Sarah Oliai

Associate
soliai@cooley.com
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About Sarah

Sarah Oliai’s practice focuses on helping companies navigate complex regulatory issues regarding international trade and national security. Specifically, Sarah advises clients on issues relating to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), economic sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US.

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Experience

Community Closes $25 Million Series B

Community Closes $25 Million Series B

March 22, 2024

Cooley advised Community, a short message service (SMS) customer engagement platform that connects businesses, brands, political and public figures, creators, musicians, celebrities and more, on its $25 million Series B financing. Partner Dave Young led the Cooley team.

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Dave Young
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Matt Hallinan
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Austin Holt
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
James C. Allen
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Michelle DeLapa
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
James H. Reizman
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Colette Ghazarian
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Jessica Girone
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Sean O'Neill
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Daniel Goldberger
Special Counsel, New York
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Software

ProfoundBio Announces $112 Million Oversubscribed Series B

ProfoundBio Announces $112 Million Oversubscribed Series B

February 14, 2024

Cooley advised ProfoundBio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel antibody-drug conjugate therapeutics for patients with cancer, on its $112 million oversubscribed Series B financing.

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Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Monica Xu
Counsel, Shanghai
Ivy Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Zixiang Liu
Associate, Shanghai
Sherlyn Qu
Legal Consultant, Shanghai
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Letian Wei
Legal Consultant, Shanghai
Teresa Yang
Legal Consultant, Shanghai

Related Practices & Industries

Biotechnology
Emerging Companies
Healthcare
Life Sciences

Gracell Biotechnologies Agrees to Acquisition by AstraZeneca for up to $1.2 Billion

Gracell Biotechnologies Agrees to Acquisition by AstraZeneca for up to $1.2 Billion

December 26, 2023

Cooley advised Gracell Biotechnologies, a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca.

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Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Izzy Lubarsky
Partner, New York
Brittany K. Wightman
Associate, San Diego
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Melissa Meza
Associate, San Diego
Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Jie Zhang
Partner, Hong Kong
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong
Samantha Zhang
Associate, Singapore
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Rena Kaminsky
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Sara Kim
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Daniel Lac
Associate, San Diego
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Biotechnology
Healthcare
Asia
Capital Markets
Compensation and Benefits
Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing
Tax
Antitrust and Competition
Labor and Employment
CFIUS
Cyber/Data/Privacy

RayzeBio Signs Approximately $4.1 Billion Acquisition Agreement With Bristol Myers Squibb

RayzeBio Signs Approximately $4.1 Billion Acquisition Agreement With Bristol Myers Squibb

December 26, 2023

Cooley advised RayzeBio, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical therapeutics (RPT) company with an innovation-leading position in actinium-based RPTs and a pipeline of potentially first-in-class and best-in-class drug development programs, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Ben Beerle
Partner, San Francisco
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Sangitha Palaniappa
Associate, Palo Alto
Caitlin Breitenbruck
Associate, Seattle
Tyler McClure
Associate, San Francisco
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Terren O'Connor
Associate, San Diego
Christine S. Kim
Associate, San Diego
Michelle Hunt
Associate
Marya Postner
Partner, Palo Alto
Carly Robinson
Associate, Reston
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Jennifer Shanley
Special Counsel, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles Downtown
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Healthcare
Life Sciences
Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing
Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
CFIUS
Compensation and Benefits
Labor and Employment
Tax
Antitrust and Competition

Fontainebleau Aviation Signs Partnership Agreement With Skyservice

Fontainebleau Aviation Signs Partnership Agreement With Skyservice

October 17, 2023

Cooley advised Fontainebleau Aviation, a part of Fontainebleau Development’s luxury services division, on its partnership with Skyservice Business Aviation.

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Andrew Lustig
Partner, Reston
Aaron Binstock
Partner, Washington, DC
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington, DC
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
David Walsh
Partner, Reston
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Parker Erkmann
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Maria Cornilsen
Special Counsel, New York
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Quay Strozier
Associate, Washington, DC
Joe Mandry
Associate, San Diego
Kevin Milgram
Associate, Reston
Andrew Bae
Associate, Washington, DC
Danielle Joe
Associate, Washington, DC
Richard G.S. Lee
Associate, Washington, DC
Anisha Mohin
Associate, New York
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Katherine King
Associate, Washington, DC
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Aviation – Manned and Unmanned
Emerging Companies
Acquiring and Protecting Federal Student Aid Funds
Tax
Antitrust and Competition
Commercial Litigation
Technology Transactions
Compensation and Benefits
Government Contracts
Labor and Employment
Debt Finance
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Admissions & credentials

New York

District of Columbia

Rankings & accolades

Chambers USA: International Trade: CFIUS Experts – Nationwide (2021 – 2023)