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740

Practice:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

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.

David Fries Chief Financial Officer

New York

David serves as Orrick’s Chief Financial Officer, having previously served in a variety of other executive roles at Orrick. Among other responsibilities, David is responsible for overseeing the firm’s accounting, financial planning, billing and collections, tax, comp and benefits and other financial functions, as well as its real estate portfolio.

From 1998 through 2005, David served as a senior executive at NYSE-listed Prologis (formerly AMB Property Corporation) in San Francisco, Boston and Shanghai, ultimately as Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Corporate Affairs, and Chairman and CEO of AMB China, Ltd. During his tenure at AMB, David was a member of AMB’s Management and Investment Committees and was responsible for overseeing AMB’s human resource, information technology, legal, environmental, engineering and risk management departments, as well as its airport facilities group, venture capital investments and other strategic business initiatives and transactions. In 2004, in addition to his other responsibilities, he moved to Shanghai and led AMB’s entry into the China market, including opening AMB’s first office in China.

From 2006 through 2008, David was a partner in both Orchard Partners, LLC, a real estate investment and development firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, and Greyfields Investors, a New York-based real estate private equity company, as well as a senior advisor to Orrick.

David currently serves on the Board of Directors of Breakfree Education, a DC-based non-profit focusing on transforming educational opportunities for incarcerated youths, as well as the Board of Winnow Solutions LLC, a leading compliance technology provider that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orrick, and has served on a variety of company boards in the real estate and technology sectors.

740

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate

Nicole Walsh Partner

Los Angeles

Nicole guides real estate investment funds, banks, developers and corporate clients through their most intricate real estate deals. With a strong background in corporate finance, she can bridge relevant viewpoints and offer distinct context across a wide range of real estate transactions, such as restructurings, workouts, foreclosures, mortgage and mezzanine financings, construction contracts, joint ventures, acquisitions and dispositions.

She serves as the relationship co-lead for one of our largest real estate clients, Hackman Capital Partners. Nicole also works closely with Sagehall Partners, Westbrook Partners, Local Bounti and Walton Street Capital, and has deep relationships with CoreVest.

450361

Practice:

  • Private Equity
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Eugenio Zupo Senior Associate

Milan

Eugenio has experience in a broad range of corporate law matters, including complex group reorganizations across multiple jurisdictions and joint ventures. Eugenio has advised on deals for strategic investors and private equity houses in a variety of sectors including, energy, oil& gas, industrials, automotive, composite materials, food and technology.

740

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Tax
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure

Dean Criddle Of Counsel

San Francisco

His broad experience ranges from “stranded cost” securitization financings for investor-owned electric utilities to tax-exempt financings for utilities owned by investor-owned companies, nonprofit corporations, states, local governments and federal power marketing agencies.

Dean has advised Bonneville Power Administration in connection with its efforts to refinance and extend the maturities of a portfolio of approximately $6 billion of tax-exempt and taxable notes and bonds issued for its benefit by Energy Northwest (formerly known as Washington Public Power Supply System).

In addition to working on transaction-specific capital markets matters, Mr. Criddle provides ongoing tax, regulatory and general business law advice to a variety of clients, including:

  • Bonneville Power Administration
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company
  • California Independent System Operator Corporation
  • Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington
  • Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington
  • Florida Public Service Commission

Alison Roffi General Counsel

New York

Alison advises the firm on matters related to corporate governance, client relationships, and professional responsibility and ethics related to the practice of law. She has developed deep experience in the ethical considerations surrounding the use of legal tech, including AI and GenAI tools.

Alison provides legal advice to Orrick’s Board and Management Committee regarding firm management, growth, and policies. She is a member of the firm’s Operations Team and sits on the Risk Management Committee and AI Council. She also serves on the Risk Management Committee of MPC, the firm’s malpractice insurer.

Prior to joining the firm’s Office of General Counsel, Alison was a litigator in the firm’s Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. Her practice focused on representing audit firms and accountants in regulatory proceedings as well as civil disputes related to professional liability and representing insurance policyholders in matters related to coverage, claims, and recovery. She has experience managing and conducting large-scale internal investigations, liaising with regulators, and managing cross-border risk and liability. Alison also defended financial institutions in lawsuits arising out of the global financial crisis.

420911

Practice:

  • Technology Companies Group
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Ryan Selis Of Counsel

Washington, D.C.

An experienced corporate lawyer and strategic advisor, Ryan specializes in guiding high-growth companies and investors through the legal complexities of the startup ecosystem.  With deep experience in the technology sector, he provides comprehensive legal counsel to emerging companies throughout their lifecycle, including startup formation and structuring, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and securities law compliance. Ryan also has significant expertise in representing venture capital and private equity investors in financings, growth equity investments, and buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions.  His ability to navigate the fast-paced and evolving technology landscape has made him a trusted partner to clients building transformative businesses.

Ryan's company-side representations include Mercor (AI-powered hiring platform), Magic.dev (automated software engineering), Sapien (autonomous coworkers for financial analysis), Taktile (decision-making models for risk assessment by fintechs), Flower (federated AI framework), Paradigm (AI-powered spreadsheets), 15Five (continuous performance management platform), Certa (third-party vendor compliance and risk management), Uprise (AI-powered financial advisory optimization), Archer Faris (multi-agent security), Better Trucks (last mile carrier), Allium (enterprise blockchain data platform), Coda Project (acquired by Grammarly), Enter Health (AI-first revenue cycle management), and many other exciting startups.

