Orrick Advises 23andMe on $250 Million Financing Round
| September.13.2017
Orrick has advised 23andMe, the leading consumer genetics and research company, on its $250 million Series F financing round.
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Orrick’s Latin America Team Represents Nearsoft in Cross-Border Technology M&A Deal
| September.13.2017
Orrick has advised leading nearshore product engineering service provider Nearsoft, Inc. in the sale of the company to Indecomm Global Services.
Orrick Advises Atomico in Lilium’s $90 Million Series B Financing Round
| September.06.2017
Orrick has advised Atomico, the VC firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, on their investment in the $90M Series B financing of Lilium.
Orrick Team Secures Major Appellate Win For Hemlock Semiconductor
| August.16.2017
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed a $793 million judgment on behalf of long-time client Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation.
Orrick Tech Companies Team Advises Coatue on its Latest Investments in Auris and Reddit
| August.09.2017
Orrick’s lawyers John Bautista and Josh Pollick have advised Coatue Management on its two latest investments in Auris Surgical Robotics and Reddit.
Orrick Advises Yelp on Grubhub’s Acquisition of Eat24 for $287.5 Million
| August.09.2017
Orrick has advised Yelp (NYSE: YELP) on its sale of online food-ordering business, Eat24, to Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB) for $287.5 million.
Orrick Advises Betterment on $70 Million Financing Round
| August.01.2017
Orrick has advised New York-based Betterment, the largest independent algorithmic financial advising platform, on its latest round of financing.
Orrick Advises Infracapital in Joint Venture with Nokia and Successful Bid for Polish Fiber Optic Broadband Network
| June.23.2017
Orrick has advised Infracapital, the infrastructure investment arm of M&G Investments, in its joint venture with Nokia, to build, own and operate a ...
Orrick Advises JD.com on $397 Million Investment in Farfetch
| June.22.2017
Orrick has advised JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), China’s largest retailer and e-commerce company, on its $397 million investment in Farfetch.
Orrick Santa Monica Team Advises Clutter on $64 Million Series C Financing
| June.15.2017
Orrick has advised Clutter, a Los Angeles-based on-demand storage and technology company, in its $64M Series C financing, led by VC firm Atomico.
Orrick Advises Michelin in Acquisition of NexTraq from FLEETCOR
| June.15.2017
Orrick has advised Michelin North America on its acquisition of NexTraq, a U.S. provider of commercial fleet telematics, from FLEETCOR Technologies.
Los Angeles Jury Hands Sweeping Verdict To SpaceX
| June.08.2017
A Los Angeles jury today handed another sweeping defense verdict to SpaceX in a $6 million whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former employee.
Federal Circuit Sides with Nintendo in Major Patent Dispute
| May.08.2017
The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals rejected RecogniCorp’s patent infringement claims against Nintendo involving image processing technology.
Orrick Team Advises Underwriters On Elevate Credit Inc. IPO
| April.06.2017
An Orrick team represented the underwriters in the $80.6 million initial public offering of online lender Elevate Credit, Inc.
Orrick London Tech Team Advises Currencycloud and Evrythng on Fundraising Rounds
| March.15.2017
An Orrick team led by partner Ylan Steiner and associate Janine Suttie advised clients Currencycloud and Evrythng on recent fundraising rounds.
Orrick Advises Upstart in $32.5 Million Funding Round
| March.08.2017
Orrick has advised online lender Upstart in a $32.5 million funding round that brings its total funding to date to $85 million.
Orrick Advises Prosper Marketplace in Up to $5 Billion Loan Purchase Transaction with Consortium of Investors
| February.28.2017
Orrick has advised leading online consumer lending marketplace, Prosper Marketplace, in a deal with a consortium of institutional investors to ...
Orrick Advises Cloudreach in Buyout by Blackstone
| February.16.2017
Orrick has advised Cloudreach in the acquisition of a majority stake in the company by leading investment firm Blackstone Group.
Orrick Advises Flipagram on Acquisition by Toutiao
| February.07.2017
Orrick has advised Los Angeles –based Flipagram, the largest mobile video creators’ network, on its acquisition by China’s top content platform ...
Orrick Advises SoFi on Acquisition of Zenbanx
| February.02.2017
Orrick has advised financial startup SoFi on its acquisition of Zenbanx, company that offers customers mobile banking in multiple currencies.
