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Practice:

  • Technology Companies Group
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Dr. Johannes Rüberg, EMBA Partner

München

Dies umfasst Venture- und Wachstumsfinanzierungen in allen Phasen sowie die allgemeine gesellschaftsrechtliche Beratung. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt seiner Tätigkeit ist die Beratung von strategischen und Finanzinvestoren bei Fusionen und Übernahmen.

Im JUVE Handbuch (2024/2025) wird Johannes Rüberg als oft empfohlen für Gesellschaftsrecht sowie für Venture Capital geführt, einschließlich des Zitats "sehr gute Fachkenntnisse, angenehme Zusammenarbeit" eines Wettbewerbers. Legal 500 Deutschland führt ihn als "empfohlener Anwalt" für Venture Capital (2024) und veröffentlichte in der Ausgabe 2022 die Testimonials „sehr unterstützend und angenehm in der Zusammenarbeit“, „äußerst gewissenhaft“ und „schnelle Reaktionszeit“. Vom Handelsblatt ist er seit 2021 in der Kategorie „Anwälte der Zukunft“ für Gesellschaftsrecht ausgezeichnet.

Neben seiner anwaltlichen Tätigkeit hat Johannes Rüberg das Kellogg-WHU-Executive-MBA-Programm abgeschlossen.

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Practice:

  • Technology Companies Group

Mike Heath Partner

Los Angeles; Santa Monica

Mike has spent over 15 years helping founders and boards navigate the full company lifecycle—from formation and fundraising to scaling, acquisitions, and IPOs. He also serves as outside general counsel, advising on the legal and strategic challenges that come with growth.

Mike is all about efficiency, assembling legal teams that scale with his clients—from an early-stage founder sketching an idea on a napkin to executives leading multibillion-dollar companies through major transactions. His approach is rooted in trust and candid advice, particularly when navigating the complex and uncertain situations that inevitably arise in high-growth companies.

Leveraging Orrick’s sector-focused approach and legal innovation tools, Mike advises startups and high-growth companies on financing rounds, IPOs, and M&A deals. He also works closely with top venture capital and growth equity funds, guiding them through investments.

Prior to joining Orrick, Mike was a partner and co-founder of Gunderson Dettmer’s Los Angeles office.

Recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500, Mike’s clients praise him as “incredibly knowledgeable, responsive, and always helpful,” with one calling him their “favorite external counsel.” Super Lawyers also named him a Rising Star in 2022 and 2023.

Mike earned both his law degree and bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, just a short walk from each other down Bancroft Avenue. A lifelong Cal Bears fan, he still holds out hope for a Rose Bowl appearance—ACC realignment and all.

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Practice:

  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy
  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung
  • Public Finance

Charlotte Berrat Associate

Paris

Charlotte Berrat is involved in public contracts, in particular concession contracts and public-private partnerships for major projects (airport, port, motorway, building, telecommunications). She assists consortiums in the award of these contracts, from the bidding phase to the post-award phase.

She advised the winning consortium for the concession contract to operate Beauvais-Tillé airport (near Paris), as well as a bidding consortium for the public service contract for the lines 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris Express (the new metro linking the main residential and business districts of the suburbs without passing through Paris).

Charlotte Berrat also has experience in the energy sector and in environmental law. She regularly advises operators on complex issues relating to connection to electricity distribution and transmission networks. She has also participated in drafting and negotiation several corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs), representing both producers and buyers depending on the transaction.

Charlotte Berrat also advises operators, sponsors and lenders on project development and M&A transactions for wind and solar assets, both in France and internationally.

Her practice also covers all regulatory aspects related to regulated sectors such as telecommunications, transport and energy.

Charlotte Berrat also handles litigation in these sectors.

Prior to joining Orrick, Charlotte gained significant experience in the public and energy law teams of several international law firms and a public transport operator.

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Practice:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity

Fabio Fauceglia Partner

Mailand

He regularly represents strategic and private equity buyers as well as families and entrepreneurs in M&A transactions in a variety of sectors including, energy, oil & gas, industrials, automotive, composite materials, food and technology.

Among his notable transactions, Fabio led the international team assisting General Electric on its $4.3 billion acquisition of the aviation business of Avio S.p.A. (European Private Equity Deal of the Year).

He received a Master’s Degree from Columbia University in New York and is qualified both as a New York and Italian lawyer. He has been included in the 50 Italian Best Lawyers List by Legal Community.

