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Practice:

  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung

Ramona Sorgenfrei Managing Associate

Düsseldorf

Besondere Erfahrung hat sie mit Lizenzstreitigkeiten im Telekommunikationssektor und der Geltendmachung von FRAND-Einwendungen in Patentverletzungsverfahren sowie mit D&O-Streitigkeiten und Streitigkeiten nach dem UN-Kaufrecht.

Ramona Sorgenfrei verfügt über Erfahrung in Schiedsverfahren nach den Regeln der DIS, ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL VIAC und der ungarischen Handelskammer (ACHCCI) sowie als Administrative Secretary von Schiedsgerichten nach verschiedenen internationalen Schiedsregeln.

Sie ist Lehrbeauftragte für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit und Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht an der Universität Bayreuth, wo sie auch die Teams der Universität im Willem C. Vis Moot, dem weltgrößten und renommiertesten zivilrechtlichen Moot Court, betreut.

Neben ihrem juristischen Studium hat Ramona Sorgenfrei ein wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zusatzstudium abgeschlossen. Während ihrer Ausbildung war sie in US-Kanzleien in Deutschland und Paris tätig und vertiefte dort ihre Kenntnisse in den Bereichen Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, Prozessführung und Streitbeilegung. Vor ihrem Eintritt bei Orrick war sie als Rechtsanwältin für eine Magic-Circle-Kanzlei im Bereich Prozessführung tätig, einschließlich Patentverletzungs-, Patentnichtigkeits- und Patentvindikationsverfahren, vor allem in den Bereichen Telekommunikation und Automotive.

466397

Practice:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity

Bruno Romagnoli Partner

Paris

Bruno has particular experience in providing transactional advice on mergers and acquisitions-related issues, as well as securities and stock market regulation and corporate law.

Bruno works with French and multinational groups from a wide range of public and private sectors.

Bruno is also the founder of “HEAD Afrique”, a think-tank on legal practice on the African continent.

Before joining Orrick, he spent six years in the corporate team at a leading international law firm, and prior to that was also at another global law firm.

Practice:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung

Siegfried H. Elsing, Prof. Dr. LL.M. (Yale) Partner

Düsseldorf

Er war bislang als anwaltlicher Vertreter, beisitzender Schiedsrichter, Einzelschiedsrichter oder Vorsitzender des Schiedsgerichts in über 300 Schiedsverfahren tätig, darunter ad hoc-Verfahren sowie Schiedsverfahren nach den Regeln der führenden Schiedsinstitutionen.

Als Parteivertreter vertritt er private Investoren, internationale Unternehmen, souveräne Staaten und staatseigene Unternehmen in einer Reihe von bedeutenden, sowie häufig grenzüberschreitenden Streitigkeiten.

Neben der Anwalts- und Schiedsrichtertätigkeit tritt Prof. Dr. Elsing auch als Sachverständiger sowohl vor deutschen Gerichten als auch vor Gerichten in den USA und in Großbritannien sowie vor normsetzenden Institutionen auf.

Seine Erfahrung erstreckt sich auf Streitigkeiten u. a. aus den Bereichen M&A, Energie, Anlagenbau, Investitionsschutz, Finanzierungen, Joint Ventures sowie des gewerblichen Rechtschutzes.

Er ist sowohl in Deutschland als auch in New York als Attorney-at-law zugelassen.

Chambers Global 2024 bezeichnet Prof. Dr. Elsing als „Star Individual“, der „oft in komplexen internationalen Schiedsverfahren als Schiedsrichter benannt wird“, und zudem „ein führender Praktiker auf dem Gebiet der Investitionsschiedsgerichtsbarkeit“ mit „umfangreicher Erfahrung als Schiedsrichter in investitionsrechtlichen Fällen“ ist.

Prof. Dr. Elsing war von 2009 bis 2020 Beiratsmitglied der American Arbitration Association und von 2011 bis 2017 Mitglied des Panel of Conciliators des International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Er gehörte von 2012 bis 2022 dem Vorstand der Deutschen Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V. (DIS) an; seit 2022 ist er Mitglied in deren DIS-Rat. Zudem war er Vorsitzender des Mediation Committee der International Bar Association (IBA) (2007-2008).

Er ist Mitherausgeber der Zeitschrift für Schiedsverfahren (SchiedsVZ). Er hält regelmäßig Vorträge und veröffentlicht zu Themen der internationalen Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit und zur Rechtsvergleichung. Ferner ist er Honorarprofessor der Juristischen Fakultät der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, wo er seit 25 Jahren internationale Wirtschaftsschiedsgerichtsbarkeit und internationales Zivilverfahrensrecht lehrt. Seit 2013 vertritt er das Großherzogtum Luxemburg als Honorarkonsul in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Prof. Dr. Elsing hat im Jahr 1989 die deutsche Anwaltskanzlei Hölters & Elsing mitbegründet und im Jahre 2008 die Fusion mit Orrick maßgeblich gesteuert.