Orrick Advises OpenDoor on $210 Million Series D Financing Round
| December.06.2016
Orrick has advised San Francisco-based Opendoor Labs Inc., an online real estate startup, in its $210 million Series D financing round.
Orrick Advises French Banks in €400 Million High-Speed Broadband Financing
| November.29.2016
Orrick's Paris team advised a pool of lenders including CACIB, Caisse d’Épargne et de Prévoyance Nord France Europe, Natixis and Société Générale in ...
Orrick Team Lands Win For Client SpaceX In Sex Harassment Trial
| October.28.2016
A Los Angeles jury handed a complete defense verdict to client SpaceX in a sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation trial.
Orrick Advises Beyond Meat on Tyson Foods Investment
| October.13.2016
Orrick has advised Beyond Meat, a California-based producer of plant-based meat substitutes, in Tyson Foods' investment in the company.
Orrick Advises Drone Analytics Pioneer Redbird in Acquisition by Airware
| September.27.2016
Orrick’s Paris Technology Companies Group advised Redbird in its acquisition by Airware, creating an end-to-end enterprise solution for commercial ...
Orrick Team Advises Apigee In $625 Million Acquisition By Google
| September.09.2016
An Orrick antitrust team advised cloud computing company Apigee in its $625 million acquisition by Google. In a deal announced this week, Google will ...
Orrick Files Amicus Brief, Joined By 30 Media Organizations, Backing Microsoft in Challenge to DOJ Gag Orders
| September.02.2016
Orrick today filed an amicus brief joined by 30 media organizations in support of Microsoft Corp. in its challenge to the government’s use of gag ...
Orrick Advises IronPlanet On Sale To Ritchie Bros.
| August.30.2016
An Orrick team advised longtime client IronPlanet in its $758 million acquisition by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial ...
Orrick Advises Baidu in Its Joint Investment with Ford in Velodyne
| August.18.2016
Orrick has advised Baidu, Inc. [Nasdaq: BIDU], the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, on its investment in Velodyne LiDAR, Inc. The ...
Orrick Team Files Amicus Brief for World-Class Designers in First Supreme Court Design Patent Case In Over One Hundred Years
| August.04.2016
Adding key historical and scientific context to the primary legal arguments to one of the most significant IP cases on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ...
Orrick Team’s Effort Pays Off: New York Governor Signs Fantasy Sports Bill
| August.03.2016
With an Orrick public policy team playing a central role, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill that legalizes fantasy sports operations such ...
Orrick Advises TCV on its Investment in SuperVista
| July.19.2016
In one of Germany’s largest VC financings of 2016, Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) has invested in SuperVista AG, a family-run eyewear company ...
Orrick Scores a Victory for Microsoft
| July.15.2016
The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has sided with Microsoft and its Orrick appellate team in a fight to prevent the U.S. government from ...
Orrick Secures Ninth Circuit Win for Facebook Under Federal Anti-Hacking Statute
| July.13.2016
In a major decision clarifying liability under a federal anti-hacking statute, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with an Orrick ...
Orrick Advises AVG Technologies on its Acquisition by Avast
| July.08.2016
Orrick has advised AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE: AVG), a leading developer of business, mobile and PC device security software applications, on its ...
Orrick Collaborates with Stripe to Help Emerging Market Entrepreneurs
| June.11.2016
Orrick has partnered with our client, the online payments platform Stripe, to launch the startup toolkit Stripe Atlas.
Orrick Advises Shareholders in Sale of Slovakian Telecoms Provider Benestra
| September.01.2016
Orrick has advised a consortium of international private equity firms, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, HarbourVest Partners, ...
Orrick Guides Imagine Easy and NextAdvisor in Successful Exits
| May.11.2016
Two recent transactions highlight the cross-border and cross-practice group collaboration in Orrick’s mergers and acquisitions practice. In addition, ...
Orrick Advises Microsoft in its Acquisition of Solair srl
| May.05.2016
Orrick represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Solair srl, an innovative Internet of Things (IoT) software startup based in Bologna, ...
Orrick Advises on Three UK Capital Markets Deals in First Quarter of 2016
| April.19.2016
Orrick’s London Corporate team, led by Hilary Winter, recently advised on three capital markets deals involving companies listed on the London Stock ...
