Liza Hadley

About Liza

Drawing on her technical background and legal experience, Liza brings combined strengths in helping clients navigate technology related transactions and intellectual property aspects of strategic agreements. Liza prides herself on getting to know clients and their business in order to provide tactical advice on how to best protect and use their IP and technology for real-world value. Liza counsels clients in drafting and negotiating complex commercial, intellectual property and technology agreements and frequently advises on intellectual property matters in connection with various corporate transactions.

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MongoDB Announces Acquisition of Voyage AI

February 24, 2025

Cooley advised MongoDB (Nasdaq: MDB), a leading database for modern applications, on its acquisition of Voyage AI, a pioneer in state-of-the-art embedding and reranking models that power next-generation artificial intelligence applications.

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Kevin Cooper

Partner, New York

Thomas Connors

Partner, Boston

Annie Froehlich

Partner, Washington, DC

Barbara Mirza

Partner, Santa Monica

Phil Mitchell

Partner, New York

John Paul Oleksiuk

Partner, New York

Miriam Petrillo

Partner, Chicago

Jonathan Rivinus

Partner, Colorado

Ryan Vann

Partner, Chicago

Mark Windfeld-Hansen

Senior Counsel, Palo Alto

Sharon Connaughton

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Reid Hooper

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Dillon Martinson

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Megan Drill

Associate, San Diego

Jimmy Gilligan

Associate, Boston

Liza Hadley

Associate, Boston

Wyatt Kernell

Associate, Colorado

Allison Kutner

Associate, New York

Caolinn Mejza

Associate, New York

Lois NaYeon Yoo

Associate, New York

Leanne Andrepont

Senior Trademark Paralegal

Jake Ironfield

Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Artificial Intelligence

Technology Transactions

Technology

Tax

Compensation and Benefits

Cyber/Data/Privacy

Labor and Employment

CFIUS

Antitrust and Competition

Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory

Capital Markets

Trademark, Copyright and Advertising

Patent Counseling and Prosecution

LegalZoom Announces Acquisition of Formation Nation

February 10, 2025

Cooley advised LegalZoom (Nasdaq: LZ), an online platform for legal services, on its acquisition of Formation Nation, a small-business services company.

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Jamie Leigh

Partner, San Francisco

Erin J. Kirchner

Partner, Chicago

Nathan Baum

Special Counsel, New York

Scott Dailard

Partner, San Diego

Ross Eberly

Partner, Santa Monica

Charles Haley

Partner, Palo Alto

C. Thomas Hopkins

Partner, Santa Monica

Barbara Mirza

Partner, Santa Monica

Jeremy Morrison

Partner, Washington, DC

Addison Pierce

Partner, Chicago

Jonathan Rivinus

Partner, Colorado

Logan Tiari

Partner, Los Angeles

John-Paul Motley

Partner in Charge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Sharon Connaughton

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Andrew Epstein

Special Counsel, Seattle

Ana A. Bordallo

Associate, San Diego

Caitlin Breitenbruck

Associate, Seattle

Alexander Ellebracht

Associate, Palo Alto

Emma Frerichs

Associate, Chicago

Liza Hadley

Associate, Boston

Allison Kutner

Associate, New York

Eileen Leman

Associate, Los Angeles

Patrick Reed

Associate, Palo Alto

Leanne Andrepont

Senior Trademark Paralegal

Patricia Myers

Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Technology Transactions

Technology

Compensation and Benefits

Commercial Litigation

Cyber/Data/Privacy

Labor and Employment

Patent Counseling and Prosecution

Antitrust and Competition

Debt Finance

Tax

Capital Markets

Trademark, Copyright and Advertising

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Vance Street Capital Partners With System Seals

December 9, 2024

Cooley advised Vance Street Capital, a Los Angeles-based middle-market private equity firm that invests in highly engineered solutions businesses across the industrial technology, medical, life sciences, aerospace and defense sectors, on its acquisition of System Seals, a designer and manufacturer of custom fluid seals for various industrial applications.