Brian Raphel Partner

New York

Brian is a trial lawyer who specializes in preparing complex cases for trial in an efficient and effective manner. He has prepared dozens of cases for trial in venues across the country in matters involving products liability, shareholder litigation, white collar criminal litigation, and bankruptcy proceedings, many of which have resulted in significant victories before or during the trial. He also is an experienced manager, having led large teams of attorneys and other legal professionals to conduct trials, internal investigations, and e-discovery efforts. Clients have praised Brian for his dedication to the work, substantive excellence, and responsiveness.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech

Don Keller Head of Corporate Development

Silicon Valley

In 2020 and 2021, Don founded and served as CEO of Joinder, a SaaS engagement platform that provides a system of record for legal projects and files/documents, which was acquired by Brightflag.

Prior to founding Joinder, Don spent his legal career as a corporate partner at Orrick and Venture law Group advising high growth technology companies, public companies, venture capital firms and investment banks. He advised clients on more than 60 public offerings, 75 acquisition transactions and several hundred venture financings.

Chambers USA recognized Don for his work, noting he is "valued for his knowledge of venture capital firms and his strength in advising technology companies on public offerings, acquisition transactions and venture financings. One client insists that 'I would not dream of starting a company without him as my outside counsel.'"

Don held many leadership positions at Orrick. Don most recently led Orrick’s Technology Sector, which is one of the three focus areas (along with energy and finance) for the firm. Don is a former member of Orrick’s Board of Directors, served as head of the firm’s global corporate practice, served as head of the firm’s Silicon Valley Office and served as co-head of the firm's diversity efforts.

Don also previously served for many years on the Executive Committee of Venture Law Group.

Don recently represented companies being sold in the following transactions: Wavefront to VMware; Nervana to Intel; TOA to Oracle; Altiscale to SAP; Sailthru to Campaign Monitor; Twin Prime to Salesforce; 3Scale to Red Hat; Vendavo to Francisco Partners; FoodyDirect to Goldbelly; Yieldex to AppNexus; and LS9 to Renewable Energy Group.

Don led transactions for Google (Nasdaq GS: GOOG), Oracle (Nasdaq GS: ORCL), Tibco (Nasdaq GS: TIBX), Adaptec (Nasdaq GS: ADPT), Shutterfly (Nasdaq GS: SFLY), Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE:MSO), Sum Total Systems (Nasdaq GS: SUMT) and Rambus (Nasdaq GS: RMBS).  Don also represented many investment banking clients in public offering transactions, including representing Goldman, Sachs & Co. in offerings for many issuers.

Don also is a past member of the Board of Overseers of Boston College Law School. 

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Practice:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Employment Law and Litigation
  • IP Counseling & Due Diligence
  • Japan

L. Mark Weeks Senior Counsel

New York

He concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, clean technology, life sciences, IT and telecommunications asset transfers, strategic investments, and general corporate representation for U.S., Japanese and other Asian companies.

Mark speaks, reads and writes fluent Japanese.

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Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Capital Markets
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets

Daniel S. Kim Partner

Santa Monica; Los Angeles; Orange County

Dan has a general business and corporate law practice, representing both emerging and public companies in a variety of matters, including corporate and securities law, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, de-SPAC transactions, day-to-day general corporate matters, structured liquidity programs, public offerings, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and compliance and corporate governance.

Dan began his legal career in Silicon Valley and works with a significant number of clients in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world.  Dan is also an Adjunct Professor at Loyola Law School. 

Dan’s current and former representations include:

  • Beyond Meat
  • Ceradyne
  • Compellent Technologies
  • GitHub
  • Luminar Technologies
  • Momentus
  • Outward
  • Pinterest
  • Planet Labs
  • Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
  • ZestFinance

 Dan also has represented numerous venture capital and private equity investors including Founders Fund, Kapor Capital, Storm Ventures, Warburg Pincus, Wicklow Capital and many others.  

Elizabeth Garcia Associate

Santa Monica

Liz advises companies throughout their lifecycle, including in formation, general corporate matters, venture capital financings, and secondary transactions. In addition to advising high-growth technology companies, Liz represents leading venture capital firms in connection with their investments in private companies.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector

Alexis Savini Senior Associate

Silicon Valley

Alexis advises high growth technology companies in general formation, venture capital and private equity financings, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions transactions.

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Practice:

  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung

Thomas Garvey Senior Associate

New York

Tom provides valuable complex litigation and class action litigation experience, including for clients like Goldman Sachs, UBS O’Connor, Jefferies, and Credit Suisse.

Prior to joining Orrick, he practiced at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York and clerked for the Honorable Kevin C. Newsom in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and for the Honorable James B. Loken in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Tom received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

Practice:

  • Supreme Court & Appellate

Melanie Hallums Senior Career Associate

Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)

Before joining Orrick, Melanie served as a law clerk and judicial assistant to the Honorable Thomas M. Hardiman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and as a law clerk to the Honorable Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  She was previously an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and a litigation associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York.

Melanie received her law degree from Vanderbilt Law School, where she was an Articles Editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law.  She graduated from Vanderbilt University.