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.
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.
Silicon Valley; Seattle
Silicon Valley; Seattle
Michael advises his clients on a broad range of legal needs, including corporate formation and structure, venture capital financings, board and stockholder relationships and exit transactions. His current and former clients are concentrated in interactive media industries including game development, Esports, AR/VR tech, 3D animation, and artificial intelligence. Michael also advises companies in the cleantech and life sciences sectors.
His favorite video game is Final Fantasy (VII), favorite board game is Twilight Imperium (IV) and favorite science fiction book is Ender’s Game.
Washington, D.C.
Prior to joining Orrick, Daniel was an associate at Buckley LLP.
San Francisco
San Francisco
He also has legal experience relating to both charter schools and the federal income tax classification of governmental and quasi-governmental entities. He has consulted on thousands of tax-exempt, build America and tax credit bond issues and has developed deep knowledge in almost every tax aspect of municipal finance. Private activity bonds for multifamily housing, solid waste, charter schools and independent schools are areas of particular focus in his practice, as are higher education, short-term and long-term working capital and the various forms of pooled financings. Chas also has advised numerous clients experiencing financial distress or bankruptcy in tax matters relating to their municipal bonds. Representative active clients include the State of California, the University of California, the Bay Area Toll Authority, and Charter School Capital.
As a legal and policy advocate, Chas represents both government and non-government clients in federal tax rulemaking matters and in IRS proceedings, including the various types of tax-exempt bond audits, voluntary compliance (VCAP) requests and requests for private letter rulings. He has successfully closed IRS examinations relating to solid waste, water and wastewater, working capital, healthcare, pooled, multifamily housing, and industrial development bond financings. He has obtained multiple private letter rulings and technical advice memoranda and has been integrally involved in numerous regulation and legislative projects. He has found that a close working relationship with IRS and Treasury Department personnel often is critical to obtaining good results for clients.
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
Mr. Clark works with litigation attorneys and third party vendors to manage the review and production of documents relevant to investigations and litigation. This work includes using early case assessment technology to analyze, categorize and cull data. He also manages teams of skilled professionals performing document review, redaction, analysis, production and drafting privilege logs. Damon assists the litigation team to prepare for trial, including drafting deposition summaries, factual memoranda and exhibit charts. He also works with practice office attorneys on transactional tasks, including contract review and due diligence.
Washington, D.C.
Prior to joining Orrick, Sally served as counsel at Buckley LLP and on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) at the United States Senate. During law school, she served as a summer law clerk to the Honorable Robert H. Hodges, Jr. at the United States Court of Federal Claims and interned at the Office of the Solicitor General at the United States Department of Justice.
New York
Kelly focuses her practice on capital markets transactions, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, and on corporate governance and securities law compliance. She also has experience in transactions involving special purpose acquisition companies, including SPAC initial public offerings and de-SPAC transactions.
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
His work includes project finance, project development, mergers and acquisitions, and other miscellaneous investor arrangements in all phases of the development, financing, construction and operation of such energy and infrastructure projects.
London
Amy works with a variety of international, national and local non-profit organisations and charities to identify their legal needs and to develop and facilitate tailored pro bono legal training, assistance, advice and representation. She also builds strong partnerships and networks with these clients and other partners such as law centres, academic institutions, government institutions and UN agencies to collaboratively develop high impact pro bono projects that use the law, policy and advocacy as tools for social change and development in the areas of human rights, conservation, rule of law and access to justice.
Amy also leads on the further development of the impact finance and social enterprise pro bono practice across the international offices, facilitating legal services to clients seeking to achieve positive social and environmental impact alongside financial returns.
Amy contributes to the continued development of the pro bono sector in the UK, helping to lead on initiatives such as the UK Collaborative Plan for Pro Bono and UKAdemy Pro Bono Training Programme. She also works to involve the firm's commercial clients as trusted partners in select pro bono projects, supporting the development of in-house pro bono.
Amy has many years’ experience advising the private legal sector on the strategic development and management of pro bono programmes across a number of jurisdictions. An Australian qualified lawyer, Amy holds graduate and post-graduate degrees in the areas of law, human rights, international development and psychology.
London
Rebecca acts for clients on a broad range of litigation and regulatory matters. She has particular experience in acting for professional services firms in contentious regulatory investigations, enforcement proceedings and negligence claims.
New York
Kelsey, based in the New York Office, works closely with innovative startups and venture capital investors, helping them navigate the legal complexities of growing their business. Focusing on venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance, Kelsey enjoys guiding clients from the early stages of their journey through to successful exits.