Erin J. Kirchner

Partner

ekirchner@cooley.com

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I enjoy becoming a trusted adviser to my clients – and their first call when the stakes are high. I deliver pragmatic advice and bring people together to find solutions to tough problems.

About Erin

Erin is a founding partner of Cooley’s Chicago office. She routinely represents strategic acquirers, founders and private equity investors in public and private acquisitions, mergers and disposition transactions, joint ventures, public and private financing activities and corporate venture investments and partnerships. She has extensive experience in cross-border transactions and regularly leads multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams to execute on clients’ strategic goals and objectives. Erin’s practice also includes advising clients on corporate governance matters and securities offerings in relation to complex corporate transactions.

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Horseback riding

Traveling with my family

Experience

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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Jamie Leigh

Partner, San Francisco

Erin J. Kirchner

Partner, Chicago

Nathan Baum

Special Counsel, New York

Scott Dailard

Partner, San Diego

Ross Eberly

Partner, Santa Monica

Charles Haley

Partner, Palo Alto

C. Thomas Hopkins

Partner, Santa Monica

Barbara Mirza

Partner, Santa Monica

Jeremy Morrison

Partner, Washington, DC

Addison Pierce

Partner, Chicago

Jonathan Rivinus

Partner, Colorado

Logan Tiari

Partner, Los Angeles

John-Paul Motley

Partner in Charge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Sharon Connaughton

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Andrew Epstein

Special Counsel, Seattle

Ana A. Bordallo

Associate, San Diego

Caitlin Breitenbruck

Associate, Seattle

Alexander Ellebracht

Associate, Palo Alto

Emma Frerichs

Associate, Chicago

Liza Hadley

Associate, Boston

Allison Kutner

Associate, New York

Eileen Leman

Associate, Los Angeles

Patrick Reed

Associate, Palo Alto

Leanne Andrepont

Senior Trademark Paralegal

Patricia Myers

Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

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Mergers and Acquisitions

Technology Transactions

Technology

Compensation and Benefits

Commercial Litigation

Cyber/Data/Privacy

Labor and Employment

Patent Counseling and Prosecution

Antitrust and Competition

Debt Finance

Tax

Capital Markets

Trademark, Copyright and Advertising

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Tempus Announces $600 Million Acquisition of Ambry Genetics

November 4, 2024

Cooley advised Tempus AI (Nasdaq: TEM), a technology company advancing precision medicine through the practical application of artificial intelligence in healthcare, on its agreement to acquire Ambry Genetics, a company focusing on genetic testing that aims to improve health by understanding the relationship between genetics and disease.

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Erin J. Kirchner

Partner, Chicago

Richard E. Ginsberg

Partner, Chicago

Christina T. Roupas

Partner in Charge – Chicago, Chicago

Courtney M.W. Tygesson

Partner, Chicago

Michael Tollini

Partner, Washington, DC

Lindsey O'Crump

Associate, Washington, DC

Addison Pierce

Partner, Chicago

Ariane A. Andrade

Partner, Chicago

Steve Flores

Partner, Chicago

Todd Gluth

Partner, San Diego

Christopher Kimball

Partner, Washington, DC

Phil Mitchell

Partner, New York

Howard Morse

Senior Counsel, Washington, DC

Sonia Nath

Partner, Washington, DC

David Navetta

Partner, Colorado

Nyron J. Persaud

Partner, New York

Aaron Pomeroy

Partner, Colorado

Dr. Madhuri Roy

Partner, Palo Alto

Michelle Garcia Schulman

Partner, Reston

Rachel Thorn

Partner, New York

Ryan Vann

Partner, Chicago

Susan Piascik Christoff

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Son Nguyen

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Randy Sabett

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Stella Sarma

Partner, Brussels

Grant Schweikert

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Karen Tsai

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Xander Lee

Partner, Santa Monica

Mateus Kaba Aboud

Associate, Chicago

Karun Ahuja

Special Counsel, Chicago

Tiffany Allen

Associate, Palo Alto

Elizabeth Caruso

Associate, New York

Umer Chaudhry

Associate, Washington, DC

Adrienne Beaudoin Deshmukh

Associate, Reston

Mari Dugas

Associate, Washington, DC

Carly E. Gibbons

Associate, Chicago

Jose Luis Gonzalez

Associate, Palo Alto

Charles Haley

Partner, Palo Alto

Kelley Harrington

Associate, Chicago

Nathaniel Hearn Jr.

