January 15, 2020
Via EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Mail Stop 4546
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn:Tim Buchmiller
Re:Clearside Biomedical, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed January 10, 2020
File No. 333-235880
Acceleration Request
Requested Date:January 17, 2020
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 take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-235880) (the “Registration Statement”) to become effective on January 17, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, or at such later time as the Registrant may orally request via telephone call to the staff. This request for acceleration is subject, however, to your receiving a telephone call prior to such time from Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, confirming this request. The Registrant hereby authorizes each of Brent Siler, Brian Leaf, Mark Ballantyne and Asheley Walker of Cooley LLP to make such request on its behalf.
Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with Brent Siler of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at (202) 728-7040, or in his absence, either of Brian Leaf of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at (703) 456-8053 or Mark Ballantyne at (703) 456-8084.
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Clearside Biomedical, Inc.
By: /s/ Charles A. Deignan
Charles A. Deignan
Chief Financial Officer
cc:George Lasezkay, Clearside Biomedical, Inc.
Brent B. Siler, Cooley LLP
Brian F. Leaf, Cooley LLP
Mark Ballantyne, Cooley LLP