News About Orrick

Orrick cites firmwide sector focus as second large Italian team departs, joining BonelliErede

Both long-serving co-founders of US firm’s Italian arm have left this week, following departues for Hogan Lovells and now BonelliErede

14 Feb 2024

Hogan Lovells secures 23-lawyer finance and M&A team in Italy from Orrick

Veteran finance partner Patrizio Messina leads departures representing one third of Orrick’s Italian lawyers

12 Feb 2024

Veteran Paris arbitration partner departs Orrick to set up boutique

Michael Bühler, former co-chair of international arbitration, cites desire for fewer conflicts

15 Jan 2024

Orrick hires first chief digital officer from Pinsent Masons


Nigel Tranter will head up the firm’s data and business transformation team in Birmingham

28 Sep 2023

Orrick cuts 6% of global workforce

West Coast heavyweight blames subdued market and ‘impact of technology, data and the evolving workplace’

14 Jun 2023

Orrick secures former Hughes Hubbard arbitration group co-head in New York

Hagit Elul arrives hot on the heels of Orrick’s deal to merge with US litigation firm; Hughes Hubbard reshuffles leadership

10 Feb 2023

Orrick targets fintech's 'watershed moment' with Washington DC merger

San Francisco giant is combining with financial services specialist Buckley adding 100 lawyers

20 Jan 2023

Orrick secures four-partner life sciences IP litigation team from Milbank

Arrival of West Coast-based quartet set to fill 'missing piece' in San Francisco giant's IP litigation portfolio

16 Nov 2022

Linklaters, Latham, Orrick and Hengeler advise on €16bn Vodafone, GIP and KKR telecoms joint venture

Vodafone is expected to raise at least €3.2bn after selling part of its stake in German telecoms business Vantage Towers

10 Nov 2022

Orrick energy team spins out to launch sustainability boutique in Italy

Green Horse opens for business with 21 former Orrick lawyers led by partners Carlo Montella and Andrea Gentili

12 Oct 2022

Orrick raids RPC for 'rising star' London tech partner

Arrival of recently made-up partner Peter Sugden set to boost US firm's European venture capital offering

5 May 2022

Three-partner Orrick energy and utilities team joins Osborne Clarke in London

Arrival of John Deacon and two other partners adds heft to UK firm's renewables and power management capabilities

18 Mar 2022

Veteran Orrick partner leaves Big Law to go in-house at clean energy client

John Cook departs US firm after more than 25 years to be CLO at Intersect Power

27 Jan 2022

Orrick builds antitrust offering with DC partner hires

Eileen Cole and Craig Falls join tech-focused firm from White & Case and Dechert

4 Jan 2022