Zhijing focuses his practice on cyber and data privacy across various industries. He has extensive experience in assisting multinationals with their compliance with cyber and data security regulatory regimes in Asia, including helping companies set up compliance programs, negotiate data-related agreements, respond to data breaches and comply with cross-border data transfer requirements.
EsoBiotec Announces up to $1 Billion Acquisition by AstraZeneca
March 17, 2025
Cooley advised EsoBiotec, a biotechnology company pioneering in vivo cell therapies that has demonstrated promising early clinical activity, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca (London Stock Exchange/Nasdaq Stockholm/Nasdaq: AZN) for up to $1 billion on a cash- and debt-free basis.
Laekna Announces Clinical Collaboration With Lilly
November 26, 2024
Cooley advised Laekna (HKSE: 2105.HK), global biotech company focused on novel drug development for metabolic and cancer diseases, on its clinical collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company to accelerate the development of LAE102, a novel ActRIIA mAb as a treatment for obesity.
Kura Oncology Announces Global Strategic Collaboration With Kyowa Kirin
November 20, 2024
Cooley advised clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Kura Oncology (Nasdaq: KURA) on its global strategic collaboration with Kyowa Kirin to develop and commercialize ziftomenib, Kura’s selective oral menin inhibitor that is being investigated for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and other hematologic malignancies.
Chimagen Biosciences Announces Sale of CMG1A46 to GSK
October 29, 2024
Cooley advised Chimagen Biosciences, a privately held biotechnology company, on its agreement to sell CMG1A46, a clinical-stage dual CD19 and CD20-targeted T-cell engager (TCE), to GSK, a global biopharma company, for an upfront payment of $300 million, plus success-based development and commercial milestone payments totaling up to $550 million.
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.
