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Practice:

  • Restructuring
  • Litiges en matière de faillite

Jenna MacDonald Busche Managing Associate

New York

Jenna represents lenders, unsecured creditors, debtors, creditors' committees, estate fiduciaries, and other stakeholders across a broad range of industries. She brings a mix of transactional and litigation experience to her practice, which focuses on both in- and out-of-court restructurings and related matters. Jenna was recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Bankruptcy for 2024.

Prior to joining Orrick, Jenna was a restructuring associate at another nationally-recognized law firm and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael E. Wiles in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Before becoming a lawyer, Jenna was an analyst at an international financial services firm.

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Practice:

  • Life Sciences & HealthTech
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Propriété intellectuelle
  • Patents
  • Trade Secrets Litigation
  • Contentieux complexes & Résolution des litiges

Clement Seth Roberts Partner

San Francisco

Clem acts as lead counsel for companies of all sizes across a broad range of industries. He has lead cases dealing with machine learning and AI, medical devices, network security, pharmaceuticals (both Hatch Waxman and competitor cases), video games, battery chemistry, consumer electronics, blockchain and other payments systems, streaming video, ticketing systems, telecommunications, and many more.

Clem has an active trial practice. In 2023 alone, Clem acted as lead counsel for teams that won two jury verdicts, three ITC proceedings, and numerous IPRs and dispositive motions.

Clem has been recognized in the Daily Journal’s list of the top 75 IP Litigators in California. In the latest Chambers USA rankings, clients note he is a “very persuasive advocate who knows the law inside out and is able to get to the heart of the issue very quickly.“ Managing Intellectual Property described him as a “highly respected litigator in the California IP market and beyond.” Intellectual Asset Management’s Patent 1000 notes he is a “commercially savvy first-chair trial lawyer,” a “tenacious, pragmatic litigator who excels at finding innovative solutions,” “one of the best writers anywhere” and a “fantastic negotiator.”

Current clients include Sonos, Take-Two, Johnson & Johnson, Altice, Roblox, Go1, Checkpoint, RingCentral, Smart Contract, Hisense and Only Fans.

Clem serves on Orrick’s Management Committee and formerly served as head of the firm’s 100-lawyer IP practice.

Clem also maintains an active pro-bono practice focused on environmental impact litigation. He lives in Marin and spends his free time cycling around Mt. Tam.

Practice:

  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
  • Contentieux complexes & Résolution des litiges
  • Energy & Infrastructure

Ali Al-Khasawneh Of Counsel

Genève; Londres

Ali has acted as counsel in arbitration proceedings under the ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, Swiss, ICSID and DIAC rules in arbitrations seated in London, Paris, The Hague, Dubai, Madrid, Geneva, Zurich and Muscat, and governed by English, UAE, German, New York, Omani, Swiss, Saudi and Libyan laws. 

Ali serves as a member of the ICC's Commission on Arbitration & ADR and acts as arbitrator. Ali has also acted as tribunal secretary in arbitral proceedings under the ICC rules and Permanent Court of Arbitration administered arbitrations under the UNCITRAL rules.

Prior to joining Orrick, Ali was previously legal counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. Ali also worked at an investment treaty arbitration specialist law firm in Paris and at the Dubai office of a leading international law firm.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Contentieux complexes & Résolution des litiges
  • Class Action Defense
  • Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation

Matthew D. LaBrie Partner

Boston; San Francisco

In his commercial litigation practice, Matthew represents clients in federal and state court at the trial and appellate levels. While Matthew routinely assists clients at all stages of the litigation process, through motions practice, discovery, witness preparation, and trial, he has a particular focus on class action defense. Matthew's litigation experience is broad, including data security litigation, commercial and contractual disputes in all industries, shareholder derivative litigation, and class action defense, as well as commercial arbitration. His current engagements include representation of clients facing consumer class actions arising out of a data breach of the MOVEit file transfer software; a social media company facing consumer class actions arising out of a data breach; the University of Washington in a pandemic-related class action seeking refunds of tuition and fees on behalf of students; and a series of litigations over the ownership and control of a social media company.  

