlon
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Blake Martell
Partner, San Francisco
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Rachel Thorn
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Chris Coulter
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Charlotte Lennon
Associate, London
Ajay Athavale
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Virtual Reality Developer Within Agrees to Sell to Meta

Virtual Reality Developer Within Agrees to Sell to Meta

November 5, 2021

Cooley advised Within, a Los Angeles-based firm responsible for developing immersive virtual reality fitness app Supernatural, on its agreement to sell to Meta. Partners Anne Lieberman and Dave Young led the Cooley team advising Within.

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Alessandra Murata
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Jamie Leigh
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Sonya Erickson
Partner and Business Department Chair, Seattle
Dee Bansal
Partner, Washington DC
David Navetta
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Stacey A. Bradford
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Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Kristin O'Hanlon
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Nathan Baum
Associate, New York
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington DC
Lewis Loy
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Claire Gibbs
Associate, Washington DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Genevieve Lim Urban
Associate, Seattle
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
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Rankings & accolades

The Legal 500 UK: IT and telecoms (2022)