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LegalZoom Announces Acquisition of Formation Nation

February 10, 2025

Cooley advised LegalZoom (Nasdaq: LZ), an online platform for legal services, on its acquisition of Formation Nation, a small-business services company.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Erin J. Kirchner
Partner, Chicago
Nathan Baum
Special Counsel, New York
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
C. Thomas Hopkins
Partner, Santa Monica
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Jeremy Morrison
Partner, Washington, DC
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles
John-Paul Motley
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Ana A. Bordallo
Associate, San Diego
Caitlin Breitenbruck
Associate, Seattle
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Emma Frerichs
Associate, Chicago
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Patrick Reed
Associate, Palo Alto
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

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Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp. Completes Merger With Inspirato

February 19, 2022

Cooley advised Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company affiliated with Thayer Ventures, on its completed business combination with innovative luxury travel subscription brand Inspirato. Lawyers Daniel Peale, John McKenna, Milson Yu, Michelle Peleg, Shawn Fateh, Jonathan Camello, Brian Kloeblen and Angel Nwachukwu led the Cooley team advising Thayer Ventures.

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Daniel Peale
Partner, Washington, DC
John McKenna
Partner, Palo Alto
Milson Yu
Partner, Palo Alto
Michelle Peleg
Associate, San Francisco
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
John Lavoie
Partner in Charge – Reston, Reston
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Bill Galliani
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Peter Crain
Special Counsel, Reston
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Chris Chynoweth
Special Counsel, New York
Tommi McCarthy
Associate, New York
Edward Sniezek
Associate, Reston
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Drue Anne Koons
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jon Turk
Senior Paralegal, Washington, DC

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Chegg Agrees to Acquire Language Learning Platform Busuu

December 2, 2021

Cooley advised Chegg, a student-first connected learning platform, on its definitive agreement to acquire language learning platform Busuu for 385 million euros ($436 million). Partner Ben Shribman led the Cooley team advising Chegg.

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Ben Shribman
Partner, London
Anne Lieberman
Partner, Santa Monica
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Russell Anderson
Partner, London
Kafeel Azher
Associate, London
Bethan Chalmers
Associate, London
Jack Jones
Special Counsel, London
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Andrew Linch
Special Counsel, London
Dr. Oliver Ware
Associate, London
Dr. Steve Cuss
Associate, London
Juan Nascimbene
Associate, London
Aarti G. Reddy
Partner, San Francisco

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Byju’s Agrees to Acquire Tynker to Continue US Expansion

September 28, 2021

Cooley advised Byju’s, a personalized learning platform, on its definitive agreement to acquire K-12 creative coding platform Tynker, further accelerating Byju’s US market expansion. Lawyers Rishab Kumar, Steve Tonsfeldt and Erik Edwards led the Cooley team advising Byju’s.

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Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Erik Edwards
Partner, Palo Alto
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Wendy Brenner
Partner, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica

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India-Based Edtech Company Byju’s Acquires Epic

July 29, 2021

Cooley advised India-based Byju’s, a global leader in online learning, on its agreement to acquire reading platform Epic for $500 million. Rishab Kumar, Steve Tonsfeldt and Erik Edwards led the Cooley team advising Byju’s on the transaction.

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Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Erik Edwards
Partner, Palo Alto
Ferish Patel
Partner, Singapore
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Wendy Brenner
Partner, Palo Alto
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego

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