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740

Practice:

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

Evgeniya Shakina Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

As part of her practice, Evgeniya advises clients on economic sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC), export control regulations (EAR/ITAR), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and federal procurement regulations.

She also has experience assisting clients in unfair trade practice disputes, including antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings, CFIUS/Exon-Florio examinations of foreign investment, and trade compliance due diligence in corporate transactions.

740

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Employment Law & Litigation
  • Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation

Julie Totten Partner

Sacramento; San Francisco

In doing so, Julie closely collaborates with each client, gathering an in-depth understanding of their specific tensions, challenges and objectives. Legal 500 noted she “truly understands corporate politics and works with in-house counsel to understand the intersections of legal advice and business objectives.” Julie then draws upon nearly three decades of experience to guide clients towards the best possible resolution. Her client-focused approach is one of many reasons she was selected to lead Orrick’s global employment practice, which Chambers ranks as one of the country’s foremost practices and describes Julie as “a big thinker and a thought leader.”

Julie has experience defending both class actions and individual plaintiff cases. She has successfully defended clients in trial and arbitration and helps clients with all types of employment matters, including complex wage-and-hour class, collective and representative actions; pay equity and promotion cases; whistleblower retaliation actions, discrimination, harassment and retaliation litigation and trade secret and non-compete matters. She also guides clients through systemic government investigations and audits. Julie is proactive in helping clients avoid litigation by assisting them with the development of policies and practices designed to minimize exposure, including advice and counselling work in the areas of AI and DEI in selection and recruiting.

Julie is honored to be a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment and a member of the American Employment Law Council. She also served as a Council Member of the American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section.

386502

Practice:

  • Employment Law & Litigation

Elise Naudin Managing Associate

Paris

Elise advises French and international companies on all employment law matters. She intervenes on collective and individual dismissals, as well as litigation and pre-litigation issues.

Prior to joining Orrick, Elise worked as a trainee in the Employment, Pensions & Benefits department of Hogan Lovells and Chanel’s social affairs department. She graduated from the Professional Master II Law and Practice of Labor Relations from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas.

449088

Practice:

  • Technology Companies Group
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Josh Beser Partner

New York

As a partner in Orrick’s top 5 ranked Technology Companies Group, Josh Beser is the first call for high-growth company and venture investor clients. Focused on guiding startups from seed stage through late-stage financings and strategic exits, he brings the perspective of a former general counsel who has scaled e-commerce businesses from the inside. This includes helping Away, for whom he continues to serve as primary outside corporate counsel, raise over $200 million and achieve a $1.4 billion valuation.

Josh is particularly passionate about building high-growth companies in regulated environments, helping his clients synthesize a wide range of potential legal and regulatory issues to drive growth, product innovation, fundraising, expansion, and M&A, while navigating founder transitions and board dynamics.

In doing so, he draws on his Orrick colleagues' deep regulatory expertise across AI, digital health/healthtech, fintech, consumer and retail innovation, energy and infrastructure, gaming, space, life sciences and other verticals.

Josh works closely with founders, executives and boards in:

  • Digital Health and Health Tech – Partnering with Orrick’s healthtech regulatory team, Josh is primary outside counsel to digital health and healthtech startups at all stages, including telehealth platforms, AI/ML in diagnostics, and care delivery innovation.
  • Consumer Brands and Retail Innovation – As a former high-growth consumer brand General Counsel, Josh is uniquely positioned to understand and support high growth brands and the platforms supporting them across retail, logistics and fulfillment, such as Away, Studs, Skims, Blueland and Packsmith.
  • Fintech – Partnering with Orrick’s fintech and financial advisory team, Josh is primary outside counsel to high-growth fintech companies in areas such as consumer finance and embedded payments.

Josh also regularly advises leading VCs and strategic investors active in these markets.


“Working with Josh is different because it really feels like he has my back. I know I’m getting great, practical advice from someone who’s been there.”

— General Counsel, Late-stage consumer brand


Operator Insight. Founder-Focused.

Before joining Orrick, Josh served as General Counsel at two high-growth, late-stage startups where he built and led legal, compliance, people and operations functions. This hands-on experience gives him a deep understanding of startup dynamics and what it takes to scale responsibly.

He has served as a key leadership voice during periods of hypergrowth, board transitions, crisis response, and internal investigations — bringing valuable market-wide perspective and judgment to fast-moving situations.

  • Advised 25m Health on incubations, investments and strategic projects, including a joint venture in the consumer wellness/medical aesthetics space.
  • Advised Ataraxis AI, an AI-powered personalized medicine startup,since inception, including on its Series Seed and Series A financings and commercial and regulatory matters.
  • Provided product and corporate counsel to Alan Meds, a scaling telehealth company, including equity and debt financing matters.
  • Provided corporate counsel to SimpliFed, a scaling digital health company focused on virtual lactation consulting and women’s health.
  • Advised Misfits Market in growth financing and M&A matters.
  • Supported Crossbeam in its Series C financing and its merger with Reveal to build a cross-border go-to-market data platform.
  • Represented a late-stage fintech company on its role in the largest prepaid card program in the United States, as well as corporate and financing matters.
  • Represented Meadow, an education fintech, since inception, including in its Series Seed and Series A financings and commercial and regulatory matters.
  • Represented Studs in growth equity and debt financings and strategic growth initiatives.

Leadership & Community

Josh is active in New York’s tech and venture ecosystem as a mentor, panelist and investor. He is a frequent speaker on topics ranging from digital health innovation to scaling the legal function as a business driver.

364728

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Tax
  • Public Finance

Cathleen Chang Senior Associate

Houston; Austin

In public finance matters, Cathleen has served as bond counsel and special tax counsel for a variety of transactions, including health care facilities, multifamily housing, airport, ports, transit authorities, non-profit organizations, public utilities, hospitality projects, as well as tobacco revenue securitizations. In addition to tax-exempt financings, Cathleen also represents clients in IRS audits and non-profit corporation tax matters.

Jacqueline Matyszczyk Managing Associate

New York

Jacqueline focuses her practice on business litigation, representing clients in high-stakes matters in federal and state courts nationwide.  She has extensive experience successfully litigating complex commercial cases at both the trial and appellate levels. 

423704

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

Cosmas Robless Associate

Washington, D.C.

Cosmas provides guidance on issues relating to numerous privacy and cybersecurity laws, including:

  • U.S. state privacy laws
  • U.S. state breach notification laws
  • U.S. state consumer health data privacy laws
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  • Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC) Act
  • Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
  • EU and UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Cosmas graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. During law school, he participated in the Berkman Klein Center's Cyberlaw Clinic, completed a clinical placement in the Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, and interned with the Special Assistant for Legal & Legislative Matters to the Secretary of the Navy. Prior to law school, Cosmas served as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy.

Cosmas is accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the United States (CIPP/US).

465998

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech

Jake Gatof Partner

Boston

Jake counsels visionary founders and top-tier venture and growth equity funds on venture financings, complex M&A, corporate governance, strategic collaborations, and other mission-critical transactions. Known for his steady counsel and deep market knowledge, Jake helps emerging companies scale with confidence and investors deploy capital with clarity.

Jake’s experience also includes representation of top growth equity and venture capital funds in the execution of their deals and deployment of capital, including work with TPG Capital, 5AM Ventures, and Pillar VC, among others.

He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (New England) and is an active member of the Boston venture and emerging company ecosystem, including frequent speaking engagements for founders and other stakeholders on entrepreneurship, capital formation, and strategic transaction matters.

Prior to joining Orrick, Jake worked with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in its Boston office upon its founding. He lives in Boston with his wife Emily, an oncologist here in Boston, and their daughter Mia.

467366

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Companies Group

Reilly Clark Managing Associate

Boston

Reilly focuses on representing  high growth technology and life sciences companies through their business life cycle. He advises on a broad range of corporate and transactional matters from formation to exit, including incorporation, governance, financing, and M&A matters. Reilly regularly counsels clients on both venture capital transactions as well as day-to-day governance and equity compensation matters.

Prior to joining Orrick, Reilly worked with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in its Boston office and served in the United States Marine Corps.

464972

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Oil & Gas
  • Renewable Energy
  • Data Centers
  • Finance

Adam Moncrieff Partner

Singapore

His deep project finance experience ranges from renewable energy projects to power, oil and gas, LNG, petrochemicals, infrastructure, telecommunications, and water projects in Asia-Pacific, Australia, the Middle East, Russia, South America and in numerous countries throughout Africa.

Adam has an extensive track record in Southeast Asia and is recognized as a leading practitioner in the market. Chambers Asia Pacific 2024 ranks him as a Band 1 lawyer for Projects, Infrastructure & Energy for Vietnam, and clients comment that “Adam delivered exceptional client service, demonstrating a deep commitment to understanding and addressing our needs with responsiveness and attention to detail.”

Adam relocated to Singapore in 2025 after spending nearly three decades working in key energy and infrastructure hubs in Asia, including Tokyo, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

407345

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Technology Transactions
  • Israel

Tamir Jonathan Debbi Senior Associate

New York

Tamir’s practice focuses on a range of transactional matters involving intellectual property and innovative technologies, with an emphasis on advanced software applications as well as life sciences. Tamir has significant experience and counsels clients on structuring and negotiating complex technology commercialization agreements, such as SaaS and other software agreements, medical device and pharmaceutical royalty arrangements, and other general corporate and technology dealings.

Prior to joining Orrick, Tamir was an associate in the Technology Transactions Group at Morrison & Foerster in Silicon Valley, where he maintained a technology practice focused on cross-border transactions involving emerging-growth companies and venture capital, and advising startups on their operations, acquisition and exit strategies.