John Eliason Partner, Energy & Infrastructure, Steuern
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
John advises major financial institutions (tax equity investors and infrastructure funds), lenders, developers, and sponsors, particularly those in the wind, solar, storage, biomass and energy tech space. He helps clients structure financings for their projects to take advantage of federal and state tax incentives, like the Federal production tax credit (PTC), energy investment tax credit (ITC) and accelerated depreciation (MACRS and “bonus”) using partnership flips, sale-leasebacks, public/private partnerships, and other structuring options. He has been particularly focused on providing clients with the latest guidance and opportunities relating to the Inflation Reduction Act, including with respect to Section 6418 tax credit transfers and Section 6417 direct pay opportunities.
Recognized by Chambers USA and Chambers Global in Band 2 for Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy, clients describe John as “extremely knowledgeable, flexible and can put technical jargon into plain terms.” Client sources also state “he knows the tax equity markets very well and is very commercial.”
Prior to law school, John founded an information management company based in Austin, Texas. He is also a veteran of the Texas Army National Guard.
Chicago
Mary Kate's practice focuses on the tax aspects of development and financing for renewable energy projects, including federal tax incentives, tax credit transfers, and tax equity structuring.
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.
San Francisco
San Francisco
Wolf represents many of the country’s most prominent developers and financing parties in structuring transactions to take advantage of tax credits, Treasury cash grants, depreciation benefits, and other available tax benefits. He has represented developers and tax equity investors in financings of both wind and solar projects, as well as on tax planning for energy storage, carbon capture, and carbon sequestration projects.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
His practice focuses on project development and finance, offtake agreements, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. Austin represents sponsors, developers, lenders and investors in connection with equity investments, refinancing transactions, and joint ventures, primarily in the renewable energy sector.
Austin also has experience working on agreements concerning the construction of renewable energy projects, including photovoltaic module supply agreements, turbine supply and service agreements, engineering procurement and construction (EPC) agreements, battery energy storage system (BESS) supply agreements, and subcontracts of various scopes.
Prior to joining Orrick, Austin worked as a research assistant for the Assistant Dean for Energy Law at the George Washington University Law School, a law clerk for the Department of Justice, a financial analyst for large U.S. government acquisitions, and as a project manager for a California-based fintech startup.
Austin
Justin’s practice focuses on public finance, which includes the representation of local government entities, including: state agencies, municipalities, school districts, and special districts; non-profit organizations; and financial institutions that serve as underwriters to municipal bonds. Prior to joining Orrick, Justin represented and counseled government entities and private corporations in litigation matters.
New York
Michaela helps clients build global privacy programs and advises on United States (U.S.) state and federal consumer privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), and the Colorado Privacy Act. Her work also includes counseling on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Düsseldorf
Sie berät Start-ups von der Gründung über die ersten Finanzierungsrunden bis hin zur Wachstumsphase sowie bei Internationalisierungsprojekten. Zudem berät sie VCs und Corporate-Venture-Capital-Investoren bei deren Investments.
Vor ihrer Tätigkeit als Rechtsanwältin arbeitete Kim Supe-Dienes als Referendarin unter anderem für die Generaldirektion Binnenmarkt, Industrie, Unternehmertum und KMU (DG GROW) der EU, für eine der renommiertesten deutschen Anwaltskanzleien sowie für Orrick.
Düsseldorf
Zu seinen Mandanten zählen Technologieunternehmen in allen Phasen sowie Venture Capital und Corporate Venture Capital Investoren. Gemeinsam mit einem internationalen und interdisziplinären Team begleitet er zudem Scaleups und Multinationals bei ihren Expansionsprojekten und hat hier einen besonderen Fokus auf Cross-Border-Transaktionen zwischen Deutschland und den USA.
Svens Ziel ist es, für seine Mandanten Brücken zwischen Deutschland, dem Silicon Valley und anderen internationalen Technologiezentren zu bauen, um ihnen dabei zu helfen, im internationalen Markt erfolgreich zu wachsen. Sein juristischer und betriebswirtschaftlicher Hintergrund, sein Unternehmergeist und die Erfahrung aus mehr als 400 Finanzierungsrunden und M&A-Projekten über viele Branchen hinweg erlauben es ihm, die strategischen und kommerziellen Ziele seiner Mandanten umfassend zu verstehen und hierfür kreative Lösungen zu finden.
Sven Greulich unterstützt ehrenamtlich diverse Gründerinitiativen an der WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, der RWTH Aachen, der Technischen Universität München sowie am Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; er ist regelmäßiger Gastdozent an der WHU und den RWTH incubation und innovation Centern. 2020 hat er das Founder Legal Boot Camp ins Leben gerufen, ein einzigartiges Seminarprogramm, das angehende Gründerteams von technischen und Wirtschaftshochschulen auf alle relevanten rechtlichen Fallstricke bei der Gründung, Finanzierung und in der ersten Wachstumsphase hinweist. Zusammen mit Deutschlands führenden Gründungsuniversitäten organisiert findet das Founder Legal Boot Camp mittlerweile dreimal pro Jahr in Düsseldorf, München und Karlsruhe/Stuttgart (alternierend) statt.
Svens Arbeit wurde vielfach ausgezeichnet, u.a.:
Miami; Santa Monica
Miami; Santa Monica
Jason serves as a trusted advisor to founders, emerging growth companies, venture capital funds, and other strategic investors in a wide array of corporate matters in connection with planning and executing a variety of transactions. Primarily, including formation, early and late-stage venture funding rounds, corporate governance, corporate partnerships, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements, and investment matters. Jason advises companies across fintech, crypto, software, sports, artificial intelligence, and digital media.
Jason regularly represents Y Combinator companies. In addition to representing US companies on domestic transactions, Jason represents companies across the United States, EMEA, and Asia.
Prior to joining Orrick, Jason spent time within the legal departments of Netflix, Google, Facebook, and reserve stablecoin cryptocurrency. Prior to law school, Jason worked at Wilkinson Stekloff LLP aiding trials in federal courts, including The Northern District of California; The Southern District of New York; The Eastern District of Louisiana; and The Western District of Missouri.
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.
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
Amanda counsels employers on a variety of employment law and compliance matters, including employee handbooks, employment policies and procedures, background checks, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, employment agreements, wage and hour compliance, workplace safety, paid sick leave, and confidentiality agreements. Amanda counsels clients in various industries but has unique experience with financial services, technology, retail, and non-profit organizations.
Amanda also has employment litigation experience, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under federal and state laws, wage and hour claims, trade secrets and unfair competition, and matters involving non-competition and non-solicitation clauses.
Prior to Orrick, Amanda worked for Clark Hill, PLC in Pittsburgh as a labor and employment lawyer. She also worked as a Litigation Associate for Holland & Knight, LLP in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she practiced primarily commercial litigation.