Richard E. Ginsberg

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rginsberg@cooley.com
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Whether my clients are building a startup with disruptive technology or launching a new investment fund, I am lucky to see business growth from all sides. My success is directly tied to their success.

About Richard

Rick is co-founder and partner at Cooley’s Chicago office. He has extensive experience representing public and private companies and the venture capital firms and private investors that fund them. Concentrating in corporate and securities law while acting as a true business adviser, he counsels investors and companies throughout their life cycle on matters ranging from formation to complex corporate investments and transactions. Adept at advising emerging and growth-stage companies in all stages of development, Rick routinely works with these companies on private financings, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions and equity and debt investments.

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Experience

Tempus Announces $600 Million Acquisition of Ambry Genetics

Tempus Announces $600 Million Acquisition of Ambry Genetics

November 4, 2024

Cooley advised Tempus AI (Nasdaq: TEM), a technology company advancing precision medicine through the practical application of artificial intelligence in healthcare, on its agreement to acquire Ambry Genetics, a company focusing on genetic testing that aims to improve health by understanding the relationship between genetics and disease.

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Partner, Chicago
Richard E. Ginsberg
Partner, Chicago
Christina T. Roupas
Partner in Charge – Chicago, Chicago
Courtney M.W. Tygesson
Partner, Chicago
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Ariane A. Andrade
Partner, Chicago
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington, DC
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Dr. Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Rachel Thorn
Of counsel, New York
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Son Nguyen
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Mateus Kaba Aboud
Associate, Chicago
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Tiffany Allen
Associate, Palo Alto
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Adrienne Beaudoin Deshmukh
Associate, Reston
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Jose Luis Gonzalez
Associate, Palo Alto
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Kelley Harrington
Associate, Chicago
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Kyle Hess
Associate, New York
Cameron Irwin
Associate, Chicago
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Patrick O. Johnson
Associate, Boston
David H. Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto

EGateway Closes $94 Million Fund II

EGateway Closes $94 Million Fund II

September 13, 2024

Cooley advised eGateway Capital, a northern Kentucky-based venture capital and private equity firm investing in the technology that enables the future of ecommerce, on the close of its $94 million second fund.

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Rachel Goddard
Partner, Chicago
Wyatt Christiansen
Associate, San Francisco
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Richard E. Ginsberg
Partner, Chicago

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Fund Formation
Ecommerce + Marketplace
Technology
Venture Capital
Tax
Trademark, Copyright and Advertising

Bluestein Ventures Closes $45 Million Fund III

Bluestein Ventures Closes $45 Million Fund III

February 20, 2024

Cooley advised Bluestein Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in the future of food, on the close of its $45 million in capital commitments for its third foodtech fund.

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Rachel Goddard
Partner, Chicago
Richard E. Ginsberg
Partner, Chicago
Winston Gu
Partner, Chicago
Halima A. Nguyen
Associate, Chicago

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Food and Beverage
Fund Formation
Technology
Venture Capital

Baird Capital Closes Sixth Venture Capital Fund

Baird Capital Closes Sixth Venture Capital Fund

December 18, 2023

Cooley advised Baird Capital, a manager of two investment platforms – venture capital and global private equity – investing in business-to-business technology and services-focused companies worldwide, on the final close of its sixth US venture capital fund, its largest venture fund to date, with a total of $218 million in committed capital.

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Richard E. Ginsberg
Partner, Chicago
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Gregory S. Grossman
Partner, Chicago
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Bernard Hatcher
Senior Counsel, San Francisco
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Halima A. Nguyen
Associate, Chicago

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Venture Capital
Fund Formation
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Meet Rick Ginsberg

Admissions and credentials

Illinois

Rankings and accolades

Crain’s Chicago Business: Tech 50 (2017)

International Bar Association: Who’s Who Legal – Illinois, Private Funds (2007 – 2010)

The Legal 500: Venture Capital & Emerging Companies