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309001

Practice:

  • Geistiges Eigentum

David R. Medina Senior Associate

Los Angeles

David develops strategies to protect his client’s bold innovations, whether assisting one of the world's leading technology companies, or a mobile gaming start-up. He offers intellectual property counseling and litigation, including patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret matters.

Before joining Orrick, David served as a law clerk to the Honorable Nora Barry Fischer in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Prior to his clerkship, David served as a full-time extern to the Honorable Kathleen O'Malley at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

David also spent a year working in-house for Panasonic Corporation, stationed near Panasonic's Osaka, Japan headquarters.

432140

Practice:

  • Financial & Fintech Advisory
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)
  • Fintech
  • Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation

Sarah Meehan Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Sarah has an active pro bono practice that includes assisting federal inmates with post-conviction relief and parole, as well as assisting residents with housing-related eviction matters in housing court.

Sarah received her J.D. from the University of Richmond (summa cum laude, Order of the Coif) in 2018. During law school she served as the Manuscripts Editor for the University of Richmond Law Review and was awarded the J. Westwood Smithers Award and the Phillip Cudlipp Medal. She received her B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2015.

Prior to joining Orrick, Sarah was an associate at Buckley LLP. Prior to joining Buckley, Ms. Meehan clerked for the Honorable Judge Roderick C. Young (then-Magistrate Judge) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Vinny Mei Managing Associate

Silicon Valley

Vinny Mei is an Associate in Orrick’s Technology Companies Group. Vinny advises technology companies across the software, financial technology, artificial intelligence, consumer internet, and enterprise software industries on matters ranging from general formation to venture capital financings to technology transactions, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to practicing law, Vinny co-founded Marq Vision, a Y Combinator-backed startup on a mission to eliminate counterfeits from online retail. He is passionate about access to justice, gamification in education, and empowering entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Vinny received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was the Bluebook Business Chair of the Harvard Law Review and Managing Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology. He earned his B.A.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Geistiges Eigentum

Will Melehani Partner

San Francisco

By delving into each case’s complexities and elegantly connecting those details to a broader technical perspective, Will creatively unravels his opposition’s argument.

Will uses this approach to defend cutting edge computer, Internet, software companies and life sciences companies with great success, having prevailed in numerous subject matter eligibility challenges. Will's mastery of patent law also allows him to ensure his strategy will withstand appeal, where Will has frequently played a key role in writing and arguing the appellate briefs. Whether handling patent, trademark or trade secrets matters, Will’s creative methodology gives his clients a unique advantage.

Will is also an enthusiastic participant in Orrick's pro bono efforts, and has obtained successful results for several disadvantaged and low-income pro bono clients.

Practice:

  • Life Sciences & HealthTech

Ana Mendez-Villamil Managing Associate

San Francisco

Ana represents companies in the technology, energy, and financial sectors in a wide range of civil disputes including claims of trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract.  Her practice also includes defending companies under investigation by states Attorneys General. 

Prior to law school, Ana was a member of the legal team at Lyft supporting the Litigation, IP, Employment, Product/Commercial, and Corporate practice groups.

Practice:

  • Antitrust & Competition
  • International Trade and Investment
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

Dr. Lars Mesenbrink Partner

Düsseldorf

Sein betriebswirtschaftlicher Hintergrund, seine chinesischen Sprachkenntnisse und seine umfangreiche internationale Erfahrung ergänzen seine ausgezeichneten Rechtskenntnisse und ermöglichen es ihm, seine Mandanten umfassend zu beraten.

Lars Mesenbrink vertritt Mandanten vor der Europäischen Kommission und dem Bundeskartellamt in allen Bereichen des Wettbewerbsrechts, unter anderem zu Fusionen, Compliance, Kartellen, dem Missbrauch marktbeherrschender Stellungen und entsprechenden gerichtlichen Auseinandersetzungen.

In diesen Bereichen bietet er Unternehmen innovative Lösungen für hochkarätige komplexe Sachverhalte, darunter auch zu privaten Schadenersatzklagen und Kartelluntersuchungen, bei denen oftmals mehrere Jurisdiktionen involviert sind.

Lars Mesenbrink berät zudem zu internationalen Handels- und Compliance-Angelegenheiten, einschließlich Verfahren im Zusammenhang mit der Anmeldung ausländischer Investitionen in Deutschland.
740

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Restructuring

Laura Metzger Partner

New York

She regularly represents financial institutions, direct lenders, funds, and investors involved in bankruptcies, out-of-court restructurings, foreclosures, distressed sales and acquisitions, loan and claims trading, bankruptcy litigation and refinancing involving syndicated loan facilities, debtor-in-possession financing and exit financing. She also represents start-up and later stage venture companies (with a focus on technology, blockchain and crypto) and venture capital investors in connection with liquidity crunches, rescue financing, wind-downs and negotiated resolutions with key stakeholders and investments or claims against insolvent counterparties.

