Press Release 09.29.25
Chantele Karim focuses her practice on general corporate matters, including capital markets, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law compliance.
Chantele works with a variety of public and private clients, including tech companies and startups, primarily in the semiconductor, life sciences, health care, fintech, artificial intelligence and IoT sectors.
Representative Experience
- Represented EMCORE Corporation in connection with its merger with Velocity One.
- Represented Identiv Inc. in connection with the $145 million sale of its physical security, access card and identity reader operations and assets to Vitaprotech.
- Represented Quantum Corporation in connection with the restructuring of its outstanding term debt held by Dialectic Technology SPV and certain other lenders.
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- Representative Mergers & Acquisitions Experience
- Represented BIOLASE, Inc. in connection with the sale of substantially all assets to MegaGen Implant Co., Ltd. through a chapter 11 Section 363 process in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware; this deal was honored as one of the 2025 Distressed Investment Deals of the Year by Turnaround Atlas Awards and as 2025 Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year ($10 million to $25 million) by the M&A Advisor.
- Represented Taulia Inc. in connection with its acquisition by SAP SE.
- Represented YourMechanic in connection with its acquisition by Wrench.
- Represented Clinscience, subsidiary of Poland-based pharmaceutical distributor NEUCA Group, in connection with its investment agreement to acquire 51% of shares in Agati Systems.
- Represented Mobiveil in connection with its acquisition by GlobalLogic.
- Representative Securities Offerings Experience
- Represented a semiconductor company in connection with its initial public offering.
- Represented Pixelworks Inc. in connection with its $10 million ATM equity offering.
- Represented Acer Therapeutics Inc. in connection with its $2.675 million ATM equity offering.
Professional Highlights
- During law school, Chantele served as senior notes editor for the Hastings Law Journal. She was also a student associate for UC Hastings’ Startup Legal Garage program, providing pro bono legal services to emerging technology companies.
Education
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J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2021
cum laudeB.S., Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, 2017
Admissions
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California
Languages
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Assyrian