Houston; Austin
Serving two of Texas’s major markets, Ryan’s versatility sets him apart. He has deep industry knowledge of the energy, technology, and financial services sectors, and understands where his clients' business and legal strategies intersect. Ryan regularly represents clients across the United States in federal and state courts and in front of arbitration panels. Ryan’s energy representations include hydrocarbon producers, explorers, transporters, and refiners. Ryan’s financial services experience includes representation of institutional banks and mortgage servicers. In addition, Ryan represents and counsels leading tech companies, including SAAS and cybersecurity providers.
Ryan seeks efficient outcomes for his clients and has a track record of prevailing at the summary judgment stage. In other cases, Ryan has efficiently negotiated with opposing counsel to reach early, favorable settlements. In the event a case is not fit for early resolution, Ryan is also a seasoned trial lawyer with experience trying cases to juries, the bench, and arbitration panels.
Ryan also maintains an active pro bono practice and works closely with the Houston Bar Association, including as a former chairman and member of its Habitat for Humanity Committee.
Singapore
In addition to her project finance work, Thuy has deep knowledge in corporate finance, including acquisition and share-backed financings. She also has extensive experience in general lending and finance, representing a wide array of financiers and borrowers.
Clients appreciate Thuy's ability to blend her legal insights, commercial acumen, and market insight to deliver practical, tailored solutions. She is recognized in leading international directories and was named to the ALB Rising Stars Vietnam 2023 List, among other accolades.
München
Christoph ist regelmäßig für Private-Equity-Sponsoren, Unternehmens- und strategische Käufer, Eigentümer und Managementteams tätig.
Er wird häufig von Legal500, JUVE und Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers Germany für M&A- und Private Equity-Transaktionen empfohlen. Von JUVE wird er als "sehr erfahren, schnell, sowie lösungsorientiert" beschrieben.
Christoph Brenner leitet die Orrick-Büros in Deutschland gemeinsam mit Stefan Schultes-Schnitzlein.
München
Inhaltlich liegt sein Fokus auf der Beilegung von komplexen Post-M&A- und Gesellschafterstreitigkeiten, wobei er besonders auf seine langjährige Erfahrung als Transaktionsanwalt zurückgreifen kann.
Daneben berät Sebastian Meul seine Mandanten in Streitigkeiten auf dem Gebiet des Anlagenbaus, der Managerhaftung sowie in sonstigen kommerziellen Streitigkeiten.
Er verfügt zudem über umfangreiche Erfahrung bei der Begleitung von M&A Transaktionen und auf dem Gebiet der gesellschaftsrechtlichen Beratung.
Zusätzlich befasst sich Sebastian Meul vor allem auch mit aktuellen Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet der Legal- und Blockchain- Technologie und veröffentlicht regelmäßig Beiträge in juristischen Zeitschriften ebenso wie in den sozialen Medien.
Vor seinem Wechsel zu Orrick war Sebastian Meul in dem Münchener Büro einer renommierten deutschen Wirtschaftskanzlei sowie bei einer kanadischen Wirtschaftskanzlei in Toronto tätig.
München
Er berät regelmäßig Gründerteams bei der Etablierung einer zweistufigen US-deutschen Holdingstruktur, sei es im Zusammenhang mit der Aufnahme in einen US-Accelerator oder für einen besseren Zugang zu frühphasigen Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten im reichhaltigeren US-Finanzierungsökosystem.
Während seiner juristischen Ausbildung arbeitete er in der M&A-Praxis einer Big Four Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft und der Rechtsabteilung eines großen deutschen Technologieunternehmens in Deutschland und Kanada. In 2022 war Onur Öztürk im Rahmen eines dreimonatigen Secondments aus unseren Büros in San Francisco und Menlo Park heraus tätig, um noch tiefer in die Start-up Community des Silicon Valley einzutauchen.
München
Er begleitet Start-ups und Scale-ups bei deren Gründung, bei Finanzierungsrunden und in Wachstumsphasen sowie bei Internationalisierungsprojekten. Darüber hinaus berät er VCs und Corporate VCs bei deren Investments.
Miami
Matthew concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and securities transactions. He also counsels clients on corporate governance.
Portland
He has worked with Indian tribes in more than a dozen states on a variety of projects, such as financings for land acquisitions; health clinics; schools; government administration buildings; cultural centers; sewer, water and other infrastructure development; parks and recreation facilities; motor vehicle and aircraft purchases; manufacturing plants; and gaming and entertainment facilities.
Chicago
Amanda’s practice centers on all types of intellectual property matters including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation. Amanda also handles other civil litigation matters including commercial and contract-based disputes.
Amanda clerked for Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and for Judge Arenda Wright Allen of the Eastern District of Virginia. During her tenure on the fast-paced “rocket docket,” Amanda assisted Judge Allen in all aspects of presiding over several jury trials and in managing her weighty civil docket. While clerking on the Ninth Circuit, Amanda was intimately involved in oral argument preparation, case strategy, and opinion drafting for both en banc and three-judge panel proceedings. Both clerkships give Amanda invaluable “behind the scenes” experience and an understanding of persuasive writing and argument techniques as well as the mechanics of judicial decision making. Amanda uses these insights and her ability to quickly identify the tipping point of complex cases to clearly and concisely draft the most compelling argument on behalf of her clients.
Prior to clerking, Amanda was previously an associate at another national law firm, where she handled commercial, appellate, and intellectual property matters. She also served as a PILI Fellow at the National Immigrant Justice Center while studying for the bar examination.
During law school, Amanda served as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Law and Policy and her student note—(Il)Legal Violence at the Border: A Comparative Analysis of LGBTQ+ Asylum Claims in the United States and Europe—was published in the same. She also earned a Certificate in Public Interest Law and authored the top-ranked Respondent’s brief in the Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition.
Amanda is deeply committed to pro bono work. She has successfully represented several asylum seekers from around the world as well as incarcerated individuals alleging civil rights violations.
New York
Her practice focuses on project development, acquisitions, and financing, including debt and tax equity financing, in the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors.
Chicago
Russell represents private credit funds, asset managers, banks, sponsors, borrowers and other investors in financings for a wide range of energy and infrastructure asset classes, including solar, wind, battery storage, conventional power and other infrastructure projects. With extensive private credit experience, Russell is skilled at structuring and documenting complex financing structures such as senior secured project-level financings, back-leveraged financings, term loan A, term loan B and asset-backed loans.
Houston
Guy Topaz is a versatile litigator whose practice spans complex commercial and financial services disputes in federal and state courts, domestic arbitration, white-collar investigations, and regulatory enforcement actions.
Guy counsels and represents individual and corporate clients including technology companies, global asset managers, Fortune 500 corporations, and private-equity sponsors in high-stakes matters in courts throughout the country. Guy draws upon his federal and state clerkship experiences, and his diverse international background in China, Europe, and the Middle East, to provide practical solutions that safeguard client objectives and reputation. Prior to joining Orrick, Guy practiced in the New York and Washington, D.C. offices of an international law firm.