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BioAge Labs Announces $198 Million IPO

September 27, 2024

Cooley advised the underwriters of BioAge Labs, a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is harnessing the biology of human aging to develop novel targets and therapies for metabolic diseases, on its $198 million initial public offering.

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Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Jonathan Kaufman
Associate, Palo Alto
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Eric Owens
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Dr. Xixi Sun
Associate, Boston
Christine Turner
Associate, Colorado
Mark Westwood
Associate, Palo Alto
Joanna Zhang
Associate, San Diego
Daniel Manson
Patent Agent, New York
Robin K. Lee
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

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Zenas BioPharma Announces $225 Million IPO

September 16, 2024

Cooley advised Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Citigroup and Guggenheim Securities as the underwriters of Zenas BioPharma’s $225 million initial public offering.

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Richard Segal
Partner, New York
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Evan Leitner
Associate, New York
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Aaron Level
Associate, New York
Brenna McGuire
Associate, New York
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Jesse Schulman
Associate, Colorado
Nitasha Bennett
Patent Agent, San Diego
Jeffery Wyzykowski
Patent Agent, Washington, DC

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Gamida Cell Completes International Restructuring

June 21, 2024

Cooley advised long-time biotech client, Gamida Cell Ltd., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gamida Cell Inc. (collectively, the “Company”), in the Company’s global restructuring through a novel use of debt arrangement proceedings in Israel combined with Chapter 15 and 11 proceedings in the United States. 

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Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Evan Lazerowitz
Associate, New York
Olya Antle
Associate, Washington, DC
Ibe Alozie
Associate, Washington, DC
Ben Thomson
Associate, Chicago
Dayne Brown
Associate, New York
Erin J. Kirchner
Partner, Chicago
Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Daniel I. Goldberg
Partner, New York
Mateus Kaba Aboud
Associate, Chicago
Jeremiah P. Ledwidge
Associate, New York
Yoni Horn
Associate, Santa Monica
Christopher Nickas
Associate, New York
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco

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Alto Neuroscience Announces $147.9 Million IPO

February 6, 2024

Cooley advised Alto Neuroscience, a company redefining psychiatry by leveraging individuals’ neurobiology to develop personalized and highly effective medicines and helping patients get better faster, on its $147.9 million initial public offering.

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Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Christina T. Roupas
Partner in Charge – Chicago, Chicago
Courtney M.W. Tygesson
Partner, Chicago
Laurie Bauer
Partner, Chicago
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Dr. Kate Hillier
Partner, Palo Alto
Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Peter Adams
Partner, San Diego
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Courtney Thorne
Partner, Boston
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Katie Lapidus
Associate, Washington, DC
Trey Reilly
Associate, New York
Adam Bloom
Associate, Chicago
David D. Suh
Associate
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego
Megan E. Bowles
Associate, Chicago
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Nat Sherrick
Associate, Washington, DC
Edmond Lay
Associate, San Diego
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Andrew Nelms
Associate, San Francisco
Jason Minio
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Jeffery Wyzykowski
Patent Agent, Washington, DC

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Cooley Advises Lantheus on Concurrent PIPE Investment, Partnering Transaction, Asset Sale With Perspective Therapeutics

January 9, 2024

Cooley advised Lantheus Holdings, a top publicly traded radiopharmaceutical-focused company, on a concurrent private investment in public equity (PIPE) transaction, partnering transaction and asset sale with Perspective Therapeutics.

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Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Bill Roegge
Partner, New York
Ritu Gupta
Special Counsel, New York
Zachary Sonenshine
Associate, New York
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York

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Divakar is an excellent attorney with an extremely strong grasp of the law and the sector.

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Chambers USA: Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial – Nationwide (2022 – 2024)

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Legal 500: Key Lawyer - Capital Markets: Equity Offerings and Healthcare: Life Sciences (2020 – 2021)

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