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TBO to Acquire Classic Vacations From the Najafi Companies

September 3, 2025

Cooley advised TBO, a leading global travel distribution platform, on its agreement to acquire Classic Vacations from Arizona-based investment firm, the Najafi Companies.

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Partner, Palo Alto
Patrick Reed
Associate, Palo Alto
Elaine Huang
Associate, Palo Alto
John Clark
Partner, London
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Michael Bergmann
Partner, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
Margaret Barreto
Associate, San Francisco
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Jacob R. Lahana
Associate, Santa Monica
Grigor Lynch
Associate, Colorado
Shante Mays
Associate, Reston
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Edward (Teddy) Nimetz
Associate, New York
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Christopher Suhler
Associate, Colorado
David H. Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto
Agis Zografos
Associate, London
Margie Murphy
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

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Malachite Acquired by Circle Internet Group

August 12, 2025

Cooley advised Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology firm, on its acquisition of Malachite, a high-performance consensus engine from Informal Systems, to support the launch of Arc, a new open Layer-1 blockchain network purpose-built for stablecoin finance, which is expected to debut in testnet later this year.

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Adam Shaun Bloom
Partner, Palo Alto
Patrick Reed
Associate, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Chris Chynoweth
Special Counsel, New York
Jeff Goldman
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Ryan Bowers
Associate, Washington, DC
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Joanna Leung
Associate, Palo Alto

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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
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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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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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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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