Haley Kopp

Corporate Partner

Head of California and ECVC

hkopp@yohananlaw.com • (619) 512-3652

San Diego, California

Haley is a corporate lawyer focused on representing start-ups and small companies in formations, venture capital, angel investor financings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. She has a unique background as an engineer, having worked in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries across San Diego before transitioning into law.

Haley's diverse experience gives her a practical approach to solving complex business issues, whether guiding companies through financing rounds or corporate transactions.


Education

University of San Diego School of Law: J.D.

University of Connecticut:  B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a Minor in Management for Engineering and Manufacturing.


Bar admissions

California
Colorado


recent deals

Private Equity

  • Represented a medical device technology company in its private offering of $1M of Series Seed preferred stock.

  • Represented a healthcare SaaS company in its private offering of $10.5M Series Seed preferred stock.

  • Represented a Fintech SaaS company in the sale of preferred stock in exchange for the purchase of a domain name.

  • Represented an AI SaaS company in its private offering of $3M of Series A Preferred Stock.

  • Represented multiple SaaS companies in convertible note financings and SAFE Financings


Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Represented a manufacturing company in its $5M asset sale.

  • Assisted in representation of medical device company in its acquisition of a target company via a forward-triangle merger.

  • Assisted in representation of SaaS company in its acquisition in exchange for equity in the acquiring company.

conversions, liquidations, and dissolutions

  • Have represented multiple businesses on conversions of their company into a new form of entity (e.g., LLC to corporation) as well as to a new jurisdiction (e.g., California to Delaware).

  • Represented a medical device company in dissolving their limited partnership and limited liability company in connection with transfer of assets to a newly incorporated Delaware corporation.

  • Represented a venture fund SaaS company in dissolving their Delaware corporation.