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Aug. 2, 2013

Cooley, Sullivan help with pair of $800 million biotech deals

Cooley and Sullivan & Cromwell represented antibiotic drug makers Trius Therapeutics Inc. and Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc., respectively, in their acquisition by Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.


By Andrew McIntyre


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Cooley LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP represented a pair of antibiotic drugmakers in their acquisition by Massachusetts-based Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. for more than $800 million each in deals announced Tuesday.


The move is the latest in a gush of health care deals this year.


Tedizolid phosphate, the leading drug candidate of San Diego-based Trius Therapeutics Inc., is in stage th...

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