Rama Padmanabhan
About Rama
Rama focuses on all types of public and private M&A with a proven track record leading cross-border transactions. A trailblazer in life sciences, she represents biotech, pharmaceuticals and medical device companies in high-stakes transactions while also advising tech clients from a range of industries, from artificial intelligence and healthcare IT to semiconductor, software, ecommerce, consumer and retail.
Experience
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Cidara Therapeutics to Be Acquired by Merck
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Cooley Advises Investor Syndicate on $2.25 Billion Acquisition of HistoSonics
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Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals Completes Merger With Ikena Oncology [UPDATED]
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Capstan Therapeutics Announces up to $2.1 Billion Acquisition by AbbVie
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EsoBiotec Announces up to $1 Billion Acquisition by AstraZeneca
Admissions and credentials
- California
Rankings and accolades
Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A – California: San Diego (2024 – 2025)
The Legal 500 US: M&A: Large Deals ($1bn+) (2024 – 2025)
San Diego Business Journal: Women of Influence in Law (2025)
Lawdragon: 500 Leading Dealmakers in America (2021 – 2025)
San Diego Business Journal: Top 100 Leaders in Law Awards (2023)
The Deal: Middle Market Awards – Dealmaker of the Year in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech (2020)
Memberships and affiliations
- American Bar Association (ABA)
Related blog postings
- Renegotiating Deal Terms? Delaware Reminds Fiduciaries of Unremitting Duties
- Social Distancing From a (Supposed) Life Partner: Early Lessons From Deals Terminated and On the Rocks in the COVID-19 Era
- Long-Term Focus: Preparing for Activism + Takeovers Amid COVID-19 Risks
- Cooley’s 2019 Tech M&A Year in Review
- Cooley's 2019 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review
- Taking a Play out of the Financial Acquirer’s Playbook
- Use of Earn-Outs to “Bridge” the Valuation Gap
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