Fredrick Levin Partner, Financial & Fintech Advisory, Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)
Santa Monica; Chicago; San Francisco
Santa Monica; Chicago; San Francisco
Santa Monica; Chicago; San Francisco
In addition, Fredrick has represented corporate and individual clients in a wide array of national and transnational commercial disputes involving contract enforcement, corporate governance, debt collection, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and securities. He also has an active appellate practice and has briefed and argued numerous cases in federal and state courts throughout the U.S.
Fredrick is a frequent author and lecturer on litigation and compliance issues regarding the consumer financial services industry, including on topics such as federal preemption under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) mortgage servicing rules, the CFPB’s proposed arbitration rule, residential mortgage backed securities litigation, management of multi-jurisdictional litigation, enforcement of jury trial waivers and the use of American discovery in support of foreign litigation and damages measurement.
Prior to joining Orrick, Fredrick was a partner at Buckley LLP. He is co-located in the firm’s Chicago office and practices regularly in Illinois and Michigan.
Silicon Valley
Clients turn to Joe again and again as a creative problem solver and trusted advisor in helping them achieve their goals quickly and efficiently.
For example, in a wage class action for Sears, Joe quarterbacked an unusual strategy to dismiss the case. The team discovered that the plaintiff had filed for bankruptcy, and filed a motion to dismiss because the plaintiff no longer owned the lawsuit, the bankruptcy trustee did. But the plaintiff argued he might re-acquire the lawsuit in bankruptcy court, and the district court allowed him to try. In the bankruptcy court, Joe had Sears buy the lawsuit (an asset of the plaintiff’s bankruptcy estate) for a nominal amount, and then returned to the district court where Sears, now the owner of the class action against itself, dismissed the case with prejudice.
In Pao v. Kleiner Perkins, the high-stakes gender discrimination and retaliation case that garnered intense national scrutiny, Joe led the trial team's work on jury instructions and expert witnesses.
Joe is praised by clients, co-counsel and colleagues for his collaborative approach and ability to bring out the best work from the team.
London
Róisín works with fast-growing startups and established technology companies to navigate complex legal frameworks.
She has a particular focus on AI governance, complex outsourcings, technology contracts and digital platform compliance with the EU’s new technology regulations.
Prior to joining Orrick, Róisín held roles at a top-tier Irish law firm where she developed a deep understanding of the intersection between law, technology and business strategy.
Orange County
Orange County
München
Daniel Ashkar fokussiert sich seit mehr als einer Dekade auf das Datenschutzrecht und berät Mandanten umfassend zu diesbezüglichen Rechtsfragen. Außerdem liegt sein Fokus auf der Beratung zu Cybersicherheit, KI, Datenrecht und weiteren technologiebezogenen Bereichen. Er verfügt auch über erhebliche Erfahrung in Bezug auf streitige Angelegenheiten einschließlich gerichtlichen und behördlichen Verfahren.
Herr Ashkar ist einer der Vorsitzenden des KnowledgeNet Chapters der International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in München. Des Weiteren hat er die Zertifizierungen / Titel Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP), Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) und Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) von der IAPP erworben.
Daniel Ashkar wird in den Legal 500 Datenrecht-Rankings des Jahres 2025 als ein Kernanwalt der diesbezüglichen deutschen Praxis von Orrick empfohlen. Die von Legal 500 eingeholten Referenzen lauten: „Daniel Ashkar ist ein hervorragender Rechtsanwalt mit herausragender Kenntnis der aktuellen Entwicklungen im Bereich Datenschutzrecht. Seine Leidenschaft für Datenschutzrecht und Präzision bei der Beratung ist unübertroffen. Es ist eine Freude, mit ihm an Themen zu arbeiten.“; „Daniel Ashkar: Partnermaterial, verbindlich, kreativ, und praxisorientiert.“ Außerdem wurde er vom Handelsblatt / Best Lawyers im Jahr 2025 in der Kategorie Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch - Anwälte der Zukunft im Rechtgebiet Datenschutzrecht ausgezeichnet.
Herr Ashkar hat seine Doktorarbeit im Gebiet des Datenschutzrechts geschrieben. Im Weiteren veröffentlicht und referiert er regelmäßig in den Bereichen Datenschutz und KI.
