San Francisco
T provides guidance to developers and investors in the renewable energy sector—with a focus on solar, wind, biomass, and carbon sequestration projects—in structuring corporate transactions and debt and equity financing to maximize tax credits and other tax incentives.
New York
Dr. Khushbu Shah is a life sciences patent litigator with deep technical and legal expertise spanning small molecules and biologics. She represents leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology innovators in high-stakes U.S. litigation and complex multi-jurisdictional patent disputes.
Dr. Shah possesses in-depth technical knowledge of biologics and their development. Combined with her training in formulations and doctoral training in medicinal chemistry, where she synthesized and characterized dozens of novel compounds including Pemetrexed analogues, she brings a scientist’s precision to patent litigation strategy. Her scientific background informs her understanding of both chemical and biological inventions, from synthesizing complex small molecules and peptides to analyzing antibody sequences and gene therapy vectors.
She has been part of litigation teams that have successfully defended major biopharma clients against coordinated challenges by multiple generic manufacturers to patents protecting multi-billion-dollar blockbuster therapies. Her practice also includes advising on pre-litigation patent strategy, conducting freedom-to-operate and validity analyses, and coordinating worldwide opposition and defense campaigns for products at all stages of development. She has counseled on complex patent landscapes for CAR-T therapies, gene therapy products, and other cutting-edge biologics.
London
In addition to drafting and negotiating FIDIC, BIMCO, LOGIC and other standard form agreements, Jon also advises on highly bespoke construction management and fully "wrapped" EPC agreements.
Jon advises sponsors, lenders and contractors on the construction and operation of wind, solar, biomass and other renewable energy projects in Asia, Europe, the UK and the U.S.
Jon's recent experience includes performing the role of Commercial Director for the Formosa II offshore wind project in Taiwan.
Before returning to the UK in 2024, Jon was based in Singapore for a number of years where he advised on some of the most complex and innovative offshore wind projects in South Korea, Taiwan and elsewhere in Asia, including the Changfang and Xidao project developed by CIP and its partners, which remains one of the largest offshore wind project financings in Asia. Although based in London, Jon continues to advise on projects in various stages of development, construction and operation in Asia and the U.S.
Jon began his career as a disputes lawyer and continues to advise on contentious matters.
Tokio
Andrew also has significant experience advising on sophisticated real estate and asset finance transactions involving global opportunity funds, banks and other financial institutions.
Prior to joining Orrick’s Energy and Infrastructure Group, Andrew was an in-house counsel at GREE Inc. and Electronic Arts where he gained experience in various corporate and commercial transactions, including joint ventures, cross-border M&A and general corporate matters.
London
Ravinder represents a wide range of clients in connection with large scale renewable (including onshore/offshore wind, solar and biomass) M&A, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and regulatory matters, as well as in respect of infrastructure and conventional energy assets. She is widely recognised as a leader in wind energy.
Ravinder is a member of Orrick’s Finance and Audit Committee, providing oversight of its financial reporting and audit process, its internal controls, and global compliance with laws and regulation.
Tokio
He focuses on the development, acquisition and financing of solar, wind and other renewable energy projects in various regions of Japan. He has experience related to the FIT/FIP system and other laws and regulations related to the electric power industry, as well as negotiations with relevant government agencies, and the preparation and negotiations of related contracts.
In addition, he is involved in establishing schemes and negotiating contracts for the corporate PPAs of non-FIT renewable energy projects, as well as preparing on-site PPAs and general terms and conditions for electricity retailers.
He is the co-author of Orrick’s “Japan Renewables Alert".
Prior to joining Orrick Tokyo Office, he was an assistant judge at the Tokyo District Court and the Matsuyama District Court, where he gained experiences in a variety of cases, including civil, administrative and criminal matters.
New York
Josh has been named American Lawyer's “Litigator of the Year” twice, in addition to being a finalist for 2022 and 2025. In 2012, the magazine dubbed him “the Defibrillator” based on his streak of appellate wins for companies that “appeared to be at death’s door,” and in 2017 it declared, he “still deserves the moniker we once gave him.”
In 2014, The Financial Times named Josh one of the 10 most innovative lawyers in the North American legal sector for his work “demystify[ing] the technical issues” and securing a victory in the blockbuster Federal Circuit appeal, Oracle v. Google. Chambers USA has reported, “He wins accolades for his ‘brilliant analysis and judgment.’ Clients appreciate how he ‘rethinks every case from the ground up,’ and add: ‘He can take the most complicated legal or technological issue and present it in a way that seems like common sense.’” Another edition of Chambers USA added: “‘His briefs are quite simply beautiful,’” and “clients describe his courtroom presence as ‘both commanding and accessible at the same time.’ He has the ‘perfect combination of persuasiveness, intelligence, wit, and deference.’”
Josh's practice covers a wide range of subjects, including intellectual property, financial services, securities, privacy, antitrust, federal preemption, insurance law, corporate governance, criminal law, and constitutional litigation. Among his recent clients are Cisco, Credit Suisse, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Genentech, Gilead, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Mozilla, Oracle, Sonos, and Royal Bank of Scotland.
Clients turn to Josh to win the highest stakes appeals, including appeals in cases that threaten the very survival of a business. For example:
Josh was the founding president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, one of the country’s foremost public interest firms. Over the course of eight years, he was the Brennan Center’s chief strategist on litigation and public policy advocacy. Before that, Josh founded the Office of the Appellate Defender, a public defender office specializing in criminal appeals.
San Francisco; Silicon Valley
San Francisco; Silicon Valley
Bill counsels public and late-stage private companies on general corporate and transactional matters, including advising on initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings, direct listings, investment grade debt offerings and convertible debt offerings. He also regularly advises companies on disclosure and reporting obligations under U.S. federal securities laws, corporate governance issues and stock exchange listing obligations.
Additionally, Bill advises founders and companies in connection with public listings through SPAC merger. Among other engagements, Bill represented Getaround, Inc., a connected carsharing marketplace, Clover Health Investments, Corp., a next-generation Medicare Advantage insurer, and the founders of DraftKings Inc., a digital sports entertainment and gaming company, in the respective de-SPAC transactions of those entities.
Chambers USA has ranked Bill for his expertise in Capital Markets Debt & Equity and noted that "He's a great lawyer, really technically sound."
New York
Ben has a deep understanding of sanctions and AML regulations and enforcement. In addition to his client work, he has participated in numerous financial industry group regulatory initiatives related to sanctions and AML issues, including The Clearing House Guiding Principles for Anti-Money Laundering Policies and Procedures in Correspondent Banking, initiatives to address “de-risking” and related to BSA information sharing. Ben also conducts international trainings in AML and sanctions issues for the Financial Services Volunteer Corps.
He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America as "One to Watch" and by Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star." Prior to joining Orrick, Ben was counsel at Buckley LLP and an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
New York
Sky's practice focuses on general corporate representation, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, both buy side and sell side.
Peking
Her practice focuses on advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets and SEC compliance matters.
New York