Orrick Represents JD.com in Merger of JD Daojia and Dada Nexus
| April.18.2016
Orrick represented JD.com, Inc. (“JD”; NASDAQ: JD), the largest online direct sales company in China, on the merger of its O2O business, JD Daojia, ...
Orrick Advises Cruise Automation on Acquisition by General Motors
| March.14.2016
Orrick has advised Silicon Valley startup Cruise Automation on its acquisition by General Motors.
Orrick Advises Stupeflix in its Acquisition by GoPro
| March.02.2016
Orrick has advised Paris-based startup Stupeflix in the acquisition of its mobile video editing app Replay by wearable camera maker GoPro Inc
Orrick Receives 2015 Deal of the Year Award from China Business Law Journal
| February.26.2016
Orrick was recognized in the February issue of China Business Law Journal for its outstanding achievement in a significant China-related investment ...
Orrick Advises Canal+ on Investment in Nigerian Mobile Streaming Company
| February.03.2016
Orrick advised Canal+ on its strategic investment in iROKO, Africa’s largest Internet TV operator and the world’s largest online platform for ...
Russian and U.S. Space Companies Seal First Private Satellite Deal
| December.24.2015
Orrick has advised a private equity fund in the sale by Russian private commercial satellite group Dauria Aerospace of two Perseus-brand micro ...
Orrick Advises on $3.3 Billion Going-Private of Wuxi PharmaTech
| December.10.2015
Orrick represented Sequoia Capital as a consortium member in connection with the privatization of WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading open-access ...
Orrick Represents Underwriters in Axsome Therapeutics’ IPO
| November.24.2015
Orrick represented the underwriters in the $51 million initial public offering (IPO) of clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Axsome Therapeutics ...
Orrick Advises on US$155 Million Take-Private of Sungy Mobile
| November.18.2015
Orrick has advised Mr. Yuqiang Deng, Chairman and CEO of Sungy Mobile Limited (NASDAQ: GOMO; the “Company”), and the consortium that he formed in ...
Vostok Emerging Finance Invests in African Mobile Money Marketplace JUMO
| October.22.2015
London - Orrick advised Vostok Emerging Finance (Nasdaq: VEMF SDB), a Swedish company that invests in early stage modern financial services entities ...
Thales to Acquire Data Protection Solution Provider Vormetric for $400 Million
| October.20.2015
Orrick is advising aerospace, defense and security multinational Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) on its agreement to acquire Silicon Valley company ...
Orrick Advises Microsoft on the Acquisition of an Industry-Leading Provider of 3D Physics
| October.07.2015
A cross-practice Orrick team advised Microsoft in its key acquisition of Havok, a leading provider of 3D physics, from Intel. Havok operates in the ...
Orrick Wins Defense Verdict for MobileIron in Patent Case
| August.05.2015
Following a jury trial, Orrick has obtained a total defense verdict for MobileIron Inc., the leader in mobile enterprise security, in a patent ...
Orrick Represents Underwriters in Rapid7's $103M IPO
| July.17.2015
Orrick represented the underwriters in the $103 million initial public offering (IPO) of cyber security firm Rapid7, Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC ...
Orrick Represents Ooma in $65M IPO
| July.17.2015
Orrick represented Ooma, Inc. as issuer’s counsel in its $65 million initial public offering (IPO) of 5,000,000 million shares of common stock. The ...
Orrick Advises Four Tech Startups on Acquisitions by Amazon, Dropbox, Yahoo! and Adobe
| June.05.2013
In the first half of 2013, Orrick advised four technology startups on their acquisitions by Amazon, Dropbox, Yahoo! and Adobe, showcasing the ...
Arcadia Biosciences Completes Initial Public Offering
| May.20.2015
Orrick advised Arcadia Biosciences Inc. on its initial public offering. Arcadia, a California-based biotech company founded in 2002, develops ...
Orrick Secures Ninth Circuit Win for TouchTunes
| May.17.2016
Orrick’s securities litigators recently prevailed in the Ninth Circuit for client TouchTunes Music Corporation in a securities fraud lawsuit ...
Orrick Advises on US$500M Investment in Tuniu for JD.com
| May.11.2015
Orrick is advising JD.com Inc. (“JD”;
NASDAQ: JD), the second largest e-commerce site in China, in its investment in Tuniu
Corporation (“Tuniu”; ...
Orrick Advises on US$1B Take Private of Perfect World
| April.27.2015
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is advising Michael Yufeng Chi, the founder and chairman of Chinese gaming company Perfect World Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: ...
