We’re proud to announce this year’s partner promotions in tech, life sciences, energy and finance. These exceptional new partners will deliver outstanding results for our clients and lead the firm into the future. Congratulations to our Class of 2024!
Turbulence in
#crypto
and
#blockchain
cast light on how web3 companies share ownership in digital networks. A new approach offers advantages—adding cooperatives to ownership structures. Could cooperatives help revitalize blockchain?
We’re excited to share an innovative approach to supporting communities dealing with the opioid crisis in Ohio from our client, music publishing disruptor
@Coritecom
.
Congrats to a pro bono team led by our Norm Hile that's spent a decade fighting to prove death row inmate Kevin Cooper's innocence. Gov.Jerry Brown signs Xmas Eve order granting request for addtl DNA testing, urged by many incl
@KamalaHarris
&
@NickKristof
.
Orrick and
@LTSE
partnered to create IPO Ready, a first-of-a-kind
#IPO
readiness assessment tool for tech companies on the path to going public.
#IPOready
#AreYouIPOready
Orrick
#employment
partner
@MikeDelikat
recently spoke at the NYU Sexual Harassment Forum alongside Victoria Lipnic, Acting Chair of the U.S. EEOC, and Samuel Estreicher, Professor at
@NYULaw
and Director of the
@NYULaborCenter
With an Orrick pro bono team playing an key role, a federal appeals court has declared Louisiana's debtors' prison scheme unconstitutional in a case challenging a system that resulted in indigent people being jailed for being unable to pay court debts.
Congratulations to Orrick's
@JKudon
on being named a Sports & Betting MVP by
@Law360
! Jeremy is recognized for his pioneering work securing legislation in states around the country legalizing sports wagering.
#sportsbetting
#publicpolicy
A review of Judge Kavanaugh’s
#employmentlaw
decisions during his time on the D.C. Circuit suggests that although he sometimes sides with employees, he would be an employer-friendly addition to
#SCOTUS
.
A major win for
#veterans
today in the Federal Circuit on behalf of tens of thousands of Blue Water Navy veterans, now entitled to benefits for exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. This was a pro bono effort led by Orrick's Mel Bostwick.
Legal tech is constantly changing, but with so many tools out there, finding the best solutions takes time and effort. Today, we launched The Observatory, an interactive platform offering data on 600+ legal technologies in the market today.
#legaltech
Today we welcome 4 partners to our cyber, privacy and data innovation team: trial lawyer and 6x Law360 Privacy MVP Doug Meal, Chambers-ranked corporate advisor Heather Egan Sussman and rising star litigators Michelle Visser and Seth Harrington
Orrick is excited to be hosting the Paris and San Francisco sessions of
@worldhackathon
, being held Feb. 23-25 in more than 30 cities across six continents! Register here:
#GlobalLegalHack
Our women leaders were pleased to partner with
@ChIPsNetwork
on last week’s mentoring program for young women from Bay Area high schools who are considering careers in tech law
We’re sharing a COVID-19 Resource Center to help companies navigate uncharted waters & respond to fast-changing conditions during this global crisis. We'll continue to update as new info & best practices emerge.
#coronavirus
#COVID19
Is your company Series A ready? We collaborated with innovators at
@ltse
to create the Series A Ready tool, which provides a free and quick self-guided assessment of your company’s readiness & what to focus on for a successful round.
#SeriesA
#Startups
Look forward to connecting with everyone in Helsinki next week at
#slush18
... And we're excited to unveil the 2018 State of European Tech Report by
@Atomico
, in partnership with
@SlushHQ
VC investments in ESG focus less on mitigating risk and more on creating positive change.
@jamesjoaquin
of
@obviousvc
explains how this focus guides their investments as part of our webinar on ESG in the venture ecosystem with
@nvca
.
#ESG
#VC
The Orrick family mourns the loss of our partner Mark Wine, a beloved leader in our Orange County office and a star in the IP bar. We will miss him. Thanks to the Daily Journal and
@meghanncuniff
for this tribute.
Global businesses need to be ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act – and we’ve launched a sophisticated new tool to ready them for the most sweeping changes to privacy regulation in the U.S.
