Randy Sabett

Special Counsel
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As an attorney and former crypto engineer, I approach cybersecurity and privacy from all angles; I don't just talk the talk – I also walk the walk.

Experience

Structure Therapeutics – $185.3 Million IPO

February 9, 2023

San Francisco – February 9, 2023 Cooley advised Structure Therapeutics, a clinical-stage global biopharmaceutical company, on its $185.3 million initial public offering, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional American depositary shares. Lawyers Charlie Kim, Patrick Loofbourrow, Andrew Harline and Su Lian Lu led the Cooley team.

The offering marks the first sizable US life sciences IPO this year. Structure Therapeutics will use the proceeds to develop new oral therapies for the treatment of various diseases, including those impacting the metabolic, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. Its lead product candidate targets Type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Structure Therapeutics aims to develop and deliver novel oral therapeutics to treat a wide range of chronic diseases with unmet medical needs. Its differentiated technology platform leverages structure-based drug discovery and computational chemistry expertise, enabling it to build a pipeline of product candidates. The company currently focuses on G-protein-coupled receptors as a therapeutic target class.

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Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Andrew Harline
Partner, Singapore
Su Lian Lu
Special Counsel, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Alexander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Karen Deschaine
Partner, San Diego
Jie Zhang
Partner, Hong Kong
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Mark Ballantyne
Partner, Reston
Nicola Squire
Partner, London
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Thomas Welk
Senior Counsel, San Diego
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Lisa Yuan
Special Counsel, Beijing
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado
Vince Flynn
Associate, San Diego
Ivy Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Yuan Dai
Associate, Shanghai
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego
Cristina Ferruolo
Associate, San Diego
Alexander Davis
Associate, San Diego
Brian Lau
International Legal Project Manager, Hong Kong
Jessica Wade
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Kate Walther
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Christine S. Kim
Associate, San Diego
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Diego

Blockdaemon Acquires Sepior

July 27, 2022

Cooley advised Blockdaemon, an institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure company, on its acquisition of Sepior, a data and digital asset security company focused on institutional-grade cryptographic key management and protection. Special counsel Claudia Torres led the Cooley team advising Blockdaemon.

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Claudia Torres
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Luke X. Blackett
Associate, San Francisco
Erin Wright
Associate, San Francisco
Mary Maher Lewis
Special Counsel, Reston
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Anisha Mohin
Associate, New York
Anders Fernstrom
Associate, Reston
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Christopher Hutter
Partner, Reston
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington DC
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Ida Mahmoudi
Associate, San Francisco

Unilever Acquires Hair Wellness Brand Nutrafol

June 1, 2022

Cooley advised Nutrafol, a leading provider of hair wellness products, on its agreement to sell a majority stake in the company to Unilever. Partner Kevin Cooper led the Cooley team advising Nutrafol on the transaction, and partner Stephane Levy has acted as longtime corporate counsel to the company. Nutrafol is backed by Unilever Ventures and consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton.

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Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Stephane Levy
Partner, New York
Zachary Sonenshine
Associate, New York
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
James Lin
Associate, New York
Ariel Rom
Partner, New York
Daniel Chao
Associate, New York
David Dalton
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Jessica Winn
Associate, Boston
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Matthew Langer
Senior Counsel , New York
Danielle Joe
Associate, Washington DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington DC
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Zimu Yang
Associate, Washington DC
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Grace Hunter
Associate, Washington DC
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Winda Fung
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Megan Donohue
Partner, San Diego
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington DC
Veronica Caba
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Blockdaemon Acquires Gem

March 10, 2022

Cooley advised Blockdaemon, the world's largest blockchain infrastructure company for node management and staking, on its acquisition of Gem, a leading cryptocurrency API company. Claudia Torres led the Cooley team advising Blockdaemon.

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Claudia Torres
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Miriam Petrillo
Special Counsel, Chicago

AccountantsWorld Sells to IRIS

December 31, 2021

Cooley advised AccountantsWorld, a pioneer in cloud solutions for accountants in North America, on its sale to IRIS Software Group, a leading global software provider of accountancy solutions. Claudia Torres led the Cooley team advising AccountantsWorld.

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Claudia Torres
Special Counsel, Washington DC
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington DC
MaryBeth Shreiner
Associate, Reston
Virat Gupta
Associate, Washington DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Akiyah B. Francis
Associate, Washington DC
Adam Fleisher
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Sean Ruff
Partner, Washington DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington DC
Shannon MacMichael
Special Counsel, Washington DC
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Rankings & accolades

Chambers USA: Privacy and Data Security (2007 – present)

Law360 "Privacy Group of the Year"

Legal 500 US: Technology – Data Protection and Privacy (2016 – 2020) and Media, Technology and Telecoms – Technology Transactions (2015)

Information Systems Security Association: Information Security Professional of the Year (2013)

Washingtonian Magazine: Top Lawyer in Cybersecurity

The American Lawyer's IP Law & Business magazine: Top 50 Under 45

International Who's Who of Business Lawyers


Memberships & affiliations

International Association of Privacy Professionals

American Bar Association - Section of Science and Technology Law

Georgetown Cybersecurity Law Institute

Information Systems Security Association

An excellent cybersecurity partner. He was fantastic and really impressive. He is very knowledgeable and can bridge the technical, forensic cyber elements with the law, which is unique." "For something complicated and cutting-edge in cybersecurity or incident response, he is a person I look to for his thought leadership in the field."

Chambers USA