In his cybersecurity practice, Matthew counsels clients across the globe through all stages of a privacy or data security incident, navigating the relevant legal regimes, managing the response to and investigation of an incident, and handling any litigation or regulatory investigation resulting from the incident. Matthew spent a year based in Orrick's London office developing and coordinating Orrick's worldwide data breach incident response and litigation capabilities.

Matthew maintains an active pro bono practice. He has assisted individual clients with family law matters, advocated on behalf of veterans' and immigrants' rights, and represented human trafficking survivors in a series of federal cases.

Ethan Kutinsky Project Attorney

Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)

Mr. Kutinsky works with litigation attorneys and third party vendors to manage the review and production of documents relevant to investigations and litigation. This work includes using early case assessment technology to analyze, categorize, and cull data. He also manages teams of skilled professionals performing document review, redaction, analysis, production, and drafting of privilege logs. He also works with practice office attorneys on transactional tasks, including contract review and due diligence.

Ethan is Seattle-based attorney who has built a career as an experienced e-discovery authority. He has worked as an attorney managing a wide range of projects in e-discovery for over 10 years, and has worked as an e-discovery consultant for the City of Seattle.

Practice:

  • Contentieux complexes & Résolution des litiges
  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Bailey Roe Managing Associate

Washington, D.C.

Bailey is a procedural strategist at heart, focused on solving complex problems for clients across a variety of U.S. and international forums. With a commitment to deeply understanding both procedural rules and substantive law, she navigates the intricacies of litigation, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings to deliver creative, practical solutions to her clients. Her work spans multiple jurisdictions, and she is adept at handling high-stakes disputes in both domestic and global contexts.

Whether advising clients in U.S. courts or before international tribunals, Bailey is dedicated to identifying the most efficient and effective path to resolution. She thrives on devising tailored strategies that align with her clients’ business objectives while minimizing risk and maximizing opportunities.

Bailey co-authored a chapter in The Award in International Investment Arbitration, published by Oxford Press in 2024. She also teaches a course on International Commercial Arbitration Advocacy at American University's Washington College of Law and coaches the AUWCL Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition.

Practice:

  • Technology Companies Group
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity

James Badge Managing Associate

Londres

Regularly acting for early through to late-stage companies, as well as leading investors, operating within the technology and media sectors, James' practice primarily focuses on equity financings, secondary transactions, M&A, private equity and general corporate advisory work.

James was previously seconded to a leading global start-up accelerator, venture studio and early-stage investor for six months where he sat as Legal Counsel, advising some of the over 300 portfolio companies and acting on cross-border joint venture and partnership arrangements and transactions with prominent corporate investors.

Passionate about working with innovators and investors, James is motivated to provide commercially pragmatic advice and to deliver innovative solutions to aid the growth and success of his clients within the ecosystem.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Contentieux complexes & Résolution des litiges
  • Propriété intellectuelle
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech

Diana Szego Fassbender Partner

Washington, D.C.

Diana’s experience in managing intricate, high-stakes litigation is evident in her innovative and cost-effective case strategies that consistently lead to favorable resolutions.

Diana's clients rely on her sophisticated, thoughtful approach to ensure solutions align with their overall business goals. Whether it’s through inception, trial, or appeal, Diana's involvement in all phases of litigation guarantees a seamless and effective process. When a business dispute requires aggressive action, Diana is equally adept at representing plaintiffs, showcasing her versatility and determination to achieve fair outcomes for her clients.

Though her experience spans a range of high-stakes commercial disputes, class action and product liability litigation are cornerstones of her practice. In addition to her skill in product liability, Diana has over a decade of experience litigating a variety of intellectual property matters. Her portfolio includes complex multi-defendant, multi-patent district court infringement actions, fast-paced Section 337 Investigations in the International Trade Commission, and high-stakes copyright and trademark cases.

Beyond her litigation success, Diana is dedicated to fostering talent and diversity within the legal community. She has served as a deputy to Orrick's Women's Initiative and played a key role in Orrick's recruiting efforts. Diana previously co-chaired the Associates Committee of Orrick's Washington, D.C., office, earning the Mentor of the Year award in 2011 for her outstanding contributions.

