Patrick Van Eecke

Partner
pvaneecke@cooley.com
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I guide the leading companies of today and tomorrow, through complex global regulatory landscapes, ensuring their businesses are as successful as possible.

About Patrick

Patrick co-chairs Cooley’s global cyber/data/privacy practice. Patrick has more than 30 years of experience guiding clients on complex issues spanning data protection, cyber, electronic commerce, digital advertising and electronic signatures. He advises startups, scaleups and multinationals in diverse industry sectors, from technology and life sciences to communications, entertainment, retail and consumer products. He also has significant experience representing telecommunications companies, internet service providers, software developers, governments and companies using IT-related services. In addition, Patrick is involved in diverse consulting projects for the European Commission, national governments and multinational global corporations.

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Experience

Travere Sells Bile Acid Product Portfolio to Mirum

Travere Sells Bile Acid Product Portfolio to Mirum

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Cooley advised Travere Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, on its definitive agreement to sell its bile acid product portfolio to Mirum Pharmaceuticals.

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Cooley is advising Veritone, an artificial intelligence company, on its acquisition of Broadbean for $52 million.

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ACELYRIN Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering

ACELYRIN Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering

May 15, 2023

Cooley advised Acelyrin, INC., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, in its $621 million initial public offering, the second-largest biotechnology IPO and largest clinical-stage biotechnology IPO ever.

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A Cooley team advised Horizon Therapeutics, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, on its agreement to be acquired by Amgen. The approximately $28 billion merger would represent the third-largest all-cash transaction in the pharmaceutical sector in history and the biggest healthcare deal of 2022.

 

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Poseida Therapeutics Enters Strategic Collaboration and License Agreement With Roche

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Cooley advised Poseida Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its strategic collaboration and license agreement with Roche. Lawyers Ken Krisko, Marya Postner, Bin Wang, Hajra Nashin and Brendan Haberle led the Cooley team advising Poseida. 

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Admissions & credentials

Brussels, Belgium

Rankings & accolades

Best Lawyers Belgium: Lawyer of the Year – Information Technology Law

Chambers Europe: TMT: Data protection – Band 1

Legal 500 Belgium: EU Regulatory: Privacy and data protection – Tier 1 & Leading Individual

Chambers Belgium: Fintech – Legal – Band 2

Legal 500 Belgium: EU Regulatory: Information Technology – Tier 1

Legal 500 Belgium: Fintech – Tier 1

Listed as Acritas Star™ Lawyer since 2017

Memberships & affiliations

Brussels Bar

International Bar Association

Editorial Committee: Computerrecht, Kluwer, Netherlands

Editorial or Professional Board of Computer Law & Security Review (CLSR), Elsevier, United Kingdom

Editorial Committee: Revue du Droit Commercial (RDC), Larcier, Belgium

Editorial Committee: Journal of Internet Law, Aspen/Wolters Kluwer, United States

A real expert on data protection…he breaks down difficult topics, takes them apart and explains them.

– Chambers Europe

The team is led by the 'exceptional' Patrick Van Eecke. His analytical yet very pragmatic style is unique. He takes the time to listen to client's needs and he has the ability to understand the business needs and to translate them into readily usable advice and guidelines.

– Legal 500