8 Mistakes First Time Founders Make When Starting a Business
by Mitchell Zuklie | May.17.2019
Orrick’s Chairman Mitch Zuklie authored an article in Entrepreneur discussing the common mistakes first-time founders make.
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Insights
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 and Michael Rodgers | April.29.2019
In response to increasing pressure from international organizations such as the EU and OECD, many offshore jurisdictions, including the Cayman ...
Grindr and PatientsLikeMe Outcomes Show Non-Cleared Transactions' Exposure to CFIUS Scrutiny, Especially When PII Is Involved
by Harry Clark, Betty L. Louie, Jinsong (Jeff) Zhang and Xiang Wang | April.23.2019
In the last three weeks, the Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has reportedly informed two Chinese companies that they ...
Brexit: Law Decree Approved Bearing Urgent Measures To Guarantee Financial Stability And Market Integrity
by Alessandro De Nicola | April.09.2019
On 20 March 2019, the Italian Council of Ministers approved a legislative decree introducing urgent measures to guarantee financial stability and ...
Debtwire European Distressed Debt Market Outlook 2019
| March.09.2019
Orrick is delighted to co-sponsor Debtwire's European Distressed Debt Market Outlook 2019.
Frustrating Events: Are Your Contracts Brexit-Proof?
by Rebecca Dipple and Wayne Hofer | March.05.2019
Orrick's Rebecca Dipple and Wayne Hofer co-authored an article in Law360 discussing some of the key issues that businesses should consider when ...
Smart Contracts That Violate the Commodity Exchange Act: What Parties Are Liable?
by Nikiforos Mathews and Jonas Robison | February.28.2019
In recent years, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has devoted significant resources to addressing how the requirements of the ...
Corporate Venture Capital in Today’s Tech Ecosystem
| February.13.2019
Corporate venture capital (CVC) is a valuable tool both for companies looking to pursue innovation strategies and for founders growing startups.
Looking Ahead in 2019: Chinese Investments in Europe – 10 Tips for a Successful and Smooth Investment
by Betty L. Louie, Dr. Wilhelm Nolting-Hauff and Dr. Hang Xu | January.30.2019
In today’s evolving global investment climate, it is no secret that Chinese companies are increasingly seeking investment opportunities in Europe. At ...
A Guide to M&A Representations and Warranties Insurance
by Richard Smith | January.23.2019
Orrick’s Richard Vernon Smith co-authored an article in Forbes that provides an overview of representations and warranties insurance, its benefits ...
Recent Developments in Securities Regulations and Enforcement
by James Hernandez, Alison Radecki and Christine Reynolds | January.09.2019
On November 8, 2018, three Orrick partners, joined by Rebecca Olsen, Director of the S.E.C.’s Office of Municipal Securities, presented a webinar ...
Public Charter Schools: Borrowing With Tax-Exempt Bonds (Third Edition)
by Eugene Clark-Herrera | January.09.2019
The main purpose of this booklet is to provide public charter schools and their stakeholders relevant information about the benefits of tax-exempt ...
New PPAs – De-Risk Solutions
by Giji John | January.08.2019
Orrick partner Giji John authored an article for the Project Finance International Yearbook 2019 on how power-purchase agreements (PPAs) with ...
IRS Outlines New Process for Voluntary Disclosures
by Joshua Emmett, Peter Connors, Wolfram Pohl and Eric Wall | December.20.2018
On November 29, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") published a memorandum (the "Memorandum") dated November 20, 2018, outlining the new ...
Client Results
Orrick Advises on JD Health's US$1 Billion Series A Financing
| May.14.2019
Orrick has advised JD.com, the largest retailer and e-commerce company in China by revenue, on the financing for its healthcare subsidiary, JD Health.
Orrick Advises Life360 on IPO
| May.13.2019
Orrick has advised leading location sharing app operator Life360 on its initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ...
Orrick Advises Cortexyme on $75 Million IPO
| May.09.2019
Orrick has advised San Francisco-based biopharmaceutical company Cortexyme on its $75 million initial public offering of 4.412 million shares of ...
Orrick Advises Beyond Meat on $240.6 Million IPO
| May.02.2019
Orrick advised Beyond Meat on its $240.6 million initial public offering of 9.625 million shares of common stock.
Orrick Advises Coatue in UiPath's $568 Million Series D
| May.01.2019
Orrick has advised lead investor Coatue Management on UiPath’s $568 million Series D funding round, bringing its post-money valuation to $7 billion.
Orrick Tech Team Advises Carsharing Leader Getaround, Inc. on $300M Acquisition of Europe-based Drivy SAS
| April.24.2019
Orrick’s global M&A and Private Equity and Technology Companies Group teams advised carsharing pioneer Getaround on its recent acquisition of Drivy.
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 European Energy in Acquisition of One of Europe’s Largest Photovoltaic Projects
| April.19.2019
Orrick assisted European Energy, a Danish company active in the wind and photovoltaic sectors, in agreements for the acquisition of Sun Project S.r.l.
Orrick Represents Underwriters in PagerDuty’s $250.3 Million IPO
| April.16.2019
Orrick represented the underwriters in the initial public offering of PagerDuty, Inc., a global leader in digital operations management.
Snam Launches First Climate Action Bond in Europe
| March.21.2019
Orrick advised Snam in the issuance of a €500 million Climate Action Bond.
News
Orrick Ranks Top 4 for M&A Globally
| April.05.2019
In one of the most active quarters ever for Orrick’s global M&A team, the firm ranks as the #4 M&A firm worldwide by deal volume in Bloomberg’s 1Q ...
Orrick Ranks Top 3 for Venture Capital for Q119
| May.20.2019
Orrick is again the #3 venture capital law firm based on Pitchbook’s first quarter 2019 report. This is the firm’s seventh consecutive quarter in the ...
Orrick Is #1 for European Venture Capital for Q119
| May.20.2019
Orrick is again the #1 venture capital law firm in Europe, according to Pitchbook’s first quarter 2019 report. This is the 13th consecutive quarter ...
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