Orrick Represents TouchTunes in Searchlight Capital Deal
| April.02.2015
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP advised digital jukebox
producer, distributor and servicer TouchTunes Interactive Networks, Inc. in
connection ...
Orrick Represents Shore Capital in RedX Pharma IPO
| March.27.2015
Orrick,
Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP represented Shore Capital as nominated
adviser and broker to RedX Pharma on its initial public ...
Resounding Victory for Kleiner Perkins
| March.27.2015
An Orrick trial team led by Lynne Hermle achieved a complete and resounding victory on March 27 on behalf of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins ...
Orrick Represents Canal+ in €584M Deal
| March.16.2015
Canal+ Group, represented by Orrick, and ITI Group sold their majority stake in Poland’s largest broadcaster TVN group to US media group Scripps ...
Orrick Advises on US$1.55B Deal in China for JD.com
| January.12.2015
Orrick, leading legal advisor to the technology sector globally, advised JD.com, the leading e-commerce company in China, in its investment ...
OnDeck Raises $200 Million in IPO, Valued at $1.3 Billion
| December.17.2014
On Deck Capital, Inc., a leading online platform for small business lending, priced its initial public offering at $20 per share on December 16, ...
Orrick Advises Cisco on Smart Home Joint Venture with ABB and Bosch
| December.02.2014
ABB, Bosch and Cisco plan to establish an international joint venture that will develop and operate an open software platform for smart home devices ...
Sealing The Deal: Orrick Aids Google's $3.2B Nest Labs Buy
| March.06.2014
Law360’s “Sealing the Deal” column highlights Orrick’s role as counsel to Nest labs in its $3.2 billion sale to Google. The Orrick team was co-led by ...
Orrick Advises Nest Labs in Sale to Google for $3.2 Billion
| January.13.2014
An Orrick team co-led by Mitch Zuklie and Mark Seneca advised Nest Labs, a developer of self-learning home appliances, in its sale to Google for $3.2 ...
Ruckus Wireless Wins Netgear Patent Infringement Case
| November.05.2013
Orrick secured a significant victory on behalf of Ruckus Wireless, Inc., an innovator and world leader in Wi-Fi access points. On October 31, 2013, ...
Orrick Counsels Marcus & Millichap on $103.5 Million IPO
| October.03.2013
Orrick is advising Marcus & Millichap Inc., one of the largest commercial real estate brokers in the United States, in its initial public offering. ...
Synopsys Prevails in Chip Patent Case
| October.01.2013
An Orrick IP team secured a victory on behalf of Synopsys in a patent infringement case before Judge Grewal in the Northern District of California. ...
Orrick Advises Instagram on Acquisition by Facebook
| September.07.2012
An Orrick team, led by emerging companies partner Stephen Venuto, emerging companies associate Scott Iyama and mergers and acquisition partner Mark ...
Orrick Represents Yammer in $1.2 Billion Sale to Microsoft
| June.26.2012
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is representing Yammer Inc., a leading provider of enterprise social networks, in its pending US$1.2 billion all ...
Orrick Secures Another Win for Nintendo in Wii Patent Case
| May.15.2013
Orrick secured a victory for Nintendo Co., one of the world's largest makers of video game players, before the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ...
Orrick Assists Silver Bay Realty Trust with Its Initial Public Offering
| December.19.2012
Orrick has advised Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. in its initial public offering (“IPO”), making it the first publicly traded Real Estate Investment ...
Orrick Assists Shutterstock with Its Initial Public Offering
| October.18.2012
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP recently advised Shutterstock, Inc. in the first initial public offering (IPO) for a New York-based technology ...
Insights
Lynne Hermle Authors Article on Need for More Women Leading Trials
by Lynne Hermle | September.12.2017
In a piece for Business Insider, Orrick’s Lynne Hermle speaks to the need for more women leading high-profile trials.
Shawn Atkinson Authors Article Discussing Key Considerations for Tech Founders
by Shawn Atkinson | September.12.2017
Orrick’s Shawn Atkinson has authored an article in UKTN entitled “Exit 101: What Tech Founders Need to Know Before Going Through a Sale Process.”
