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Jeff Quilici Of Counsel

Austin

Experience matters.  Lawyers must help generalist judges and lay juries quickly grasp intricate topics in unfamiliar areas.  Jeff has written software, managed engineers, run a business, and helped judges at all levels decide cases and draft opinions.  He uses this diverse background to translate complex technical, commercial, and legal concepts into simple and persuasive language that courts, juries, and clients can comprehend.

Jeff's practice focuses on appeals of all stripes, intellectual property litigation, and complex commercial litigation. He has represented clients in industries ranging from computer hardware and software, to cellular telephony, oil and gas, real estate, construction, and many others. In the process, he has assisted clients on matters involving alleged breach of contract, negligence, patent infringement, and trade secrets, as well as in federal appeals on a variety of issues.  Jeff also has represented clients before the International Trade Commission in product exclusion investigations, and before the Patent and Trademark Office in the prosecution of patent applications and inter partes review proceedings. 

Prior to joining Orrick, Jeff served as a law clerk for Justice Neil M. Gorsuch on the U.S. Supreme Court and, several years earlier, for then-Judge Gorsuch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  Between his clerkships, Jeff worked as an associate at two major national law firms, where he engaged in a mixture of commercial litigation, patent litigation, patent prosecution, and appeals. Before law school, Jeff designed and wrote software in Silicon Valley, managed engineering teams at a high-technology startup company that later went public, and founded his own real estate investment and brokerage practice.

Jeff Quinn-Cane Partner

Seattle

With an emphasis on project development and tax-driven finance, Jeff advises developers, sponsors, lenders, investors and utilities across the renewable energy spectrum. He has extensive experience guiding clients on complex tax equity transactions to finance and develop utility-scale solar and wind, distributed solar, geothermal, fuel cell, biomass and other projects that promote a low carbon energy transition.

Previously, Jeff spent four years working as a litigation consultant, an experience that equipped him with a deep understanding of the factors that lead to litigation and effective ways to prevent it.

Harris U. Quraishi Managing Associate

New York

Harris advises public and private companies and private equity funds through a range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, dispositions, carveouts, equity investments and other general corporate matters.

Prior to joining Orrick, Harris was an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Alexander Radisich Senior Associate

Los Angeles

Alex represents issuers, sponsors, underwriters, investors, borrowers and lenders in connection with securitizations, warehouse financings, and asset acquisitions and sales. Alex has experience working with a wide range of asset classes, including agency and non-agency forward and reverse residential mortgage loans, residential transition loans, residential solar loans, tax liens, whole businesses, lease receivables, and non-performing loans.

Olivia Ragoowansi Associate

Washington, D.C.

Olivia advises clients on a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters.

Prior to joining Orrick, Olivia was a Paralegal and Summer Associate at Buckley LLP. During law school, she was an extern at the Eastern Virginia Legal Aid Society and worked with clients through William & Mary Law School's Immigration Clinic.

Hari Raman Partner

San Francisco; Santa Monica

Hari represents private equity firms and public, private, emerging and late-stage technology companies in a variety of domestic and international transactions. His experience spans the range of M&A activity, including cross-border deals, SPAC transactions, majority/minority investments, restructurings and general corporate matters. He works closely with serial acquirers implementing their buy-side M&A strategies, and with venture-backed companies, founders and investors in M&A exits and other liquidity transactions.

Hari has extensive experience leading companies in core technology markets through all aspects of the M&A process. He understands the unique issues, deal terms and trends at play in technology M&A, allowing him to optimize for efficiency, transaction execution and results for his clients.

Hari has also previously worked in Asia and the Middle East on complex, cross-border M&A, and leverages that experience in leading M&A transactions across the globe, including China, India, Israel and the United Kingdom.

Prior to joining Orrick, Hari was an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He is qualified to practice in both California and New York.

Radhika K Raman Managing Associate

Santa Monica; Los Angeles

She serves as a strategic advisor to emerging companies and venture capital funds, helping them navigate complex challenges in various industries, including digital media and entertainment technology, artificial intelligence services, and crypto/blockchain infrastructure.

Radhika’s practice includes:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts
• Brokering, negotiating, and drafting strategic alliance and partnership deals and agreements
• Advising startups through venture funding rounds and strategic growth initiatives
• Supporting venture funds during investments by completing intellectual property and commercial due diligence on portfolio companies
• Providing counsel on buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions based on intellectual property and commercial considerations
• Advising on product development, commercialization, and data privacy strategies
• Navigating intellectual property licensing and protection

Radhika adopts a practical approach, focusing on delivering business-driven legal advice tailored to her clients' risk tolerance and stage of growth. Her hands-on involvement fosters strong relationships, enabling clients to concentrate on innovation while she addresses their legal needs efficiently and effectively.

Before her legal career, Radhika worked in the technology sector, where she held both hardware engineering and sales engineering roles. She also practiced as an intellectual property litigator, equipping her with a strong foundation in IP strategy and risk management.

Norma Ramirez-Marin Senior Counsel

Santa Monica

Norma’s practice includes:

• Working with clients on the acquisitions of mortgage lending and money service business platforms, including obtaining the necessary approvals from federal and state licensing regulators for various licensing amendments
• Completing surveys on various licensing-related topics, including recordkeeping requirements, periodic reporting requirements, and licenses required to engage in the money transmission business or to make, broker, purchase, sell and service various loan products
• Assisting clients with licensing through their lifecycle, including obtaining de novo licenses and agency approvals, assisting with licensee record amendments, annual renewals, and license surrender following sale of assets or termination of a business line
• Advising clients with respect to state licensing and regulatory issues, including Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) management issues and ongoing licensing maintenance issues

Prior to joining Orrick, Norma was senior counsel at Buckley LLP. She also previously served as the vice president of compliance and counsel for a fintech company.

Sam Ramos Partner

Miami

He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, strategic investments, restructurings, recapitalizations, and reorganizations. In addition, he has represented numerous clients with respect to a wide array of corporate law matters, including corporate governance and takeover preparedness.

Sam began his career at Skadden in New York.

Taylor Ranfos Associate

Boston

Taylor represents clients at all stages of their life cycles and in a variety of technology and science-driven industries, including cleantech, SaaS, gaming, energy, hardware, entertainment, Internet, media, semiconductor and media.

Taylor has experience drafting commercial, licensing and other intellectual property and technology agreements. She also assists clients with intellectual property issues in connection with a range of large commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and strategic investments

Christine Rankin Of Counsel

San Francisco

Brian Raphel Partner

New York

Brian is a trial lawyer who specializes in preparing complex cases for trial in an efficient and effective manner. He has prepared dozens of cases for trial in venues across the country in matters involving products liability, shareholder litigation, white collar criminal litigation, and bankruptcy proceedings, many of which have resulted in significant victories before or during the trial. He also is an experienced manager, having led large teams of attorneys and other legal professionals to conduct trials, internal investigations, and e-discovery efforts. Clients have praised Brian for his dedication to the work, substantive excellence, and responsiveness.