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
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
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
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
Orrick to shutter Geneva office by year end
Decision to close arbitration-focused outpost after 10 years follows ‘routine review’
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
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
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
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
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
HSF hits Orrick for 10-lawyer Germany corporate team
Team led by Orrick’s former Germany managing partner moves over in Düsseldorf
White & Case launches Tokyo disputes practice with Orrick partner hire
Shinsuke Yakura joins having led Orrick’s Tokyo office
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
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
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
Orrick hires Kramer Levin’s life sciences head in New York
Irena Royzman is fourth IP partner to join tech-focused firm this year
Orrick shutters Shanghai, Taipei offices
US firm cites continued commitment to APAC as it becomes latest international practice to close a mainland China base
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
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
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