About Zimu

Zimu counsels US and international biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device and other life sciences companies on a range of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters. He advises on issues related to pre-clinical development, clinical trials, marketing authorization, manufacturing, market access, promotion and sales, product safety, imports and exports, and cybersecurity. He also frequently advises on regulatory issues involving novel products, including software medical devices, general wellness products and embryo preimplantation genetic testing.

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Experience

Tmunity Therapeutics Agrees to Sell to Kite

Tmunity Therapeutics Agrees to Sell to Kite

December 28, 2022

Cooley advised Tmunity Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, on its agreement to sell to Kite, a global biopharmaceutical company. Partners Mark Weeks, Ben Beerle and Marya Postner led the Cooley team.

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Mark Weeks
Partner, Palo Alto
Ben Beerle
Partner, San Francisco
Marya Postner
Partner, Palo Alto
Chen Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
Jenny Ge
Associate, San Francisco
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Kate Hillier
Partner, Seattle
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington DC
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington DC
Baasit Bhutta
Associate, Palo Alto
Paula Fleckenstein
Associate, Reston
John Forrest
Associate, Boston
Joyce Li
Associate, Chicago
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington DC
Maya Rahwanji
Associate, New York
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Washington DC
Zimu Yang
Associate, Washington DC
Freddy Yip
Associate, Hong Kong

ZitSticka sells to Heyday

ZitSticka sells to Heyday

November 14, 2022

Cooley represented ZitSticka, a skin care brand focused on acne treatments, on its sale to Heyday, a next-generation consumer products company pioneering a digital-first approach to brand building. Partners Nick Hobson and Anne Lieberman led the Cooley team advising ZitSticka.

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Nick Hobson
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Anne Lieberman
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington DC
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Zimu Yang
Associate, Washington DC
Cameron Hajialiakbar
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Joyce Li
Associate, Chicago
Ellie Guadiana
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Erica Russell
Associate, San Francisco
Juliana Finley
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Karun Ahuja
Associate, Chicago
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Susan Mobley
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Claire Gibbs
Associate, Washington DC

Unilever Acquires Hair Wellness Brand Nutrafol

Unilever Acquires Hair Wellness Brand Nutrafol

June 1, 2022

Cooley advised Nutrafol, a leading provider of hair wellness products, on its agreement to sell a majority stake in the company to Unilever. Partner Kevin Cooper led the Cooley team advising Nutrafol on the transaction, and partner Stephane Levy has acted as longtime corporate counsel to the company. Nutrafol is backed by Unilever Ventures and consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton.

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Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Stephane Levy
Partner, New York
Zachary Sonenshine
Associate, New York
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
James Lin
Associate, New York
Ariel Rom
Partner, New York
Daniel Chao
Associate, New York
David Dalton
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Jessica Winn
Associate, Boston
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Matthew Langer
Senior Counsel , New York
Danielle Joe
Associate, Washington DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington DC
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington DC
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Zimu Yang
Associate, Washington DC
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Grace Hunter
Associate, Washington DC
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington DC
Winda Fung
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Megan Donohue
Partner, San Diego
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington DC
Veronica Caba
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Memberships & affiliations

Food and Drug Law Institute