Bryan Berman

Special Counsel

bberman@cooley.com

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Working with technology companies of all sizes, gives me the opportunity to handle a wide array of legal and business issues.

About Bryan

Bryan Berman's practice focuses on technology related transactions, with an emphasis on intellectual property, licensing, data security, and privacy. His representative areas of expertise include free/open-source licensing and compliance, drafting and negotiating software and cloud services agreements, cloud computing strategy, mobile applications, online and mobile tracking, FTC inquiry and order compliance, Children's Online Privacy Protections Act (COPPA), Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, California Online Privacy Protection Act, and Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

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Volleyball, fly fishing, spending time with family

Experience

Hootsuite to Acquire Talkwalker

April 8, 2024

Cooley advised Hootsuite, a global leader in social media management, on its definitive agreement to acquire Talkwalker, a top artificial intelligence-powered social listening solution.

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Jamie Leigh

Partner, San Francisco

Bill Roegge

Partner, New York

David Peinsipp

Partner, San Francisco

Nathan Baum

Associate, New York

Yoana Setzer

Associate, New York

Annie Froehlich

Partner, Washington, DC

Len Jacoby

Partner, New York

Eileen Marshall

Partner, Washington, DC

Howard Morse

Partner, Washington, DC

Gerard O'Shea

Partner, New York

Nyron J. Persaud

Partner, New York

Lei Shen

Partner, Chicago

Chris Stack

Partner, London

David Burns

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Dillon Martinson

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Stella Sarma

Special Counsel, Brussels

Grant Schweikert

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Bryan Berman

Special Counsel, Colorado

Cara Buchicchio

Associate, New York

Umer Chaudhry

Associate, Washington, DC

Liza Cotter

Associate, Boston

Sharon Davidov

Associate, New York

Megan Drill

Associate, San Diego

Athina Gaki

Associate, Brussels

Michael Gladstone

Associate, New York

Erin Hilliard

Associate, San Francisco

Rachel F. Katz

Associate, New York

Chris Lynn

Associate, London

Daniel Millard

Associate, London

Edward (Teddy) Nimetz

Associate, New York

Nick Perez

Associate, Washington, DC

Patrick Sharma

Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica

Leo Spicer-Phelps

Associate, London

Rubin Waranch

Associate, Colorado

Patricia Myers

Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Private Equity

Technology Transactions

Technology

Artificial Intelligence

Internet and Social Media

Tax

CFIUS

Labor and Employment

Compensation and Benefits

Antitrust and Competition

Cyber/Data/Privacy

Capital Markets

Allovue to Be Acquired by PowerSchool

January 22, 2024

Cooley advised Allovue, a top provider of K-12 financial planning, budgeting and analytics software in the US, on its acquisition by PowerSchool, a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America.

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Brian Burke

Partner, Reston

Polina A. Demina

Associate, New York

Jarrett Burks

Associate, London

Dannielle Antone

Associate, San Francisco

Jordan Verrilli

Associate, New York

Jeewon Lee

Associate, New York

Steve Flores

Partner, Chicago

Jeffrey J. Tolin

Partner, New York

Len Jacoby

Partner, New York

Lei Shen

Partner, Chicago

MaryBeth Shreiner

Special Counsel, Reston

Stella Sarma

Special Counsel, Brussels

Bryan Berman

Special Counsel, Colorado

Megan Drill

Associate, San Diego

Joyce Li

Associate, Chicago

Michael Gladstone

Associate, New York

Andrew Bae

Associate, Washington, DC

Alexandra Leavy

Associate, New York

Virat Gupta

Associate, Washington, DC

Meredith Klionsky

Associate, Washington, DC

Kristin R. Marshall

Associate, Washington, DC

Xueqing Li

Associate, San Francisco

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions

Emerging Companies

K-12

Software

Technology

Technology Transactions

Cellares Announces $255 Million Series C

August 25, 2023

Cooley advised Cellares, the first integrated development and manufacturing organization dedicated to clinical and industrial-scale cell therapy manufacturing, on its $255 million financing.

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Josh Seidenfeld

Partner, Palo Alto

William Beom Hong

Associate, Palo Alto

John T. Stellini

Associate, Palo Alto

Kristina Krasnikova

Associate, Palo Alto

Narmada Murugan

Associate, Palo Alto

Sharon Connaughton

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Karen Tsai

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Bryan Berman

Special Counsel, Colorado

Dillon Martinson

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Tania Soris

Associate, New York

John Sellers

Partner, Palo Alto

Related Practices & Industries

Capital Markets

Life Sciences

Digital Health

Healthcare

Antitrust and Competition

CFIUS

Cyber/Data/Privacy

Sprout Social Acquires Tagger Media

August 4, 2023

Cooley advised Sprout Social, a social media management software company, on its $140 million acquisition of Tagger Media, a top influencer marketing platform, and a concurrent $100 million secured debt facility, which will be partially used to fund the acquisition.