Patrick Van Eecke

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Hello Group Acquires Happn

September 24, 2025

Cooley advised Hello Group, a leading player in Asia’s online social networking space, on its acquisition of Happn, a French location-based social search mobile and web application that enables users to connect with others based on their proximity and interests.

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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.

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Associate, Palo Alto
Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado
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Associate, New York
Megan Browdie
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Lauren Creel
Partner, Palo Alto
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Stephanie Gentile
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Jeremy Morrison
Partner, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
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Jennifer Raab
Partner, Palo Alto
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Natasha Leskovsek
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Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Caroline Vu
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Christopher Andrews
Associate, New York
Dannielle Antone
Associate, San Francisco
Tamara Chin Loy
Associate, Washington, DC
Navya Dasari
Associate, New York
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Winda Fung
Associate, Santa Monica
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Kristina Krasnikova
Associate, Palo Alto
Sunny J. Levine
Associate, Colorado
Amanda Lindner
Associate, New York
Jayne M. Munger
Associate, New York
Julianne Orr
Associate, San Francisco
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
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Associate, Brussels
Jesse Schulman
Associate, Colorado
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Travere Sells Bile Acid Product Portfolio to Mirum

July 18, 2023

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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Jeffrey J. Tolin
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Cara Buchicchio
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Veritone Acquires Broadbean

June 5, 2023

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

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Associate, Colorado
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Partner, San Diego
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Partner in Charge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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Partner, Los Angeles
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Partner, San Diego
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Partner, London
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Partner, Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
David Wilson
Partner, London
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
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Special Counsel, Colorado
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Reid Hooper
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julie Wicklund
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Patrick Sharma
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Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Julia Gage
Associate, San Francisco
James H. Reizman
Associate, Santa Monica
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Bethan Chalmers
Associate, London
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Susan Mobley
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Melissa Eskola
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Dawn Roelofs
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Douglas Lyles
Senior Research Services & Access Analyst

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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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Partner in Charge – Palo Alto, Palo Alto
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Andrew Nelms
Associate, San Francisco
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Associate, San Francisco
Lawrence Traylor
Associate, Santa Monica
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Kelly McCormick
Associate, San Francisco
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Madison (JJ) Meng
Associate, San Francisco
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Associate, San Francisco
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Admissions and credentials

Brussels, Belgium

Rankings and 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 and 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

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