Richard Vernon Smith Co-Authors Forbes Article on the Key Issues in Tech M&A Agreements
by Richard Smith | August.24.2017
Orrick’s Richard Vernon Smith co-authored article in Forbes: “18 Key Issues In Negotiating Merger and Acquisition Agreements for Technology Companies"
Save Me Some Money: Paring Down Costs in Patent Litigation
by Alyssa Caridis and Johanna Jacob | August.16.2017
Order Re Pilot Motions for Summary Judgment, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. OpenTV, Inc. et. al., N.D. Cal. (August 4, 2017) (Judge William ...
Julie Totten Authors Article on How Politics May Affect NLRB Consideration of Damore Google Memo
by Julie Totten | August.15.2017
Julie Totten authored a piece for Business Insider on how politics may affect the NLRB’s consideration of James Damore’s Google memo and firing.
Digital Tokens as Securities: The SEC Weighs in on the Debate
by Christopher Austin, Daniel S. Kim and Edward Eisert | July.31.2017
Orrick's global Blockchain Working Group is in the camp that believes the blockchain and associated token or appcoin innovations are here to stay.
EVEN BAMBI IS A TRADE SECRET: Eastern District Of Texas Finds That Lineage and Genetic Information of Deer Are Trade Secrets, Grants Preliminary Injunction
by Michael D. Weil and Tierra D. Piens | July.28.2017
As surprising as it may be to city dwellers, the deer farming industry generates $3 billion per year for the U.S. economy. According to the North ...
Go West: Venture Financings and Expansion Projects in the United States
by Dr. Sven Greulich LL.M. (Cantuar), EMBA and John Bautista | July.10.2017
To help German founders understand and navigate the U.S. market, Orrick is excited to launch Go West: Venture Financings and Expansion Projects in ...
Corporate Venture Capital 2017 - Structures, Challenges, Success Factors
by Dr. Sven Greulich LL.M. (Cantuar), EMBA, Dr. Fabian von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Dr. Christian Schröder, Dr. Stefan Schultes-Schnitzlein, Dr. Till Steinvorth, Dr. André Zimmermann LL.M. and Dr. Johannes Josef Rüberg | June.29.2017
In a time of ever-shorter innovation cycles and the increased digitalization of many value-added chains, established businesses need to constantly ...
Orrick Unveils Major Study on Corporate Governance of Nation’s Tech Sector
by Ed Batts | June.26.2017
Orrick has released a new study of the corporate governance structures of every U.S. incorporated company in the Dow Jones Technology Sector Index.
TC Heartland – One Month Later Delaware, Texas, California and Illinois Courts Most Popular Venues
by A. Antony Pfeffer | June.23.2017
We previously reported on the early impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in TC Heartland based on the first few weeks of new filings. (For a ...
Amendments to Texas UTSA Bring it Closer in Line with DTSA, but Differences Remain
by Daniel J. Corbett | June.22.2017
Just four years after the Lone Star State ended its holdout by becoming the 48th State to adopt the UTSA, Texas passed a bill to amend its enactment.
The Northern District of California Shoots to Second Place After TC Heartland
by Libby Moulton and A. Antony Pfeffer | June.09.2017
It’s been just over two weeks since the Supreme Court decision in TC Heartland. (For a summary of the opinion and its implications, click here.) As ...
Road Map to Europe III - Why Europe is an Increasingly Exciting Place to Fund and Grow Companies
by Shawn Atkinson and Dermot O'Riordan | June.05.2017
With an increasingly mature tech ecosystem, Europe has never been more attractive to international venture capital and growth equity investors.
ROADBLOCK IN PLACE: Court Grants Limited Preliminary Injunction in Waymo v. Uber
by Gabriel Ramsey and Lauren Seaton | May.17.2017
Imagine preparing for that big meeting on your way to work, while you ride along in your car—without the need for a driver. What sounds like it might ...
OCC to Move Forward with Considering Fintech Charter Applications
by Howard S. Altarescu, Jeremy Kudon, Robert Loeb and Christopher J. Cariello | May.11.2017
The OCC announcement to move forward considering fintech charter applications has potentially significant industry, policy & practical implications.
Pooley’s Corner: When Taking Trade Secrets Becomes a Crime
by James Pooley | April.27.2017
In the recent lawsuit filed against Uber by Waymo for hiring the head of its driverless car project, what would have been a normal discovery dispute ...
