Barry Levin Partner, Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung, Insurance Recovery
San Francisco; New York
San Francisco; New York
San Francisco; New York
Barry is known in the market as “one of the most accomplished litigators,” “very effective in pursuing compelling themes and tearing down witnesses with polite cross-examination” (2017 Benchmark Litigation), and as "a real seasoned veteran of high-stakes litigation" (2020 Chambers USA). Barry has also been commended by his peers as a "fabulous lawyer" who is "very well regarded and really knows the area" (2016 Chambers USA).
Barry has broad first chair experience in trial and arbitration, ranging from trial counsel for Johns-Manville Corporation in its coverage litigation involving asbestos-related bodily injury claims to successful domestic and international arbitrations on behalf of financial institutions, hospitals, and hospitality companies.
Over the past 8 years, Barry has developed extensive experience in issues arising out of the financial crisis, including a range of issues relating to mortgage backed securities and lending practices.
He is a frequent lecturer in the area of litigation, insurance coverage and law firm management. Prior to joining Orrick, Barry was a shareholder at Heller Ehrman LLP.
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Since the late 1980s, Jared has been involved extensively in all aspects of patent and technology-related litigation, including trials and appeals. He has earned a reputation with clients for managing complex cases efficiently and creatively. Jared is a hands-on litigator who learns and develops the critical facts, masters the technology and law, and weaves the facts and law into a story that a judge or jury will understand and embrace.
Jared is ranked Band 2 in the field of Intellectual Property: Patent in California and Intellectual Property: Nationwide by Chambers USA, and he has been recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global 2013-2022, with sources describing him as “an exceptional litigator; one of the smartest lawyers you will ever meet,” as "extremely strategic, delivers excellent work product and argues well before the court ” and as “probably the finest patent litigator I have ever worked with. He has a keen intellect and a good sense of what will resonate with judges and juries.” He has been named a leading patent litigation attorney in California by IAM Patent Litigation 250 Magazine 2011 and by IAM Patent 1000 2012-2022. He has also been recognized as an “IP Star” in California by Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars since 2013, and he has been consistently selected among the “Top IP Attorneys” in California from 2016-2019 by the Daily Journal, a leading legal publication in California. He has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a “Local Litigation Star” since 2014 and as a “National Star” since 2018.
Mr. Bobrow previously served on Orrick’s management committee and co-chaired the firm’s global Intellectual Property practice.
Mr. Bobrow teaches patent litigation at U.C. Berkeley Law School, and has spoken and written on patent law, patent litigation, and trade secret matters.
Mr. Bobrow graduated in 1986 from Columbia Law School, where he served on the Columbia Law Review. In 1986 and 1987, he clerked for the Honorable Charles P. Sifton (E.D.N.Y.).
Silicon Valley
Jared's prior experience includes financial services and due diligence work at a global consulting firm. While in law school, Jared clerked for a boutique law firm in Silver Spring, MD, as well as completed internships with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, National Security Section and the Department of Justice's Tax Division, Financial Litigation Unit.
Seattle
Laura co-leads Orrick's Artificial Intelligence initiative and is a founding member of Orrick’s technology companies practice in the Pacific Northwest. She is passionate about working with women founders, other underrepresented entrepreneurs, and double bottom line companies. People who think differently, and set out to create impact, inspire her.
She represents companies and their investors in a variety of verticals, including AI & Machine Learning (Anthropic), consumer applications (AppSheet, Life360, Mylio), education technology (Go1), financial technology (SoFi), information security (Stairwell) and life sciences (Cortexyme, Inmedix), among others.
Prior to joining Orrick, Laura worked in New York as a leveraged finance attorney at Milbank, and in-house at Goldman Sachs and the New York Stock Exchange. In addition to start-up representation, she regularly provides pro bono legal advice to charitable organizations regarding non-profit incorporation and tax exemption applications.
Tokio; Washington, D.C.
Tokio; Washington, D.C.
John has experience handling matters involving a wide range of technologies, including semiconductor devices, consumer electronics, communications systems, computers and associated equipment, radar, optics (including fiber optics), medical and surgical devices, display systems, lighting devices, printing systems, electronic photography, energy storage devices and plastic molding technology.
John's legal practice spans patent litigation, interferences, validity and infringement investigations, and negotiations and licensing involving all aspects of intellectual property. Joint venture and research and development agreements in an international context are a particular area of his focus. He frequently counsels clients in both the United States and Japan on patent portfolio management and intellectual property strategies.
John currently teaches a course on International Intellectual Property Strategy at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. He previously served on the adjunct faculty of George Mason University School of Law, teaching courses on interference practice and other advanced areas of U.S. PTO practice. He also taught international intellectual property law at Temple University Law School’s Tokyo campus. He also was the longest-serving chairman of the Board of Directors of Yokohama International School, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious institutions of secondary international education, and he currently chairs the school’s Board of Trustees. John regularly lectures throughout the Pacific Rim on intellectual property law topics. He is also a frequent lecturer on U.S. patent practice at public and in-house seminars in Japan.
New York
Vernon represents public and private companies in connection with domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations and corporate governance matters.
San Francisco; Los Angeles
San Francisco; Los Angeles
David assists major financial institutions and alternative lenders in effectively assessing legal risks in complex secured and unsecured commercial finance transactions. He advises on bilateral, club and syndicated financings for acquisitions, dividend recapitalizations, construction and refinancings. He has extensive experience in financings in the casino gaming (commercial and tribal) and technology sectors.
Santa Monica
New York
Chris has broad experience with several asset classes, including credit card and charge card receivables, auto loans and leases, dealer floorplan loans, consumer loans, small business loans, and municipal bonds. Chris also regularly advises financial institutions on the application of securities laws and other regulations affecting the financial industry.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Ian's practice focuses on defending against class action litigation, mass torts, and environmental litigation. He has also represented leading consumer goods companies in confidential arbitrations involving multiple appellate arbitral tribunals and confirmation proceedings in federal courts nationwide. Ian also has an active pro bono practice, where he has assisted clients fleeing gang violence in petitioning for asylum to the U.S.
New York
Ian represents governmental issuers, banking institutions, and non-profit organizations across a wide range of public finance sectors. He has served as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, disclosure counsel or borrower’s counsel for financings on behalf of colleges and universities, public power agencies, and housing and infrastructure projects, all benefiting communities across the State of New York and around the country.
Prior to joining Orrick, Ian practiced at another nationally recognized public finance firm handling financings for single-family and multifamily housing, as well as tobacco revenue securitization.
San Francisco
He advises clients on a wide variety of matters, including power purchase agreements, project financings, project acquisitions and sales, and energy regulatory issues.
Before practicing law, Ian helped leading companies and governments navigate their sustainability goals as a management consultant. As a law student, he served as a law clerk at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and at the California Public Utilities Commission.