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Randolph Perry Partner

Los Angeles

Randy has assisted opportunity funds, operators/developers, pension funds, pension fund advisors, investment banks, financial institutions, non-bank financial institutions and private equity funds in the acquisition and disposition of real property, sale of distressed loan portfolios, and mezzanine and permanent financings.

He is recognized as a key lawyer in Real Estate in the Chambers Southern California Real Estate 2024 directory, described by clients as “an excellent attorney... very commercial and a deal maker” who “understands our needs and is able to execute on them."

Abigail Parkin Associate

London

She has acted for listed companies, investment banks, and public and private emerging high-growth companies across a range of sectors including energy and natural resources, engineering, technology, healthcare and life sciences and consumer goods.

Abby regularly advises on IPOs, secondary fundraisings, public takeovers, acquisitions and disposals for public and private companies, group restructurings, investments and corporate governance.

Kayla Delgado Grundy Senior Associate

San Francisco

Companies are often unwittingly out of compliance, particularly those which operate in states such as California, which have rapidly evolving, employee-friendly regulations. To prevent individual discrimination or harassment allegations from spiraling into class actions, Kayla finds innovative solutions to quickly and quietly resolve such matters. She applies that same finesse when handling highly sensitive trade secret matters, which also require quick and decisive action to preserve her client’s reputation.  

In addition to resolving problems before they escalate, Kayla also helps clients succeed in litigation when necessary. Undaunted by opposing counsel, government agencies or difficult fact patterns, she successfully defends clients from a variety of employment claims in state and federal court. Kayla has particular expertise in defending against large-scale class actions, including those based on systemic discrimination and pay equity claims or on wage and hour claims.

Kayla has an active pro bono practice where she counsels local non-profit organizations and helps navigate difficult employment issues so that the leaders of those organizations can focus on fulfilling their purpose and providing services to the community.

Ramy Shweiky Partner

San Francisco

Ramy advises public and private companies and their financial sponsors in the technology and life sciences sectors on complex, strategic transactions, including cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and multi-jurisdictional carve-outs. He also counsels boards and investors on fiduciary duties and other corporate governance matters.

Ramy is a member of the board of directors of Crisis Text Line, a global not-for-profit organization providing free mental health texting service. He has been recognized as a "Rising Star" in M&A by Super Lawyers.

Scott Cohn Senior Counsel

New York

Scott's work involving regulatory compliance includes: 

• Product Recalls
• Product Safety Evaluations
• Compliance Manuals
• Made in USA claims
• California Proposition 65 Warnings and defense of Notices of Violation
• Due Diligence regulatory reviews
• Civil and Criminal Investigations and Penalties
• FDA Import Alerts
• FPLA (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act) requirements
• Textile, Wool, Fur, and Care Labeling requirements
• U.S. Customs Country of Origin Labeling requirements
• U.S. Customs tariff classification and valuation for imported products
• Autonomous Vehicle regulation
• U.S. Fish& Wildlife Service and CITES compliance

Palak Taneja Managing Associate

San Francisco

Palak has served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters’ counsel and issuer’s counsel on various types of financing structures including general obligation financings, tax and revenue anticipation financings, current and advance refundings, lease revenue financings, certificates of participation, and special tax financings for Mello Roos community facilities districts, school districts, community college districts, local government and state agency clients. Palak also represents investment banking institutions in governmental and qualified private activity bond transactions across industry segments.

Palak is a dual qualified attorney, licensed to practice law in California and India. Prior to joining Orrick, Palak worked with a law firm in New Delhi, India and represented governmental entities and private parties in international commercial arbitration and business disputes.

Christopher Lippert Associate

London

Chris is a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales with experience acting for and against States, commercial parties and individuals in commercial arbitration and litigation. He often works on cross-border disputes, spanning the UK, Canada, Peru, Brazil, Romania, Italy and France.

Christopher Walczyszyn Managing Associate

New York

Chris advises banks, non-banks, and other financial industry clients on a wide range of regulatory compliance and licensing issues, with an emphasis on the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), the Truth in Savings Act (TISA), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), and laws prohibiting unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices. He also assists financial services providers with examinations and represents clients before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and other federal and state regulators. 

Sarafina Joseph Associate

Chicago

Her practice focuses on complex commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and project finance for both debt and tax equity financing. 

Ari Roytenberg Senior Associate

New York

Ari's experience includes supervising cases through all phases of litigation, from pre-litigation strategy through appeal. Most recently, Ari served as lead counsel to an aerospace defense company in litigation that began in New York State court and continued through a six-month trial in bankruptcy court in connection with a $1.3 billion restructuring transaction. His courtroom advocacy, briefing strategies, and fact and expert depositions have helped secure favorable outcomes to a number of clients involved in high-stakes disputes.

Before joining Orrick, Ari was an associate with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and served as a law clerk to Judge Richard M. Berman on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Amy Van Zant Partner

Silicon Valley

For her litigation practice, Amy’s ability to distill the most complicated technology across an array of fields, including telecommunications, semiconductor manufacturing, renewable energy, cloud computing, and big data, into relatable, every day concepts that has made her successful in persuading judges and juries alike. She has led trial teams, litigated, and tried cases in state court in California, numerous District Courts, the International Trade Commission, and has briefed appeals before the 9th Circuit, the Federal Circuit, the Supreme Court of California, and the United States Supreme Court. 

Whether litigating patent, trade secret, or IP contract disputes, Amy strives to put herself in her client’s shoes to ensure personalized results tailored to each client’s business objectives. As SAP’s General Counsel Landon Edmond commented to Acritas, Amy “has acquired a great knowledge of our business, and therefore you know you can trust her in a wide variety of topics and to get the right colleagues within her firm involved across the globe.”

Amy also provides comprehensive IP counseling on issues including trade secrets protection, employee departure investigations, freedom to operate analysis, licensing strategies, data privacy protection, and regulatory compliance. She has also conducted comprehensive patent portfolio reviews and assisted with IP corporate transactions.

In addition to her IP work, Amy devotes significant time to her pro bono work. For more than a decade, she has assisted domestic violence victims, as well as led Orrick’s Bay Area summer program that enables law clerks to be certified to argue in Family Court to obtain Temporary Restraining Orders for domestic violence clients.

Emily Lewis Associate

Seattle

Emily focuses her practice on advising clients on a wide range of real estate finance matters, including commercial mortgage-backed securities, acquisitions, dispositions, and refinancing transactions. Her expertise extends to negotiating and drafting loan agreements, purchase and sale agreements, conducting due diligence, and ensuring compliance with local regulatory requirements. In addition to her work in the Real Estate Finance Group, Emily has also collaborated with Orrick’s Energy and Infrastructure team to help them navigate the real estate issues for solar and battery developments.

Emily is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law and was previously a summer associate at Orrick.