(Alleged) Spammer Squares Off With (Alleged) Hacker, Highlighting Risk of Cyber Threats
by Daniel J. Corbett and George L. Kanabe | April.04.2017
What’s in a name? Obviously a lot, as businesses in all industries invest significant time and money to protect their reputations. But, in some ...
Orrick Releases Novel Corporate Governance Study of Bay Area Public Companies
by Ed Batts | March.27.2017
Orrick has unveiled an unprecedented new study examining the corporate governance structures of the largest public companies in the Bay Area.
Comptroller of the Currency Tom Curry Discusses Fintech Charters
by Howard S. Altarescu and Robert Loeb | March.07.2017
At the LendIt Conference in New York, Comptroller of the Currency Tom Curry discussed special purpose national bank charters for fintech companies.
Future of UK Tech Sector Post-Brexit
| March.06.2017
Orrick's London office joined the Coalition for a Digital Economy (COADEC) in launching a new report on the effects of a projected skills shortfall ...
How to Recruit and Hire While Avoiding Data Contamination
by James Pooley | February.28.2017
When we think about trade secrets, we usually focus on keeping our own data safe. But an even bigger risk comes from hiring employees who can infect ...
Orrick Partner Discusses CFTC Willingness to Help Incubate Fintech
| February.21.2017
Nikiforos Mathews gave his take on the CFTC chairman's position on helping incubate financial technology more than other federal regulators.
Obtaining Discovery From EU After GDPR's Passage
by Dr. Christian Schröder, Jeffrey McKenna and Renee Phillips | February.06.2017
In April 2016, the European Union (EU) adopted a major overhaul of its data privacy laws to better address new technologies and provide a more ...
2016 Data Breach Legislation Roundup: What to Know Going Forward
by Antony Kim, Aravind Swaminathan, Emily S. Tabatabai and Shea G. Leitch | January.27.2017
States were busy updating their data breach notification statutes in 2016. With 2016 in the rear view, let’s take a look back at the legislative ...
Supreme Court Deflates Sino Legend Cert Petition
by Jordan Coyle | January.25.2017
On Monday, January 9, the Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari from Sino Legend Chemical Co., Ltd., concluding litigation that began with a ...
EU Proposes Overhaul to Privacy and Electronic Communications
by Kolvin Stone, Dr. Christian Schröder and Colin Hinds | January.18.2017
January 10, 2017 marked another important step towards reform of the EU data protection framework, with the release of the EU Commission’s proposals ...
Amazon Dash and the Potential Legal Issues It Creates
by Kolvin Stone and Natasha Ahmed | January.03.2017
Orrick lawyers Kolvin Stone and Natasha Ahmed examine the potential for privacy and consumer protection concerns with the Amazon Dash device.
Christopher Austin Shares Insights on Trends that Shaped the IPO Market in 2016
| December.22.2016
Christopher Austin, a partner in Orrick’s Capital Markets practice, recently spoke with Law360 regarding the trends that shaped the IPO landscape in ...
Orrick Lawyers Author Article on IoT Cybersecurity Risks in Autonomous Vehicles
by Darren S. Teshima and Ian Adams | December.19.2016
Orrick's Darren Teshima and Ian Adams co-authored an article for Bloomberg BNA's Privacy and Security Law Report about the National Highway Traffic ...
National Bank Charters for Fintech Companies
| December.09.2016
"Technology-based products and services are the future of banking and the economy," said Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry on December 2.
New DMCA Designated Agent Requirements Effective December 2016
by Robert L. Uriarte | December.06.2016
On November 1, 2016, the United States Copyright Office published an amendment to 37 CFR § 201.38 that changes the registration requirements for ...
A Day Late And A Dollar Short – Court Grants Summary Judgment On Laches Defense
by Jacob M. Heath | December.02.2016
Order Granting Summary Judgment On Dropbox Laches Claims, Dropbox, Inc. v. Thru Inc., Case No. 15-cv-01741-EMC (Judge Edward M. Chen)The proverb ...
Road Map to Europe II - Bridging the Documentation Gap Between the US and Europe in Venture Capital Transactions
by Shawn Atkinson | November.29.2016
Focused on two of the principal forms of venture capital documentation often looked to as international standard form investment documentation.
Preparing for a Ransomware Attack
by Darren S. Teshima and Aravind Swaminathan | November.29.2016
Orrick’s Darren Teshima and Aravind Swaminathan co-authored an article for Law360 that describes how companies should develop multifaceted ...
