Sarah Oliai

Associate
soliai@cooley.com
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About Sarah

Sarah Oliai’s practice focuses on helping companies navigate complex regulatory issues regarding international trade and national security. Specifically, Sarah advises clients on issues relating to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), economic sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US.

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Experience

SiteOne Therapeutics Announces $100 Million Series C

SiteOne Therapeutics Announces $100 Million Series C

December 18, 2024

Cooley advised SiteOne Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing selective ion channel modulators for the treatment of pain, cough and other conditions, on its $100 million Series C financing.

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2024 11 21 Lightning AI Raises 50 Million

2024 11 21 Lightning AI Raises 50 Million

November 21, 2024

Cooley advised Lightning AI, creator of the PyTorch Lightning framework, on its $50 million equity investment from Cisco Investments, J.P. Morgan, K5 Global and NVIDIA, bringing its total funding to $103 million.

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Cresta Closes $125 Million Series D

Cresta Closes $125 Million Series D

November 19, 2024

Cooley advised Cresta, an end-to-end generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform for contact centers, on the closing of its $125 million Series D.

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RPM Ventures Leads Firefly Aerospace’s Oversubscribed $175 Million Series D

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Cooley advised early-stage venture capital firm RPM Ventures as the lead investor for Firefly Aerospace's oversubscribed $175 million Series D.

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Logik.io Raises $25 Million Series B

Logik.io Raises $25 Million Series B

October 8, 2024

Cooley advised Logik.io, the company that reimagines configure, price and quote (CPQ) and consumerizes enterprise selling experiences, on its $25 million Series B funding to accelerate CPQ innovation and further expand company growth.

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Admissions and credentials

New York

District of Columbia

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: International Trade: CFIUS Experts – Nationwide (2021 – 2024)