Sharon Connaughton

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Harvey Announces $300 Million Series D

February 12, 2025

Cooley advised Harvey, a domain-specific artificial intelligence (AI) platform for legal and professional services, on its $300 million Series D financing at a $3 billion valuation.

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Partner, San Francisco
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Partner, San Francisco
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jamin Agosti
Associate, San Francisco
Parker Armsby
Associate, New York
Alice C. Hu
Associate, San Francisco
Carl Min
Associate, San Francisco
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco
Brian Mitchell
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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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Clay Announces $40 Million Preemptive Series B, $1.25 Billion Valuation

January 22, 2025

Cooley represented Clay, a company that helps go-to-market teams up-level their data enrichment and automate personalized outreach, in its $40 million preemptive Series B expansion funding at a $1.25 billion valuation.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Danielle Gershowitz
Partner, New York
Tommi McCarthy
Associate, New York
Pam Shu
Associate, New York
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Emily Lee
Associate, Palo Alto
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Machinify Announces Acquisition by New Mountain Capital

January 10, 2025

Cooley advised Machinify, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered software transforming healthcare payments, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by New Mountain Capital.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Garth Angelo Osterman
Partner, San Francisco
Maureen Nagle
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Nicolas Francis
Associate, San Francisco
Katie Rosati
Associate, Seattle
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Sean O'Neill
Partner, Santa Monica
Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Mark Medearis
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Josh Himmelstern
Associate, San Diego
Jessica Li
Associate, Palo Alto
Alison L. Tong
Associate, San Francisco
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Raquel Zepeda
Associate, San Francisco
Zheng Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Melanie Yuvienco
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Kpler Announces $241 Million Acquisition of Spire’s Maritime Business

November 13, 2024

Cooley advised Kpler, a fast-growing data and analytics firm on a mission to build one platform for global trade intelligence, on its acquisition of Spire Global’s maritime business for approximately $241 million.

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Ben Shribman
Partner, London
Rita Sobral
Special Counsel, London
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Louise Burt
Associate, London
Marzia Di Candido
Associate, London
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Caroline Hobson
Partner, London
Mo Swart
Associate, London
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Cristina DeBiase
Associate, Boston
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Daniel Millard
Associate, London
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado

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