Gerard O’Shea focuses his practice on employment counseling and litigation for clients ranging from early stage startups to Fortune 100 companies. With a deep understanding of both employment law and corporate matters and transactions, including financings, he helps clients understand employment-related legal issues in the context of running a business, which allows him and his clients to formulate business-practical solutions to reflect, manage, and mitigate legal risk in savvy and business-practical ways.
SiteOne Therapeutics to Be Acquired by Eli Lilly for up to $1 Billion
May 28, 2025
Cooley advised SiteOne Therapeutics, a private biotechnology company developing small molecule inhibitors of sodium channels to treat pain and other neuronal hyperexcitability disorders, on its acquisition by Eli Lilly.
PetLab Co. Announces Majority Stake Sale to BC Partners
February 26, 2025
Cooley advised PetLab Co., a rapidly growing independent pet supplement brand headquartered in London, on its majority stake sale to BC Partners, a top international investment firm.
Cents Announces $40 Million Series B Financing and Acquisition of Laundroworks
August 8, 2024
Cooley advised Cents, the top all-in-one business management platform powering garment care small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), on its $40 million Series B financing, as well as its acquisition of Laundroworks, a hardware-based payments system powering how consumers pay for laundry at laundromats and shared laundry rooms within multifamily buildings, hotels, universities and more.