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418023

Practice:

  • Antitrust & Competition
  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Leon Diederichs, LL.M. (QMUL) Associate

Düsseldorf

Leon is a German litigation and arbitration lawyer based in Düsseldorf, specializing in complex commercial disputes, post-M&A litigation, and antitrust damages claims. He advises and represents clients in the technology, infrastructure and energy sectors, handling high-value cases under German procedural law and major arbitration rules such as ICC, DIS, and VIAC. With extensive experience in cross-border litigation and antitrust law, Leon delivers strategic solutions for clients facing intricate legal and commercial challenges in Germany and internationally.

442058

Practice:

  • Technology Companies Group
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Kjell Tönjes, LL.M. Associate

Düsseldorf

He advises start-ups and scale-ups from inception through early-stage financing rounds and in their growth phases, as well as on internationalization projects. In addition, he advises institutional and corporate investors on venture capital investments.

Kjell also advises on national and international M&A and private equity transactions with a focus on technology.

Prior to joining Orrick, he had been a lawyer with one of the big 4 firms in Düsseldorf, where he focused on venture capital. During his studies, Kjell had been a research associate with a Berlin-based venture capital boutique for several years.

740

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Public Finance

Devin Brennan Partner

San Francisco; Boston

Such transactions have involved both long- and short-term, fixed and variable rate obligations, public-private partnerships (P3s), commercial paper, swaps, credit and liquidity enhancement, and revenue bonds for transportation and utility issuers, as well as a number of sizable special purpose financings. Devin has also represented multiple clients in connection with chapter 9 bankruptcies, restructurings and other workouts.

Devin is a partner in Orrick’s San Francisco and Boston offices and chairs the Firm’s Transportation Finance Group. Devin is a frequent speaker on topics in infrastructure finance, having previously served as Chair of both the Bond Buyer's California Public Finance Conference and its national Infrastructure Conference.

Devin has been a member of the Firm's Hiring and Summer Program Committees, and continues to help organize Orrick's annual summer associate surf trip to Capitola Beach. Devin is also a member of the Strategy Council for OneJustice, an organization dedicated to transforming the delivery of legal services to people in need.

418859

Practice:

  • Capital Markets
  • Banking & Finance

Tobias von Gostomski Counsel

Munich

From bilateral loans up to complex, multi-jurisdictional financing transactions, Tobias provides his clients with innovative advice tailored to their most sophisticated needs, including those clients who have little or no experience in financing deals.

His clients include banks, sponsors, investment funds and corporates looking for fast, reliable and high-quality advice. 

Tobias also advises his clients on regulatory law, capital markets and money laundering issues.

He has over 20 years of experience and worked for various big law firms as well as for Commerzbank before joining Orrick.

740

Practice:

  • Employment Law & Litigation
  • Trade Secrets Litigation
  • Whistleblower & Corporate Investigations
  • Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation

James McQuade Partner

New York

Jim's practice focuses on matters involving trade secret misappropriation and the enforcement of post-employment restrictions. Jim has conducted numerous temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction hearings in connection with these types of cases. Jim also has extensive experience defending employers on a broad range of employment matters, including whistleblowing, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination matters. 

In recognition of his career trade secrets and restrictive covenant work, Jim has been inducted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame for Trade Secrets Litigation.

740

Practice:

  • Employment Law & Litigation

Mark Thompson Senior Associate

New York

Orrick’s Employment Law and Litigation group was recently named Labor & Employment Department of the Year in California by The Recorder, the premier source for legal news, in recognition of their significant wins on behalf of leading multinational companies on today’s most complex and challenging employment law matters.

In addition to his litigation practice, Mark advises clients regarding a broad range of employment issues, including human resource policies and procedures, severance agreements and employee terminations.

Prior to joining Orrick, Mark was a judicial law clerk and gained experience litigating a wide range of civil and criminal cases.

 

253293

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Compensation & Benefits

Mike Yang Partner

Santa Monica

Mike's practice focuses on the representation of U.S. and international public and private high technology companies, as well as executives, management teams and founders with compensation and employee benefits issues in the context of M&A transactions, spin-offs, venture capital financings and IPOs.

Mike also advises on day-to-day tax, employment, accounting and securities law issues in connection with the design, administration and implementation of executive compensation and equity compensation arrangements, including employment agreements, severance arrangements, change in control carve-out plans, stock option plans and employee stock purchase plans with a particular focus on Code Sections 409A, 280G and 162(m). In addition, he advises on nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, tax-qualified retirement plans and welfare benefit plans.

Prior to practicing law, Mike was a Certified Public Accountant with Ernst & Young.

Riccardo Ingrao Managing Associate

Milan

In his practice, Riccardo has acted for private equity sponsors, investment banks, private credit providers and companies in a wide variety of financing transactions, including project and infrastructure financings, real estate transactions and, in particular, leveraged finance transactions, including high yield notes issuances.