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Alex Sobolev パートナー

ロンドン

Alex’s multidisciplinary practice and transatlantic experience enable him to provide strategic commercial advice for technology led companies, including coordinating and implementing data and consumer risk mitigation projects, providing outsourcing advice and developing key legal risk mitigation strategies in relation to products where the pace of innovation nearly always outpaces the law.

He has advised companies at all stages of the corporate lifecycle, from software development and product launch, through technology licensing, sale and purchase, to mergers and acquisitions of data and tech-heavy businesses. He has assisted organisations with the design, development and implementation of global data protection and compliance policies, as well the management of risk and security associated with data retention, processing and transfer.

Lauren Bomberger マネージング・アソシエイト

Washington DC

Lauren’s practice covers a wide spectrum of banking and consumer financial services issues, with particular experience in:

• Fair lending, including the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA/Regulation B) and the Fair Housing Act (FHA);
• The Community Reinvestment Act;
• Prohibitions on unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (UDAAP); and
• Enforcement and supervisory matters, including counseling clients on examination responses, responding to regulatory subpoenas and information requests, and consent order compliance.

Lauren has significant experience advising clients on matters involving fintech, traditional retail banking products, including mortgages and other consumer lending products, and private banking. Lauren also assists clients in their interactions with federal regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (FRB), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and has successfully represented a client in an appeal of a material supervisory determination before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Lauren received her J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif). During law school, she served as Executive Editor of the American University Business Law Review and was awarded the T. Morton McDonald Award for excellence in legal scholarship.

Prior to joining Orrick, Lauren was an associate at Buckley LLP.

Ali Zablocki マネージング・アソシエイト

New York

Ali represents a diverse range of companies, lenders, creditors, and other parties across various industries in both in-court and out-of-court restructurings, as well as in other distressed situations. She also has significant insolvency-related litigation experience, including in connection with involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, chapter 11 trustee appointment, avoidance actions, claim subordination and other claims resolution, and various adversary proceedings.

Ali Abugheida パートナー

サンフランシスコ

Prior to joining Orrick, Ali was a partner at Buckley LLP. He began his career at WilmerHale, where his practice included litigation and government enforcement matters.

John Kromer パートナー

Washington DC

John helps clients navigate the complex maze of federal and state laws and regulations. He regularly counsels clients on compliance with regulations issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as well as examination and enforcement actions by the bureau, federal banking agencies, state regulators and other enforcement agencies. He advises on the laws governing licensing and chartering, usury, advertising, disclosures, privacy, lending and servicing practices, and laws prohibiting unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (UDAAP).

He advises financial services firms on new product and business line development, including structuring and negotiating commercial relationships, joint ventures and partnership agreements. He also assists financial and strategic purchasers of fintechs and financial services firms on regulatory matters, including due diligence of companies, assets and portfolios, and transactional structuring in light of federal and state licensing and regulatory requirements.

John is recognized by Chambers USA as a leading attorney in the field of Consumer Finance Compliance and has been noted by The Legal 500, in the practice areas of Financial Services Regulation, Cyber Law (including Data Protection and Privacy), and Fintech. He frequently speaks at industry conferences on legal issues affecting consumer finance companies. John is a co-author of a number of publications, including Residential Mortgage Lending: State Regulation Manual; Residential Mortgage Lending: Brokers; Pratt’s State Regulation of Second Mortgages and Home Equity Loans; Mortgage Bankers Guide to Regulatory Compliance and The Law of Electronic Signatures and Records, and has written numerous articles for consumer financial services industry publications.

John is Fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, served on the Advisory Council of the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators from 1998-2018, was a Board member of the Online Lending Policy Institute from 2016-2021 and is a past Chair of the Housing Finance Subcommittee of the Consumer Financial Services Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.

Prior to joining Orrick, John was a partner at Buckley LLP. He served as Buckley’s Co-Managing Partner from 2009-2019 and was a member of the firm’s partner board from 2019-2022.

Adrian Dengler カウンセル

ミュンヘン

Adrian advises corporates, funds and high-growth technology companies on international M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions. 

