David Burns

Special Counsel
dburns@cooley.com
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About David

David’s practice focuses on antitrust and competition law, representing businesses in merger reviews and government investigations before the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and in antitrust litigation in federal court. David has particular experience working on pharmaceutical and tech matters, and complex issues at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law.

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Experience

FutureGen Announces License Agreement With AbbVie

FutureGen Announces License Agreement With AbbVie

June 13, 2024

Cooley advised FutureGen Biopharmaceutical, an innovative biopharmaceutical company committed to providing high-quality innovative biologics for patients with cancer, immune diseases and other diseases, on its license agreement with AbbVie to develop FG-M701, a next generation TL1A antibody for the treatment of IBD currently in preclinical development.

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Yiming Liu
Partner in Charge – Shanghai, Shanghai
Xiaoyu Xu
Associate, Beijing
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Zhijing Yu
Associate, Singapore

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Asia
Mergers and Acquisitions
Life Sciences
Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing
Capital Markets
Antitrust and Competition
Tax
Cyber/Data/Privacy
CFIUS

Lacework to Be Acquired by Fortinet

Lacework to Be Acquired by Fortinet

June 10, 2024

Cooley advised Lacework, a data-driven cloud security company, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security.

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Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Mark Tanoury
Partner, Palo Alto
Gaël Y. Hagan
Associate, Colorado
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Blake Martell
Partner, San Francisco
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Kristin O'Hanlon
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Nikita Appaswami
Associate, Palo Alto
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Helen Luu
Associate, Palo Alto
Allison Peth
Associate, Palo Alto
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Christopher Suhler
Associate, Colorado
Genevieve Lim Urban
Associate, Seattle
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Jeramie Perez
Senior Paralegal, Palo Alto
Kamya Arora
Associate, Palo Alto

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Technology Transactions
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Solutions
Compensation and Benefits
Labor and Employment
Intellectual Property
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Tax
Antitrust and Competition

Hootsuite to Acquire Talkwalker

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

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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

Jackpocket Reaches Agreement to Be Acquired by DraftKings for $750 Million

Jackpocket Reaches Agreement to Be Acquired by DraftKings for $750 Million

February 15, 2024

Cooley advised Jackpocket, the first licensed third-party lottery courier app in the US, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by DraftKings for $750 million.

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Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Jeff Laretto
Partner, New York
Ross Eberly
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Brendan Hughes
Partner, Washington, DC
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Ryan Montgomery
Special Counsel, Boston
Judd Lauter
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Leo Norton
Special Counsel, San Diego
Steve Andersen
Associate, New York
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
David Dalton
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Erika Freeman
Associate, New York
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Bomin Kim
Associate, New York
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Richard G.S. Lee
Associate, Washington, DC
Anisha Mohin
Associate, New York
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Scott D. Rudin
Associate, New York
Yoon Soo (Peter) Shin
Associate, New York
Christine Tse
Associate, New York
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York
Margie Murphy
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Douglas Lyles
Senior Research Services & Access Analyst

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Emerging Companies
Technology
Technology Transactions
Compensation and Benefits
Tax
Antitrust and Competition
Labor and Employment
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Public Companies
Debt Finance
Trademark, Copyright and Advertising

SystImmune Announces Global Strategic Collaboration With Bristol Myers Squibb

SystImmune Announces Global Strategic Collaboration With Bristol Myers Squibb

December 11, 2023

Cooley advised SystImmune, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb for SystImmune’s BL-B01D1.

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Kate Hillier
Partner, Seattle
Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Chen Chen
Partner, Boston
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Jonathan Kaufman
Associate, Palo Alto
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Rena Kaminsky
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Freddy Yip
Associate, Hong Kong
David D. Suh
Associate, Palo Alto
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Zhijing Yu
Associate, Singapore
Rachel Thorn
Partner, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC

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Life Sciences
Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing
Tax
Antitrust and Competition
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Arbitration
Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
CFIUS
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Admissions and credentials

District of Columbia

Virginia

Rankings and accolades

Super Lawyers Rising Stars: Antitrust (2018-2022)

Best Lawyers: Antitrust Law, Ones to Watch

Legal 500: Merger Control (2021)

Memberships and affiliations

American Bar Association (ABA)