Sale Kwon

Cooley represented RegCell in connection with its $66 million financing led by Playground Global and joined by other new investors including Global Brain, Mitsui Chemicals, LG Technology Ventures, Alumni Ventures and Medical Incubator Japan. The funding will support the advancement of RegCell's immune tolerance platform, which is based on Nobel Prize-winning science and is designed to develop curative therapies for autoimmune diseases and other immune-mediated conditions. The financing will help advance the company's lead programs toward clinical development.

The Cooley team included Sale Kwon, Dave Peinsipp, Yichen Liu, Haley Schubert-Nieh and Sofia Chadwick.

Cooley represented TeRAM in connection with its $37 million financing. TeRAM emerged from stealth to develop custom 3D SRAM technology designed to address the memory bottlenecks facing next-generation AI deployments. The financing was co-led by Primary Venture Partners, B Capital, Hyperion and SemiAnalysis Capital, with participation from Alumni Ventures and Lightscape Partners. The proceeds will support technology validation and team growth as TeRAM advances customized 3D SRAM solutions for AI applications.

Partner Sale Kwon led the Cooley team, which also included Ben Lima and Emily Liu.

Cooley represented Naver Ventures, the venture arm of Naver Corporation, in its strategic investment in Baobab Studios, the 10-time Emmy-winning transmedia animation studio. The investment supports Baobab’s expansion of cross-platform intellectual property development spanning animation, publishing, gaming, television and streaming. The investment was a seven-figure transaction that valued Baobab above its previous financing round. Naver Corporation is one of South Korea’s largest internet companies and the parent of Webtoon Entertainment Inc. 

Partner Sale Kwon led the Cooley team, which also included Joyce Wang and Ben Lima.

Cooley represented PATH, the premium purified-water brand in reusable aluminum bottles, in connection with a new investment round backed by a group of investors, including Agility Ventures. The financing will support PATH’s continued growth initiatives, including expansion across the United States and international markets, increased brand investment and consumer awareness, continued product innovation, and further optimization of the company’s supply chain and operations.

PATH is on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic through its reusable aluminum bottled water platform and is available nationwide through major retailers, hospitality venues and direct-to-consumer channels.

Partner Sale Kwon led the Cooley team, which also included Reza Safai and Irene Sun.

Cooley represented Higgsfield in its $400 million Series B financing at a $5.4 billion valuation. The round was led by DST Global, with participation from Tribe Capital, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Smash Capital, Fifth Wall, Valor Capital, Intel Capital, Liberty Global Tech Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital and NTT DOCOMO Ventures. Existing investors, including Accel, Menlo Ventures and GFT Ventures, also participated. Higgsfield is an AI video platform and plans to use the proceeds to fund research and development, expand global infrastructure, hire AI talent and scale its sales operations.

Partner Sale Kwon led the Cooley team, which also included Reza Safai, Andrew Mettry, Alice Wu, Christopher Kimball and Rebecca Ross.