Samantha Zhang

About Samantha

Samantha Zhang is a associate in the Asian capital markets group with the Singapore office of Cooley. She graduated in 2021, and joined the firm in October 2021.

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Experience

Gracell Biotechnologies Agrees to Acquisition by AstraZeneca for up to $1.2 Billion

December 26, 2023

Cooley advised Gracell Biotechnologies, a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca.

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Rama Padmanabhan

Partner, San Diego

Rowook Park

Partner, San Diego

Izzy Lubarsky

Partner, New York

Brittany K. Wightman

Associate, San Diego

Rajdeep Roger Bains

Associate, San Diego

Melissa Meza

Associate, San Diego

Will Cai

Partner, Hong Kong

Patrick Loofbourrow

Partner, Singapore

Jie Zhang

Partner, Hong Kong

Hilda Li

Associate, Hong Kong

Samantha Zhang

Associate, Singapore

Alessandra Murata

Partner, Palo Alto

Charity Williams

Partner, San Diego

Xander Lee

Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica

Phil Mitchell

Partner, New York

Megan Browdie

Partner, Washington, DC

Christopher Kimball

Partner, Washington, DC

Ross Eberly

Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica

Lei Shen

Partner, Chicago

Natasha Leskovsek

Of Counsel, Washington, DC

Rena Kaminsky

Special Counsel, Palo Alto

Stella Sarma

Special Counsel, Brussels

Christine Graham

Special Counsel, London

Andrew Epstein

Special Counsel, Seattle

Dillon Martinson

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Ajay Athavale

Associate, San Francisco

Amanda Griggs

Associate, New York

Sara Kim

Associate, Los Angeles Downtown

Patrick Sharma

Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica

Allison Kutner

Associate, New York

Eileen Leman

Associate, Los Angeles Downtown

Daniel Lac

Associate, San Diego

Sarah Oliai

Associate, Washington, DC

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Biotechnology

Healthcare

Asia

Capital Markets

Compensation and Benefits

Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing

Tax

Antitrust and Competition

Labor and Employment

CFIUS

Cyber/Data/Privacy

Gracell Biotechnologies Announces Up to $150 Million Private Placement Financing Joined by Syndicate of Premier Healthcare Investors

August 9, 2023

Cooley advised Gracell Biotechnologies, a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative and highly efficacious cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, on its private placement financing of up to $150 million.

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Will Cai

Partner, Hong Kong

Jie Zhang

Partner, Hong Kong

Francis Wheeler

Partner, Colorado

Hilda Li

Associate, Hong Kong

Harvey Yao

Associate, Hong Kong

Samantha Zhang

Associate, Singapore

Zhengyang Li

Senior Legal Assistant, Hong Kong

Related Practices & Industries

Capital Markets

Life Sciences

Asia

Summit Healthcare Closes Business Combination With YS Biopharma

March 20, 2023

Cooley advised Summit Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (Summit Healthcare), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, on its business combination with YishengBio Co., Ltd. (YS Biopharma), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing new generations of innovative vaccines and therapeutic biologics.

Related contacts

Will Cai

Partner, Hong Kong

Yiming Liu

Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai

Tim Pitrelli

Partner, Singapore

Steven Holm

Associate, Singapore

Hilda Li

Associate, Hong Kong

Harvey Yao

Associate, Hong Kong

Samantha Zhang

Associate, Singapore

Iris Yang

Senior Legal Assistant, Shanghai

Aaron Pomeroy

Partner, Colorado

Rick Jantz

Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica

Calvin Lee

Associate, New York

2023 12 26 Gracell Biotechnologies to be Acquired by AstraZeneca for up to Approximately 1 2 Billion

Related contacts

Rama Padmanabhan

Partner, San Diego

Rowook Park

Partner, San Diego

Izzy Lubarsky

Partner, New York

Brittany K. Wightman

Associate, San Diego

Rajdeep Roger Bains

Associate, San Diego

Melissa Meza

Associate, San Diego

Will Cai

Partner, Hong Kong

Patrick Loofbourrow

Partner, Singapore

Jie Zhang

Partner, Hong Kong

Hilda Li

Associate, Hong Kong

Samantha Zhang

Associate, Singapore

Alessandra Murata

Partner, Palo Alto

Charity Williams

Partner, San Diego

Xander Lee

Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica

Phil Mitchell

Partner, New York

Megan Browdie

Partner, Washington, DC

Christopher Kimball

Partner, Washington, DC

Ross Eberly

Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica

Lei Shen

Partner, Chicago

Natasha Leskovsek

Of Counsel, Washington, DC

Rena Kaminsky

Special Counsel, Palo Alto

Stella Sarma

Special Counsel, Brussels

Christine Graham

Special Counsel, London

Andrew Epstein

Special Counsel, Seattle

Dillon Martinson

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Ajay Athavale

Associate, San Francisco

Amanda Griggs

Associate, New York

Sara Kim

Associate, Los Angeles Downtown

Patrick Sharma

Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica

Allison Kutner

Associate, New York

Eileen Leman

Associate, Los Angeles Downtown

Daniel Lac

Associate, San Diego

Sarah Oliai

Associate, Washington, DC

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Biotechnology

Healthcare

Asia

Capital Markets

Compensation and Benefits

Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing

Tax

Antitrust and Competition

Labor and Employment

CFIUS

Cyber/Data/Privacy

About Samantha

Experience

Gracell Biotechnologies Agrees to Acquisition by AstraZeneca for up to $1.2 Billion

Gracell Biotechnologies Announces Up to $150 Million Private Placement Financing Joined by Syndicate of Premier Healthcare Investors

Summit Healthcare Closes Business Combination With YS Biopharma

2023 12 26 Gracell Biotechnologies to be Acquired by AstraZeneca for up to Approximately 1 2 Billion

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