Kristin VanderPas

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Septerna Announces Upsized $331.2 Million IPO

November 1, 2024

Cooley advised the underwriters of Septerna, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a new era of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) oral small molecule drug discovery, on its upsized $331.2 million initial public offering.

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Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Claire Keast-Butler
Co-Partner in Charge – London, London
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Dr. Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Grady Chang
Associate, Santa Monica
Mandy Ching
Associate, London
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Marjorie Roesser
Associate, San Francisco
Minkyu Park
Associate, New York
Dr. Mark Westwood
Associate, Palo Alto
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York

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Upstream Bio Announces Upsized $293 Million IPO

October 15, 2024

Cooley advised the underwriters of Upstream Bio, a clinical-stage biotech developing a monoclonal antibody to target respiratory disorders, on its upsized $293 million initial public offering.

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Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Claire Keast-Butler
Co-Partner in Charge – London, London
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Dr. Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Mandy Ching
Associate, London
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
David D. Kim
Associate, San Francisco
Jessica Koffel
Associate, Brussels
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Lawrence Traylor
Associate, Santa Monica

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Palvella Therapeutics and Pieris Pharmaceuticals Announce Definitive Merger Agreement, Concurrent $78.9 Million Private Financing

July 24, 2024

Cooley advised TD Cowen and Cantor, the placement agents on Palvella Therapeutics’ definitive merger agreement with Pieris Pharmaceuticals and concurrent oversubscribed $78.9 million private financing.

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Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Dr. Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Grady Chang
Associate, Santa Monica
Ryan Lewis
Associate, Colorado

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Viking Therapeutics Announces $632.5 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

March 4, 2024

Cooley advised the underwriters of Viking Therapeutics – a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders – on its $632.5 million public offering of common stock.

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Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco
Valerie Sapozhnikova
Associate, Los Angeles
Madison (JJ) Meng
Associate, San Francisco
Peter A. Haddad
Associate, San Diego
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Dr. Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica

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CG Oncology Announces Upsized $437 Million IPO

January 29, 2024

Cooley advised the underwriters of CG Oncology, a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing a potential backbone bladder-sparing therapeutic for patients afflicted with bladder cancer, on the pricing of its upsized $437 million initial public offering. Partners Charlie Kim, Denny Won, Kristin VanderPas and David Peinsipp led the Cooley team advising the underwriters.

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Charlie Kim
Partner, San Diego
Denny Won
Partner, San Francisco
Kristin VanderPas
Partner, San Francisco
David Peinsipp
Partner, San Francisco

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Admissions and credentials

California

Not admitted to practice in Florida

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – California (2021 – 2024)

Chambers USA: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States – Nationwide (2021 – 2024)

Daily Journal: Top 40 Under 40 (2019)

Kristin knows the law inside and out. You can ask her any technical question and she immediately knows the answer.

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