Since joining Orrick's New York office in 2007, Diana has been actively involved in community service. Before Orrick, Diana practiced law in Miami, where she was involved in the local legal community, serving on the Board of Directors of the Dade County Bar Association and participating in the Dade County eMentor program and the Women's Fund of Miami-Dade.

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Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Restructuring

Laura Metzger Partner

New York

She regularly represents financial institutions, direct lenders, funds, and investors involved in bankruptcies, out-of-court restructurings, foreclosures, distressed sales and acquisitions, loan and claims trading, bankruptcy litigation and refinancing involving syndicated loan facilities, debtor-in-possession financing and exit financing. She also represents start-up and later stage venture companies (with a focus on technology, blockchain and crypto) and venture capital investors in connection with liquidity crunches, rescue financing, wind-downs and negotiated resolutions with key stakeholders and investments or claims against insolvent counterparties.

Recognized as “outstanding” by The Legal 500 US, Laura was also named a Recognized Practitioner by Chambers USA, which praised her “very commercial and solution oriented” approach. She is “a very capable lawyer who gives great advice,” according to clients. Her clients include Royal Bank of Canada, UBS O’Connor, Red Rock Biofuels, Jade Mountain Partners, ECN Capital Corporation, Equinor, Portigon AG, Macquarie, PwC,Transurban, the Bank of Nova Scotia, and Erste Abwicklungsanstalt among others.

Laura has been involved in many prominent bankruptcy and out-of-court restructuring cases, including FTX, Talen Energy, Celsius Networks, Three Arrows Capital, restructurings related to the collapse of Tera and Luna, Mt. Gox, Legacy Reserves, White Eagle, Cobalt, Chesapeake Energy, Shopko, The Weinstein Company, Lily Robotics, Seadrill, Chaparral, CHC Helicopters, Erickson, GT Advanced Technologies, Hostess, Pocahontas Parkway, Indiana Toll Road, Eagle Bulk, Fresh & Easy, American Airlines, Chemtura Corporation, Lazare Kaplan, Hawker Beechcraft, Metro Fuel, Claim Jumper Restaurants, Abitibibowater, Nortel, Fabrikant, Scotia Pacific, VICORP, Sea Containers, Lyondell, Foxwoods, Delta, US Air, Northwest, Star Diamond, and Ritchie Risk-Linked Strategies Trading (Ireland) Limited. She handles cross-border restructuring matters in major international jurisdictions such as Canada, Europe, Cayman Islands and B.V.I.

Laura also has expertise in the esoteric asset class, life settlements. She represents clients in the life settlement and premium finance markets, acting for buyers, sellers and owners of life settlements and premium finance loans, and has extensive experience with the various legal issues impacting such assets.

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Offshore Wind
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Wind Energy

April Lord Senior Associate

Londres

April’s experience includes advising on acquisitions and disposals of solar farms and wind projects as well as on joint venture arrangements and other commercial contracts across a range of renewable and conventional energy companies.

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Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Energy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Lynette Lim Of Counsel

Singapore

Lynette represents sponsors, investors, project companies, developers, financiers and other stakeholders across the many stages in the life cycle of a project. Lynette has experience advising on a wide range of projects in jurisdictions, including Singapore, Indonesia, India, Taiwan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and Mauritius. Projects that Lynette has worked on include incineration and waste-to-energy plants, sewage treatment plants, desalination plants, domestic and cross-border railways, data centers, and solar power facilities. Lynette also regularly advises clients on general corporate and commercial legal matters.

Prior to joining Orrick, Lynette practised for about 7.5 years at a top local law firm in Singapore, during which time she was seconded for 6 months to a Magic Circle law firm in Hong Kong, where she worked on a range of private equity matters. Thereafter, Lynette practised for over 3 years in a US-headquartered international law firm in Singapore, where she was extensively involved in, amongst other things, the completion of the project financing of a public-private partnership desalination plant project and various private equity and M&A transactions in the energy, projects and infrastructure space.