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Practice:

  • Capital Markets
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech
  • Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

Niki Fang Partner

San Francisco

Niki concentrates her corporate practice on representing issuers and underwriters in public offerings and capital markets transactions.  Niki also regularly counsels public and late-stage private companies on securities law compliance, disclosure matters, SEC reporting obligations, corporate governance and stock exchange listing obligations. In addition, Niki’s practice includes venture capital financings and advising start-up companies on general corporate matters. She represents a wide range of technology and life sciences companies, from privately held start-ups to publicly traded corporations.

Prior to joining Orrick, Niki was at Fenwick & West LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

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Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Fintech

Josh Pollick Partner

Santa Monica

Josh represents high-growth technology companies and venture capital firms in many areas, including corporate and securities law, corporate formations, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, secondary offerings and SPAC transactions.

Josh was recognized as a Fintech Rising Star by Law360 for his work representing innovative companies such as Accrue, Crexi, Dave, Deel, Dub, Get Covered, Trullion and Stripe. He has been nationally recognized by Chambers and Partners USA and Legal500 for his work representing startups and venture capital funds.

Josh’s company-side representations also include high-growth AI and SaaS companies, such as Speak and Supabase, energy tech companies such as Radiant Nuclear and Zeno Power, and healthtech companies such as Grow Therapy, Pearl and Saferide Health.  

In addition to his company-side representations, Josh has represented leading venture capital firms and other strategic investors, including Bonfire, Coatue, Darsana Capital, D1 Capital, Ground Up Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Upfront Ventures and Wonder Ventures.

Josh has significant buy-side and sell-side M&A experience, including representing Deel in its acquisitions of CapBase, Legalpad, Hofy, Payspace, Roots, Zavvy and Zeitgold.

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Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Banking & Finance
  • Oil & Gas
  • Renewable Energy

Deska Widianto Senior Associate

Singapore

Leveraging more than 10 years of experience advising sponsors, investors, project companies, developers and financiers (including ECAs and commercial banks), Deska excels in getting complex projects across the renewable energy, conventional energy and infrastructure sectors over the line. She is experienced in advising on international cross border financings in Asia and the Middle East.

As a native Indonesian who spent over a decade of practicing law in Indonesia, Deska is adept at navigating Indonesia's intricate regulatory framework and possesses expertise in closing complicated projects for various stakeholders.

Prior to joining Orrick, Deska practiced law at a magic circle law firm in Jakarta and in Tokyo. Deska has also interned at the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and worked as an associate at a boutique oil and gas law firm in Indonesia.

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Practice:

  • Fintech
  • UK
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Ethik & Compliance

Daniel Jones Partner

London

Dan has experience across the full spectrum and life cycle of financial services firms: from determining whether the firm's products or services are the subject of financial services regulation, assistance in obtaining a regulatory license, interpretation of applicable regulations and implementation guidance through to M&A regulatory due diligence and skilled person's reports in the event of regulatory investigation.

His clients include global retail and investment banks, asset managers, e-money issuers and payments services providers, crypto-asset issuers, wallets and exchanges.

Dan's notable work includes advice to the UK Open Banking implementation body, the development of a digital only retail bank for a U.S. headquartered global bank and preparing the regulatory license application for a leading global payment services provider.

Before joining Orrick, Dan spent more than a decade working in UK ‘magic circle’ law and ‘Big 4’ consulting firms, advising leading fintech's on regulatory issues across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

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Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Geistiges Eigentum
  • Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
  • China

Mimiao Hu Of Counsel

Peking

Her work has included trademark and copyright protection strategies, intellectual property litigation, unfair competition, intellectual property due diligence, cybersquatting and related technology issues. Mimiao has also advised clients on export regulation of military and dual-use items and customs regulation in China. In addition, Mimiao works extensively on cybersecurity & data privacy issues for both Chinese and international clients.

Prior to joining Orrick, Mimiao was a senior associate in the Beijing and Shanghai offices of a major PRC law firm.

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Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech
  • Inter Partes Review (IPR)
  • Geistiges Eigentum

Daniela Glaser Managing Associate

Silicon Valley

Daniela has worked on a variety of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, Software, and Electronic technology matters (Hatch-Waxman, PTAB Post-Grant, and District Court) and provided support on multiple trials by preparing exhibit lists (and objections), deposition designations (and counter-designations), and demonstratives. She is skilled at working with experts to draft cross- and direct- exam outlines, preparing expert witnesses for trial, coordinating with experts regarding infringement, validity, and damages reports, and serving as a "patent owner" responsible for infringement and invalidity charting and technical analysis. In March 2023, Daniela received the California Lawyers Association's Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Services Certificate.

