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245085

Practice:

  • Finance
  • Public Finance
  • Infrastructure

Jade Turner-Bond Partner

Los Angeles

Jade is recognized nationally and globally by Chambers USA. Clients describe her as a “trusted advisor” and as being “smart, easy to work with and commercially - minded.

She has worked on a broad range of financing structures, including fixed and variable rate, tax-exempt and taxable, letter of credit and liquidity supported bonds, tenders, exchanges, senior/subordinate, project finance, direct purchases, and 144A and Section 4(a)(2) offerings.  

Some of Jade’s notable clients include the City of Los Angeles, the State of California, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the Port of Los Angeles, and The Broad, as well as some of the most active underwriters in the market.

She has recently been recognized by Bloomberg Law’s They’ve Got Next: 40 Under 40, as well as a Rising Star by The Bond Buyer and as one of the Women of Influence by The Los Angeles Business Journal. She is also actively involved in community development, serving on the board of directors of GRID110, a nonprofit focused on supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in Los Angeles.

Previously, Jade served as legal counsel to the California State Treasurer’s office.

406661

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Public Finance
  • Infrastructure
  • Public Finance Tax
  • Nonprofit Corporation Financing
  • Housing Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Capital Markets

Joshua Bonney Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Joshua has closed over 150 financing transactions aggregating tens of billions for state and local government capital programs, nonprofit capital projects, energy production and transmission facilities, airport systems, healthcare systems, surface transportation systems, water systems and affordable multifamily rental housing projects, among others. He regularly serves as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, disclosure counsel, and borrower’s counsel and has experience with all the major financing products available in the market. His expertise includes tax-exempt and taxable financings, commercial paper, credit and liquidity-enhanced transactions, fixed, variable, and multi-modal debt, senior and subordinate structures, as well as tenders, exchanges, conversions and reofferings. Joshua also works closely with our Band 1-ranked (Chambers USA) infrastructure group and is experienced in alternative delivery and public-private partnership (P3) transactions across various segments of the infrastructure sector.

740

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Structured Finance
  • Asset‐Backed Securities
  • Banking & Finance
  • Residential Mortgage‐Backed Securities
  • Public Finance
  • Revenue Bond Financing
  • Fintech

Leah Sanzari Partner

New York

Having long represented issuers of asset backed securities and drawing on that experience, today, in addition to issuer representation, Leah’s practice includes a significant focus on investor-side representation. Leah represents both issuers and investors in complex deals of first impression and brings a unique, creative approach to securitization transactions, with deal execution as top priority.

Leah and her team have pioneered proved developed producing (PDP) oil & gas wellbore securitizations, acting as investor counsel on substantially all of the transactions that have been executed in the market to date. Also a pioneer of the C-PACE market, Leah regularly advises the top C-PACE issuers in both 144A and 4(a)(2) transactions, including Greenwork Lending’s first Rule 144A Commercial PACE securitization which was recognized as the 2022 Esoteric ABS Deal of the Year by GlobalCapital. Leah also advises on novel IP securitizations related to musical composition, sound recording copyrights, television and other royalties. Most recently, Leah represented the investors in the groundbreaking securitization by Syco Entertainment of intellectual property in the “Got Talent” franchise.

Leah’s experience further extends to a wide variety of other esoteric assets, including tax liens, diamond receivables, participations, tax credits, solar and wind ground leases and whole business operating company securitizations.

Recognized in Band 1 of Chambers USA Nationwide Securitization: PACE, Leah is described by clients as “one of the best lawyers that I have worked with” and someone who “fights tooth and nail for her clients.” Resources for the Legal 500 USA directory have called Leah “the best there is in esoteric financing products and bonds,” and note they are “incredibly impressed with the gender diversity on the team. Extremely ethical – name carries a lot of weight with investors.”

740

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets

Keith A. Tidwell Of Counsel

San Francisco

His practice focuses on the representation of both public and private companies in connection with employee benefits and compensation-related aspects of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, and initial public offerings.

Keith also advises on the design, administration and implementation of executive compensation and equity compensation arrangements, including severance arrangements and executive employment agreements.

Prior to joining Orrick, Keith was an attorney-advisor to the Honorable Joseph R. Goeke on the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C.

740

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech

Jason D. Flaherty Partner

San Francisco

Jason advises both public and private companies on compensation and benefits issues that arise in mergers and acquisitions, including pre-signing negotiations, executive and equity compensation and post-closing employee integration issues. Jason assists companies with compensation and benefit issues that arise with respect to their initial public offerings.

Jason's practice also focuses on counseling clients on all aspects of employee benefits related to the design, implementation, operation and any related fiduciary obligations with respect to tax-qualified retirement plans, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements with a particular focus on Code Section 409A compliance and employee welfare benefit plans, including compliance with HIPAA, COBRA and other health laws.

Prior to attending law school, Jason served as a Sergeant in the United States Army.

Kyle Holt Project Attorney

Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)

Kyle works with litigation attorneys and third-party vendors to manage the review and production of documents relevant to investigations and litigation. This work includes using early case assessment technology to analyze, categorize and cull data. She also manages teams of skilled professionals performing document review, redaction, analysis, production and drafting privilege logs. Kyle assists the litigation team to prepare for trial, including drafting deposition summaries, factual memoranda and exhibit charts. She also works with practice office attorneys on transactional tasks, including contract review and due diligence.

