News About Orrick

Orrick adds four partners across US, UK as it continues structured finance buildout

Hires from Morrison Foerster, Mayer Brown and McDermott follow last year’s raid on Cadwalader for 37 CLO and asset backed lending lawyers

16 Jun 2026

Trio of senior disputes partners depart firms to practise as independent arbitrators

A&O Shearman, White & Case and Orrick have all parted company with seasoned practitioners

5 Jan 2026

Kirkland continues litigation hiring spree with Orrick mass tort chiefs

Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley latest of more than 150 hires into Chicago giant’s litigation practice this year

8 Dec 2025

Orrick adds M&A and private equity quartet from Norton Rose Fulbright in Munich

Team includes NRF’s German corporate, M&A and securities practice group head Michael Prüssner

25 Nov 2025

McDermott invests $10m in specialist legaltech fund

The LegalTech Fund has closed a $110m fund with backing from top 25 US firm as co-lead investor

25 Nov 2025

Orrick to shutter Geneva office by year end

Decision to close arbitration-focused outpost after 10 years follows ‘routine review’

24 Sep 2025

Orrick, DLA Piper guide Workday’s $1.1bn acquisition of AI firm Sana

Orrick acts for buyer in second deal in a month as HR software consolidation heats up

17 Sep 2025

Orrick adds Gibson Dunn oil and gas co-chair in London

Anna Howell joins alongside newly-minted partner Mitasha Chandok just a week after Orrick added four finance partners in London from Cadwalader

15 Sep 2025

Orrick hits Cadwalader for eight-partner finance team in London and US

Top-ranking team to enable firm to capitalise on convergence of CLOs and private credit

8 Sep 2025

Dechert adds four-lawyer Orrick finance team in London

Sushila Nayak joins to serve as a leader of Dechert’s CLO effort in London alongside three further lawyers

2 Jun 2025