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Energie
  • Data Centers
  • Responsible Business

Teresa Hill Partner

Seattle

Focused on helping public and private companies in achieving their global “net zero” carbon commitments, Teresa has a particular emphasis on negotiating renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs). She has partnered with some of the largest corporate buyers of renewable energy, working to expand the global footprint of their energy portfolios in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Teresa has extensive experience with wind, solar and storage projects and, specifically, the negotiation of development-related agreements, including virtually and physically settled renewable power purchase agreements.

Prior to joining Orrick, Teresa was a partner in the energy and infrastructure group of a global law firm and in the environment, land use and natural resources and renewable energy groups of a Portland-based law firm. She also clerked for Chief Justice Linda Copple Trout, the first woman appointed to the Idaho Supreme Court.

Practice:

  • White Collar Strafverteidigung
  • Whistleblower & Corporate Investigations
  • White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

Jean-Paule Castagno Partner

Mailand

Jean-Paule has more than 20 years of proven experience in white collar and corporate investigation, managing all phases of crisis management, such as internal investigations – including those of a cross-border nature –, the court defence in the context of criminal proceedings and the sanction proceedings before the Supervisory Authorities, in the interests of both individuals and legal entities (according to the D. Legislative Decree no. 231/2001). Jean-Paule advises clients in high-profile and complex cases with specific reference to anti-money laundering, financial crimes, false accounting, bankruptcy offenses, tax crimes, corruption and bribery in both the public and private sector, environmental crimes, occupational health and safety offenses, intellectual property crimes, data protection and privacy crimes/cybercrime, and import/export sanctions.

Thanks to her broad experience in conducting internal investigation and assisting individuals and legal entities in criminal and sanctions proceedings, she has been involved in advising Italian and foreign companies to address potential compliance risks, in performing due diligence focused on risk management and compliance risk in the context of extraordinary transactions and IPOs as well as in preparing and updating compliance programs (adopted under Law No. 231/2001) and in leading relative training to the board and to the employees.

She has also been appointed as member and chairwoman of the surveillance committees (Organismo di Vigilanza) of many Italian and foreign companies.

Practice:

  • Employment Law and Litigation
  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung

Mario Scofferi Partner

Mailand

As a Partner in the Milan office and Head of the Italian Employment practice, Mario is member of the Employment International Group and focuses on all aspects of employment, agency, and self-employment relationships, advising clients in both litigation and out-of-court matters, including the assistance on his field in transactional deals.

Mario regularly assists clients with the negotiation of both employment and self-employment agreements, throughout the performance of such relationships and at their termination, with the aim of providing high-quality services grounded in rigorous analysis and close client interaction.

His clients operate in the tourism, services, finance, credit, chemical, tech, infrastructure and public administration sectors (including state-owned companies).

Mario has also developed considerable experience in managing companies’ relationships with their board members, as well as in disputes involving social security institutions.

He is the author of numerous articles on labor law published in professional journals.

Mario is admitted to the Milan Bar and is also a member of AGI – Italian Employment Lawyers Association – and of the Italian Journalists Association.

Practice:

  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Sara Little Managing Associate

Paris; London

Sara represents clients across the United States, Europe and Asia in the energy and infrastructure, real estate, licensing and distribution, defense, and aerospace industries. She has experience handling disputes governed by French, Swiss, Iranian, and US (Maryland, New York, Washington, Illinois) law in most of the major arbitral forums, including the ICC, HKIAC, ICSID, and the Swiss Arbitration Centre.

With a strong background in Public International Law, Sara brings a nuanced understanding of the international legal frameworks that impact cross-border disputes to her cases. She also has a keen interest in defense technology and aviation, combining industry-specific knowledge with a solutions-oriented mindset to tackle the unique legal challenges these fields present.

Before joining Orrick, Sara gained valuable experience working in the Emerging Companies department of another major international law firm in New York City. She also represented the City of New York in family court, prosecuting child abuse and neglect cases for two years. In addition to her legal practice, Sara serves as a coach for the International Criminal Court moot court and is a Steering Committee member of the young practitioners’ group of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR).

Sara is recognised for International Arbitration by Legal 500 France.

431228

Practice:

  • White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

David Krakoff Partner

Washington, D.C.

His clients are investigated and prosecuted by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Treasury Department and other domestic and foreign enforcement agencies. They face prosecution for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and the laws regulating securities enforcement, accounting fraud, public corruption, antitrust, tax health care, export control, False Claims Act (FCA), trade secrets and the environment. In addition, his clients are often involved in high-stakes shareholder class action litigation. He has had primary trial responsibility in more than 50 cases.

