Henry Wendel

Special Counsel
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I help clients achieve their regulatory objectives – whether through compelling advocacy or transformational transactions.

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Meter Secures $170 Million Series C

June 12, 2025

Cooley advised Meter, a provider of internet infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, on its $170 million Series C financing round.

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Kevin Milgram
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Jasmine Hsu
Associate, Palo Alto
Matthew Caplan
Partner, San Francisco
Adam Fleisher
Partner, Washington, DC
Timothy Shapiro
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John Sellers
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Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Blake Martell
Of counsel, San Francisco
Sharon Connaughton
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Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Greg Merchant
Associate, Palo Alto
Melody Van Horn
Senior Paralegal, Palo Alto
Alla Kagan
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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RPM Ventures Leads Firefly Aerospace’s Oversubscribed $175 Million Series D

November 12, 2024

Cooley advised early-stage venture capital firm RPM Ventures as the lead investor for Firefly Aerospace's oversubscribed $175 million Series D.

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Partner, San Francisco
Alison L. Tong
Associate, Seattle
Grant Schweikert
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Alfred Browne
Partner, Boston
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Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
J.G. Harrington
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sarah Oliai
Associate, Washington, DC
Kris Tsao Cachia
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Ron Metzger
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco

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CallTower Receives Investment From BV Investment Partners

November 16, 2023

Cooley advised CallTower, an international leader in delivering cloud-based, enterprise-class communications, contact center and collaboration solutions, on its investment from BV Investment Partners.

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Garland “Sonny” W. Allison
Partner, Colorado
Amelia Runyan Davis
Partner, Colorado
Tessa W Bell
Associate, Colorado
Joshua C. Allen
Associate, Chicago
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Robert M. McDowell
Partner, Washington, DC
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Michael McMahon
Partner, Boston
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Aric Wu
Partner, New York
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
J.G. Harrington
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Ariane A. Andrade
Partner, Chicago
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Andrew Mettry
Associate
Genevieve Lim Urban
Associate, Seattle
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Katie Adams
Associate, Reston
Ehijele Olumese
Associate, Santa Monica
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Chelsea André
Associate, Colorado
Belen Crisp
Associate, Washington, DC
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Loraine Torres
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Douglas Lyles
Senior Research Services & Access Analyst

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Meredith Agrees to Sell National Media Group to IAC’s Dotdash

October 14, 2021

Cooley advised Meredith Corporation, a multiplatform media and marketing company, on its agreement to sell its National Media Group to IAC’s Dotdash. Partners Kevin Mills and Aaron Binstock led the Cooley team advising Meredith.

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Kevin Mills
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Aaron Binstock
Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
David Walsh
Senior Counsel, Reston
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Tiana Demas
Partner
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Sarah Lightdale
Partner, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Barbara Borden
Senior Counsel, San Diego
Dee Bansal
Partner, Washington, DC
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Miriam Petrillo
Partner, Chicago
Parker Erkmann
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Wesley Dietrich
Associate, Washington, DC
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
David Safren
Associate, Miami
Carly Mitchell
Partner, Washington, DC
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
Reza Safai
Associate, Palo Alto
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Darah Protas
Partner, Washington, DC
Rowook Park
Partner, San Diego
Claire M. Gibbs
Associate, Washington, DC
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Asheley Walker
Associate, Washington, DC
Sarah Swain
Associate, Washington, DC
Hugh Stuart
Associate, Washington, DC
John Schlenz
Associate, Washington, DC

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Zoom to Acquire Five9 for $14.7 Billion

July 23, 2021

Cooley advised Zoom Video Communications on its agreement to acquire Five9, a leading provider of the intelligent cloud contact center, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.7 billion. Jamie Leigh, Ben Beerle, Anne Lieberman and Jon Avina led the Cooley team advising Zoom on the transaction.

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Jamie Leigh
Partner, San Francisco
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Partner, Santa Monica
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Partner, Palo Alto
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Howard Morse
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Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Travis LeBlanc
Partner, Washington, DC
TJ Graham
Partner, Palo Alto
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Joshua Mates
Partner, San Francisco
Jason Savich
Partner, San Francisco
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Robert M. McDowell
Partner, Washington, DC
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
J.G. Harrington
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Timothy Nguyen
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Julia Boesch
Partner, San Francisco
Henry Wendel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Claire M. Gibbs
Associate, Washington, DC
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC

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Admissions and credentials

District of Columbia

Missouri

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite – District of Columbia (2023 – 2024)

Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch (2021– 2023) - Communications Law, Technology Law

Legal 500: Media, Technology and Telecoms – Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory (2020)

Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2019 – 2022)

Memberships and affiliations

Federal Communications Bar Association

He is someone who brings good business judgment and expertise on the regulatory side.

Chambers USA, 2023