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Bram G. Couvreur

Partner, Santa Monica

Garland “Sonny” W. Allison

Partner, Colorado

Logan Tiari

Partner, Los Angeles

Kaycie L. Benesch-Rupp

Associate, Colorado

Joshua C. Allen

Associate, Chicago

Galen Pham

Associate, Santa Monica

Todd Gluth

Partner, San Diego

Rick Jantz

Associate, Santa Monica

Patrick Flanagan

Partner, New York

Michelle Garcia Schulman

Partner, Reston

Thomas Connors

Partner, Boston

Chris Coulter

Partner, London

Ross Eberly

Partner, Santa Monica

David Fletcher

Partner, Washington, DC

Steve Flores

Partner, Chicago

Christopher Kimball

Partner, Washington, DC

Ben Shribman

Partner, London

Stacey Song

Partner, New York

Chris Stack

Partner, London

Francis Wheeler

Senior Counsel, Colorado

Peter Crain

Special Counsel, Reston

Heather Harrington

Special Counsel, Boston

David Hopkins

Special Counsel, Colorado

Stella Sarma

Partner, Brussels

Karen Tsai

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Jackson Alldredge

Associate, Colorado

Louise Burt

Associate, London

Umer Chaudhry

Associate, Washington, DC

Adrienne Beaudoin Deshmukh

Associate, Reston

Joshua Elefant

Associate, Palo Alto

Tony P. Guan

Associate, Santa Monica

Liza Hadley

Associate, Boston

Alexandra Leavy

Associate, New York

Lewis Loy

Associate, Santa Monica

Addison Pierce

Partner, Chicago

Shelby Saunders

Associate, New York

Dominic Taylor

Associate, London

Mickeala Tu

Associate, Palo Alto

Stevie Yu

Associate, New York

Leanne Andrepont

Senior Trademark Paralegal

Melissa Eskola

Paralegal Specialist, Reston

Patricia Myers

Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Private Equity

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Debt Finance

Tax

Real Estate

Technology Transactions

Compensation and Benefits

Labor and Employment

Emerging Companies

CFIUS

Antitrust and Competition

Commercial Litigation

Trademark, Copyright and Advertising

Patent Counseling and Prosecution

Fund Formation

Kpler Announces $241 Million Acquisition of Spire’s Maritime Business

November 13, 2024

Cooley advised Kpler, a fast-growing data and analytics firm on a mission to build one platform for global trade intelligence, on its acquisition of Spire Global’s maritime business for approximately $241 million.

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Ben Shribman

Partner, London

Rita Sobral

Special Counsel, London

Leo Spicer-Phelps

Partner, London

Louise Burt

Associate, London

Marzia Di Candido

Associate, London

Christine Graham

Special Counsel, London

Caroline Hobson

Partner, London

Mo Swart

Associate, London

Eerik Kukebal

Associate, London

Jeffrey J. Tolin

Partner, New York

Chris Coulter

Partner, London

David Fletcher

Partner, Washington, DC

Christopher Kimball

Partner, Washington, DC

Chris Stack

Partner, London

Amy Collins

Special Counsel, London

Sharon Connaughton

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Rebecca Ross

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Stella Sarma

Partner, Brussels

Cristina DeBiase

Associate, Boston

Liza Hadley

Associate, Boston

Chris Lynn

Associate, London

Daniel Millard

Associate, London

Rubin Waranch

Associate, Colorado

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

CooleyREG

Technology Transactions

Technology

Antitrust and Competition

Tax

Labor and Employment

Cyber/Data/Privacy

CFIUS

Veritone Announces Sale of Veritone One to Insignia for up to $104 Million

October 22, 2024

Cooley advised Veritone, a company building human-centered enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, on the sale of its media agency, Veritone One, to Insignia Capital Group.