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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
Associate, 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
Partner, Washington, DC
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington, DC
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Kathy O'Neill
Partner, Washington, DC
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
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
Special Counsel, 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
Associate, 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

HealthCare Royalty and Blue Owl Announce $250 Million Debt Financing With TG Therapeutics

August 6, 2024

Cooley advised Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL), a top asset manager that is redefining alternatives, and HealthCare Royalty (HCRx), a top royalty acquisition company focused on commercial or near-commercial biopharmaceutical products, on a $250 million term loan facility with TG Therapeutics (NASDAQ: TGTX), a fully integrated, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of novel treatments for B-cell diseases.

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Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
Heidi A. Erlacher
Partner, Boston
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Daniel Shamah
Partner, New York
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
Shimeng Cheng
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Jordan Phelan
Associate, Washington, DC
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Rodrigo Huerta
Associate, Chicago
Stevie Yu
Associate, New York
Yichao Zhang
Associate, New York

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Blue Owl Capital Invests up to $1.05 Billion in BridgeBio Pharma

January 17, 2024

Cooley advised Blue Owl Capital, a top asset manager redefining alternatives, on its strategic investment a $300 million royalty financing and a $450 million credit facility in BridgeBio Pharma, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases and cancers.

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Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Addison Pierce
Associate, Chicago
Matt Kong
Associate, San Francisco
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Geoffrey Spolyar
Partner, Boston
Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Cathy Hershcopf
Senior Counsel, New York
Stevie Yu
Associate, New York
Yichao Zhang
Associate, New York
Rodrigo Huerta
Associate, Chicago
Jackson Alldredge
Associate, Colorado
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Celine Koh
Associate, Palo Alto
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Matthew S. Scarano
Associate, San Diego
Xueqing Li
Associate, San Francisco
Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Miriam Peguero Medrano
Associate, Chicago
Sam Rabuck
Associate, Chicago
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Veronica Cortes
Paralegal Specialist, New York
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
Paralegal Specialist, Washington, DC
Jason Minio
Paralegal Specialist, Boston
Jeffery Wyzykowski
Patent Agent, Washington, DC

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Veritone Acquires Broadbean

June 5, 2023

Cooley is advising Veritone, an artificial intelligence company, on its acquisition of Broadbean for $52 million.

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C. Thomas Hopkins
Partner, Santa Monica
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
John-Paul Motley
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Matthew Caplan
Partner, San Francisco
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
David Wilson
Partner, London
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Reid Hooper
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julie Wicklund
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Christian Lee
Associate, San Francisco
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Sara Kim
Associate, Los Angeles
Rachel F. Katz
Associate, New York
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Neelam Atwal
Associate, London
Julia Gage
Associate, San Francisco
James H. Reizman
Associate, Santa Monica
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
Bethan Chalmers
Associate, London
Dominic Taylor
Associate, London
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Susan Mobley
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Melissa Eskola
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Dawn Roelofs
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Douglas Lyles
Senior Research Services & Access Analyst

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UiPath – $1.5 Billion IPO

April 28, 2021

Cooley advised UiPath, the world’s leading robotics process automation software company, on its $1.5 billion initial public offering of 27,474,393 shares of Class A common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Partners Nicole Brookshire, Eric Jensen and Matthew Dubofsky led the Cooley team advising UiPath.

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Eric Jensen
Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Katherine Denby
Associate, Washington, DC
Robin K. Lee
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
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Partner, New York
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Tania Soris
Associate, New York
Katherine Duplay
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Veronica Cortes
Paralegal Specialist, New York
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Chambers USA: Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – District of Columbia (2023 – 2024)

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