Select Engagements:

  • Magic AI - $320 million Series C financing, with contributions from Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, CapitalG, Eric Schmidt, and others
  • Mercor.io - $30 million Series A financing, led by Benchmark with participation from General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Jack Dorsey, Adam D'Angelo, and others
  • Sapien - $8.7 million Series Seed financing, led by General Catalyst with participation from Neo
  • Coda - sale to Grammarly 
  • Taktile - $20 million Series A financing, co-led by Index Ventures and Tiger Global
  • Flower Labs - $20 million Series A financing, led by Felicis Ventures and First Spark
  • 15Five - $52 million Series C financing, led by Quad Partners with participation by Next47, Origin Ventures, Edison Partners and others
  • Certa - $35 million Series B financing, co-led by Fin VC and Vertex Ventures
  • Allium - $16.5 million Series A financing, led by Theory Ventures, and $4.25 million Series Seed financing co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Amplify Partners
  • Better Trucks - $15 million Series A financing led by Lobby Capital, Corazon Capital, Venture 53 and others
  • Uprise - $3.3 million Seed financing, led by Blank Ventures
  • Medicxi, Aditum Bio, Atlas Venture – $20 million Series B investment in Versanis Bio and acquisition of Versanis Bio by Eli Lilly for $1.925 billion
  • Marcy Venture Partners - Investment in The Long Drink Company
  • Louis Dreyfus Company CVC - Investment in Natural Fiber Welding
  • Humaans - $15 million Series A financing, led by Lachy Groom
  • Quell - $10 million Series A financing, led by Tencent, Khosla Ventures, Heartcore Capital and others
  • Telmai - $5.5 million Series Seed financing, co-led by Glasswing Ventures and .406 Ventures
  • Simpl - $40 million Series B, led by Valar Ventures and IA Ventures
  • Atalaya Capital Management - Formation of private equity vehicle with Waterfall Asset Management and strategic growth investment into OnPoint Warranty Solutions
  • HPS Investment Partners – Formation of private equity vehicle with with Wildcat Capital Management and strategic growth investment into Sculptor Real Estate
414394

Practice:

  • Technology Companies Group
  • Technology & Innovation

Andrew Kang Senior Associate

New York

Andrew advises technology companies throughout their lifecycles, including on company formations, day-to-day corporate matters, financing transactions and liquidity events.

Andrew received his JD from Columbia Law School. Prior to joining Orrick, Andrew worked at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP where he advised on M&A and securities transactions and general corporate matters.

462274

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Oil & Gas

Tyler Davis Senior Associate

Houston

Tyler advises energy industry sponsors, developers, issuers and investors in a broad range of financing matters, including construction financings, bridge loans, back leverage financings, and tax equity. Tyler's experience includes project financings and related corporate matters involving utility-scale solar, distributed solar, wind, hydroelectric power, and upstream and midstream oil and gas projects.

740

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Harold Yu Partner

Silicon Valley; San Francisco

Harold advises technology companies and has significant experience with venture capital financings, debt financings, public offerings, mergers & acquisitions and technology transactions. He is deeply interested in technology. Prior to law school, Harold was a software engineer at Oracle Corporation and an intern at NASA Ames Research Center.

406642

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Responsible Business
  • Capital Markets
  • Renewable Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • International Trade and Investment
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Data Centers

Ashley Walter Partner & Chief Sustainability Officer

Seattle

As Orrick’s Chief Sustainability Officer, he also oversees Orrick's strategic sustainability initiatives. Ashley focuses on developing innovative methods of supporting clients in achieving ESG objectives, including designing novel systems to manage supply chain risk; forming and guiding management-level ESG Steering Committees; and helping clients address the ESG requirements of major customers by engaging with those customers on our clients’ behalf.

Ashley is a co-founder and past chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility Law Committee of the ABA Business Law Section, has co-chaired the Practising Law Institute's annual ESG program for the last four years, and is heavily involved in ESG initiatives at Stanford Law School, where has served as a moderator at the Stanford Directors' College, has lectured on ESG at business law courses, has taught the course “Corporate Social Responsibility,” and will be teaching the course “Law and Governance in ESG Strategy” in the spring of 2025. Prior to Orrick, Ashley founded the corporate social responsibility practice at a Silicon Valley-based law firm.

How I help clients:

  • Customer ESG Engagement: Engaging with clients’ major customers in response to ESG inquiries or requirements
  • Supply Chain Risk: Developing responsible sourcing systems for high-risk supply chains
  • ESG Goal Management: Advice regarding retaining, modifying or withdrawing ESG goals
  • ESG Steering Committees: Forming and guiding management-level ESG Steering Committees
  • ESG Due Diligence: Conducting ESG due diligence with a focus on post-closing program building
  • Quarterbacking Compliance: Creating and advancing a project plan for regulatory compliance, including working with third-party consultants
417111

Practice:

  • Supreme Court & Appellate

Jonas Wang Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Jonas has represented clients in the technology sector in federal and state courts across the country, with argument experience in the federal courts of appeals.

Before joining Orrick, Jonas served as a law clerk to Judge Beverly B. Martin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Judge Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  A graduate of Yale Law School, Jonas was an Articles and Essays Editor for the Yale Law Journal and a member of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.

Jonas previously served as a staff attorney at a leading nonprofit and litigated in federal district and appellate courts challenging adverse effects from criminal fines and fees.