Financial Times Names Orrick a Leader in Innovation for the 10th Year

Financial Times has named Orrick the No. 6 Most Innovative Law Firm in its 2025 North America Innovative Lawyers Report, marking a decade in the top 10.

This year, FT singled out:

• Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation advisor Aravind Swaminathan as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Practitioners nationwide for rethinking regulatory and enforcement strategy for leading disruptors in tech and finance.
• A pioneering litigation strategy that preserved NextDecade’s $18B+ natural gas project in Texas led by Bob Loeb, Andrew Silverman, Lisa Tonery and their team.
• Orrick’s Practice Analyst Program, which won the People Strategy category, for the way we are reimagining staffing to support our integration of GenAI into service delivery and operations. This effort is led by Chloe Moedritzer and developed by Siobhan Handley and Wendy Curtis.
• Winnow, our GenAI-enabled platform to assist fintechs and banks in tracking regulatory changes that impact their businesses, led by Clint Rockwell, Winnow CEO Chris Hilliard and their team.

In addition, Orrick is the only firm to earn a perfect score for Digital, reflecting our advancement in the integration of data, technology and GenAI in our client service model and firm operations.