Orrick Advises RapidMiner on $100 Million Acquisition by Altair
September.19.2022
Congratulations to our client RapidMiner, a data analytics and machine learning software company, on its acquisition by Altair Engineering.
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Client Results
Orrick Advises Zamaz on LSE Main Market Direct Listing
September.02.2022
We advised technology-driven e-commerce business Zamaz (LSE: ZAMZ) on its direct listing on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market.
Orrick Advises Fintech Startup AtoB in Series B Financing and Debt Financing
August.18.2022
Congratulations to our client AtoB, the first fintech payments platform to modernize the trucking industry’s broken financial system.
Orrick Advises Deel on Acquisition of Legalpad
August.09.2022
Congratulations to our client Deel on its acquisition of Legalpad, a company dedicated to simplifying the work-visa process.
Orrick Advises New Unicorn Unstoppable Domains on Series A Round
August.02.2022
Unstoppable Domains – which has registered more than 2.5 million NFT domains – will use the funding to fuel product innovation and grow its ...
Orrick Advises Onto on $60 Million Series C Round
July.27.2022
Onto will use the funds to continue its expansion into mainland Europe, starting with Germany in 2023.
Orrick Advises Medical Microinstruments on $75 Million Series B Round
July.25.2022
Medical Microinstruments is a robotics company dedicated to improving clinical outcomes for patients undergoing microsurgery.
Orrick Advises Sonantic on Its Acquisition by Spotify
July.11.2022
Sonantic has built a powerful, AI voice platform that is poised to revolutionize game and film production.
Orrick Advises Let’s Do This on $60 Million Series B
June.10.2022
Congratulations to our client Let’s Do This, an endurance events marketplace, on its $60 million Series B round led by Craft Ventures and Headline.
Insights
The French Law on Connected Devices Parental Control System is Now Applicable
by Julia Apostle and Rami Kawkabani | September.21.2022
This Law n°2022-300 of March 2, 2022 provides for new obligations in order to strengthen parental control and enhance the protection of children ...
New U.S. State Privacy Laws: 10 Ways Companies Should Prepare
by Shannon Yavorsky, Heather Egan Sussman, Sulina Gabale and Kathryn Boyle | September.15.2022
Looking towards 2023, organizations should be mindful of the effective dates of several new state privacy laws in the U.S. Companies should review ...
Update: European Subsidiaries of U.S. Cloud Providers Can Offer IT Services in the EU
by Dr. Christian Schröder | September.14.2022
The decision of the Procurement Chamber of Baden-Württemberg was annulled by the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe in its legally binding decision ...
What Fintech and Digital Marketing Companies Need to Know Now About the CFPB’s Expanding Jurisdiction
by Melissa Baal Guidorizzi, Daniel Forester, Heather Egan Sussman and Shawn Maria Estrada | August.26.2022
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently made two announcements that (1) asserted jurisdiction over a larger group of nonbank ...
Founder Series: Top Tips to Follow to Incentivise Your Team
by Jamie Moore, Kristy Hart, Anna Humphrey, David Walder and Natalie Brown | August.25.2022
The third instalment of Orrick's Founder Series offers UK startups top tips to follow when using share options to attract and incentivise their teams.
Revised ADPPA: The Top 10 Takeaways
by Heather Egan Sussman, Shannon Yavorsky and Alyssa Wolfington | August.24.2022
The U.S. Legislature has proposed the first bipartisan comprehensive consumer data protection law, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act ...
New U.S. State Privacy Laws Zero in on Artificial Intelligence
by Shannon Yavorsky and Ryan McKenney | August.11.2022
In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has proliferated across industries along with the increase in state privacy laws in the U.S.
EU Proposes Legislation Targeting Online Child Sexual Abuse Material
by Julia Apostle, Kelly Hagedorn and Meg Hennessey | August.10.2022
The European Commission announced a proposed regulation aimed at combating and preventing the sexual abuse of children online.
5 Things to Know About OFAC Sanctioning Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash
by Jeanine P. McGuinness, Matthew Moses and Elizabeth Zane | August.09.2022
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned the popular decentralized virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash.
