Orrick Advises Momentus on $1.2 Billion SPAC Merger
| October.07.2020
Orrick is advising Momentus Inc. on its definitive agreement to become publicly traded via a SPAC merger with Stable Road Acquisition Corp.
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Orrick Advises Clover Health on $3.7 Billion SPAC Merger
| October.06.2020
Orrick is advising San Francisco-based healthcare technology company Clover Health on its definitive agreement to become publicly traded via a SPAC ...
Orrick Advises Asana on Direct Listing on NYSE
| September.30.2020
Orrick has advised San Francisco-based workplace management company Asana on its direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange – making it only the ...
Orrick Advises Connexin on £80 Million Investment from Whitehelm Capital
| September.10.2020
We advised smart city technology company Connexin on the raising of an initial commitment of up to £80 million in funding from Whitehelm Capital.
Orrick Advises auxmoney on €150 Million Financing Round
| September.03.2020
Orrick has advised auxmoney, the largest credit marketplace in Continental Europe, on its €150 million financing round led by Centerbridge with ...
Orrick Advises Luminar on $3.4 Billion SPAC Merger with Gores Metropoulos
| August.25.2020
Orrick has advised Luminar Technologies, a leading lidar autonomous driving technology company, on its merger with Gores Metropoulos, a special ...
Orrick Advises SOC Telemed on SPAC Deal with Healthcare Merger Corp.
| July.29.2020
Orrick is advising SOC Telemed, one of the largest national providers of acute care telemedicine, on its merger with Healthcare Merger Corp. (NASDAQ: ...
Orrick Advises Fisker on SPAC Merger with Spartan Energy Acquisition
| July.13.2020
Orrick is advising Fisker on its merger with Spartan Energy Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by an affiliate of ...
Orrick Advises Contentful on $80 Million Series E Financing
| June.25.2020
Orrick advised Contentful GmbH, a global leader in headless content management systems, on its $80 million Series E funding led by Sapphire Ventures.
Orrick Advises Twist Bioscience on $107.4 Million Follow-On Offering
| June.08.2020
Orrick has advised San Francisco-based synthetic biology company Twist Bioscience (NASDAQ: TWST) on its $107.4 million follow-on offering.
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U.S. DOJ, State Attorneys General File Antitrust Complaint Against Google
by Andrew Cook and Robert McKenna | October.21.2020
On October 20, the DOJ, joined by 11 state AGs, filed an antitrust complaint against Google in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Using M&A Insurance on Tech Deals: Issue 2: Software/SaaS, Internet Telephony and On-Demand
by Peter M. Lamb, David M. Ruff, Hari Raman and Daniel Lopez | October.15.2020
We look at distinct areas of focus for underwriters around three technology sub-sectors where deal making has accelerated in the past six months.
24 Key Issues in Starting a Tech Company
by Mike Sullivan | October.01.2020
Orrick’s Mike Sullivan co-authored an article in Forbes.
Japanese Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act: Important Considerations for Venture Capital and Private Equity
by Hiroki Sugita, Sakon Kuramoto and Benjamin Miller | September.25.2020
On June 7, the amended ordinances prepared by the Japanese government to implement amendments to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act were ...
Using M&A Insurance on Tech Deals
by Peter M. Lamb, David M. Ruff, Hari Raman and Daniel Lopez | September.24.2020
We have partnered with McGill and Partners for a series of notes that explore the key issues tech investors need to consider to maximize the benefits ...
Take 5 for Privacy Podcast – A Conversation with Helen Dixon, Data Protection Commissioner for Ireland
| October.06.2020
In our first episode, Heather Egan Sussman and Helen Dixon, Data Protection Commissioner for Ireland, discuss the 5 questions on the minds of privacy ...
CFIUS Mandatory Filings for Certain "Critical Technology" Transactions – New Export Controls Test
by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness, Gregory I. Hume, Milana Karayanidi and Thomas Christian | September.15.2020
As anticipated in our prior alert, today the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) published a final rule that ties CFIUS’s ...
Denise Mingrone Advises Companies on Protecting Software IP Against Piracy
by Denise Mingrone | August.31.2020
Partner Denise Mingrone provided a blueprint for protecting software IP against the escalating risk of piracy during the current Covid-19 crisis in ...
Final CCPA Regulations Effective Immediately With Last-Minute Revisions
by Heather Egan Sussman, Shannon Yavorsky, Emily S. Tabatabai and Nicholas Farnsworth | August.25.2020
On August 14, 2020, the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) approved the final implementing regulations pursuant to the California ...
The Interplay of Patents and Trade Secrets in Protecting IP
by Catherine Y. Lui | August.24.2020
Often companies are faced with a dilemma in protecting their IP—should the company disclose its IP to the world and seek a patent that will protect ...
AI Update: EU High-Level Expert Group Publishes Requirements for Trustworthy AI and European Commission Unveils Plans for AI Regulation
by Shannon Yavorsky, Dr. Christian Schröder and Bela Karmel | August.19.2020
Assessment List for Trustworthy Artificial IntelligenceOn July 17, 2020, the European High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (“AI HLEG”) ...
Life Sciences Snapshot - A Quarterly Report on Financing Trends
by Stephen Thau, Scott M. Iyama, Gregg Griner, Albert Vanderlaan, Blake Ilstrup and Neel Lilani | August.10.2020
Companies & Investors Navigate the Pandemic Era
Q2 2020
In this new series, our expert lawyers explore trends in venture investing across the life ...
CCPA 2.0 Makes the Ballot! What’s Next for the California Privacy Rights Act?
by Shannon Yavorsky and Nicholas Farnsworth | July.21.2020
On June 25, 2020, Californians for Consumer Privacy announced the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) officially qualified for ...
Guidance for Tech Companies Navigating International Human Rights Workplace Anti-Discrimination Laws
by Betsy (Colleen) Popken and Kelly D. Newsome | July.13.2020
In this Bloomberg Law article, Betsy Popken and Kelly Newsome explore the international human rights laws that govern anti-discrimination regulation.
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Orrick Makes Fourth Partner Addition to Tech Transactions Team
| October.06.2020
Orrick welcomes Tech Transactions advisor Sarah Schaedler as a partner in San Francisco. Sarah advises companies on the IP and data privacy aspects ...
Orrick Again Expands Tech Transactions Team
| September.21.2020
Welcome to Tech Transactions advisor Colleen McDuffie who joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C.
Orrick Adds Technology Transactions Rising Star in London
| September.09.2020
Orrick announced today that technology transactions advisor Faraaz Samadi has joined the firm as a partner in London. He is the 9th addition to ...
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