Recognized as “outstanding” by The Legal 500 US, Laura was also named a Recognized Practitioner by Chambers USA, which praised her “very commercial and solution oriented” approach. She is “a very capable lawyer who gives great advice,” according to clients. Her clients include Royal Bank of Canada, UBS O’Connor, Red Rock Biofuels, Jade Mountain Partners, ECN Capital Corporation, Equinor, Portigon AG, Macquarie, PwC,Transurban, the Bank of Nova Scotia, and Erste Abwicklungsanstalt among others.

Laura has been involved in many prominent bankruptcy and out-of-court restructuring cases, including FTX, Talen Energy, Celsius Networks, Three Arrows Capital, restructurings related to the collapse of Tera and Luna, Mt. Gox, Legacy Reserves, White Eagle, Cobalt, Chesapeake Energy, Shopko, The Weinstein Company, Lily Robotics, Seadrill, Chaparral, CHC Helicopters, Erickson, GT Advanced Technologies, Hostess, Pocahontas Parkway, Indiana Toll Road, Eagle Bulk, Fresh & Easy, American Airlines, Chemtura Corporation, Lazare Kaplan, Hawker Beechcraft, Metro Fuel, Claim Jumper Restaurants, Abitibibowater, Nortel, Fabrikant, Scotia Pacific, VICORP, Sea Containers, Lyondell, Foxwoods, Delta, US Air, Northwest, Star Diamond, and Ritchie Risk-Linked Strategies Trading (Ireland) Limited. She handles cross-border restructuring matters in major international jurisdictions such as Canada, Europe, Cayman Islands and B.V.I.

Laura also has expertise in the esoteric asset class, life settlements. She represents clients in the life settlement and premium finance markets, acting for buyers, sellers and owners of life settlements and premium finance loans, and has extensive experience with the various legal issues impacting such assets.

Practice:

  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Sebastian Meul Partner

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.

450095

Practice:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Geistiges Eigentum
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Technology Transactions

Andrea Mezzetti Of Counsel

Rom

He is Of Counsel and a member of the Technology Transactions practice in Italy.

Andrea is well recognized in the market for his commercial and transactional skills in Tech transactions. He works alongside leading Tech players with a focus on the regulatory aspects of new technologies and the drafting and negotiation of strategic contracts for the launch of new types of services and industry-specific agreements.

As a recognized expert, Andrea is often invited to take part in technical committees established at independent Authorities and Ministries and is a member of several sector-specific associations. He is also regularly invited to give speeches on technology law issues by prestigious Italian Universities.

Andrea is the author of numerous papers and in-depth studies on the matter. He regularly contributes to national and international journals, writing articles on topics related to telecommunications, consumer protection, and technology. He also participates as a speaker in several conferences, seminars, and master's degrees concerning the TMT sector in Italy.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Transactions
  • Geistiges Eigentum
  • Patents
  • Trade Secrets Litigation
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

Benedikt Migdal Partner

Düsseldorf

Benedikt Migdal berät bei der Strukturierung und Verhandlung von IP-Themen in Unternehmenstransaktionen, einschließlich M&A, Divestments und Venture-Investitionen, sowie sonstige Transaktionen, bei denen IP-Rechte und Know-how von wesentlicher Bedeutung sind. Seine Arbeit umfasst zum Beispiel IP-Lizenz- und Technologietransferverträge, Verträge über technische Dienstleistungen, Transition Service Agreements, F&E-Kooperationen und IP-Aspekte von Verträgen im Life-Science-Bereich.

Benedikt Migdal verfügt zudem über langjährige Erfahrung bei der Führung von Patentverletzungsprozessen und Verfahren wegen der Verletzung von Geschäftsgeheimnissen. Er hat deutsche und internationale Mandanten aus einer Reihe von Branchen in komplexen Streitigkeiten vertreten, insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit Patenten und Know-how aus den Bereichen mobile Telekommunikation/Konnektivität und Life Sciences.

Aufgrund seiner Erfahrung sowohl bei IP-Transaktionen als auch bei streitigen Auseinandersetzungen hat er ein umfassendes Verständnis für die vielfältigen rechtlichen und wirtschaftlichen Fragestellungen, mit denen technologiegetriebene Unternehmen im Zusammenhang mit geistigem Eigentum konfrontiert sind. Dazu gehören auch kartellrechtliche Fragen an der Schnittstelle zum Recht des geistigen Eigentums, insbesondere betreffend standardessentielle Patente und deren faire, angemessene und nicht-diskriminierende (FRAND) Lizenzierung.

384355

Practice:

  • Financial Services Litigation
  • Komplexe Streitfälle & Streitbeilegung
  • Trade Secrets Litigation

Rudi Miller Associate

Los Angeles

Rudi has experience representing large commercial clients in complex and high-value litigation in federal and state courts across the country. She has advised clients in all stages of litigation from receipt of pre-litigation demands through discovery, expert work, summary judgment, trial preparation, and trial. 

Rudi also completed a client secondment at Goldman Sachs in New York in their Litigation and Regulatory Compliance Group.

In her pro bono practice, Rudi has provided services to ICE detainees and low-income veterans.