Eileen Leman

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Clients trust Eileen to help them navigate the everyday. She advises a broad array of clients across industries on the full spectrum of employment law, including investigations, counseling and compliance, pay equity, corporate transactions, and litigation.

About Eileen

Eileen’s counseling practice includes contractor and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) classification, international workforce expansion, complex employment agreements and policies, restrictive covenants, employment terminations and reductions in force, wage and hour law, and unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims.

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Poppi Announces $1.95 Billion Sale to PepsiCo

Poppi Announces $1.95 Billion Sale to PepsiCo

March 17, 2025

Cooley advised VNGR Beverage (doing business as poppi), a fast-growing prebiotic soda brand, on its acquisition by PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP) for $1.95 billion, including an additional potential earnout consideration subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones within a specified period after closing.

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DataStax Announces Acquisition by IBM

DataStax Announces Acquisition by IBM

February 25, 2025

Cooley advised DataStax, an artificial intelligence (AI) and data solution provider, on its acquisition by IBM (NYSE: IBM), a provider of global hybrid cloud and AI solutions and consulting expertise.

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LegalZoom Announces Acquisition of Formation Nation

LegalZoom Announces Acquisition of Formation Nation

February 10, 2025

Cooley advised LegalZoom (Nasdaq: LZ), an online platform for legal services, on its acquisition of Formation Nation, a small-business services company.

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Tenable to Acquire Vulcan Cyber

Tenable to Acquire Vulcan Cyber

January 29, 2025

Cooley advised Tenable Holdings (Nasdaq: TENB), the exposure management company exposing and closing the cybersecurity gaps that erode business value, on its definitive agreement to acquire Vulcan Cyber, an innovator in exposure management, for $150 million in enterprise value.

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Takara Bio Announces Acquisition of Curio Bioscience

Takara Bio Announces Acquisition of Curio Bioscience

January 15, 2025

Cooley advised Takara Bio, a global biotechnology and life sciences company headquartered in Shiga, Japan, on its acquisition of Curio Bioscience, a pioneering company in the field of spatial genomics.

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