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429632

Practice:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity

Violette Jacquot Associate

Paris

She advised private and public companies on corporate transactions, including M&A, joint ventures and private equity transactions.

Prior to joining Orrick, Violette has completed several internships at the various law firms and in the legal department of TotalEnergies’ (refining-chemicals).

Violette recently joined the Orrick team as an associate, after successfully completing her training with the team.

Matthew Gemello Partner

Silicon Valley

A seasoned deal lawyer, Matthew guides global technology companies and their financial sponsors through transformational domestic and cross-border transactions. These deals range from private company buyouts and public takeovers in the United States and around the world, to complex, multi-jurisdictional spinoffs and business carveouts.

Matthew has been recognized as a leading lawyer by numerous publications, including Legal 500 and he was selected by the San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the top 10 Innovative Corporate Lawyers in California.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Compensation & Benefits

Taylor Ball Senior Associate

Santa Monica

Taylor’s recent sell-side experience includes having represented 

  • Heap Inc. in its acquisition by Content Square SAS
  • Casetext, Inc. in its acquisition by Thomson Reuters
  • BrightBytes, Inc. in its acquisition by Google
  • Green Street Power Partners in its sale of a majority equity interest to DIF Capital Partners
  • Clever Inc. in its acquisition by Kahoot!
  • 21st Century Fox, Inc.* in its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company
  • E Trade Financial Corporation* in its acquisition by Morgan Stanley
  • Rockwell Collins, Inc.* in its acquisition by United Technologies Corp.
  • DPx Holdings B.V.* in its acquisition by Thermo Fisher

Her recent buy-side experience includes having represented 

  • SAP SE in its acquisition of WalkMe Ltd.
  • Galaxy Digital LP in its acquisition of GK8 Ltd.
  • Workday in connection with multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Evisort, HiredScore, and Peakon
  • Marvell Technology in its acquisition of Tanzanite Silicon Solutions
  • Antin Infrastructure in its acquisition of GTL Leasing
  • Algolia in its acquisition of Search.io
  • IAC* in its acquisition of Care.com
  • French Multinational Luxury Goods Company* in its acquisition of Tiffany & Co.
  • Exact Sciences Corporation* in its acquisition of Genomic Health, Inc.
  • Hillenbrand, Inc.* in its acquisition of Milacron Holdings
*Denotes pre-Orrick experience.
740

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Employment Law and Litigation
  • Vergütung & Leistungen M&A
  • Lateinamerika

Juliano Banuelos Partner

San Francisco

Mr. Banuelos’ representative clients include Ancestry.com, Gap, Juniper Networks, Keysight Technologies, Oracle Corporation, Synopsys, Varex Imaging Corporation and Williams-Sonoma. Juliano is also a leader in providing compensation advice in mergers and acquisitions and regularly serves as special M&A tax counsel to in-house tax and HR departments.

In addition to being a recognized practitioner on IRC Section 409A, Juliano provides advice on the full range of compensation and benefits issues that arise ranging from designing and implementing equity-based, employment, separation, deferred compensation, change in control and similar arrangements to providing advice with respect to the design and legal compliance of qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans and welfare plans.

Mr. Banuelos also advises companies on all aspects of the securities laws relating to such arrangements.

Clients interviewed for Chambers and Partners describe Mr. Banuelos as "incredibly bright and very creative," and "extremely knowledgeable, and extremely helpful, as he provides practical solutions."

Practice:

  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Vergütung & Leistungen M&A
  • Capital Markets
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets

Alyssa Ohanian Of Counsel

Santa Monica

Alyssa advises public company clients across a broad range of industries regarding equity offerings, compliance with federal securities laws, and requirements of the major U.S. stock exchanges. She assists in-house counsel, management, and boards of directors on SEC and stock exchange disclosure and reporting requirements, director and executive compensation, and corporate governance matters.

Alyssa also counsels both public and private companies on the design, implementation and taxation of executive compensation and equity compensation arrangements, including executive employment agreements, change in control and severance plans, and cash and equity incentive programs, along with other compensation and benefits matters in the context of ongoing business operations, M&A transactions, spin-offs, and venture capital financings.

431285

Practice:

  • Fintech
  • Financial & Fintech Advisory
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)
  • Finance
  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung
  • Interne Revision
  • Class Action Defense

Amanda Lawrence Partner

Washington, D.C.

She is a trusted adviser to and first call in high-stakes litigation and enforcement matters, including government investigations, regulatory examinations, class action and complex litigation, and internal investigations. Her matters include investigations, examinations, and enforcement actions before the CFPB, FTC, federal and state bank regulators and state attorneys general, including defending a leading bank in one of the CFPB’s first enforcement actions—a joint investigation and enforcement action with the FDIC.

Amanda also represents clients in bet the company litigation, including financial institutions and lenders in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) matters, consumer class actions and other complex civil litigation matters.

