Michael Pelle

About Michael

Michael advises clients on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, spinoffs, joint ventures, and debt and equity financings.

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New York

Experience

Logik.ai Announces Acquisition by ServiceNow

April 3, 2025

Cooley advised Logik.ai, an industry leader offering a modern, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, composable configure, price and quote solution, on its acquisition by ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the AI platform for business transformation.

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Sepideh Mousakhani

Partner, Palo Alto

Jon Gavenman

Partner, Palo Alto

Sangitha Palaniappa

Associate, Palo Alto

Megan Browdie

Partner, Washington, DC

Caitlin Courtney

Partner, Palo Alto

Ross Eberly

Partner, Santa Monica

Stella Sarma

Partner, Brussels

Timothy Shapiro

Partner, Palo Alto

Steve Tonsfeldt

Partner, Palo Alto

Mark Windfeld-Hansen

Senior Counsel, Palo Alto

Bryan Berman

Special Counsel, Colorado

Stacey A. Bradford

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Sharon Connaughton

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Andrew Epstein

Special Counsel, Seattle

Kristin O'Hanlon

Special Counsel, San Francisco

Karen Tsai

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Tamara Chin Loy

Associate, Washington, DC

Joshua Elefant

Associate, Palo Alto

Jessica Li

Associate, Palo Alto

Yichen Liu

Associate, Palo Alto

Michael Pelle

Associate, New York

Breanna Qin

Associate, Palo Alto

María Álvarez Requejo Heredero

Associate, Brussels

Erica Russell

Associate, San Francisco

Kealan Santistevan

Associate, Palo Alto

Megan Stallworth

Associate, Palo Alto

Christopher Suhler

Associate, Colorado

Mickeala Tu

Associate, Palo Alto

Chris Rhem

Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco

Katie Kissner

Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco

Brian Mitchell

Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Emerging Companies

Technology Transactions

Technology

Tax

Compensation and Benefits

Antitrust and Competition

Labor and Employment

Commercial Litigation

Cyber/Data/Privacy

CFIUS

Debt Finance

Poppi Announces $1.95 Billion Sale to PepsiCo

March 17, 2025

Cooley advised VNGR Beverage (doing business as poppi), a fast-growing prebiotic soda brand, on its acquisition by PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP) for $1.95 billion, including an additional potential earnout consideration subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones within a specified period after closing.

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Nick Davis

Partner in Charge – Seattle, Seattle

Erin J. Kirchner

Partner, Chicago

Caitlin Breitenbruck

Associate, Seattle

Pat O'Connell

Associate, New York

Elaine Huang

Associate, Palo Alto

Colleen Badgley

Partner, Seattle

Willy Cowles

Associate, Seattle

Megan Browdie

Partner, Washington, DC

Jonathan Rivinus

Partner, Colorado

Keith Berets

Partner, Colorado

Michael Bergmann

Partner, Washington, DC

Megan Donohue

Partner, San Diego

Michelle Doolin

Partner, San Diego

Ross Eberly

Partner, Santa Monica

Alan Hambelton

Partner, Seattle

Ryan Montgomery

Partner, Boston

Sonia Nath

Partner, Washington, DC

Leo Spicer-Phelps

Partner, London

Kyle Wong

Partner, San Francisco

Mark Windfeld-Hansen

Senior Counsel, Palo Alto

Bryan Berman

Special Counsel, Colorado

Andrew Epstein

Special Counsel, Seattle

Rebecca Evanson

Special Counsel, Colorado

Peter Burns

Of Counsel, Palo Alto

Lucy Bauer

Associate, Seattle

Mari Dugas

Associate, Washington, DC

Alexander Ellebracht

Associate, Palo Alto

Auguste Humphries

Associate, Washington, DC

Katie Kaufman

Associate, Boston

Eileen Leman

Associate, Los Angeles

Michael Pelle

Associate, New York

Vivienne Pismarov

Associate, San Diego

Rubin Waranch

Associate, Colorado

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Food and Beverage

Emerging Companies

Technology Transactions

Tax

Compensation and Benefits

Antitrust and Competition

Commercial Litigation

Cyber/Data/Privacy

Labor and Employment

Debt Finance

Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory

Capital Markets

Egnyte Announces Majority Investment From GI Partners and TA Associates

February 25, 2025

Cooley advised Egnyte, a provider of secure content collaboration and governance solutions, on its strategic growth investment from GI Partners and TA Associates.

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Eric Jensen

Senior Counsel, Palo Alto

Sepideh Mousakhani

Partner, Palo Alto

Anne Lieberman

Partner, Santa Monica

Steve Tonsfeldt

Partner, Palo Alto

Kealan Santistevan

Associate, Palo Alto

Sangitha Palaniappa

Associate, Palo Alto

Michael Bergmann

Partner, Washington, DC

Brett De Jarnette

Partner, Palo Alto

Patrick Flanagan

Partner, New York

Todd Gluth

Partner, San Diego

Tracy Rubin

Partner, Palo Alto

Stella Sarma

Partner, Brussels

Timothy Shapiro

Partner, Palo Alto

David Silverman

Partner, New York

Ryan Vann

Partner, Chicago

Summer Wynn

Partner, San Diego

Howard Morse

Senior Counsel, Washington, DC

Sharon Connaughton

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Rebecca Ross

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Karen Tsai

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Nathan Alamillo

Associate, Santa Monica

Caitlin Breitenbruck

Associate, Seattle

Norma Chayo Dichi

Associate, Washington, DC

Queenie Chen

Associate, Palo Alto

Nikki Chang DiFederico

Associate, Palo Alto

Megan Drill

Associate, San Diego

Jeremy M. Exelbert

Associate, New York

Nathaniel Hearn Jr.

Associate, Chicago

Vicky Kandabarow

Associate, Washington, DC

Nicollette R. Kirby

Associate, Washington, DC

Allison Kutner

Associate, New York

Alexandra Leavy

Associate, New York

Emily Lee

Associate, Palo Alto

Narmada Murugan

Associate, Palo Alto

Michael Pelle

Associate, New York

Katie Stevens

Associate, Palo Alto

Rubin Waranch

Associate, Colorado

Kevin Gurley

Quantitative Analyst, New York

Brian Mitchell

Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Emerging Companies

Capital Markets

Tax

Compensation and Benefits

Antitrust and Competition

Technology Transactions

Technology

Cloud Solutions

Labor and Employment

Debt Finance

Cyber/Data/Privacy

CFIUS

Private Equity

Commercial Litigation

Securities Litigation + Enforcement

Alumis Announces Merger With ACELYRIN

February 6, 2025

Cooley advised Alumis (Nasdaq: ALMS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies using a precision approach to optimize clinical outcomes and significantly improve the lives of patients with immune-mediated diseases, on its definitive agreement with ACELYRIN to merge in an all-stock transaction.