His practice spans complex platform investments, add-on acquisitions and exits, as well as financing rounds for innovative growth companies. He has also handled US‑German cross‑border matters. In addition, Adrian has deep expertise in German transformation law (Umwandlungsrecht), particularly in complex reorganizations and intra‑group mergers.

Adrian is recommended by The Legal 500 Germany in Private Equity – Transactions . 'Adrian Dengler: a highly skilled M&A lawyer, the right combination of expertise and get‑deal‑done mentality.' — Client reference in The Legal 500 (Germany, Private Equity – Transactions)

Vanessa Sorrentino マネージング・アソシエイト

New York

Vanessa has developed significant experience representing a range of clients, from artists and small businesses to large technology companies. Her experience spans from drafting complaints and devising case strategy through fact and expert discovery, summary judgment, and settlement.

Her practice encompasses disputes across a range of industry sectors, including fashion and e-commerce, hospitality, and technology. Vanessa also brings particular experience litigating against foreign entities, having handled matters involving global fashion conglomerates with extensive foreign operations.

More recently, Vanessa works on novel legal issues involving fair use, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and generative artificial intelligence.

Prior to joining Orrick, Vanessa served as a law clerk to the Honorable Matthew J. Skahill, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and to the Honorable Jack M. Sabatino, Presiding Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division. After her clerkships, she also worked at a boutique firm in New York specializing in intellectual property matters.

Criselda Haro Sandoval オブ・カウンセル

Los Angeles

She represents lenders, including banks and other financial institutions, and corporate borrowers in a wide range of secured and unsecured commercial financing transactions, including syndicated transactions, asset-based financings, private equity acquisition financings, cross-border transactions and refinancings. Cris also supports other practice groups, including the Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity group, the Technology Companies Group and the Energy and Infrastructure group, on financing matters for clients.

Cris is an active member of Orrick LA's recruiting committee. She also regularly engages in various types of pro bono matters, including immigration matters and wills and trusts matters.

Skyler Walker パートナー

Charlotte

Skyler has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Securities/Capital Markets Law since 2023. In 2025, she was also named a “Rising Star” in North Carolina by Super Lawyers for Securities & Corporate Finance. Sklyer is currently on the Law360 Capital Markets Editorial Advisory Board since 2024.

Having lived and worked in Charlotte for nearly a decade, Skyler is committed to community philanthropy, supporting the arts, children’s health, and animal welfare.

She received her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law and holds a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kimberly Seay カウンセル

Chicago

Kimberly focuses her practice on real estate acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing, and real estate financing and she represents developers, institutional investors, and operating companies in complex transitions across all major asset classes. Kimberly's experience covers the full lifecycle of real estate assets, from the acquisition through development, construction, and operations. She also advises on related corporate matters and strategic transactions, aligning legal solutions with clients' business objectives.

Xiang Wang パートナー

北京; New York

ワン博士は、電気工学・コンピュータ工学の博士号、中国法の学位、米国ニューヨーク州およびインディアナ州での法曹資格を有し、米国特許庁に登録しているという数少ない経歴を持つ知的財産権弁護士として高い評価を得ており、中国国内屈指の知的財産関連の法務を提供している。中国に本拠を置く海外企業が関与した、訴訟と仲裁両方での特許紛争において成功を収めたことにより、オリックの中国知的財産チームは、China Central Television (CCTV)によって特集され、「Patent Wars」と題された30分のドキュメンタリー映画が2011年10月29日に放送された。

