Orrick Adds Tech Litigation Talent to Santa Monica Office
| May.02.2022
Ben Au has joined the firm as a tech litigation partner in our Santa Monica office.
News & Client Results
Orrick Grows Santa Monica Tech Team
| March.07.2022
Welcome to Caroline Cherkassky who joins the firm as a partner in Santa Monica.
Orrick Adds Tech Company Employment Advisor in SoCal
| March.07.2022
Welcome to Christina Bouchot who has joined the firm as an employment law partner in Los Angeles.
Orrick Promotes Largest Partner Class Ever
| February.22.2022
Congratulations to our class of 2022! The class includes 26 partners across 12 markets worldwide.
Orrick Advises Swift on Acquisition Financing for Reframe Studios Purchase in Los Angeles
| February.16.2022
Orrick advised Swift Real Estate Partners on the $88.4 million mortgage and $15.6 million mezzanine financing for the acquisition of Reframe Studios.
Orrick Advises Gap on Launch of NFT Platform
| January.27.2022
Congratulations to our client Gap on the launch of its NFT platform, Gap Threads, running on the energy-efficient blockchain Tezos.
Sonos Wins Major Patent Battle with Google in ITC
| January.10.2022
Sonos won an order from the U.S. International Trade Commission, which found that Google infringed five Sonos patents.
Orrick Advises Lawrence Investments on $345 Million Purchase of Hyatt Lake Tahoe Resort
| November.03.2021
Orrick advised Lawrence Investments, an investment firm owned by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, on the $345 million acquisition of the Hyatt ...
Orrick Advises Global Hiring and Payments Unicorn Deel on Acquisition of Zeitgold
| August.05.2021
Orrick advised Deel, the market leader in the global payroll and compliance space, on joining forces with Zeitgold.
Los Angeles Business Journal Recognizes Alyssa Caridis Among Women of Influence in the Law
| April.27.2021
Congratulations to partner Alyssa Caridis on being named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2021 Women of Influence-Attorneys list.
Insights
United States (U.S.) State Consumer Privacy Guide
by Shannon Yavorsky, Heather Sussman, Emily S. Tabatabai, Thora Johnson, Sulina Gabale, Nicole Gelsomini, Anna Stuart, Kathryn Boyle, Tori Downey, Michaela Frai, Ryan McKenney, Oladoyin Olanrewaju and Alyssa Wolfington | March.14.2022
With U.S. state laws constantly evolving and more developments expected this year, it is never too late to get started on your compliance planning.
Call to Action: Reforms Needed to Help Formerly Incarcerated Mothers Reunite With Their Children
by Andrea Mazingo | March.08.2022
Orrick Racial Justice Fellow Andi Mazingo advocates reforms that would help formerly incarcerated mothers keep their children.
Call to Action: California Needs to Provide Counsel to Low Income Tenants Fighting Eviction
by Roza Patterson | February.16.2022
Following a year as a fellow in our Racial, Social and Economic Justice Fellowship program, Roza Patterson published this Newsweek opinion article.
Year-End Roundup for Health Data Privacy: What Life Sciences and Healthcare Companies Need to Know for 2022
by Thora Johnson, Shannon Yavorsky, David Curtis, Melanie Phillips and Alyssa Wolfington | January.27.2022
Six noteworthy trends that life sciences and healthcare companies should continue to keep an eye on in 2022.
Top 10 Action Items for 2022: The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
by Shannon Yavorsky, Thora Johnson, Heather Sussman, Emily S. Tabatabai, David Curtis and Kyle Kessler | January.18.2022
With less than a year to go, it is critical for organizations to carefully evaluate whether the CPRA may impact their business processes and practices
Annual Reporting Requirements for Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
by Christine McCarthy, Michael Y. Yang and Katherine K. Hogan | January.13.2022
Annual Information Statements and IRS Returns
SEC’s Proposed Buyback Disclosure Rules: Actions Companies Should Consider Taking Now
by J. T. Ho, Carolyn Frantz and Soo Hwang | January.04.2022
In addition to proposed rules regarding insider trading policies, the SEC has also proposed amendments to its rules regarding disclosure about stock ...
2021 Roundup: United States (U.S.) State Consumer Privacy Developments
by Emily S. Tabatabai, Heather Sussman and Shannon Yavorsky | December.15.2021
Across the United States (U.S.), 2021 was a busy year for legislative and regulatory-related consumer privacy developments.
Delaware Supreme Court’s Long‐Awaited Decision May Raise More Questions Than It Answers
by Khai LeQuang, Aaron M. Rubin and Lynda K. Bui | December.06.2021
The Supreme Court of Delaware's opinion in Lavastone Capital LLC v. Estate of Beverly E. Berland answers three certified questions under Delaware law.
2022 New Employment Laws
by Julie Totten, Anna Suh, Frank Nicholas Zalom and Matthew Rowan | November.16.2021
The 2021 California Legislative year resulted in a number of new laws affecting California employer practices.