Press Releases

The latest news and announcements from Orrick. For more information, please contact our Media Team.

2008


May

05-05-2008
Orrick Adds Leading Restructuring Partner in London

April

04-28-2008
Orrick Adds High-Profile San Francisco Litigator and Community Leader

04-25-2008
Orrick's Diversity Initiative Honored by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association

04-24-2008
University of Michigan Law School and Orrick Announce the Innocence Clinic and Name David Moran the Orrick Fellow

04-09-2008
Orrick Represents Client in Fund Formation for Global Wind Energy Projects

04-09-2008
Court Approves Russian Industrial Investors' Acquisition of Assets of New Generation “Very Light Jet” Manufacturer in Colorado

March

03-17-2008
Orrick Lawyer Elected to ACB Board of Directors

03-05-2008
Orrick Represents Leading European Private Property Company in US$109 Million Transaction

03-04-2008
Siliconware Wins Again in Its Patent Reexamination Fight Against Tessera

February

02-26-2008
ITC Case Against Tessera Stayed Due to Patent Reexaminations By Siliconware

02-25-2008
Orrick Adds Intellectual Property Partner in New York

02-04-2008
ILRC Teams With Bay Area Law Firms to Create Mentoring Program

02-04-2008
Orrick Adds Corporate Partner in London

January

01-28-2008
Orrick Announces Sixteen New Partners

01-14-2008
Orrick Adds High-Profile IP Litigator

01-02-2008
Orrick Adds High-Profile White Collar Litigators

2007


November

11-29-2007
Orrick Adds Another Corporate Partner in China

October

10-22-2007
Leading Employment Team Joins Orrick in San Francisco

10-16-2007
Orrick's Tokyo Office Celebrates 10th Anniversary

10-15-2007
Orrick Adds Corporate Finance Partner in London

10-01-2007
Orrick Adds Prominent M&A Partner in New York

September

09-27-2007
Robert Fippinger Honored by NABL for Distinguished Service in Public Finance

09-04-2007
Five-Member Global Compliance Team Joins Orrick in New York

August

08-14-2007
Orrick Named 2007 Best Law Firm for Women
By Working Mother Magazine & Flex-Time Lawyers

08-07-2007
Orrick adds Korea-Team in Hong Kong

08-03-2007
Orrick Lawyer Named Certified Appellate Law Specialist

08-02-2007
Influential Chinese Lawyer Joins Orrick's China Corporate Practice

08-01-2007
Corporate Partner Joins Orrick in Shanghai

July

07-02-2007
Orrick Lawyer Named to Ninth Circuit Advisory Board

07-02-2007
Orrick Lawyer Elected Vice-Chair of Lawyers Alliance for New York

June

06-25-2007
Orrick Advises Deutsche Bank on Establishing the
First European Credit Derivatives Product Company

06-22-2007
Two More Capital Markets and Real Estate Partners Join Orrick in New York

06-14-2007
Tax Lawyer to Join Orrick in Paris

May

05-22-2007
Orrick Expands Intellectual Property Practice

05-21-2007
Orrick Boosts Asian Litigation and Arbitration Practice

05-21-2007
Orrick Adds Leading Capital Markets Real Estate Lawyer in New York

05-07-2007
Orrick Announces New Head of Asian Real Estate Practice

April

04-10-2007
Orrick Announces New Office Leader in Tokyo

04-10-2007
Orrick Represents Gay Couple In Discrimination Case

04-05-2007
Orrick Advises on First International Securitization of Mortgages in Kazakhstan

04-02-2007
Orrick Strengthens Hong Kong Litigation Practice

March

03-28-2007
Stanford Law School Establishes Orrick Fellowship

February

02-13-2007
Orrick Adds Intellectual Property Partner in Beijing

02-08-2007
Former Federal Prosecutor Joins Orrick's White Collar Defense Practice

02-07-2007
Orrick Names Largest Partner Class in its 144-year History

January

01-04-2007
Orrick and Dewey Merger Discussions End

2006


December

12-15-2006
Real Estate Investment Partner Joins Orrick in Paris

November

11-20-2006
Orrick Adds Structured Finance Partner in Hong Kong

11-08-2006
Orrick Wins Outstanding Corporate Grantmaker Award

October

10-25-2006
Dewey and Orrick Reach Major Milestone in Merger Discussions

10-04-2006
Tax Partner with Structured Finance Focus Joins Orrick in New York

September

09-29-2006
Orrick Partners with Stanford Law School to Launch Two New Initiatives