Vor seinem Wechsel zu Orrick war Daniel Ashkar als Syndikusrechtsanwalt für einen deutschen Automobilhersteller und eines der größten Rückversicherungsunternehmen der Welt tätig. Aufgrund seiner Erfahrung als Syndikusrechtsanwalt hat er ein besonderes Verständnis für die Bedürfnisse und Anforderungen international agierender Mandanten. Seine Berufslaufbahn hat Herr Ashkar bei einer anderen globalen Wirtschaftskanzlei begonnen und dort mehrere Jahre schwerpunktmäßig in den Bereichen Datenschutzrecht sowie Prozessführung und Konfliktlösung gearbeitet.
New York
Renee has successfully defended employers in federal and state court litigations as well as administrative proceedings and arbitrations involving claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, whistleblowing, trade secret misappropriation and other employment-related claims. She regularly counsels employers on a variety of employment-related issues and assists clients in creating and implementing human resources policies, whistleblower policies, negotiating and drafting executive contracts, restrictive covenants and other employment agreements, and conducting internal investigations.
Renee is the co-author of the PLI treatise, Corporate Whistleblowing in the Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank Era. She regularly writes and speaks on whistleblower and other employment topics.
Washington, D.C.
Esther also regularly advises on diversity and inclusion initiatives, such as pay equity studies, intentional recruiting and lawful affirmative action plans and goals.
In addition to her litigation practice, she counsels clients on all areas of federal, state and local employment law, including executive terminations; severance agreements; workforce reductions; and compliance with federal and state obligations such as the WARN Act and the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act.
She also provides advice regarding the proper validation of employment selection procedures to ensure compliance with Title VII and other applicable employment laws. Esther has specific expertise in testing validation and she routinely reviews validation and adverse impact studies to provide clients with strategic advice regarding the defensibility of selection devices, including algorithmic decision-making tools used to assess applicants and employees.
She previously served as the principal deputy chief of the Employment Litigation Section within the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ.
San Francisco
Previously, Betsy served as a Law Clerk at the National Center For Youth Law (Oakland). Prior to law school, she also worked as an Investigator with the New York City Department of Education and as a Legal Assistant at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (New York).
New York
Antonia has experience representing large commercial clients in complex and high-value litigation in federal and state courts across the country. She has broad experience representing corporations in all stages of litigation, including pre-suit demands, motions to dismiss, fact and expert discovery and depositions, summary judgment, and trial preparation.
Washington, D.C.
Alexis has counseled clients and worked on enforcement matters under the Dodd-Frank Act, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Military Lending Act, Truth in Lending Act, and various other federal and state consumer protection statutes.
In addition, Alexis has focused her practice on assisting clients in adapting to the evolving privacy landscape. She has experience advising on compliance for traditional financial institutions and fintechs under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other laws that address data privacy and information security. Alexis ensures that her clients remain aware of emerging developments and industry best practices in an evolving regulatory landscape.
San Francisco
San Francisco
Patricia is a trusted resource for her clients and leads complex negotiations to provide innovative solutions with regard to benefits design, administration and compliance. Patricia provides substantive knowledge in the defense of benefits litigation matters, has substantial experience with the employee benefit aspects of sales and acquisitions of businesses and is well-versed in the Affordable Care Act and HIPAA.
Patricia regularly advises general counsel, executive management, CEOs, boards of directors, retirement and health plan committees and key leadership of Fortune 500 companies on complex questions and issues regarding the operation of their domestic and international employee benefit plans and compliance with federal and state law.
Before joining the firm, Patricia acted as Senior Manager of National Employee Benefits at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and formerly served as Senior Counsel-Benefits and Executive Compensation at AirTouch Communications, Inc. (now Vodafone).
Patricia also acted as Legislation Counsel on the Joint Committee on Taxation within the United States Congress working extensively on the Clinton health care proposal and other benefits legislation. Prior to the Joint Committee, Patricia was an associate at Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro (now Pillsbury Winthrop).
Paris
She focuses on corporate law, in particular mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity transactions.
Prior to joining Orrick, Elodie completed several internships with French and international law firms.