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Our tech-focused advisors help founders and funders alike navigate legal complexities with a commercial-first mindset.

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Stephen Thau

Stephen Thau

I am a counselor to companies and entrepreneurs, helping them navigate issues around company formation, governance, financing and strategic transactions. My academic background is in biology and I enjoy working with companies in life sciences and medical technologies, but I'm also a geek at heart Read More I am a counselor to companies and entrepreneurs, helping them navigate issues around company formation, governance, financing and strategic transactions. My academic background is in biology and I enjoy working with companies in life sciences and medical technologies, but I'm also a geek at heart and enjoy working with companies in other areas, like quantum computing and AI. Technology companies always have ups and downs, and I bring a common sense approach and years of experience to help clients reach their goals.

Clients I've worked with: Catalyst Biosciences | Hinge Bio | Neuspera Medical | Aledade

Contact me Partner, New York [email protected] +1 212 506 5076
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  • Tell us about one of your mentors.

    I am one of the Orrick attorneys who was fortunate to work with Craig Johnson, who founded Venture Law Group in the early 90s. Craig was a great business-savvy lawyer and a fabulous networker. He was also kind and emphasized fairness and egalitarianism. He taught many of us how to be excellent technology lawyers, and showed that you can excel and succeed while helping to support and advance everyone around you.

  • What is your ideal weekend?

    A long bike ride and a good meal with friends and/or family.

  • Tell us about a favorite book, work of art or piece of music.

    One of my favorite books is A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth. It's an epic story about India's independence and partition, with lots about politics and economics of the time, interlaced with a family story about wonderfully drawn characters trying to find happiness. Seth is a virtuoso with language (see also his novel A Golden Gate, written entirely in sonnets!). I also enjoy a good spy thriller a lot!

  • What's the best advice you've ever received?

    Before law school I worked at a strategy consulting firm, where my mentor told me that our job was to make our client's jobs easier, and that my job as a junior consultant was to make his job easier. The same is true in part for lawyers--our job is to help our clients navigate legal challenges large and small. Doing this well requires understanding---what is the client's situation, what is the context of the question for which they're asking for help, what are the obstacles the client will face? And then finding the best solutions for that situation.

    Julie Thompson

    Julie Thompson

    I advise companies from early to late-stage and venture capital investors on a broad range of corporate matters, including venture capital and growth equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, formation and corporate governance and ongoing corporate matters. Read More I advise companies from early to late-stage and venture capital investors on a broad range of corporate matters, including venture capital and growth equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, formation and corporate governance and ongoing corporate matters.

    Contact me Managing Associate, Washington, D.C. [email protected] +1 202 349 8035
    LinkedIn Full Bio
    • What inspires you about working with tech companies?

      I love working with clients who are enthusiastic about developing something new. We are fortunate to work in a part of the law that is dynamic, positive and challenging all at once.

    • Tell us about a favorite client or project.

      I recently represented (pro bono) a non-profit, transgender rights organization in its merger with another organization. It was rewarding to work with two organizations with a crucial, shared mission to help them combine, strengthen and streamline.

    • Where do you find inspiration in life?

      People and every person's unique experience and perspective.

    • If you weren't a tech lawyer, what would you do?

      Politics or party planning - definitely something focused around people and relationships.

    • Tell us something we'd be surprised to know about you.

      I've run four marathons, including London in April 2024!

    • What is your ideal weekend?

      A leisurely breakfast with my family, a long run in the sunshine and a Jeopardy marathon.

    • What's your mantra?

      You won't get there if you don't try + always be kind to people.

      Serena Tibrewala

      Serena Tibrewala

      I'm a corporate lawyer in Orrick's Technology Companies Group with experience advising investors and technology companies of all stages through formations, financings, and general corporate governance matters. I work closely with both American and European clients and am bilingual in English and Read More I'm a corporate lawyer in Orrick's Technology Companies Group with experience advising investors and technology companies of all stages through formations, financings, and general corporate governance matters. I work closely with both American and European clients and am bilingual in English and French.

      Clients I've worked with: Betterment | K Health | Grow Therapy | Waterplan

      Contact me Managing Associate, New York [email protected] +1 212 506-3786
      LinkedIn Full Bio
      • What inspires you about working with tech companies?

        Our clients' constant innovation and drive to create real-world impact.

      • If you weren't a tech lawyer, what would you do?

        In another life, I'd love to work as a wildlife conservationist.

      • What is your ideal weekend?

        Walking in the park, spending time with loved ones, and great food!

      • If you could choose one superpower, what would it be?

        Teleportation.

        Ramin Tohidi

        Ramin Tohidi

        I advise companies on technology transactions and other strategic and commercial matters and help maximize their intellectual property portfolios. I work with both mature and emerging companies in a variety of industries, including in SaaS, software, AI and hardware. Read More I advise companies on technology transactions and other strategic and commercial matters and help maximize their intellectual property portfolios. I work with both mature and emerging companies in a variety of industries, including in SaaS, software, AI and hardware.

        Clients I've worked with: Microsoft | Zillow | Airtable | Verisk | Sourcegraph

        Contact me Partner, Silicon Valley [email protected] +1 650 614 7337
        LinkedIn Full Bio
        • What inspires you about working with tech companies?

          Their unique potential to reshape the world.

        • If you weren't a tech lawyer, what would you do?

          Science fiction novelist.

        • What is your ideal weekend?

          Spending time with my wife and three young kids.

        • What's your mantra?

          Go with the flow but make your own path.

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