09-28-2006
Orrick Expands Public Finance Presence on East Coast

09-19-2006
Orrick Achieves Top Score for Diversity

09-15-2006
Orrick Receives Prestigious Diversity Award from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association

09-06-2006
West Virginia Governor Names Orrick Chairman as Co-Chair of 21st Century Jobs Cabinet

August

08-25-2006
Orrick Lawyers and Staff Help Investigate Hurricane Katrina's Impact on the Gulf Coast

08-17-2006
Orrick Lawyers Comment on New Pension Law

08-15-2006
Two Prominent Litigators Join Orrick in Los Angeles

08-14-2006
Orrick Advises Onyx Software on Thwarted Takeover Bid and Acquisition

08-08-2006
Orrick Lawyers Distinguished by Two Labor and Employment Organizations

08-01-2006
Orrick Adds Leading Real Estate Bengoshi in Tokyo to Capitalize on Booming Japan Market

July

07-31-2006
Orrick Adds Another in a Series of High-Profile Lateral, Corporate Partners

07-24-2006
Leading New York IP Litigator Joins Orrick

07-06-2006
Corporate Lawyer Joins Orrick in New York

June

06-29-2006
Orrick Hosts Seminar in Moscow on New Advertising Law

06-28-2006
Structured Finance Partners Join Orrick in New York

06-26-2006
Leading Securities and Capital Markets Lawyer Joins Orrick in Hong Kong

06-16-2006
Orrick Partner Named One of Top Asian Americans in Business

06-01-2006
Orrick Client Pepco Prevails in 3-Year Mirant Case

May

05-24-2006
Orrick Named Two-Time Finalist in The Lawyer Awards

05-18-2006
Morgan Stanley’s Former Litigation Head Joins Orrick

05-17-2006
Corporate Partner Joins Orrick's Italy Practice

05-11-2006
Orrick Recognized for Distinguished Pro Bono Service

05-08-2006
Three Corporate Partners Join Orrick in New York

05-05-2006
San Francisco Honors Orrick for Commitment to Elementary School

April

04-24-2006
Inaugural Orrick Fellow to Clerk at World Court

04-21-2006
Complexities of EU Data Protection Regulations

04-13-2006
Highly-Regarded Litigator Joins Orrick in New York

04-13-2006
Leading Silicon Valley Patent Litigator Joins Orrick

04-04-2006
Corporate Scorecard Ranks Orrick Among U.S. Leaders

04-01-2006
Orrick Wins Asian-Counsel M&A Deal of the Year

March

03-23-2006
Orrick Lawyers Decipher New Rules on Executive Compensation, Benefits

03-17-2006
Congressional Panel Looks into Tax Preferred Financing; New Tool Used for Renewable Energy Projects

03-14-2006
Hong Kong Finance Team Wins Deal-of-the-Year

03-14-2006
Orrick's Paris Office Highly Ranked in Chambers Global

03-10-2006
Orrick Advises iVillage on $600 Million Acquisition by NBC Universal

03-09-2006
Orrick Chairman Ralph Baxter Chaired 11th Annual Law Firm Leaders Forum

03-09-2006
Securities Case Courtroom Victory Cited as a Top Verdict

03-06-2006
James Stengel Appointed Managing Director of Orrick’s Firm-wide Litigation Division

03-01-2006
Fareed Zakaria Talks About the "Power of Globalization" at Orrick Annual Meeting

February

02-27-2006
SEC Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel Joins Orrick in D.C.

02-24-2006
Orrick Appoints Peter Bicks To Lead New York Office, Firm’s Largest

02-09-2006
Orrick Announces Eleven New Partners

02-06-2006
Nationally Renowned Ten-Lawyer Bankruptcy Team Joins Orrick

02-01-2006
Orrick Client Nikko Materials Awarded $4.3 Million in Patent Infringement Case

January

01-16-2006
SEC Commissioners to Vote on Proposed Changes on Executive Pay Disclosure

01-03-2006
Orrick Recognized as a Top Law Firm For Client Service

01-01-2006
Orrick and Rambaud Martel Merge Paris Offices

2005


December

12-09-2005
Orrick Sponsors Art Exhibit and Sale for The Children’s Storefront School