Amanda is well versed in all aspects of her clients’ business and is known for providing thoughtful and practical advice. She leverages her experience with litigation and enforcement agencies to stay ahead of regulatory trends impacting the finance and fintech industries. Key among these is data monetization and regulators’ heightened focus on how data is collected, used, stored and transferred. Amanda’s practice started in the cyber and privacy spheres, and today she helps clients manage compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and Regulation P, the Safeguards Rule, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Amanda formerly served as a member of Orrick's Management Committee. Prior to joining Orrick, Amanda was a partner at Buckley LLP, where she was a member of the partner board. She also has an active pro bono practice.
454142

Practice:

  • Antitrust & Competition
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)
  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung

Victoria Newbold Partner

London

Vic’s practice encompasses merger control and foreign direct investment/national security, complex behavioural investigations and antitrust counselling. She has represented clients on some of the most high-profile cases before the European Commission, Competition & Markets Authority, Financial Conduct Authority and other national competition agencies around the world. Vic advises clients across the sectors in which Orrick focuses, but she has a particular specialism in the tech, financial services and retail sectors. She is recommended in The Legal 500 UK as a “rising star” and is ranked as a Next Generation Partner.

Prior to joining Orrick, Vic was senior competition counsel at Bloomberg. There, she was responsible for the global management of competition law matters, showcasing her ability to provide legal support on an international scale and at the intersect of antitrust and fintech regulation. 

740

Practice:

  • Employment Law and Litigation

Nicola Whiteley Partner

London

Leading a “straightforward and solutions-focused” team in London who are “exceptionally good and very highly respected globally”, Nicola is listed and noted for her “business-oriented approach” in Lexology Index and recognised by Chambers and Partners as “an excellent lawyer” who is “extremely responsive, commercially astute and pragmatic” and “an absolute pleasure to work with”, with clients praising her “solution orientated” nature, “very good sense of customer service” and her ability to “get to the heart of a legal problem very quickly” and “simplify complex legal matters into understandable chunks”.

Nicola is also recognised as a Leading Partner by Legal 500 UK. Clients describe her as "responsive, quick, pragmatic, and a joy to work with," making in-house counsel's life "a lot easier." Her calm and sensible advice has been invaluable in stressful employment disputes, earning her the reputation of an "outstanding employment law practitioner." Nicola's strong technical expertise, deep understanding of her clients' businesses, and commercial pragmatism make her a "pleasure to work with."

Furthermore, Nicola is lauded as "superb – clever, technical, accessible, commercial, and a thoroughly decent lawyer and human being," with tremendous respect from peers and clients alike. Her broad range of experience and cost-effective solutions are highly valued, as is her ability to provide expert legal advice and counsel tailored to the practical needs of businesses. Nicola is also trusted for independent investigation work and legal ethics-related advice.

She is a member of the International Committee of the Employment Lawyer's Association.

Practice:

  • Employment Law and Litigation
  • Arbeitsrechtliche Beratung
  • Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation
  • Cross Border Employment Law Issues

Emma Zarb Partner

London

Recommended by Legal 500 UK, Emma is described as having “masses of gravitas and great client skills.” Her dedication and hard work are consistently highlighted by clients and peers alike.

Emma has experience in drafting and negotiating employment contracts, consultancy agreements and settlement agreements, as well as staff handbooks and policies. She has extensive experiences in conducting and resolving employment litigation in both the Employment Tribunal, the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the High Court. In addition, she frequently advises a mix of high-growth startups and leading global corporations on high-value corporate transactions. She also advises on compliance issues such as the employment aspects of data protection matters and the drafting of Modern Slavery Act statements.

Emma is part of a “very responsive” team, who are “exceptionally good and very highly respected globally.”

David Song Senior Associate

Los Angeles

David guides states, counties, cities, school districts, large nonprofit organizations, underwriters, and borrowers to help them successfully finance infrastructure and capital improvement projects. His experience includes general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, letters of credit, certificates of participation, and tax and revenue anticipation notes. 

David assists clients throughout the financing process, from conducting due diligence reviews and ensuring compliance with state, local, and federal laws to drafting offering documents and researching complex legal issues. He has supported financings for some of the largest issuers in California, such as the State of California, the City of Los Angeles, the City of San Diego, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

Prior to joining the firm, David worked on complex tax and regulatory compliance projects for public, private, and government clients, and prepared and reviewed corporate, pass-through, and individual amended tax returns, and represented clients in examinations before the IRS and California Franchise Tax Board.

471166

Practice:

  • Vergütung & Leistungen M&A
  • Compensation & Benefits

Jacob Miller Associate

London

Jacob has experience acting for high growth, early-stage and VC-backed companies, private equity funds and portfolio companies, and listed companies across various sectors. He advises on the full spectrum of equity and cash-backed incentive arrangements, including HMRC tax-advantaged share plans, and the alignment of UK incentive plans with existing arrangements in other jurisdictions.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Companies Group

Chapin Scaggs Managing Associate

Boston

Chapin focuses on representing high-growth technology companies of all sizes throughout their life-cycles-- from general formation and corporate governance through to venture capital and private equity financings.  He also advises investors and venture capital firms in their investments in early and high growth technology companies.