BTI Names Four Orrick Partners Client Service All-Stars

April.12.2022

Congratulations to our partners Lisa Lupion, David Schwartz, Heather Sussman and Shannon Yavorsky on their recognition as BTI 2022 Client Service All-Stars. Their selection to the list is based on client-driven rankings of attorneys’ client service from more than 350 in-depth, independent interviews by BTI with top legal decision makers at leading companies.

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Lisa Lupion Partner, Employment Law & Litigation

New York

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D:+1 212 506 5078
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Practice:

Finance Sector
Employment Law & Litigation

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Lisa Lupion Partner

New York

She begins by gathering an in-depth understanding of her client’s business and goals, and then evaluating the specific issue at hand, so that whether navigating a counseling issue or a complex litigation, she can understand every possible angle and design the best possible solution.

Lisa regularly litigates a broad range of employment issues in court, administrative agencies, and arbitration. Lisa also helps companies at all stages of development avoid litigation, or prevent a single-plaintiff matter from escalating to a class action. She has successfully handled a number of high-stakes arbitrations and internal investigations. In addition, she offers counseling on discrimination, harassment, equal pay, wage and hour issues, disability accommodations, termination and compensation. Lisa regularly advises clients on a variety of employment-related issues, including human resources policies and procedures, offer letters, severance agreements and employee termination.

Prior to joining Orrick, Lisa served as a law clerk to the Hon. Peter Leisure in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

David Schwartz Partner, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance

New York

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D:+1 212 506 5038
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Practice:

Life Sciences Sector
Capital Markets
Corporate Governance
Mergers & Acquisitions

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David Schwartz Partner

New York

Heather Egan Partner, Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation, Global Compliance & Regulatory

Boston

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D:+1 617 880 1830
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Practice:

Technology & Innovation Sector
Finance Sector
Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
Global Compliance & Regulatory
Government Investigations and Enforcement Actions
Technology & Innovation
Fintech
Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)
Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

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Heather Egan Partner

Boston

Heather partners with clients to reduce the risk of privacy and security incidents. In the event of an incident, she helps companies respond, successfully guiding them through investigation, remediation, notification and any ensuing government inquiries. She provides comprehensive crisis management support and companies rely on her to manage their response to catastrophes, investigations and government probes involving conduct by employees, contractors and third parties.

To help clients navigate complicated global regulatory compliance challenges, she leads comprehensive cybersecurity and privacy assessments worldwide, vets risks in corporate transactions, conducts internal investigations stemming from data incidents, and drafts and negotiates contracts concerning data-related vendors and arrangements. She regularly counsels businesses on how to mitigate risks associated with the collection, use, retention, disclosure, transfer and disposal of personal data. Outside of the U.S., she manages teams of talented counsel around the world to deliver seamless advice for clients that operate across many jurisdictional lines, developing comprehensive privacy and cybersecurity programs that address competing regulatory regimes.

Shannon Yavorsky Partner, Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation, Technology Transactions

San Francisco; London

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D:+1 415 773 5731
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Practice:

Technology & Innovation Sector
Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
Technology Transactions
Global Compliance & Regulatory
Government Investigations and Enforcement Actions
Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)
Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

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Shannon Yavorsky Partner

San Francisco; London

She advises public and private companies across several sectors, including life sciences and health technology, financial services, private equity, insurance, social media and technology on a range of EU and U.S. federal and state privacy laws. Shannon’s strategic counseling advice includes, but is not limited to:

Advertising and payment card processing self-regulatory frameworks
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM)
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
EU Artificial Intelligence Act
EU e-Privacy Directive
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act (GLBA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
U.S. state breach notification laws
U.S. state privacy laws in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Virginia (CCPA, CPRA, CPA, CTDPA, UCPA, VCDPA)

Shannon also helps clients undertake comprehensive privacy, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence risk assessments, evaluates privacy, security and artificial intelligence risks in corporate transactions and drafts and negotiates data-related contracts. She advises clients on cross-border data transfers, data breaches and developing global privacy and artificial intelligence compliance programs.