Shannan Higgins

Pro Bono Counsel
shiggins@cooley.com
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About Shannan

Shannan serves as pro bono counsel for Cooley and works with the pro bono team to develop and manage the firm’s pro bono practice. She focuses on transactional matters for nonprofits and low-income entrepreneurs. In addition to working directly with Cooley’s pro bono clients, she collaborates with lawyers across the firm to ensure they have the skills and resources needed to take on pro bono transactional projects. Shannan is committed to leveraging Cooley’s immense talent pool to provide exceptional legal services in the pro bono transactional space, while at the same time providing Cooley’s lawyers with meaningful opportunities to develop professionally.

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Experience

InvestCloud Recapitalizes at $1 Billion and Integrates Two New Businesses

InvestCloud Recapitalizes at $1 Billion and Integrates Two New Businesses

February 17, 2021

Cooley advised fintech firm InvestCloud on a recapitalization that values the company at $1 billion. New financial investors are led by Motive Partners with Clearlake Capital Group and include other InvestCloud client shareholders. Under the terms of the agreement, Motive Partners will also contribute two portfolio businesses, Finantix and Tegra118, into InvestCloud, creating a global software-as-a-service wealth solutions platform. Cooley lawyers Kassendra Galindo, Garth Osterman and Rachel Proffitt led the team advising InvestCloud.

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Related contacts

Garth Angelo Osterman
Partner, San Francisco
Rachel Proffitt
Partner and Chief Executive Officer, San Francisco
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Keith Berets
Partner, Colorado
Shannan Higgins
Pro Bono Counsel, Colorado
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Seth Holoweiko
Associate, Colorado
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Emerging Companies
Tax
Antitrust and Competition
Compensation and Benefits
Technology Transactions
Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
Cyber/Data/Privacy

Drybar Agrees to Sell Products Line to Helen of Troy

Drybar Agrees to Sell Products Line to Helen of Troy

December 24, 2019

Cooley advised hair care and styling brand Drybar on its agreement to sell its products division, Drybar Products, to Helen of Troy. The transaction, which is expected to close in 1H 2020, is valued at approximately $255 million. Matt Hallinan, Jamie Leigh, Shannan Higgins and Pat Mitchell led the Cooley team advising Drybar. 

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Related contacts

Matt Hallinan
Partner, Santa Monica
Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
Shannan Higgins
Pro Bono Counsel, Colorado

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Emerging Companies
Retail and Consumer Products
Tax
Cyber/Data/Privacy

Admissions and credentials

Colorado

Virginia

Memberships and affiliations

American Bar Association (ABA)

Association of Pro Bono Counsel

National Association of Women Lawyers