#CCPA
#privacylaw
Are you an entrepreneur, founder, investor, developer or individual involved in Europe’s
#startup
community? If so, take a few minutes to lend your voice to Europe’s largest
#tech
report by taking the 2018 State of European Tech survey!
We’re excited to announce that Orrick and
@buckleyfirm
are joining forces to help clients navigate regulatory uncertainty, the convergence of tech & finance, and a rise in financial litigation. Here’s how our combination seeks to meet those needs.
Orrick is honored to be named one of the “Best Law Firms for Women” by
@_workingmother_
for the 11th year. We're also proud to be named to the publication’s inaugural Hall of Fame list!
#BestLawFirms
Thank you from everyone at
#TeamOrrick
for being in it together with us this year. Our best wishes to you and your families for a safe, happy and connected holiday season, and a better world in 2021.
#HappyHolidays
Orrick is pleased to announce the expansion of our
#Texas
#publicfinance
team with the addition of 20 lawyers, including four partners in Houston and two in a new office in Austin.
Thanks to
@RoyWStrom
for covering our collaboration with
@inhousefocus
to innovate in the way our lawyers and legal departments share knowledge about fast-changing developments in the law.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe this week launched a new website featuring more than 40 videos in an attempt to overhaul the way its lawyers and clients earn credit for staying up to date with the law.
Orrick welcomes nationally recognized IP litigator Jared Bobrow and rising star Jason Lang to our Silicon Valley office. Jared will serve as co-leader of our global IP practice.
We welcome
@kareemsaleh
to RegFi for a conversation about the imperative of fairness in algorithmic lending and the work that
@FairplayAi
and others are doing to help expand credit access and debias the models driving underwriting decisions.
Looking forward to next week’s 2018 Advocacy, Leadership and Innovation (ALI) Program for Girls. Orrick is proud to partner with
@ChIPsNetwork
on this great two-day event connecting high school girls interested in law with women leaders in the field.
RegFi welcomes Nat Hoopes from
@Upstart
to discuss how fintechs can partner with credit unions to jumpstart their digital transformations and help lenders across the industry expand their offerings to serve more customers.
#fintech
#digitaltransformation
In this interview with
@lawdotcom
,
@EmilyTabatabai
discusses her road to making partner at Orrick, including working a flexible schedule and helping co-found our Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation practice.
Welcome to first-chair trial litigator Will Stute, who joins us today as a partner in our Washington, D.C. office. Will is the 15th litigator we’ve added globally this year.
We're excited to continue growing our
#tech
sector capabilities and welcome Ellen Ehrenpreis to our Bay Area Technology Companies Group and Paul Fakler to our NY IP Group.
The
@DiversityLabCo
announced today that Orrick is among the firms to achieve Mansfield Certification Plus status. We are proud to be part of this impactful diversity effort and excited to collaborate on Mansfield 2.0.
.
@MitchZuklie
authored an article in Entrepreneur discussing the common mistakes first-time founders make, including focusing on the technology rather than the market for it and ignoring constructive feedback.
#venturecapital
#techcompanies
We’re excited to welcome 15 litigators from Morvillo LLP, the nationally recognized
#whitecollar
and
#securities
#litigation
boutique, to our offices in NY and D.C.
Thank you to everyone who attended our annual London tech reception at The Ned last night! A wonderful evening with the best and brightest minds of the European
#tech
and
#venturecapital
community.
#OrrickTech
Congratulations to our 7 new litigation partners: Mel Bostwick, Karsten Faulhaber, Brian Goldman, Jacob Heath, Alvin Lee, Emily Tabatabai and Scott Ward.
Proud to be named one of the
@FortuneMagazine
@GPTW_US
#100BestCos
for the third consecutive year! Orrick ranks among the top third of companies for our workplace culture and is one of only 5 law firms to make the 2018 list.
In this article in Los Angeles Lawyer magazine, Orrick's Stacy Harrison and Ryan Booms provide extensive guidance on crafting force majeure clauses against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
#COVID19
#forcemajeure