Los Angeles
Carrie is a managing associate in Orrick’s Los Angeles office and a member of the Banking and Finance group. She advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, asset managers and other private and public companies on an array of financing transactions including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, private credit financings and liability management exercises and other special situations.
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Clients turn to Eddie for strategic counsel on their most significant exposures. He has represented biopharmaceutical and molecular diagnostics companies in securities class actions and proxy contest disputes, advised global technology leaders and financial institutions in internal investigations and M&A-related disputes, and defended numerous clients in regulatory investigations. His experience also includes matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Eddie is frequently sought for his expertise in responding to investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other federal and state agencies, including self-regulatory organizations. He regularly guides audit and special committees through internal investigations related to SOX compliance, revenue recognition, and executive compensation, and defends clients in insider trading and securities fraud matters.
Recognized by Legal 500 for Securities Litigation: Defense and M&A Litigation: Defense and by Best Lawyers in America for Securities Litigation, Eddie is a regular speaker on securities litigation topics and has been quoted in leading periodicals. He has authored numerous articles on securities enforcement and litigation, sharing insights that reflect his deep understanding of the evolving securities litigation and regulatory landscape.
New York
In collaboration with the firm’s leadership team, she focuses on designing and implementing programs to recruit, inspire and advance the best legal and staff talent.
Siobhan previously served as Orrick’s Managing Director for Resources. In that role, she spearheaded the development of the firm’s innovative talent model—the first of its kind in a major law firm—which replaces the traditional associate lockstep advancement system with merit-based advancement. As chair of the firm’s Talent Committee, she oversees Orrick’s lawyer training and performance feedback program – which is one of the most rigorous in the market. She also has led the creation of a range of new lawyer and professional staff roles.
Siobhan brings to this role extensive experience on the front line of client service, having been a partner in the firm’s product liability litigation and mass tort defense group. For more than a decade, she was a member of the Orrick team that acted as National Counsel to Union Carbide Corporation in connection with asbestos-related personal injury lawsuits and served as lead trial counsel in cases across the country. Siobhan was one of the key trial counsel in the highly-publicized landmark trial in Texas State Court, Brazoria County, where Kelly-Moore Paint Company sued Union Carbide for $1.4 billion in compensatory damages and $4.2 billion in punitive damages that resulted in a complete defense verdict. In addition, she served as trial counsel for significant product liability cases for other clients including Wyeth and Flexible Products.
London
Heather has experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of employment contractual documentation including, employment contracts, settlement agreements, staff handbooks and policies. She also has experience advising on a variety of employment disputes including race discrimination, disability discrimination and unfair dismissal claims.
San Francisco
San Francisco
He is experienced in both debt and equity financing structures, including bilateral and syndicated facilities, asset- and cash-flow-based facilities, mezzanine, back-leverage, bridge and construction loans, as well as cash and tax equity financings and the formation and structuring of joint ventures.
Prior to joining Orrick, Victor practiced at top-ranked global law firms where he focused on project finance within the energy and infrastructure sectors. Following law school, he was a research associate at Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, where he conducted an in-depth comparative analysis of the large-scale deployment and integration of renewable energy in Germany, California and Texas, which formed the basis of a broader comparative study published in the Stanford Environmental Law Journal and the textbook, Renewable Energy: Law, Policy and Practice.
Düsseldorf
Er war mehrere Jahre als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an einem auf Europarecht spezialisierten Lehrstuhl tätig und hat während dieser Zeit eine Reihe wissenschaftlicher Publikationen veröffentlicht. Im Rahmen seines Promotionsstudiums hat er sich intensiv mit Fragen des Europa-, Völker- und Datenschutzrechts auseinandergesetzt.
Weiterhin konnte er an viel beachteten Rechtsgutachten mitwirken und praktische Erfahrungen im Hinblick auf die Vertretung der deutschen Bundesregierung bei Verfahren vor dem Bundesverfassungsgericht, etwa in den Verfahren zum Europäischen Patentübereinkommen, zum CETA und zum Freihandelsabkommen EU-Singapur, sammeln.
Vor dem Beginn seiner anwaltlichen Tätigkeit war Odey Hardan zudem als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter für eine internationale Kanzlei mit Hauptsitz in England sowie schließlich im Düsseldorfer Datenschutzteam von Orrick tätig.
Genf; London
James has a particular specialization in arbitrations relating to energy, commodities, trading, finance and technology (he is particularly active in thought leadership on tech and arbitration issues).
Prior to joining Orrick, James practiced international arbitration and litigation at several international law firms in Geneva and London. James was, among other things, head of the Russia and CIS dispute resolution practice and has deep proficiency in Russia related-disputes and investigations and associated offshore litigation, applications and asset identification, tracing and enforcement.
San Francisco
Rebecca’s practice includes all aspects of class action and other civil litigation in areas including privacy and data security breach litigation and arbitration and insurance litigation. She has represented multiple companies in class action litigation involving claims by consumers, employees, and institutions relating to security, privacy, and other issues. She also advises clients facing insurance coverage disputes and arbitration of contractual disputes. She has defended litigation arising out of data breaches involving claims by consumers and financial institutions and class actions bringing wiretapping and other claims against companies relating to the use of online technologies and tools like cookies, pixels, and session replay software.
Rebecca has assisted multiple clients across several industries in seeking, obtaining, and disputing the denial of insurance coverage. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, she has advised clients on insurance, contracting, and other unique issues that have arisen. Recently, Rebecca served as the senior associate in a fraud trial that was tried in-person during the height of the Omicron variant and settled after a week of trial. Rebecca’s pro bono practice focuses on immigration and civil rights issues.
Prior to joining Orrick, Rebecca was a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of another international law firm. She previously served as a pro bono fellow at Greater Boston Legal Services representing low-income clients in disputes over state cash and food assistance benefits.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Maureen represents a wide variety of companies in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Orrick, Maureen was an attorney at Alston & Bird in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her background includes advising private equity clients with respect to buy and sell-side transactions and general corporate matters, working at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California, and competing as a collegiate golfer.
Los Angeles
Greg has particular expertise as bond counsel for cities, school districts and special districts; he also serves as underwriters counsel for a diverse group of national and regional investment banks.
San Francisco
Elizabeth advises clients on a range of employment-related matters outside the United States, including global/local offer letters and employment contracts, performance management issues, termination and settlement agreements, HR/employee policies, procedures and handbooks, employee relations issues, and contractor, vendor and third-party services agreements.
Elizabeth assists clients on various aspects of equity-based compensation including the design and implementation of global equity programs, local and cross-border tax obligations, and securities law compliance. She also works with clients to address employment, tax and equity-related implications in the context of U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to joining Orrick, Elizabeth served as a federal law clerk to the Honorable David Gustafson at the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C.
London
Adele has advised clients on a wide range of cybersecurity and data privacy matters. Adele has a particular interest in online safety requirements for companies and has advised clients in relation to the Age Appropriate Design Code, Video Sharing Platforms requirements and the Online Safety Bill.
Before joining Orrick, Adele worked for two years on a global investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption, resulting in settlements with the UK Serious Fraud Office, French Parquet National Financier, U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of State.
Prior to her work in private practice, Adele practiced at the independent Bar for five years. She has experience in prosecuting and defending in a wide range of criminal law cases and has developed a practice focusing on fraud, white collar crime and regulatory law. Adele has conducted secondments with the Serious Fraud Office and Crown Prosecution Service on high profile banking fraud cases, as well as internships with the International Criminal Court and the New York State Division of Human Rights.
Adele has obtained the Certified Information Privacy Professional - Europe (CIPP/E) designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.