Barbara Borden of Cooley. Courtesy photo 'We Have a Whole Ecosystem': Barbara Borden Reflects on Blockbuster Horizon-Amgen Deal and Life Sciences Deals to Come
"It was a career deal for me. Horizon was such an important client to me personally … it's bittersweet. I'll miss them, but I'm happy for the great outcome," said Borden, a finalist for the California Legal Awards' Attorney of the Year.
November 02, 2023 at 12:43 PM
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It's no secret that Barbara Borden—the 13th most active dealmaker of all time for publicly disclosed deals, according to Deal Point Data—has led some of the largest life sciences and health care deals in the past decade. But a groundbreaking exit for legacy client Horizon Therapeutics last year just might take the cake, according to the Cooley partner.
"It was a career deal for me," Borden said. "Horizon was such an important client to me personally … it's bittersweet. I'll miss them, but I'm happy for the great outcome."
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