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Yalelaan 60    VIA EDGAR
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March 22, 2021

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attn:

Ms. Christie Wong

    

Mr. Al Pavot

    

Mr. Chris Edwards

    

Mr. Tim Buchmiller

 

Re:

LAVA Therapeutics B.V.

    

Registration Statement on Form F-1

    

File No. 333-253795

 

    

Acceleration Request

    

        Requested Date:         March 24, 2021

    

        Requested Time:        4:00 P.M. Eastern Time

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-1 to become effective on March 24, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, or at such later time as its counsel may orally request via telephone call to the staff. The Registrant hereby authorizes each of Divakar Gupta, Christian Plaza and Josh Kaufman 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 Divakar Gupta of Cooley LLP at +1 212 479 6474, Christian Plaza at + 1 703 456 8006 or Josh Kaufman at +1 212 479 6495. Thank you for your assistance with this matter.

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Sincerely,
LAVA THERAPEUTICS B.V.
By:  

/s/ Stephen Hurly

  Name: Stephen Hurly.
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

cc:

Edward Smith, Chief Financial Officer, LAVA Therapeutics B.V.

    

Divakar Gupta, Cooley LLP

    

Christian Plaza, Cooley LLP

    

Josh Kaufman, Cooley LLP