Vera Therapeutics, Inc.
8000 Marina Boulevard, Suite 120
Brisbane, CA 94005
(650) 770-0077
June 9, 2022
VIA EDGAR
Michael Davis
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Vera Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-265408) |
| Request for Acceleration of Effective Date |
Dear Mr. Davis:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) to become effective on June 13, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, or at such other time as the Registrant or its legal counsel, Cooley LLP, may request by telephone to the staff of the Commission. The Registrant hereby authorizes each of Jodie Bourdet and Alexa Ekman of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, to make such request on its behalf.
Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with Jodie Bourdet of Cooley LLP at (415) 693-2054, or in her absence, Alexa Ekman at (858) 550-6183.
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| VERA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Marshall Fordyce | |
| Name: | Marshall Fordyce, M.D. | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| cc: | Sean Grant, Chief Financial Officer, Vera Therapeutics, Inc. |
Jodie Bourdet, Cooley LLP
Brett White, Cooley LLP
Alexa Ekman, Cooley LLP