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Eagle Pharmaceuticals’ Cooperation Agreement With Nantahala Capital Management

August 28, 2025

Cooley advised Eagle Pharmaceuticals, a fully integrated pharmaceutical company with research and development, clinical, manufacturing and commercial expertise, on its cooperation agreement with Nantahala Capital Management, a holder of approximately 38% of Eagle’s outstanding shares.

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Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
Sarah Sellers
Partner, New York
Marc Recht
Partner, Boston
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Asa Henin
Partner, San Diego
Paul Alexander
Associate, Washington, DC
Nathan Baum
Special Counsel, New York
Luke Cadigan
Partner in Charge – Boston, Boston
Tijana Brien
Partner, Palo Alto
Ariane A. Andrade
Partner, Chicago

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Cooley Wins Securities Litigation Appeal for Talphera

August 20, 2025

Cooley secured a key appellate win on behalf of Talphera (formerly known as AcelRx Pharmaceuticals), a Silicon Valley-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for use in the medically supervised setting, in affirming the 2024 dismissal of a securities class action brought by investors, who alleged that the company committed securities fraud in the run-up to a February 2021 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning letter concerning some marketing materials for its pain drug Dsuvia. 

The case is Sneed v. Talphera, Inc. before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Case No. 24-3560).

The appeal was argued by Cooley special counsel Patrick Hayden. The Talphera securities litigation team was led by Cooley partners Tijana Brien, Patrick Gibbs and Shannon Eagan, with associates Janelle Fernandes, Allison O’Neill and Greg Merchant.

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Patrick J. Hayden
Special Counsel, New York
Tijana Brien
Partner, Palo Alto
Patrick Gibbs
Partner, Palo Alto
Shannon Eagan
Partner in Charge – Palo Alto, Palo Alto
Janelle Fernandes
Associate, Colorado
Allison Wettstein O’Neill
Associate, San Diego
Greg Merchant
Associate, Palo Alto

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Tenth Circuit Issues Important Decision Limiting Right of Short Sellers to Pursue Claims Under the Securities Laws in Certain Circumstances, Affirming a Victory Obtained by Cooley for Beyond Inc. (Formerly Overstock.com)

October 15, 2024

Cooley successfully secured a complete win on behalf of Beyond Inc. (formerly known as Overstock.com) and certain officers and directors, in In re Overstock Securities Litigation, when the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of all claims. The Cooley team included John Dwyer, Tijana Brien, Heather Spears, and Rebecca Ferrari.

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Tijana Brien
Partner, Palo Alto
Heather Speers
Partner, San Diego
Rebecca Ferrari
Associate, Washington, DC

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Cooley Secures Dismissal of Derivative Action for FibroGen

October 9, 2024

Cooley successfully secured the complete dismissal of a derivative action for FibroGen – a biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops medicines for the treatment of anemia, cancer and fibrotic disease – as well as certain officers and directors. The case is In re FibroGen Inc. Derivative Litigation, C.A. No. 2022-0331-SG (Del. Ch.).

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Patrick Gibbs
Partner, Palo Alto
Tijana Brien
Partner, Palo Alto
Brett De Jarnette
Partner, Palo Alto
Amie Simmons
Associate, Palo Alto
Kimberley Scimeca
Associate, Boston
Madeleine McNally
Associate, Palo Alto

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Transact Campus Announces $1.6 Billion Sale to Roper Technologies

August 15, 2024

Cooley advised Reverence Capital Partners’ portfolio company Transact Campus, an innovative campus technology and payment solutions company, on a definitive agreement signed by Reverence Capital Partners to sell Transact to Roper Technologies for $1.6 billion.

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Partner, New York
Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Dave Young
Partner, Santa Monica
Grigor Lynch
Associate, Colorado
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Matthew Choy
Associate, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Keith Berets
Partner, Colorado
Tijana Brien
Partner, Palo Alto
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Adam Fleisher
Partner, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Mark Lambert
Partner, Palo Alto
Miriam Petrillo
Partner, Chicago
Obrea Poindexter
Partner, Washington, DC
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Jay Vaughan
Partner, Washington, DC
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Shimeng Cheng
Special Counsel, San Francisco
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Kate Lee Carey
Special Counsel, San Diego
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Steve Andersen
Associate, New York
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Norris Kadet
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Tommi McCarthy
Associate, New York
Zachary Sonenshine
Associate, New York
Stevie Yu
Associate, New York
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Francisco
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Rebecca Flake
Higher Education Services Advisor, Washington, DC
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston

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