What Efforts are “Reasonable” to Protect Your Trade Secrets?
by James Pooley | November.28.2016
In order to enforce its rights, a trade secret owner has to show that it has made “reasonable efforts” to protect its information from loss.
Christopher Austin Discusses Whether Potential Snap IPO Could Boost Market
| November.23.2016
Christopher Austin, a partner in Orrick’s Capital Markets practice, recently spoke with Law360 regarding whether a potential initial public offering ...
Orrick Partner Authors Article on CFPB's Final Rule
by Barrie VanBrackle | November.15.2016
Barrie VanBrackle authored an article discussing key aspects of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) final rule on prepaid cards.
Cybersecurity and the False Claims Act
by Warrington Parker and Thomas McConville | November.09.2016
Orrick litigators Warrington Parker and Tom McConville co-authored an article for Law360 on how a recent case concerning cybersecurity rules in the ...
What is the FTC Doing About Privacy and Drones?
by Erica Rothenberg and Aravind Swaminathan | October.25.2016
Last week, as part of its Fall Technology Series, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) hosted a much-anticipated workshop to explore the privacy ...
The Location of Old McDonald’s Beehives Are Trade Secrets: Database Showing “Realistically” Ascertainable Locations Entitled to Protection
by Gabriel Ramsey and Jacob M. Heath | October.24.2016
To qualify as a trade secret under either the UTSA or the DTSA, the information in question must not be “readily ascertainable” through “proper ...
Everalbum's User Referral Program Compliant Under TCPA
by Christina Guerola Sarchio | October.13.2016
Photo sharing and storage app Everalbum (“Ever”), and other social media apps that send SMS invitations to a user’s contacts to download the app only ...
Cybersecurity Whistleblowing Is Murkier Than You May Think
by Renee Phillips and Shea G. Leitch | October.11.2016
How can your breach turn into a securities law violation? The answer may be "via whistleblower." More and more, corporate employees are reporting ...
Kids, Cookies and COPPA: Firms Pay a Price on Privacy
by Emily S. Tabatabai and Antony Kim | October.04.2016
Orrick Cybersecurity & Data Privacy lawyers Emily Tabatabai and Tony Kim co-authored an article for Law360 on the latest in a string of cases ...
First Privacy Shield Guidelines for Companies published by German DPA
by Dr. Christian Schröder, Sophie Ratzke LL.M., Sam Castic, Antony Kim and Aravind Swaminathan | September.26.2016
On September 12, 2016, the Data Protection Authority of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia (“DPA NRW”) became one of the first EU ...
REDUCING RISKS: Court Finds Copyright Act Does Not Preempt State Trade Secret Claim
by Lauren Seaton and Denise Mingrone | September.23.2016
Over the years, it has proven difficult to fit software in any one category of IP protection. And while software’s ability to seemingly transcend ...
FTC Makes Clear that NIST Cyber Framework is Not a Cure-All
by Antony Kim, Aravind Swaminathan and Emily S. Tabatabai | September.13.2016
Last week, the FTC published a blog post titled The NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the FTC, in which the agency issued a nuanced answer to an ...
Prior Art Take 2: Finjan and Sophos Gear up for a Second Battle on Whether Prior Art Was Publicly Available
by Gabriel Ramsey and Johanna Jacob | September.09.2016
Order Denying Finjan, Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment, Finjan, Inc. v. Sophos, Inc., Case No. 14-cv-1197 (Judge William Orrick)In a battle that ...
5 Insurance Issues To Consider In Tech Transactions
by Darren S. Teshima | August.25.2016
Darren Teshima, a partner in the firm’s Insurance Recovery practice and deputy leader of Orrick’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, ...
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield: Companies Can Now Certify
by Kolvin Stone, Dr. Christian Schröder and Sam Castic | August.02.2016
As of, August 1st, 2016, U.S. companies can now join the Safe Harbor successor EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (the “Privacy Shield”) for personal data ...
Ed Batts Cites Tech Sector’s Influence on 2nd Quarter M&A Volume
| July.21.2016
Ed Batts, Global Co-Head of Orrick’s M&A and Private Equity group, was quoted in The Deal’s analysis of the second quarter M&A League Tables. Ed ...
BREAKING President Obama Signs Defend Trade Secrets Act Into Law
by Michael D. Weil, Daniel J. Corbett and Michael Disotell | May.12.2016
This afternoon, as anticipated, President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act into law, wrapping up a lengthy bipartisan effort to bring ...