12-07-2005
Leading International Arbitration Expert Joins Orrick in Paris

November

11-21-2005
Marc Levinson Named To Prestigious National Bankruptcy Conference

11-18-2005
Orrick Honored with Cornerstone Award for Pro Bono Legal Services

11-08-2005
Orrick, Coudert Brothers Complete Phase One in China

11-04-2005
Orrick Sponsor of Women’s Career Initiative Event

11-03-2005
Orrick Names First Pro Bono Counsel

October

10-27-2005
Orrick, Williams Lea Announce Partnership in Wheeling

10-27-2005
Bengoshi Corporate Lawyer Shintaro Kuroda Joins Orrick in Tokyo

September

09-29-2005
SEC Dismisses Civil Action Against Former McKesson CFO Richard Hawkins

09-28-2005
Orrick Assists Non-Profit Enterprise to Establish Microfinance Investment Fund

09-20-2005
Russian Partner Joins Orrick’s D.C. Office

09-19-2005
Orrick Hosts Job Fair for Black Law Students Association in New York

August

08-25-2005
Coudert Brothers, Orrick Reach Agreement on China

08-15-2005
Orrick Holds Fourth Annual Charity Auction

08-15-2005
Orrick Co-Sponsors First Diversity Job Fair in Bay Area

08-02-2005
Orrick Launches 19-Lawyer Russia Practice with Opening of Moscow Office

08-01-2005
White Collar Partner Joins Orrick’s D.C. Office

July

07-28-2005
Orrick Serves as Transaction Counsel on Largest Single Refunding

07-15-2005
Orrick Reappointed Lead Bond Counsel for State of California

07-11-2005
Former McKesson CFO Richard Hawkins Not Guilty on All Counts of Securities Fraud

07-05-2005
President Bush Appoints Orrick’s Lanny Davis to Serve Administration

June

06-24-2005
Three Orrick Partners named Top Securities Litigators in California

06-20-2005
Orrick Expands London Office to More Than 50 Lawyers

06-08-2005
Orrick Successfully Defends Thane International Inc. in Shareholder Class Action Trial

06-08-2005
Silicon Valley Employment Partner Lynne Hermle Named Woman of Distinction

May

05-20-2005
Eleven New Partners Join Orrick in London and Moscow

05-18-2005
EU and UK Competition Law Partner Joins Orrick in London

05-10-2005
Senior Corporate Lawyer Joins Orrick in Paris

05-04-2005
Landmark EEOC Class Action Against Largest U.S. Burger King Owner Dismissed

05-03-2005
IP Team Represents EMC in $325 Million Patent Settlement with HP

April

04-22-2005
Orrick IP Team Secures Victory for Nikko Materials US, Inc.

04-14-2005
Orrick Prevails for Universal Instruments and the Electronics Industry in Texas Patent Trial

04-07-2005
Orrick Partner Writes the Book on Taxation of U.S. Branch Offices

March

03-28-2005
Orrick Again Tops Private Equity Rankings

03-24-2005
Large Note Financing Returns Vehicle License Fee Revenues to CA Cities and Counties

03-24-2005
Orrick’s Employment Law Yearbook 2005 Published by Practising Law Institute

03-21-2005
Orrick Expands White Collar, Securities Litigation Practices

03-10-2005
Orrick Tokyo Team Advises Major LBO in South Korea

03-09-2005
Senior Project Finance Lawyer David Robbins Joins Orrick in New York

03-07-2005
Four Additional Partners Join Orrick from Heller Ehrman’s VLG

03-04-2005
Orrick Ranks Second In Private Equity Rankings

03-01-2005
Orrick Names New Chief Financial Officer

February

02-28-2005
Orrick Chairman and CEO Ralph Baxter Reelected to Sixth Term

02-16-2005
Five Partners Join Orrick From Heller Ehrman Venture Law Group, Expanding the Firm’s Global Emerging Companies Practice

02-10-2005
Orrick Honored by New York Legal Assistance Group at Pro Bono Recognition Event

02-02-2005
Orrick Announces Ten New Partners

02-02-2005
Orrick Ranks as Top Bond Counsel in 2004

January

01-31-2005
Orrick Lawyer Co-Authors Employment Law Treatise

01-12-2005
Orrick Opens Office in Taipei

01-11-2005
Orrick's Silicon Valley Office Named Top Corporate Philanthropist

2004


December

12-21-2004
Orrick Secures Complete Defense Win for Dow AgroSciences and Mycogen Seeds in Patent Dispute over Genetically Modified Corn

12-20-2004
Orrick Tax Partner Honored as Top Author

12-06-2004
Orrick Advises Moroccan Government on €1.1 billion Sale of Stake in Maroc Telecom

