Samara Zaifman

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Carmot Therapeutics Enters Definitive Merger Agreement With Roche

December 3, 2023

Cooley advised Carmot Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing life-changing therapeutics for people living with metabolic diseases including obesity and diabetes, on its definitive merger agreement in which Roche will acquire Carmot.

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Christopher Kimball
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Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
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Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Grant Schweikert
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Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Dani Nazemian
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Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Tyler McClure
Associate, San Francisco
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Melissa Meza
Associate, San Diego
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Athina Gaki
Associate, Brussels
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Diego
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Jane Jun
Associate, Palo Alto
Samara Zaifman
Associate, Palo Alto
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Claire Norman
Associate, Palo Alto
Anitha Anne
Associate, San Francisco
Kristina Krasnikova
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Loraine Torres
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Hitesh Patel
eDiscovery Attorney, Washington, DC

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Amazon to Acquire One Medical for $3.9 Billion

July 28, 2022

Cooley, which represents more than 600 digital health clients across the healthcare ecosystem, advised One Medical, a human-centered, technology-powered national primary care organization, on a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire One Medical for $18 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.9 billion, including One Medical’s net debt. Lawyers Steven Tonsfeldt, Matthew Hemington, Anne Lieberman and Gaël Hagan are leading the Cooley team advising One Medical.

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Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Matthew Hemington
Partner, Palo Alto
Anne Lieberman
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Gaël Y. Hagan
Associate, Colorado
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Associate, New York
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Monica Rosenkranz
Associate, Palo Alto
Samara Zaifman
Associate, Palo Alto
Alanna Anderson
Associate, Palo Alto
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Ellie Guadiana
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego

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ThoughtSpot Brings Valuation to $4.2 Billion With Series F Round

November 22, 2021

Cooley advised ThoughtSpot, a modern analytics cloud company, on its $100 million Series F financing round, which brings its valuation to $4.2 billion. Lawyers David Ambler, Mary Wilbourn and Allie Frappier led the Cooley team advising ThoughtSpot.

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John Sellers
Partner, Palo Alto
Samara Zaifman
Associate, Palo Alto
David Burns
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Cytek Biosciences – $200 Million IPO

July 23, 2021

Cooley advised Cytek Biosciences on its $200 million initial public offering of 14,564,635 shares of common stock. Cytek Biosciences, whose securities now trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTKB, is a leading cell analysis solutions company. Partners Gordon Ho, Patrick Loofbourrow and John McKenna led the Cooley team.

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Gordon Ho
Partner, Palo Alto
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
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Partner, Palo Alto
Samara Zaifman
Associate, Palo Alto
Emily Lee
Associate, Palo Alto
Christian Lee
Associate, San Francisco

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Snapdocs Valuation Climbs to Over $1.5 Billion With Series D Round

May 28, 2021

Cooley advised Snapdocs, a digital closing platform for the mortgage industry, on its $150 million Series D financing round, which brings its valuation to more than $1.5 billion. Partner Kevin Rooney led the Cooley team advising Snapdocs.

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Kevin Rooney
Partner, San Francisco
Jeremy Gentile
Associate, San Diego
Samara Zaifman
Associate, Palo Alto
Melanie Yuvienco
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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