About Todd

Todd Gluth is the chair of Cooley's tax practice group. Todd advises clients on structuring and tax aspects of complex domestic and cross-border business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public and private offerings of securities, debt and equity restructurings, real estate transactions, executive compensation, the organization and operation of investment funds, and investments by tax-exempt and non-U.S. investors. He also represents clients in connection with federal and state tax controversies, voluntary disclosures, private letter rulings, and commercial litigation involving tax matters.

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Experience

SiteOne Therapeutics to Be Acquired by Eli Lilly for up to $1 Billion

SiteOne Therapeutics to Be Acquired by Eli Lilly for up to $1 Billion

May 28, 2025

Cooley advised SiteOne Therapeutics, a private biotechnology company developing small molecule inhibitors of sodium channels to treat pain and other neuronal hyperexcitability disorders, on its acquisition by Eli Lilly.

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Lila Hope
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Carly Mitchell
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Jeremy Morrison
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Gerard O'Shea
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Marty Schenker
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Chen Chen
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Andrew Epstein
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Karen Tsai
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Of Counsel, Washington, DC
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Associate, Palo Alto
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Associate, Palo Alto
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
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Associate, Santa Monica
Joseph Perry
Associate, Reston
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Associate, New York
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Sirius Therapeutics Announces Collaboration With CRISPR Therapeutics

Sirius Therapeutics Announces Collaboration With CRISPR Therapeutics

May 19, 2025

Cooley advised Sirius Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company developing innovative small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapies for global markets, on its strategic partnership to develop and commercialize siRNA therapies with CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on creating transformative gene-based medicines for serious diseases.

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Alan W. Tamarelli
Partner, New York
Jiqiang Lin
Associate, New York
Navya Dasari
Associate, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
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Partner, San Diego
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Steve Przesmicki
Partner, San Diego
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Rachel Thorn
Of counsel, New York
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado

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Gimmal Acquired by Morae Global

Gimmal Acquired by Morae Global

May 14, 2025

Cooley advised Gimmal, a developer of information management and enterprise content management software and a portfolio company of Rubicon Technology Partners, on its acquisition by Morae Global, a provider of legal and compliance consulting services

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Kester Spindler
Partner, Colorado
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Partner
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Associate, Colorado
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Associate, Boston
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Associate, Boston
Orion Armon
Partner, Colorado
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Jimmy Gilligan
Associate, Boston
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Juan Nascimbene
Associate, London
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Rachel Shapiro
Associate, Colorado
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Senior Paralegal , Boston
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
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Vision Government Solutions Completes Recapitalization With Great Hill Partners

Vision Government Solutions Completes Recapitalization With Great Hill Partners

May 6, 2025

Cooley advised Vision Government Solutions, a portfolio company of Rubicon Technology Partners and a leader in the appraisal, computer-assisted mass appraisal and property tax industry, on its majority recapitalization with Great Hill Partners.

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Kester Spindler
Partner, Colorado
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Partner
Nick Kenyon
Associate, Boston
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Partner, Colorado
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Michael Aridi Barake
Associate, Santa Monica
Tessa W Bell
Associate, Colorado
Baasit Bhutta
Associate, Colorado
Winda Fung
Associate, Santa Monica
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Sai Yarramalla
Associate, Palo Alto
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Megan Boss
Senior Paralegal , Boston
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Loraine Torres
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York

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Cerberus Announces Landmark Investment in Aquatech

Cerberus Announces Landmark Investment in Aquatech

April 3, 2025

Cooley advised Cerberus Capital Management, a global leader in alternative investing with approximately $65 billion in assets across complementary credit, real estate and private equity strategies, on its growth investment in Aquatech, a global leader in water technology and services for industrial and infrastructure markets.

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Garland “Sonny” W. Allison
Partner, Colorado
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Partner, Colorado
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Associate, New York
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Associate, Colorado
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Partner, San Francisco
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
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Partner, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
John Lavoie
Partner in Charge – Reston, Reston
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Boston
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Special Counsel, Reston
Reid Hooper
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julie Wicklund
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Alanna B Zuchelli
Special Counsel, Reston
Meredith Ashlock
Associate, Colorado
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Associate, Reston
Jasmine A. Banks
Associate, Washington, DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Susan Choy
Associate, New York
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Jeremy M. Exelbert
Associate, New York
Jimmy Gilligan
Associate, Boston
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Associate, Chicago
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Associate, New York
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Associate, New York
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Associate, San Francisco
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Associate, New York
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Associate, New York
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Senior Paralegal , Boston
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Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
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Senior Paralegal, New York
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Patent Agent, Boston

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Admissions and credentials

California

Massachusetts

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Tax – California: Southern (2020 – 2024)

Chambers USA: Litigation: Securities – California (2020 – 2023)

Todd is 'an exceptional tax attorney' who 'communicates difficult matters in a very clear way,' and is 'an authority and skilled influencer who achieves outsized outcomes.'

Chambers USA 2022