David is a recognized leader in the field of white collar and complex litigation. He is a Fellow in The American College of Trial Lawyers. Chambers USA has ranked him as a leading Litigation lawyer (2006-2022), and described him as "one of the best trial lawyers in the city … a genuine lion of the white-collar Bar ... extremely thoughtful and imaginative in developing investigation and trial strategy … He really knows his way around the court and the justice system. One of his greatest strengths is that he is unflinching in his willingness to try cases." Chambers also noted his FCPA work: “He is a shrewd tactician and always thoroughly prepared … great tactical judgment and a sense for strategy." Other accolades include: Legal 500 (2012, 2015-2022), which recognized him as the leader of Buckley’s "terrific" team that is “highly active in a number of regulated industries, with noted expertise in the financial services sector." Benchmark Litigation 2019 named him as a top practitioner in White Collar and General Commercial Litigation. In 2015 he was named a Law360 Trial Ace and a National Law Journal White Collar Trailblazer.

Prior to joining Orrick, David was a partner at Buckley LLP. In addition to his experience in private practice, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia for 10 years.

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Public Finance
  • Health Care Finance

Robyn L Helmlinger Partner

San Francisco

Robyn regularly works with both established borrowers and first-time borrowers to assist with structuring and restructuring debt programs that encompass a wide variety of debt and derivative products. In 2015, Robyn led the team that represented a private fund in connection with financing the management transfer of a multi-hospital nonprofit healthcare system to a subsidiary of the private fund, including negotiations with existing creditors. The financing involved an innovative bond structure that balanced current and future committed liquidity needs and debt burden. Robyn is also continually recognized for her excellent and sound judgment with respect to disclosure issues, including the difficult disclosure decisions caused by financial pressures from healthcare reform, affiliation activities, pension liabilities, governmental inquiries and investigations, labor disputes and qualified audit opinions.

In 2013, Robyn was elected a Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel. She is one of the founding members of the Northern California Chapter of Women in Public Finance and currently serves on its advisory board. As a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, Robyn has been a panelist on the Health Care Financing Panel at the annual conference in 2003, 2004 and 2006. She is also a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Practice:

  • White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Whistleblower & Corporate Investigations
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

Andrea Alfonso Stigliano Of Counsel

Mailand

Andrea has extensive experience in cases involving anti-money laundering and export sanctions, financial crimes, corporate crimes, bankruptcy offenses, tax crimes, corruption and bribery in both the public and private sectors, environmental crimes, occupational health and safety offenses, intellectual property crimes, data protection and privacy crimes/cybercrimes.

Before joining Orrick, Andrea worked in the Milan office of Clifford Chance for eight years and, in 2017, he spent six months in the London office working both on UK and transnational matters.

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Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Attilio Mazzilli Partner

Mailand

Attilio brings to the table a wealth of knowledge and a deep understanding of the technology sector, which is critical in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. His practice is primarily focused on providing expert legal advice on cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, and venture capital transactions. 

Attilio has a rich history of advising both domestic and multinational companies as well as private equity funds through their most critical and complex M&A and investments transactions. His focus within the dynamic realms of technology industry has positioned him as a go-to legal strategist for companies seeking to navigate the intricate and often disruptive characteristic market shifts of these sectors. His tailored approach ensures that the companies he advises are well-positioned to capitalize on the opportunities presented by their investments and M&A activities, fostering growth, innovation, and competitive advantage in a rapidly evolving business landscape.

In the context of innovation, Attilio’s role as an advisor to VC firms and high-growth technology companies places him at the forefront of investments in the tech industry.

His experience covers a broad spectrum of legal disciplines and is critical in identifying and evaluating potential investment opportunities within the sector, particularly in areas prone to rapid growth and innovation. With a seasoned understanding of market trends and the intricacies of startup development, Attilio advises investors on how to allocate their capital effectively, maximizing potential returns.

He is also extensively experienced at guiding technology companies at all stages of their life cycle and his contributions is invaluable for companies transitioning from seed stage through Series A and B funding rounds and eventually to exit strategies. His guidance encompasses strategic planning, corporate governance, and the navigation of regulatory environments. Startups, with their inherent risks and potential for exponential growth, require nuanced advice to thrive, and Attilio offers tailored counsel to help these companies scale their operations, refine their business models, and attract further investment. His experience is also instrumental in preparing these companies for various exit scenarios, whether through acquisitions, mergers, or initial public offerings (IPOs), ensuring that founders and investors alike realize their ventures' full value.

462597

Practice:

  • Technology Companies Group
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets
  • Technology & Innovation

Nick Feldman Partner

Los Angeles; Santa Monica

For more than a decade, Nick has guided high-growth companies from inception to exit, advising on formation, financings, mergers and acquisitions, and IPOs while serving as outside general counsel on day-to-day legal matters as they scale.

Leveraging Orrick’s sector-focused approach and legal innovation tools, Nick works with companies across a range of industries, with a focus on disruptive technologies—including fintech, Web3 and blockchain, artificial intelligence, healthcare and biotech, digital media, and consumer products. He also represents top venture capital firms investing in these sectors across equity, debt, and token financings.

Prior to joining Orrick, Nick was a senior counsel at Gunderson Dettmer.

Nick earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review and received the Otto Kaus Award for Excellence in Legal Scholarship.

Before law school, he built a career as a journalist, photographer, and publicist covering music, food, and the arts. A proud Husky, he earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington.