Orrick Advises Noteholders in Second Securitization of Oil and Gas Well Interests
| November.14.2019
Orrick has advised the noteholders in the second rated securitization of oil and gas wellbore interests, issued by Diversified Gas & Oil.
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Client Results
White Collar Team Prevails in Insider Trading Case
| November.11.2019
An Orrick team achieved a dismissal of a five year old case for our client who was charged with insider trading.
Orrick Advises Note Purchasers in First Securitization of Oil and Gas Well Interests
| September.23.2019
Orrick has advised the note purchasers in the first rated securitization of oil and gas well interests, achieving an investment-grade rating and ...
Orrick Advises Natixis S.A. in Bridge Loan Financing for 103 MW Solar Photovoltaic Plant Construction in Italy
| August.26.2019
An Orrick team represented Natixis S.A. in a €44.5 million project financing for the construction of the largest solar facility in Italy.
Orrick’s Real Estate Team Advises on the Two Largest San Francisco Office Sales of 2019
| July.30.2019
We advised a partnership that included developer Gerson Bakar & Associates on the sale of Levi’s Plaza to Jamestown.
Orrick Advises on First-of-Its-Kind Securitization of Renewable Energy Receivables in Italy
| July.24.2019
Orrick assisted WRM Group, acting as arranger and note subscriber, in a first-of-its-kind securitization of performing and non-performing renewable ...
Orrick Advises Stripe and Goodwater Capital in Monzo’s $144 Million Financing Round
| June.25.2019
Orrick has advised both Stripe and Goodwater Capital on a $144 million Series F financing round in Monzo, a U.K.-based challenger bank.
Orrick Advises DURECT on $15 Million Registered Direct Offering
| June.24.2019
Orrick represented DURECT Corporation in its registered direct offering of 29,000,000 shares of common stock.
Westbrook Plans to Help Revitalize San Francisco’s Historic Pier 70
| April.23.2019
Our Los Angeles Real Estate team advised Westbrook Partners on an acquisition of a parcel of the historic Pier 70 in San Francisco, California, as ...
Orrick Advises on TIM’s €1 Billion Bond Issuance Under EMTN Programme
| April.19.2019
We advised Italian telecoms company TIM S.p.A. in the issuance of a €1 billion senior unsecured bond loan maturing on April 15, 2025.
Orrick Advises on Innovative Green Bond Financing
| April.10.2019
Orrick has advised the Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pinal on the first renewable natural gas project financing in the U.S. ...
Snam Launches First Climate Action Bond in Europe
| March.21.2019
Orrick advised Snam in the issuance of a €500 million Climate Action Bond.
Orrick Advises French State on Refinancing of “Sud-Europe-Atlantique” High-Speed Rail Line
| January.02.2019
The Orrick team in Paris advised the French State on the refinancing of the “Sud-Europe-Atlantique” high-speed rail line, totaling approximately €2.2 ...
Insights
Venezuela's Debt Resolution: Recover the Assets
by Thomas Wyatt Laryea | October.30.2019
Orrick’s Thomas Laryea authored an article in FT Alphaville discussing the need for a new approach to be taken on Venezuela's asset base.
Tax Relief for Replacing LIBOR in Tax-Exempt Debt and Swaps
by Barbara Jane League, Charles C. Cardall, George Wolf and Richard J. Moore | October.28.2019
Many tax-exempt bonds and related hedges, such as interest rate swaps ("Exempt Instruments"), use a LIBOR-based interest rate.
Amendments to the Volcker Rule are Adopted but Leave Much to be Done
by Edward Eisert | September.24.2019
On September 18, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board), the Federal ...
AIFMD: New Pre-Marketing Rules
by Alessandro De Nicola | July.24.2019
On July 12, 2019, the following new EU directive and regulation on cross-border distribution were published in the Official Journal of the European ...
SIFMA LIBOR Transition Briefing: Transition to Alternative Reference Rates - Key Takeaways
by Howard S. Altarescu | July.22.2019
Highlights from a briefing on July 15 where presenters from the NY Fed, FCA, ARRC, Wells Fargo, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and SIFMA discussed LIBOR ...
Legislation Relating to Public Finance Enacted by the 86th Texas Legislature (Regular Session)
by Rick Witte, James Hernandez, Jerry V. Kyle Jr. and Taylor Raymond | June.25.2019
This document briefly summarizes a select list of legislation relating to public finance enacted by the 86th Legislature (Regular Session) that ...
ISDA Publishes Additional IBOR Consultations
by Nikiforos Mathews | June.24.2019
On May 16, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) published two consultations in connection with the potential ...
New Panel, Same Result – Ninth Circuit Upholds Controversial Cost-Sharing Regulations in Altera Case
by Peter Connors | June.21.2019
The unfolding Altera Corporation & Subsidiaries[1] v. Commissioner (Altera) saga bore witness to another taxpayer-unfriendly development on June 7, ...
New California Debt Financing Guide for Public Agencies
by Stephen Spitz | June.13.2019
The California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, in partnership with Orrick's Public Finance Group, published its California Debt Financing ...
LIBOR Transition: Takeaways from the Benchmark Rates Series Benchmark Rates Forum New York
by Howard S. Altarescu, Nikiforos Mathews and Andrew Morris | June.11.2019
Presenters at the Benchmark Rates Forum from KPMG, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, NatWest Markets, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, TD Securities, RBS, ...
Takeaways from the June 3 ARRC Roundtable
by Howard S. Altarescu | June.05.2019
I attended the recent ARRC roundtable discussion on the LIBOR to SOFR transition and was struck by the tenor of urgency in the discussion – urgency ...
2019 Italian Minibond Industry Report
by Patrizio Messina, Alessandro Accrocca, Sabrina Setini and Roberto Percoco | May.17.2019
Orrick's Italian finance team partnered with the Observatory on Minibonds established at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano to release ...
New IRS Ruling on Port and Airport Leases
by Charles C. Cardall | May.09.2019
In a private letter ruling (PLR 201918008) publicly released earlier this week, the IRS addressed the statutory safe harbor relating to the allowable ...
New Offshore Economic Substance Rules Could Spell Significant Concern for PE Funds and Bermuda/Cayman/BVI-Based Structures
by Peter Connors | April.29.2019
In response to increasing pressure from international organizations such as the EU and OECD, many offshore jurisdictions, including the Cayman ...
Webinar: Variable Rate Demand Obligations for Affordable Housing
by Justin Cooper and Jeffrey Philp | April.11.2019
Watch this on-demand webinar from Orrick and The Bond Buyer to learn more about VRDOs in the context of affordable housing.
News
Patrizio Messina Named Italy’s Lawyer of the Year
| November.20.2019
Italian legal magazine TopLegal named Patrizio Messina Italy’s Lawyer of the Year during the publication’s 13th annual TopLegal Awards in Milan.
Orrick Adds Energy Leveraged Finance Rising Star in New York
| October.21.2019
Orrick welcomes John Donaleski as a partner in our Energy & Infrastructure practice, based in New York.
Orrick Adds Structured Finance Rising Star in London
| September.19.2019
Orrick announced today that structured finance lawyer Richard Hanson has joined the firm as a partner based in London. He joins from Ropes & Gray.
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