462825

Practice:

  • Supreme Court & Appellate

Brenna Ferris Neustater Managing Associate

Washington, D.C.

Before joining Orrick, Brenna clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Prior to clerking, Brenna was an associate at Covington & Burling LLP, where she focused on litigation and investigations.

Brenna graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, magna cum laude, and was elected to Order of the Coif. During law school, Brenna served as the Managing Online Editor for the Michigan Journal of Law Reform, a research assistant to Professor Nina Mendelson, and a student-attorney for the International Refugee Assistance Project and Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic.

409055

Practice:

  • Responsible Business
  • Corporate Governance
  • Energy Innovation

Hayden Goudy Director of Responsible Business Solutions

Seattle

As the Director of Responsible Business Solutions at Orrick, Hayden helps clients design, build and defend their approach to responsible business. This includes non-legal strategic advice on developing strategies, addressing compliance, and preparing disclosures.  Focusing on data analytics and peer benchmarking, Hayden manages a team of non-legal analysts and advisors who help businesses navigate the patchwork of existing and emerging sustainability laws and regulations, diverging sustainability reporting standards, and a dynamic policy environment.

Using data, Hayden and his team provide visibility over changing approaches and emerging best practices for responsible business across a fast-moving market.

Hayden's areas of focus include:

  • The California climate laws
  • EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
  • IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards

Hayden has provided advice on building climate change programs, preparing standards-aligned sustainability reports, and defending against shareholder and activist proposals. This includes outsourced solutions for CDP and EcoVadis reporting, addressing and improving third-party sustainability ratings and rankings, and building and running sustainability governance and management committees. Hayden has also helped dozens of clients prepare sustainability reports aligned with the SASB Standards, recommendations of the TCFD, and GRI Standards. 

Nathan Dullum Claims Counsel

San Francisco

Nathan represents and advises the firm on all issues regarding claims and is responsible for managing the firm’s complex litigation strategies. He retains and supervises outside defense counsel, coordinates coverage and related issues with the firm’s insurance carriers, and ensures the effective and efficient defense of claims against the firm. Nathan is also a member of Orrick’s Risk Management Committee, responsible for promoting risk awareness and prevention through risk management training, internal firm publications, and risk management audits.

Prior to taking on his current role, Nathan was a member of Orrick's Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. With over two decades of litigation and trial experience, Nathan has practiced before state and federal courts and has arbitrated matters before The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the International Center for Dispute Resolution.

Nathan joined Orrick as a summer associate in 2001. In 2007, he took a brief leave of absence to work as a prosecutor in the San Francisco County District Attorney’s Office.

740

Practice:

  • Securities Litigation, Class Actions and Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits
  • White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
  • Trials

James N. Kramer Partner

San Francisco; Silicon Valley

Recognized as a leader in Securities Litigation by Chambers USA, clients praise Jim as, “a spectacular relationship manager” and tell the publication, “Jim is one of the first people I will call to think through an issue. I would use him for any securities matters.” Jim is also regularly featured among Benchmark Litigation’s list of the nation’s Leading Litigators.

Jim is a frequent lecturer on securities and class action litigation and an editor for the Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter. Jim is past chair of the Embarcadero YMCA Board of Managers and remains active in YMCA philanthropy. In his spare time, he enjoys time with his family and is a recreational long course triathlete.

145240

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Industrial Development, Pollution Control and Solid Waste Financing
  • Renewable Energy
  • Higher Education and Student Loan Financing
  • Public Power Financing
  • Nonprofit Corporation Financing

John Wang Partner

San Francisco

John advises issuers, borrowers and underwriters on financings for higher education, solid waste disposal (including waste-to-energy facilities), and utilities (including water, wastewater and energy facilities).  He actively advises clients in such financings on a national basis, including in California, Hawaii, Guam, Nevada and Texas.

John has been recognized as a leading lawyer by multiple organizations, including as a Chambers USA, Band 2 attorney for California Public Finance, and as one of California's top 50 development lawyers by The Daily Journal.

169389

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation
  • Technology Companies Group

Anik Guha Partner

San Francisco; Santa Monica

Anik has represented leading tech companies across industries ranging from enterprise software and AI to fintech, energy tech, mental health and others, including Betterment, Confluent, Convoy, Fireworks, HashiCorp, Inspire Energy, Mux, Pinterest, Sourcegraph and Two Chairs. Selected clients that Anik has advised from the earliest stages through acquisition include Connectifier (sold to LinkedIn), Cove (sold to Dropbox), Expanse (sold to Palo Alto Networks), Nest (sold to Google) and Yammer (sold to Microsoft).  

More recently, Anik has followed his clients’ example and is focused on applying technological innovation to legal work and client service. Beyond his home office in San Francisco, Anik helped open Orrick’s Santa Monica office as well as a workspace in Oakland to better serve clients located in the East Bay.

A native Ohioan and former New Yorker, Anik lives with his family in Berkeley.