About Lila

Lila’s practice focuses on the representation of emerging and high growth companies and the investors that back them throughout all stages of their life cycle, helping clients navigate complex business issues associated with building, growing and ultimately exiting. She regularly counsels clients on a diverse range of critical transactions, including angel, seed, venture and private equity financings and mergers and acquisitions.

Passions

Collecting National Park Service's passport stamps

Swimming

Hiking

Nothing fuels me more than helping my clients achieve their most ambitious goals.

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Experience

  • $200M Sale of Permiso Security to Okta

    • $200M Sale of Permiso Security to Okta

    July 30, 2026

    Cooley represented Permiso Security in its $200M sale to Okta. Okta signed a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso, a cloud-native identity security platform that detects and mitigates threats across human, non-human and agentic identities in multi-cloud environments. Permiso's technology provides identity threat detection and response capabilities using more than 2,500 research-driven signals across 70+ identity partners, helping organizations identify and respond to identity-based threats. Following the acquisition, Okta plans to integrate Permiso's capabilities into its identity security platform to enhance threat detection, risk remediation and protection across the identity lifecycle.

    Andy Lustig, Lila Inman, Maureen Nagle, Evan Burroughs and Elina Firsava led the Cooley team advising Permiso Security.

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    Lila Inman
    Associate, Reston
    Maureen Nagle
    Special Counsel, Washington, DC
    Evan Burroughs
    Associate, Reston
    Elina Firsava
    Associate, Palo Alto
    Andrew Lustig
    Partner, Reston

    Related Practices & Industries

    Mergers and Acquisitions
    Emerging Companies

  • Overtone Studios - $18 million Series Seed Financing

    • Overtone Studios - $18 million Series Seed Financing

    July 14, 2026

    Cooley represented Overtone Studios in its $18 million Series Seed financing. Founded by Hinge creator Justin McLeod, Overtone Studios is an AI-driven matchmaking service that will learn its users’ stories in their own voices and make highly curated introductions with other users.

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    Mike Lincoln
    Vice Chair, Reston
    Lila Inman
    Associate, Reston
    Arjan Ganji
    Associate, Washington, DC
    Jeff Willis
    Associate, Washington, DC

    Related Practices & Industries

    Venture Capital
    Emerging Companies
    Artificial Intelligence

  • Snowpoint Ventures – Astranis $450 Million Financing

    • Snowpoint Ventures – Astranis $450 Million Financing

    May 6, 2026

    Cooley represented Snowpoint Ventures in connection with Astranis’ $450 million financing, including a new $300 million Series E round co-led by Snowpoint Ventures and Franklin Templeton. Astranis develops advanced spacecraft for geostationary orbit (GEO) and other high orbits, and the cash infusion will help the company accelerate satellite production for commercial customers and expand support for major US government space programs.

    Related contacts

    Aaron Velli
    Partner, Washington, DC
    Andrew Lustig
    Partner, Reston
    Lila Inman
    Associate, Reston
    Adam Marks
    Associate, Reston

    Related Practices & Industries

    Venture Capital
    Emerging Companies

  • Rivet Industries – $57 Million Series A Financing

    • Rivet Industries – $57 Million Series A Financing

    April 3, 2026

    Cooley represented Rivet Industries in connection with its $57.5 million Series A financing. Rivet Industries is a Washington, DC-based defense technology company founded by former Palantir personnel that is developing AI-powered wearable technology and connected systems for military and industrial users.

    Related contacts

    Lila Inman
    Associate, Reston
    Andrew Lustig
    Partner, Reston
    Delina Mesfin
    Associate

    Related Practices & Industries

    Venture Capital
    Emerging Companies
    Artificial Intelligence

  • Snowpoint Ventures – Shield AI $1.5 Billion Series G Financing

    • Snowpoint Ventures – Shield AI $1.5 Billion Series G Financing

    March 26, 2026

    Cooley represented Snowpoint Ventures in connection with Shield AI’s $1.5 billion Series G financing. Shield AI, a venture-backed defense technology company focused on autonomous systems and AI-powered aviation solutions, raised the Series G financing at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation. The financing was led by Advent International and co-led by the Strategic Investment Group of JPMorganChase’s Security and Resiliency Initiative, with participation from existing investors, including Snowpoint Ventures.

    Related contacts

    Aaron Velli
    Partner, Washington, DC
    Andrew Lustig
    Partner, Reston
    Lila Inman
    Associate, Reston
    Adam Marks
    Associate, Reston

    Related Practices & Industries

    Venture Capital
    Emerging Companies
    Artificial Intelligence
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