Steve Flores

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sflores@cooley.com
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About Steve

Steve focuses his practice on a broad array of complex executive compensation and employee benefits matters. He regularly advises private and public companies, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on a wide range of employee benefit and executive compensation matters in connection with mergers & acquisitions, carve outs, private equity and minority investments, restructurings and lending transactions. Steve also assists clients of all sizes with the design, implementation and termination of a wide array of employee benefit plans and compensatory arrangements – including equity and cash-based incentive plans, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, retention and change-in-control plans, employment and severance agreements, and retirement and health and welfare plans.  

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CallTower Receives Investment From BV Investment Partners

CallTower Receives Investment From BV Investment Partners

November 16, 2023

Cooley advised CallTower, an international leader in delivering cloud-based, enterprise-class communications, contact center and collaboration solutions, on its investment from BV Investment Partners.

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Cara Therapeutics, Inc. -- $40 Million Royalty Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement

Cara Therapeutics, Inc. -- $40 Million Royalty Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement

November 3, 2023

Cooley advised Cara Therapeutics, Inc. on its $40 million royalty interest purchase and sale agreement with HealthCare Royalty Partners. Michael Tollini and Addison Pierce led the Cooley team advising Cara, which included Bin Wang, Xueqing Li and Jordan Verrilli. Cara, which trades on The NASDAQ Global Market as “CARA,” is a clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing and commercializing new chemical entities designed to alleviate pain and pruritus by selectively targeting peripheral kappa opioid receptors.

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Hughes & Company Invests in Health Data Innovations

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October 2, 2023

Cooley advised Hughes & Company, a private equity firm focused on healthcare software and technology-enabled services, on its strategic investment in Health Data Innovations, a founder-owned healthcare data integration-as-a-service company.

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Nuvolo Agrees to Sell to Trane Technologies

Nuvolo Agrees to Sell to Trane Technologies

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Cooley advised Nuvolo, a leader in modern, cloud-based connected workplace solutions, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by climate innovator Trane Technologies.

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LegalZoom Announces Upsized $161 Million Follow-on Public Offering

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Cooley advised LegalZoom, a leading online platform for business formation, on its upsized follow-on public offering at $161 million.

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Rankings & accolades

Chicago United – Business Leader of Color

Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers – LawDragon

Labor & Employment Star – Benchmark Litigation

Crain’s Chicago Business – Notable Minorities in Accounting, Consulting

Law Latino Lawyer of the Year – Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois

Top Latino Lawyer – Latino Leaders Magazine

Best Lawyers in America – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Memberships & affiliations

Chicago Committee

Hispanic National Bar Association

Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois

American Bar Association

Illinois State Bar Association

Leadership Council for Legal Diversity