Associate, Chicago

Kyle Hess

Associate, New York

Cameron Irwin

Associate, Chicago

Rick Jantz

Associate, Santa Monica

Patrick O. Johnson

Associate, Boston

Gamida Cell Completes International Restructuring

June 21, 2024

Cooley advised long-time biotech client, Gamida Cell Ltd., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gamida Cell Inc. (collectively, the “Company”), in the Company’s global restructuring through a novel use of debt arrangement proceedings in Israel combined with Chapter 15 and 11 proceedings in the United States.

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Michael Klein

Partner, New York

Evan Lazerowitz

Special Counsel, New York

Olya Antle

Associate, Washington, DC

Ibe Alozie

Associate, Washington, DC

Ben Thomson

Associate, Chicago

Dayne Brown

Associate, New York

Erin J. Kirchner

Partner, Chicago

Div Gupta

Partner, New York

Daniel I. Goldberg

Partner, New York

Mateus Kaba Aboud

Associate, Chicago

Jeremiah P. Ledwidge

Associate, New York

Yoni Horn

Associate, Santa Monica

Christopher Nickas

Associate, New York

Mischi a Marca

Partner, San Francisco

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Business Restructuring

Public Companies

Debt Finance

Life Sciences

WeWork Announces Emergence From Chapter 11

June 13, 2024

Cooley advised Yardi Systems, a large software corporation with offices worldwide, in connection with WeWork’s emergence from Chapter 11 and completion of WeWork’s global operational and financial restructuring.

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C. Thomas Hopkins

Partner, Santa Monica

Logan Tiari

Partner, Los Angeles

Michael Klein

Partner, New York

Lauren A. Reichardt

Partner, New York

Mischi a Marca

Partner, San Francisco

Ellie Seber

Partner, Santa Monica

Ian Shapiro

Litigation Department Chair and Partner in Charge – New York, New York

Howard Morse

Senior Counsel, Washington, DC

Megan Browdie

Partner, Washington, DC

Philip Bowman

Partner, New York

David Dalton

Associate, Santa Monica

Steven M. Dunst

Partner, Santa Monica

Ross Eberly

Partner, Santa Monica

Patrick Gibbs

Partner, Palo Alto

Austin Holt

Partner, Santa Monica

Erin J. Kirchner

Partner, Chicago

Xander Lee

Partner, Santa Monica

Cullen Drescher Speckhart

Partner in Charge – Washington, DC, Washington, DC

Jeffrey J. Tolin

Partner, New York

Aric Wu

Partner, New York

Su Lian Lu

Special Counsel, Santa Monica

Stella Sarma

Partner, Brussels

Joshua Siegel

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Reed Smith

Special Counsel, New York

James C. Allen

Associate, Santa Monica

Michael Aridi Barake

Associate, Santa Monica

Julia R. Brinton

Special Counsel, Washington, DC

Grady Chang

Associate, Santa Monica

Sarah Choi

Associate, Santa Monica

Cristina Ferruolo

Associate, San Diego

Miriam Peguero Medrano

Associate, Chicago

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Business Restructuring

Debt Finance

Technology

Software

Public Companies

Antitrust and Competition

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Sprout Social Acquires Tagger Media

August 4, 2023

Cooley advised Sprout Social, a social media management software company, on its $140 million acquisition of Tagger Media, a top influencer marketing platform, and a concurrent $100 million secured debt facility, which will be partially used to fund the acquisition.