Daniela earned her J.D. from UCLA where she also obtained a Specialization Certificate in Business Law. At UCLA, she was Co-Chair and Outreach Chair of the UCLA IP LA Association, Internal Vice President of the UCLA 1st Generation Law Student Association, and a member of the UCLA Latinx Law Student Association. Before law school, Daniela studied Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, and Computer Programming at USC and published research in Electrical Engineering, Sociology, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Daniela is the Secretary of the San Francisco Bay Area Intellectual Property Inn of Court and a member of the Northern District of California chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

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Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Structured Finance
  • Asset‐Backed Securities
  • Residential Mortgage‐Backed Securities
  • Fintech

SueAnn Yue Partner

Los Angeles

SueAnn represents issuers, sponsors, placement agents, servicers, underwriters, and other market participants in connection with both public offerings and private placements, asset acquisitions and sales and the negotiation of lending facilities.

Her practice encompasses a variety of asset-backed securities, including credit and charge card receivables, residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), agency and government sponsored mortgage loans, and tax lien-backed securities.

SueAnn advises clients on the implications of financial markets regulation, including the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. SueAnn is also an editor of Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review.

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Practice:

  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung

Olivia Clements Senior Litigation Attorney

New York

Olivia represents companies and individuals in high-stakes litigation in federal and state courts nationwide. She has served a pivotal role in multiple successful jury trials, including arguing motions and formulating effective direct and cross examination strategies for both fact and expert witnesses. Olivia has extensive experience in all phases of litigation from drafting and responding to complaints to managing fact and expert discovery to drafting briefs to working on creative settlement solutions in alignment with clients' overall business and organizational goals. Her engagements have involved mass torts and product liability, multi-million dollar contract disputes, joint venture and partnership disputes, trade secret misappropriation, and defamation and trade libel. She also has experience with FCPA compliance and investigations.

Olivia maintains an active pro bono practice and serves as a member of the Pro Bono Advocates Council for Volunteers of Legal Service.

Practice:

  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)
  • International Trade and Investment
  • FDA & Healthcare Regulatory

Scott Cohn Senior Counsel

New York

Scott's work involving regulatory compliance includes: 

  • Product Recalls
  • Product Safety Evaluations
  • Compliance Manuals
  • Made in USA claims
  • California Proposition 65 Warnings and defense of Notices of Violation
  • Due Diligence regulatory reviews
  • Civil and Criminal Investigations and Penalties
  • FDA Import Alerts
  • FPLA (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act) requirements
  • Textile, Wool, Fur, and Care Labeling requirements
  • U.S. Customs Country of Origin Labeling requirements
  • U.S. Customs tariff classification and valuation for imported products
  • Autonomous Vehicle regulation
  • U.S. Fish& Wildlife Service and CITES compliance

Palak Taneja Managing Associate

San Francisco

Palak has served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters’ counsel and issuer’s counsel on various types of financing structures including general obligation financings, tax and revenue anticipation financings, current and advance refundings, lease revenue financings, certificates of participation, and special tax financings for Mello Roos community facilities districts, school districts, community college districts, local government and state agency clients. Palak also represents investment banking institutions in governmental and qualified private activity bond transactions across industry segments.

Palak is a dual qualified attorney, licensed to practice law in California and India. Prior to joining Orrick, Palak worked with a law firm in New Delhi, India and represented governmental entities and private parties in international commercial arbitration and business disputes.

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Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
  • Geistiges Eigentum
  • Trade Secrets Litigation

Amy Van Zant Partner

Silicon Valley

For her litigation practice, Amy’s ability to distill the most complicated technology across an array of fields, including telecommunications, semiconductor manufacturing, renewable energy, cloud computing, and big data, into relatable, every day concepts that has made her successful in persuading judges and juries alike. She has led trial teams, litigated, and tried cases in state court in California, numerous District Courts, the International Trade Commission, and has briefed appeals before the 9th Circuit, the Federal Circuit, the Supreme Court of California, and the United States Supreme Court. 

Whether litigating patent, trade secret, or IP contract disputes, Amy strives to put herself in her client’s shoes to ensure personalized results tailored to each client’s business objectives. As SAP’s General Counsel Landon Edmond commented to Acritas, Amy “has acquired a great knowledge of our business, and therefore you know you can trust her in a wide variety of topics and to get the right colleagues within her firm involved across the globe.”

Amy also provides comprehensive IP counseling on issues including trade secrets protection, employee departure investigations, freedom to operate analysis, licensing strategies, data privacy protection, and regulatory compliance. She has also conducted comprehensive patent portfolio reviews and assisted with IP corporate transactions.

In addition to her IP work, Amy devotes significant time to her pro bono work. For more than a decade, she has assisted domestic violence victims, as well as led Orrick’s Bay Area summer program that enables law clerks to be certified to argue in Family Court to obtain Temporary Restraining Orders for domestic violence clients.