News About Orrick

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

Orrick raids Gunderson Dettmer in LA for four-partner venture capital team

Team of 13 lawyers includes co-founders of Gunderson’s Los Angeles arm

10 Feb 2025

HSF hits Orrick for 10-lawyer Germany corporate team

Team led by Orrick’s former Germany managing partner moves over in Düsseldorf

28 Jan 2025

White & Case launches Tokyo disputes practice with Orrick partner hire

Shinsuke Yakura joins having led Orrick’s Tokyo office

5 Sep 2024

Orrick adds seven-lawyer healthcare regulatory team in DC, Boston

Trio of partners join from Wilson Sonsini and boutique Hooper Lundy & Bookman as Orrick continues life sciences push

12 Jul 2024

Latham, Orrick lead on SAP’s $1.5bn WalkMe acquisition

Israeli firms Meitar and Gornitzky & Co called in on deal to buy Israeli-founded SaaS company

5 Jun 2024

Orrick adds seven-lawyer M&A and private equity team in Italy from Shearman

Team led by partner Fabio Fauceglia joins tech-focused firm as other former Shearman Italy partners move to White & Case and Willkie

8 May 2024

Orrick hires Kramer Levin’s life sciences head in New York

Irena Royzman is fourth IP partner to join tech-focused firm this year

16 Apr 2024

Orrick shutters Shanghai, Taipei offices

US firm cites continued commitment to APAC as it becomes latest international practice to close a mainland China base

22 Mar 2024

McDermott adds seven-lawyer litigation team from Orrick as it eyes white-collar growth

Group joins in New York and DC alongside former SDNY prosecutor Sagar Ravi as McDermott anticipates uptick in FCPA work

15 Mar 2024

Orrick adds top litigator from Akin as slew of firms mark DC hires

DOJ veteran Esther Lander joins tech-focused firm as Goodwin, Steptoe, Willkie and Weil also add DC partners

13 Mar 2024

Norton Rose Fulbright adds Orrick public finance duo in New York

Alison Radecki joins as UK firm’s third NY partner lateral this year alongside senior counsel Helen Pennock

29 Feb 2024