12-02-2004
Orrick Partner Sets Up Major New Pro Bono Initiative

November

11-25-2004
Orrick Adds Two Jones Day Finance Partners in London

11-25-2004
Orrick Adds European Corporate Partner

11-18-2004
Orrick Lawyer Receives Cornerstone Award from Lawyers Alliance for New York

11-12-2004
Orrick Partner Gregory Evans Elected to National Board of NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund

11-09-2004
Orrick Receives Courage Award from NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project

11-04-2004
Orrick Ranks Second in Private Equity Rankings

October

10-27-2004
Orrick Remembers Former Chairman William “Bill” D. McKee

10-22-2004
Orrick Litigation Team Led by Peter Bicks Secures Complete Defense Win for Union Carbide Corporation in $1.3 Billion Asbestos Jury Trial in Texas State Court

10-21-2004
Orrick Adds Partner in Tokyo Office to Grow the Firm’s Practice in South Korea

10-11-2004
Senior Antitrust Partner at Patton Boggs Joins Orrick

10-04-2004
SEC Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel Joins Orrick’s Securities Litigation Group

September

09-28-2004
Orrick Expands Pacific Northwest Office, Lawyers Receive Accolades

09-27-2004
Orrick Adds Another Bengoshi Partner in Tokyo

09-22-2004
Former Telecommunications Company GC Joins Orrick’s IP Practice

August

08-27-2004
Orrick Promotes Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Director, East Coast

08-26-2004
Orrick Expands Capabilities in Tokyo

08-18-2004
Clifford Chance Corporate Of Counsel Joins Orrick

08-16-2004
New York City and State Leaders Honor Orrick on its 20th Anniversary in New York

08-16-2004
The Bond Buyer Names Orrick the Nation's Top Bond Counsel for the First Half of 2004

08-11-2004
Orrick's Silicon Valley Charity Auction Raises More Than $25,000 For Two Local Non-Profit Organizations

08-03-2004
Orrick Welcomes Leading Corporate Lawyer

July

07-20-2004
Peter Sternberg Joins Orrick

07-12-2004
Associates and Staff Follow Clifford Chance Partners to Orrick

07-12-2004
Orrick Scores Win for Oregon PERS Board

07-06-2004
Lynne Hermle Recognized as One of the Top Women Litigators in California for the Third Year in a Row

June

06-22-2004
Eight Partners Join Orrick from Clifford Chance

06-10-2004
Bond Logistix LLC Opens Florida Office

06-03-2004
Bond Logistix LLC Launches Swap Advisory Services

May

05-18-2004
Orrick Partner Sam Scott Miller Appointed to NASDAQ Listing Hearing and Review Council

April

04-19-2004
Orrick Successfully Represents Applera Corporation in Patent Suit

04-12-2004
Public Finance Team Publishes Booklets on Pension Obligation Bonds and Indian Tribal Finance

04-05-2004
Orrick’s Frederick Holden Ranked Among Top 10 U.S. Bankruptcy Lawyers by The Deal Magazine

04-05-2004
Orrick IP Group Lauded in The National Law Journal's “Defense Wins of 2003”

March

03-31-2004
Orrick Announces Five-Year Commitment to San Francisco After School Program

03-31-2004
Orrick Authors 2004 Edition of Employment Law Yearbook

03-31-2004
Orrick’s New Web Site Receives Top Honors from the Legal Marketing Association (LMA)

03-30-2004
Orrick Announces New Leadership for the Pacific Northwest Office

03-25-2004
Disney Senior Counsel Christopher Ruhland Rejoins Orrick

03-23-2004
Orrick Partner Marc A. Levinson Selected as 9th Circuit Regent of the American College of Bankruptcy

03-17-2004
Two Orrick Partners Named California Lawyers of the Year

03-03-2004
Orrick Of Counsel Named to ACLU Executive Committee

February

02-24-2004
Survey Gauges Silicon Valley's Venture Capital Climate

02-20-2004
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Joins Orrick

02-19-2004
Orrick Names New Litigation Practice Group Leader

02-19-2004
Global Finance Lawyer Joins Orrick

02-12-2004
Orrick Tax Articles Now Available

02-12-2004
Prominent Corporate Lawyer Joins Orrick

02-09-2004
Orrick Opens Rome Office

02-06-2004
Orrick Announces New Head of Corporate Department

January

01-26-2004
Orrick Announces Changes to New York and San Francisco Office Leadership



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