Tech Disputes: Navigating the Next Wave
Firm Event | October.16.2024 | 5:30pm - 9:00pm (British Summer Time (GMT +01:00))
Orrick LondonTechnology disputes are becoming increasingly common and complex in today’s digital era. These disputes can arise from various issues, ranging from loss of confidentiality and trade secrets to contract breaches and service delivery failures, causing operational disruptions, financial losses, and reputational damage. Join us on 16th October for a panel discussion on avoiding and managing tech disputes, where you will gain insights from experienced lawyers who come from a variety of Orrick practice groups, including Litigation, Technology Transactions, Cyber, Privacy & Data, and our Technology Companies Group.
Key topics will include:
- Avoiding or mitigating disputes through effective contractual drafting
- How to manage suspension of services, and contract renewal/termination
- Strategies for resolving founder or shareholder disputes
- The AI and data privacy disputes landscape
- Horizon scanning – what’s next?
Who should attend:
Legal professionals, tech industry leaders, and business owners who want to acquire practical knowledge and strategies for managing complex technology disputes.
After the panel discussion, enjoy drinks and canapés while networking with fellow professionals. To register your interest, please contact us.
Practice:
- Financial Services Investigations & Enforcement
- Financial Services Litigation
- Government Investigations and Enforcement Actions
- Internal Investigations
- Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Adam Rizzo Partner
London
Adam is a disputes lawyer with a focus on high-stakes litigation and regulatory enforcement. He handles commercial disputes, internal investigations and regulatory enforcement matters.
Adam has acted on disputes for a wide range of commercial clients including financial institutions, professional services firms, shipping, energy and technology companies. He has particular expertise in acting for technology clients operating in the software, computing and AI industries (bringing and defending claims on their behalf). He regularly acts for major accounting firms to defend claims brought against them in relation to audit and other services that they provide. Adam also has expertise in advising energy companies in disputes concerning their operations, including arising out of sanctions risks and their financing and contractual arrangements. He has pursued and defended claims (including in arbitration) for clients for breach of contract, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duties, negligence, breach of warranty, breach of confidence and fraud.
Adam also conducts internal investigations for companies and boards of directors and has represented companies, firms and individuals in regulatory inquiries and enforcement actions including those brought by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the Insolvency Service and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Adam has particular expertise in dealing with internal investigations and regulatory matters which relate to financial reporting, but has also acted in matters in the fintech, invoice finance and asset-based lending sectors. As part of his wider regulatory practice, Adam advises clients on the UK financial sanctions and export controls regime.
Recognised by Legal 500 as a recommended individual, Adam is described as “efficient and highly personable... excellent at running cases on a day-to-day basis”.