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Capstan Therapeutics Announces up to $2.1 Billion Acquisition by AbbVie

June 30, 2025

Cooley advised Capstan Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a mission to multiply therapeutic possibilities for patients through targeted in vivo RNA technologies, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AbbVie.

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Ken Rollins
Partner in Charge – San Diego, San Diego
Edmond Lay
Partner, San Diego
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
W. Chad Shear
Partner, San Diego
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Chen Chen
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Rachel Thorn
Of counsel, New York
Alexandria Ashour
Associate, San Diego
Navya Dasari
Associate, New York
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Michelle Hunt
Associate
Emily Mok
Associate, Reston
Jonathan Perez-Reyzin
Associate, San Diego
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
David D. Suh
Associate
Christopher Suhler
Associate, Colorado
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Heidi E. Wang
Associate, San Diego
Rubin Waranch
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Yuhan Wu
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Joanna Zhang
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Jessica Wade
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego

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Scale AI Receives Significant Investment From Meta

June 12, 2025

Cooley advised Alexandr Wang, Scale AI’s founder, in connection with Scale AI’s significant new investment from Meta Platforms that values the startup at more than $29 billion.

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Kevin Rooney
Partner, San Francisco
Jacob B. Hanna
Associate, San Francisco
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Blake Martell
Of counsel, San Francisco
Patrick Gibbs
Partner, Palo Alto
David Shekman
Associate, San Francisco

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Philochem AG Announces up to $1.35 Billion License Agreement With RayzeBio

June 10, 2025

Cooley advised Philochem AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Philogen Group (Milan Stock Exchange: PHIL), on its definitive license agreement with RayzeBio, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), granting RayzeBio exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize OncoACP3, a clinical-stage therapeutic and diagnostic agent targeting prostate cancer.

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Kenneth Krisko
Partner, Reston
Joe Sandys
Special Counsel, London
Alexandra Paterson
Associate, London
Joseph Perry
Associate, Reston
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Special Counsel, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Rachel Thorn
Of counsel, New York
Dr. Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC

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BioNTech Announces Global Collaboration Agreement With Bristol Myers Squibb

June 3, 2025

Cooley advised BioNTech SE, a global biotechnology company pioneering next-generation immunotherapies, on its global co-development and co-commercialization collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb for BioNTech’s antibody candidate BNT327. The transaction includes a $1.5 billion upfront payment and $2 billion total in noncontingent anniversary payments through 2028.

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Kenneth Krisko
Partner, Reston
J. Brian Stalter
Special Counsel, New York
John Forrest
Associate, Boston
Arda Can Tekin
Associate, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jonas Koponen
Partner, Brussels
Rachel Thorn
Of counsel, New York
Eric Blanchard
Partner, Boston
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Joe Sandys
Special Counsel, London
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Navya Dasari
Associate, New York
Douglas Lyles
Senior Research Services & Access Analyst

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Kudu Dynamics Announces $300 Million Sale to Leidos

May 28, 2025

Cooley advised Kudu Dynamics, a company developing state-of-the-art cyber capabilities and nonkinetic effects against a variety of military-relevant systems, on its sale to Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

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Aaron Binstock
Partner, Washington, DC
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Associate, Washington, DC
Danielle Joe
Associate, Washington, DC
Tyler Kennedy
Associate
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Partner, Washington, DC
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
MaryBeth Shreiner
Special Counsel, Reston
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Stefan Cohen
Associate, New York
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
Katie Kaufman
Associate, Boston
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Cortney Smith
Senior Paralegal, Reston
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco

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