About Patrick

Patrick advises clients through various stages of the business life cycle, with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

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Dynavax Announces Successful Proxy Contest

Dynavax Announces Successful Proxy Contest

June 11, 2025

Cooley advised Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: DVAX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing innovative vaccines, on its successful proxy contest against Deep Track Capital.

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Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
Steve Przesmicki
Partner, San Diego
Barbara Borden
Senior Counsel, San Diego
Julia Kim
Special Counsel, New York
Patrick Reed
Associate, Palo Alto
Matthew Choy
Associate, New York
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Brian P. Golger
Associate, New York
Marina Remennik
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Mettry
Associate
Michelle Peleg
Associate, San Francisco
Irene Sun
Associate, Palo Alto

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Shareholder Activism
Capital Markets
Compensation and Benefits
Emerging Companies
Mergers and Acquisitions
Commercial Litigation
Life Sciences

Drata Announces Acquisition of SafeBase

Drata Announces Acquisition of SafeBase

February 10, 2025

Cooley advised Drata, a trust management platform, on its definitive agreement to acquire SafeBase, a trust center platform designed for friction-free security reviews.

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Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Ken Rollins
Partner in Charge – San Diego, San Diego
Jenny Ge
Associate, Santa Monica
Dylan Kornbluth
Associate, San Diego
Patrick Reed
Associate, Palo Alto
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Summer Wynn
Partner, San Diego

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Emerging Companies
Tax
Compensation and Benefits
Labor and Employment
Technology Transactions
Cyber/Data/Privacy
CFIUS
Commercial Litigation
Antitrust and Competition
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LegalZoom Announces Acquisition of Formation Nation

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

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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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Avid Bioservices Announces $1.1 Billion Acquisition by GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners

Avid Bioservices Announces $1.1 Billion Acquisition by GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners

November 6, 2024

Cooley advised Avid Bioservices (Nasdaq: CDMO), a dedicated biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) working to improve patient lives by providing high quality development and manufacturing services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, on its definitive merger agreement to be acquired by funds managed by GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion.

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Bill Sorabella
Partner, New York
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York
Patrick Reed
Associate, Palo Alto
Alexis Johnson
Associate, Boston
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Christophe Beauduin
Partner, New York
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
Peter Adams
Partner, San Diego
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Timothy Nguyen
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, San Diego
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Alanna B Zuchelli
Special Counsel, Reston
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Megan Boss
Senior Paralegal , Boston

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Life Sciences
Compensation and Benefits
Antitrust and Competition
Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
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Tax
Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Commercial Litigation
Debt Finance
CFIUS
Labor and Employment