Proposed FCC Regs Could Disrupt ISP, Vendor Practices
by Sam Castic | April.20.2016
Sam Castic, an Orrick senior associate and former in-house lawyer with T-Mobile USA Inc., authored an article for Law360 that summarizes the FCC’s ...
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield May Not Be Up After All
by Kolvin Stone, Dr. Christian Schröder, Sophie Ratzke LL.M. and Paul Hansford | April.14.2016
Bad news for companies relying on transatlantic data flows as, once again, the transfer of personal data from Europe to the United States is called ...
Orrick Technology IPO Insights Newsletter Q4 2015
by Stephen Ashley | March.08.2016
Initial public offerings for technology companies had a slower year in 2015, particularly in the second half of the year, and the start of 2016 has ...
Annual ISO and ESPP Information and Reporting Requirements
by Christine McCarthy and Michael Y. Yang | January.14.2016
Annual Information Statements and IRS Returns
Orrick Technology IPO Insights Newsletter Q3 2015
by Christopher Austin, Hari Raman and David M. Ruff | December.23.2015
For initial public offerings, particularly those of technology companies, the second half of 2015 got off to a slow start and the pace has continued ...
FAST Act Includes Enhancements to Capital Raising and Securities Laws
by John Bautista, Harold Yu and Christopher Austin | December.10.2015
On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (the “FAST Act”) which included a host of provisions ...
An Ounce of Prevention Patent Claiming AntiMalware Software Is Not Abstract
by Monte Cooper | December.04.2015
Finjan, Inc. v. Blue Coat Systems, Inc., Case No. 13-cv-03999 (11.20.15 Judge Beth Freeman)It looks like the battle between non-practicing entity ...
The Cybersecurity Playbook: Building Effective Attack and Breach Preparedness
by Antony Kim, Mark Mermelstein and Aravind Swaminathan | December.03.2015
The co-leaders of Orrick's Cybersecurity & Data Privacy team authored a chapter on how to create a proactive cybersecurity program for a book on ...
Employee Share Plans in United States: Regulatory Overview
by Jeremy D. Erickson, Michael Y. Yang, Keith A. Tidwell and Mitchel C. Pahl | October.29.2015
Members of Orrick’s Compensation & Benefits team published a Q&A examining the key practical issues concerning employee share plan laws in the US.
Orrick Technology IPO Insights Newsletter Q2 2015
by Stephen Ashley, Christopher Austin, Brett Cooper, Karen Dempsey, Peter M. Lamb and Andrew Thorpe | July.28.2015
In this edition of Orrick’s Technology IPO Insights Newsletter, our Capital Markets team examines the combination of volatility and potential ...
EU/Swiss-U.S. Safe Harbor: More Scrutiny by the FTC?
by Antony Kim and Dr. Christian Schröder | June.22.2015
On May 29, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced the approval of the final orders for two U.S. companies, TES Franchising, LLC ("TES") ...
German Parliament's IT-Security Act Covers Critical Infrastructure
by Dr. Christian Schröder and Dr. Sven Greulich LL.M. (Cantuar), EMBA | June.19.2015
On June 12, 2015, the German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) passed an Act to Improve the Security of Information Technology Systems ("IT-Security ...
Christine McCarthy Discusses Extended Stock Option Windows for Tech Companies
| May.07.2015
Christine McCarthy, an executive compensation partner in Orrick’s Silicon Valley office, recently spoke with the Daily Journal regarding the growing ...
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Orrick Adds First Chair IP Litigator in Bay Area
| August.09.2017
Orrick announced today that L. Scott Oliver has joined the firm, adding another seasoned first-chair trial lawyer to Orrick’s top-ranking IP bench.
Orrick Establishes Comprehensive GDPR Readiness Tool
| September.06.2017
Orrick announced the creation of our comprehensive law firm automated tool for companies to assess their readiness for compliance with EU's GDPR.
Report Confirms Robust Global Startup M&A Activity
| September.13.2017
Orrick has collaborated with Mind the Bridge and Crunchbase on the release of the “Startup M&A Report 2017.”
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Recorder Names Orrick Emerging Companies Corporate Dept. of the Year
March.31.2016
The Recorder has named Orrick as Corporate Department of the Year for Emerging Companies.
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