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Taking Back Control of UK Data Protection?
by Kelly Hagedorn and Anna O'Kelly | August.03.2022
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill was introduced for discussion into parliament, in one of the UK's first drives towards data ...
What Fintech Companies Need to Know About GLBA and FCRA Exemptions Under State Data Protection Laws
by Daniel Forester, Melissa Baal Guidorizzi, Sulina Gabale and Ryan McKenney | August.02.2022
This article provides an overview of U.S. state data protection laws and carve-outs for federal laws that may be applicable to Fintechs.
Founder Series: Top Tips to Follow When Building Your Team
by Jamie Moore, Kristy Hart, Nicola Whiteley, Charlotte Oliver, Beth Kruszynskyj and Emma Zarb | July.28.2022
In the second instalment of Orrick's Founder Series, our London Employment team offer UK startups top tips to follow when building their core team.
Life Sciences Snapshot – A Quarterly Report on Financing Trends – Q3 2022
July.27.2022
Evolving Antitrust Scrutiny of Life Sciences M&A—What's in the Pipeline?
What Fintech Companies Need to Know About Key Federal Privacy Requirements
by Daniel Forester, Melissa Baal Guidorizzi, Sulina Gabale and Ryan McKenney | July.27.2022
This article discusses the scope and requirements of two such laws of prominence for many Fintechs: the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the “GLBA”) and the ...
News
Orrick Deepens London Tech Team with Fintech Regulatory Advisor
September.06.2022
Dan Jones has joined the firm as a partner focused on providing regulatory counsel to fintech companies, financial institutions and others.
Orrick Is #1 for European Venture Capital for Q2 2022
August.19.2022
This is the 26th consecutive quarter that Orrick has dominated the European market.
Orrick Adds Private Equity and M&A Tax Partner in the Bay Area
August.15.2022
SeoJung Park joins the firm as a tax partner focused on private equity, M&A and venture financing in the tech and life sciences sectors.
Bloomberg Law and Daily Journal Name Alyssa Caridis to 40 Under 40 List of Rising Stars
August.03.2022
Alyssa Caridis makes Bloomberg's and Daily Journal's rising stars lists.
Orrick Adds M&A and Private Equity Rising Star in Germany
July.06.2022
Damien Simonot joins the firm as a partner focused on advising companies on PE and VC transactions, and public and private M&A.
Law360 Recognizes Orrick's Josh Pollick as a FinTech Rising Star
June.28.2022
Josh is one of only five attorneys selected in the fintech category as a lawyer under 40 whose accomplishments transcend his age.
Orrick Is #1 for European Venture Capital for Q122
May.23.2022
The firm also ranked #1 for VC financings in the UK & Ireland, France and Southern Europe, as well as #2 in Israel and the DACH region.
Orrick Continues Growth of London Tech Team
May.04.2022
Welcome to Peter Sugden who joins the firm as a partner focused on advising companies and investors in the tech sector.
Orrick Adds Tech Litigation Talent to Santa Monica Office
May.02.2022
Ben Au has joined the firm as a tech litigation partner in our Santa Monica office.
Orrick Partners Recognized 6 Years in a Row as Top Incident Response Professionals in the U.S.
April.22.2022
Congratulations to Doug Meal, Heather Egan Sussman and Aravind Swaminathan on being named to Cybersecurity Docket’s Incident Response 40 for 2022.
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Some of the recognition we have received
Most Innovative Law Firm
in North America
Financial Times, 2016-2018,
runner-up in 2019 + 2020
Service Provider of the Year
Investor AllStars, 2020
Band 1 for Private Equity: Venture Capital
Chambers UK, 2022
#1 Venture Capital Law Firm in Europe
Pitchbook, 2021 and 6 years in a row
Most Digital Law Firm
Financial Times, 2020
Top 5 for Tech Litigation
Bloomberg, 2020
Top Law Firm for Fintech
Lendit, 2019 and 2020
Top 10 Globally for M&A by Deal Count
Mergermarket 1H 2021
Appellate Hot List
National Law Journal, 2020 and 9 times
Employment Group of the Year
Law360, 2020 and 5 times
Band 1 Nationwide for Privacy & Data Security
Chambers USA, 2021
Privacy & Data Security
Law Firm of the Year
Chambers USA, 2019