代表的な知的財産関連の案件 

• 中国で事業に従事する企業の大規模な特許・商標ポートフォリオの出願・登録手続き、強制執行、および技術移転／ライセンス供与契約。
• 中国および米国の両国におけるオフィスアクション、異議申立て、および特許の無効性に関する訴訟手続き、模造品・海賊版防止の取り組み、特許・商標の強制執行訴訟。
• 企業秘密、輸出規制、産業スパイ活動に関わる国境を越えた訴訟。
• 米国国際貿易委員会の下でのITC第337条関連訴訟。
• 製造物責任と欠陥商品回収。
• 米国地方裁判所における証券集団訴訟および米国証券取引委員会（SEC）と司法省（DOJ）により発議された調査や審理を含む、米国に登録している中国企業の監査委員会による調査やその他の調査事項に関連して取締役会やその企業を代理。
• 中国国家食品薬品監督管理局（SFDA）および米国食品医薬品局（FDA）への届出、薬品および装置の輸入登録免許、中国のGMP（医薬品製造品質管理規範）およびGSP（医薬品経営品質管理規範）、保険還付、その他の政府および規制当局の問題、臨床試験、CRO契約およびOEM契約における援助等を含む、中国および米国の両国における規制遵守および訴訟手続きにおいて医療機器製造会社および製薬会社の代理。
• 技術移転契約およびOEM契約、研究開発や製造に関する合弁事業および戦略的パートナーシップ。
• 知的財産に関連するデュー・ディリジェンスおよびポートフォリオに関するカウンセリング。
• 中国における検閲問題、データ守秘権と保護に関しソーシャルメディア会社を援助。

ワン博士の実践的な法的助言は、弁護士になる以前の10年以上に及ぶ医療機器および電子装置の両業界での経験の成果といえる。さらにワン博士は本人の名で医療技術に関する米国特許を4件取得している。これらの業界における経験には以下が含まれる。

• 米系医療技術コンサルティング会社のアジアサービス担当マネージング・ディレクター、米系医療機器製造会社のシニアコンサルタント兼科学諮問評議会メンバー、米系医療機器製造会社の研究開発担当エグゼクティブ・ディレクター、米国の大手病院外科手術部門の医療研究担当ディレクター、米系大手医療機器製造会社2社のソフトウェア・エンジニアおよびシステム・アナリスト、北京の中日友好医院のバイオメディカル・エンジニア。
• 上記の役職において、医療機器の開発、指示、製造；パートナー企業の選択、調査、および交渉；PMA およびFDA 510(k) に関する申請書の整理、助言、および編集；FDA、UL 544、CSA、およびその他の規制の監督および遵守；臨床試験の設計および遂行。

ワン博士は、中国において事業に従事する企業に影響を及ぼす知的財産権に関する法規制およびクロスボーダー関係の構築および進展の先導役として広く認められている。現在、上海の米国商工会議所知的財産委員会副会長、および中国のR&D-based Pharmaceutical Associationの法律顧問を務める。さらに、米国ペンシルベニア州フィラデルフィア市のドレクセル大学の機械工学およびバイオメディカル・エンジニアリングの客員教授でもある。

著書・著作

• 60を上回る書籍および業界紙の論説の著者または共著者である。最近では中国の医療機器および医薬品に関する新規制要件ならびに中国および米国で事業を展開しつつ知的財産を保護する方法に関する記事を著す。

講演およびプログラム

• 米国と中国における特許、商標、企業秘密紛争、および製造物責任訴を含む、知的財産保護の方法に関して国際セミナーやコンファレンスにおいて頻繁に講演している。
• クロスボーダー知的財産問題に関する新聞やニュースメディアによるインタビュー多数（例：The New York Times、The Wall Street Journal、Reuters、Bloomberg、International Herald Tribune、Financial Times、Law 360、Asian Legal Business、China Central Television (CCTV programs 「Dialogue」、「China Insight」、および米国証券訴訟に関するプログラム「Crossover」、ドキュメンタリー映画「Patent Wars」および「Digital Rights」)、China Radio International、China Business Law JournalM、Chinese Lawyer、people.com.cn、Caixin Media、Chicago Herald、Managing Intellectual Property、Asia IP、CFO Innovations、並びにSwedish Broadcasting Corporation)。

Karen S. Cannon マネージング・アソシエイト

シリコン・バレー

Her practice focuses on the compensation and benefit issues of technology companies.

She advises on the design, administration and implementation of executive and equity compensation arrangements, including equity plans, retention plans, change of control and severance arrangements and executive employment and separation agreements.

She represents clients during the life cycle of corporate transactions: financings, mergers and acquisitions, secondary offerings, SPAC transactions and the preparation for public listing.

She has particular interest in implementing equity and executive compensation arrangements for global subsidiaries and service providers.