Erik Edwards

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Digital Shadows Agrees to Sell to ReliaQuest

July 27, 2022

Cooley advised Digital Shadows, a company that delivers threat intelligence for security teams, on its agreement to sell to ReliaQuest, a force multiplier of security operations, for $160 million. Partners Rowook Park and Erik Edwards, along with associates Bram Couvreur, Rajdeep Bains, Mary Wilbourn and Omed Sharifi, led the Cooley team advising Digital Shadows. 

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Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Melissa Meza
Associate, San Diego
Jia Xie
Associate, London
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
David Dalton
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Erik Edwards
Partner, Palo Alto
Richard G.S. Lee
Associate, Washington, DC
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Daniel Lac
Associate, San Diego
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Kafeel Azher
Associate, London
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, San Diego
Enrique Gallego Capdevila
Special Counsel, Brussels
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica

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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
Luke X. Blackett
Associate, San Francisco
Patrick Pang
Associate, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Scott Dailard
Partner, San Diego
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Casey Warsh
Associate, Colorado
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
Special Counsel, Brussels
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Shannon Noonan
Associate, 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, Los Angeles 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
Luke X. Blackett
Associate, San Francisco
Patrick Pang
Associate, New York
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
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Shannon Noonan
Associate, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Casey Warsh
Associate, Colorado
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego

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Owl Ventures Investment in Byjus 150 Million Financing

September 4, 2019

Cooley advised Owl Ventures on its investment in the $150 million financing of Byju, a developer of an online learning platform. Partner Erik Edwards led the team.

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Erik Edwards
Partner, Palo Alto
Rishab Kumar
Partner, Palo Alto

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Super Lawyers: Northern California Rising Star (2015)

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