COVID-19 UK: Employee Share Incentives – Helping companies through the downturn – Insight
by Ian Shaw | April.01.2020
Most companies, particularly startups, are well aware that their equity is a powerful recruitment and retention tool.
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SEC Offers Extended Filing Relief to Companies Hit by Coronavirus
by Stephen Ashley, Brett Cooper, Karen Dempsey, Niki Fang, Timo Holzborn, Bill Hughes, Ed Lukins, Nell Scott, Jie (Jeffrey) Sun and Albert Vanderlaan | March.30.2020
On March 25, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an exemptive order modifying its March 4, 2020 order granting regulatory relief for ...
CARES Act Small Business Loans
| March.30.2020
We summarize key points of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) most relevant to tech and life sciences startups.
Privacy in the Time of Coronavirus
by Keily Blair, James Lloyd and Lewis Brady | March.20.2020
Over the past few days, commentators and, in some cases, government ministers have stated that the GDPR (and by association the Data Protection Act ...
CFIUS Proposes Filing Fees
by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness, Elizabeth Zane, Evgeniya Shakina and Gregory I. Hume | March.10.2020
Proposed regulations that would require parties to pay fees in connection with filing notices with CFIUS regarding transactions.
OLNS#4 – Corporate Venture Capital
| March.09.2020
This guide serves to share best practices for corporates and start-ups participating in the Corporate Venture Capital ecosystem.
Companies Hit By Coronavirus Offered SEC Filing Relief
| March.06.2020
Content Updated: Please see our more recent alert: SEC Offers Extended Filing Relief to Companies Hit by Coronavirus.
Green Hydrogen – All Hot Air or a Sector that’s Ready to Balloon?
by Hannah Roscoe and Rebecca Grevitt | March.05.2020
There’s been a buzz around green hydrogen for some time. It is an exciting technology because there are so many potential applications that will ...
Preparing for Brexit’s Impact on Capital Market Operations in the United Kingdom
| February.20.2020
Overview The United Kingdom made headlines when it voted to leave the European Union in June 2016. Popularly named "Brexit", the move began a ...
Final Tax Regulations Offer More Certainty to Opportunity Zone Fund Managers and Investors
by Richard Chirls, Peter Connors, P. Quinn Moss, Perry Teicher and Eric Wall | February.04.2020
Opportunity Zone (or “OZ”) investment was hailed in 2018 and 2019 as the hottest and most innovative way of attracting significant private capital.
New CFIUS Rules – Eight Key Points
by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness, W. Clark McFadden II, Elizabeth Zane, Evgeniya Shakina and Gregory I. Hume | January.17.2020
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") issued final regulations on January 13, 2020 to comprehensively implement the ...
Annual Reporting Requirements for Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
by Christine McCarthy, Michael Y. Yang and Katherine K. Hogan | January.17.2020
Annual Information Statements and IRS Returns
New Syria, North Korea and Other Sanctions Provisions Enacted as Parts of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and W. Clark McFadden II | December.26.2019
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (“NDAA 2020”).
Startup Financing: Five Key Funding Options for Your Company
by Mike Sullivan | December.23.2019
Orrick’s Mike Sullivan co-authored an article in Forbes with Richard Harroch discussing five options for obtaining startup funding.
10 Key Lessons for Startup CEOs and Founders
by Mitchell Zuklie | December.04.2019
Orrick’s Mitch Zuklie co-authored an article with Richard Harroch, Managing Director and Global Head of M&A at VantagePoint Capital Partners, and ...
OLNS#3 – Employment Law for Tech Companies
| December.03.2019
OLNS#3 has all the Employment Law must-haves for young technology companies in Germany and key issues for startups to watch out for in the U.S., too!
Cybersecurity Provisions in Trade Agreements: The State of the Art
by Harry Clark | November.26.2019
Harry Clark co-authored an article with Professor Chimène I. Keitner on digital trade and cybersecurity provisions in multilateral trade agreements.
The Transition From LIBOR: A Report at the Halfway Mark
by Howard S. Altarescu, Nikiforos Mathews and Andrew Morris | November.21.2019
This article, published by the American Bar Association, was authored by Orrick lawyers Howard Altarescu, Nikiforos Mathews, and Andrew Morris.
Client Results
Orrick Advises Goodwater Capital on Kyash's $45 Million Series C
| April.01.2020
Orrick has advised Goodwater Capital on its investment in Tokyo-based mobile financial startup Kyash’s $45 million Series C financing round.
Orrick Advises Vostok on Juspay’s Series B
| March.31.2020
Orrick’s London Tech Companies team has advised Vostok Emerging Finance on its investment in India-based payments company Juspay’s $21.6 million ...
Orrick Advises Lanstead Capital on Two Transactions
| March.31.2020
Orrick’s Ed Lukins has advised Lanstead Capital Investors, a leader in structured equity finance, on two transactions over the last week.
Orrick Advises Quit Genius on $11 Million Series A Financing
| March.23.2020
Orrick has advised Quit Genius, a developer of personalized digital therapeutics for addictions, on its $11 million Series A financing round.
Orrick Advised Toyota Motor on $400 Million Investment in Pony.ai
| March.19.2020
Orrick has advised Toyota Motor on its $400 million investment in autonomous driving company Pony.ai’s Series C round.
Orrick Advises Tiziana on U.S. Follow-On Offering
| March.17.2020
Orrick’s Ed Lukins has advised biotech company Tiziana Life Sciences on its U.S. follow-on offering of 3,333,333 of American Depositary Shares (ADS) ...
Orrick Advises Oisín Biotechnologies on Financing
| March.02.2020
Orrick has advised Seattle-based biotechnology company Oisín Biotechnologies on its $3 million pre-seed SAFE funding round.
Orrick Advises Graphcore on $150 Million Series D2 Extension Financing With a $1.95B Valuation
| February.26.2020
Orrick has advised AI processor company Graphcore on its $150 million Series D2 extension financing. This brings the total investment in Graphcore to ...
Orrick Advises Cortexyme on $125 Million Private Placement
| February.11.2020
Orrick has advised San Francisco-based biopharmaceutical company Cortexyme (Nasdaq: CRTX) on its $125 million private placement of common stock.
Orrick Advises Inato on Series A Financing
| February.04.2020
Orrick has advised Paris-based startup Inato on its $14 million Series A financing round.
Orrick Advises Bluefield Solar on Acquisition of Portfolio of UK Solar Parks
| January.28.2020
Orrick has advised renewable energy infrastructure fund Bluefield Solar on its acquisition of solar parks in England and Scotland.
News
Peter Connors Elected President of American College of Tax Counsel
| February.03.2020
Congratulations to Orrick partner Peter Connors on being elected President of the American College of Tax Counsel.
Orrick Grows International Trade Team in Washington, D.C.
| December.03.2019
International trade and investment authority Jeanine McGuinness has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C. She advises clients in the tech, ...
Patrizio Messina Named Italy’s Lawyer of the Year
| November.20.2019
Italian legal magazine TopLegal named Patrizio Messina Italy’s Lawyer of the Year during the publication’s 13th annual TopLegal Awards in Milan.
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