2025 L Suite IPO Conference

Speaking Engagement | September.16.2025 - September.17.2025

Parc 55 San Francisco

Readiness, Risk, and Market Reality

As the U.S. IPO market continues its upward trajectory in 2025, building on the steady gains and renewed momentum of 2024, companies at every stage face both promising opportunities and evolving challenges. Orrick is proud to be sponsoring The L Suite's 2025 IPO Conference. Several Orrick partners are participating in this conference designed specifically for General Counsels and Chief Legal Officers at early, growth, and late-stage private companies, offering the strategic insights and legal guidance needed to navigate today’s evolving IPO landscape.

Jamie Evans will lead “The Legal Narrative: Shaping Market Perception Before an Exit,” a mainstage panel with Snowflake’s General Counsel and Rubrik’s CFO. Albert Vanderlaan will lead “Secondaries, Liquidity & the Pressure Cooker,” a roundtable discussion with the Chief Legal & People Officer of Human Interest. Albert and Jamie will also lead a workshop, “Fix It Now or Fight It Later: Preparing Your Governance for Public Life."

CLE Credits Available: Y

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55 Cyril Magnin Street SF CA

55 Cyril Magnin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

Speakers

Jamie Evans Partner, Capital Markets, Technology Companies Group

New York; Seattle

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D:+1 206 839 4385
E: [email protected]

Practice:

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

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Jamie Evans Partner

New York; Seattle

Jamie has comprehensive experience in capital markets transactions where he has represented issuers, underwriters and other parties in a variety of public and private offerings in the areas of equity and debt securities. He is particularly skilled at advising technology companies on their initial public offerings. Jamie has been part of some of the most well-known technology public offerings and has led or co-led offerings that have raised more than $40 billion of aggregate proceeds. In addition to his capital markets experience, Jamie advises on mergers and acquisitions, and related securities law issues. He also advises public and private companies in areas including, but not limited to compliance, SEC reporting and governance matters.

Chambers USA has ranked Jamie for his expertise in Capital Markets and noted that "He is a talented attorney. He is a technical lawyer and a go-to for big deals."

Albert Vanderlaan Partner, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance

Boston

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D:+1 617 880 2219
E: [email protected]

Practice:

Technology & Innovation Sector
Capital Markets
Corporate Governance
Technology Companies Group
Life Sciences & HealthTech
Mergers & Acquisitions
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

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Albert Vanderlaan Partner

Boston

Albert is involved in a broad range of corporate legal engagements for high growth technology companies, including IPOs, follow-on public offerings, private and public company securities law compliance matters, public company disclosure obligations, venture financings, mergers and acquisitions, de-SPAC transactions and SPAC IPOs. He also regularly advises public and private companies and their boards of directors on corporate governance issues.

Albert's clients include public and private companies in technology, energy, automotive, Internet related industries, real estate, finance and the life sciences (including, among others, immuno-oncology, gene therapy, restorative cell therapy and medical device companies). He also represents underwriters in initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and PIPE offerings and venture capital firms in a variety of investment transactions.

Albert was named to the Deal’s Top Rising Stars 2021 list, which recognizes top new partners at U.S. law firms who are “doing spectacular work in the field of deal-making and who have continued to progress in their career despite the obstacles put in front of them.”

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