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Practice:

  • Antitrust and Competition
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

Patrick Hubert Partner

Paris

Depuis qu’il est avocat, Patrick conseille des entreprises du secteur Tech, ainsi que des multinationales et des sociétés françaises de tous secteurs, sur les aspects de droit français et européen de la concurrence et sur les questions de conformité du droit français au droit européen. En parallèle, Patrick est vice-président de la Commission Droit de la concurrence de la Chambre de Commerce Internationale et préside en particulier le groupe de travail relatif au Contrôle des concentrations.

Classé en Band 2 par Chambers & Partners et Legal 500, Patrick est également l’auteur de Day to Day competition law, un livre pratique sur le droit de la concurrence.

Avant de rejoindre Orrick, Patrick était l’associé en charge du département Europe et concurrence de Clifford Chance pendant 10 ans. Ancien conseiller d’Etat, il a été directeur adjoint puis directeur du cabinet du Ministre de la justice (1995 à 1997 et 2002 à 2004) et Rapporteur Général du Conseil de la concurrence (de 1999 à 2002).

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Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Sector
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure

Zachary D.T. Huey Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Zachary assists clients in the energy, real estate and other sectors with environmental and permitting issues associated with transactional matters and corporate disclosures. He has experience working on matters related to regulatory compliance, land use, permitting, federal and state environmental review, cultural resources, endangered species and environmental aspects of ESG reporting and disclosure. He also has extensive experience in environmental matters associated with the development and permitting of LNG terminals and natural gas pipeline projects.

Prior to joining Orrick, Zachary was at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Sector
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy
  • Real Estate
  • Japan

Andrew Hughes Partner

Tokyo

Andrew also has significant experience advising on sophisticated real estate and asset finance transactions involving global opportunity funds, banks and other financial institutions.

Prior to joining Orrick’s Energy and Infrastructure Group, Andrew was an in-house counsel at GREE Inc. and Electronic Arts where he gained experience in various corporate and commercial transactions, including joint ventures, cross-border M&A and general corporate matters.

Practice:

  • Capital Markets
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

Bill Hughes Partner

San Francisco; Silicon Valley

Bill counsels public and late-stage private companies on general corporate and transactional matters, including advising on initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings, direct listings, investment grade debt offerings and convertible debt offerings. He also regularly advises companies on disclosure and reporting obligations under U.S. federal securities laws, corporate governance issues and stock exchange listing obligations.

Additionally, Bill advises founders and companies in connection with public listings through SPAC merger. Among other engagements, Bill represented Getaround, Inc., a connected carsharing marketplace, Clover Health Investments, Corp., a next-generation Medicare Advantage insurer, and the founders of DraftKings Inc., a digital sports entertainment and gaming company, in the respective de-SPAC transactions of those entities.

Chambers USA has ranked Bill for his expertise in Capital Markets Debt & Equity and noted that "He's a great lawyer, really technically sound."

Austin Humble Associate

San Francisco

Austin serves as a trusted advisor to founders, emerging growth companies, venture capital funds, and other strategic investors in a wide array of corporate matters in connection with planning and executing a variety of transactions. Primarily, including formation, early and late-stage venture funding rounds, corporate governance, fund formation, and investment matters. Austin specializes in helping companies in the blockchain/crypto space but also advises an array of companies across software, fintech, artificial intelligence, and digital media.

In addition to representing U.S. companies on domestic transactions, Austin represents companies across the United States, EMEA, and Asia.

Prior to joining Orrick, Austin spent time at Gunderson Dettmer, Inceptiv, and SSM. During law school, Austin worked at The Northern District of Texas, aiding the Chief Justice in various matters.

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Practice:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • International Trade and Investment
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

Gregory I. Hume Economist & Compliance Spclst

Washington, D.C.

Greg assists in a variety of regulatory and investigatory activities relating to the Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), export controls, economic sanctions and anti-boycott regulations, including the preparation of CFIUS Notices, voluntary disclosures, internal audit documentation and compliance policies and procedures.  He also actively participates in corporate transaction due diligence related to Trade Controls and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as well as internal investigatory activities.

With over 20 years' experience in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations (and consequent administrative reviews) of unfairly-traded goods, Greg has been centrally involved in the statistical, economic and financial analysis of the confidential pricing, logistical, marketing and accounting information submitted by parties in such cases, as well as supporting the drafting and review of briefs and other pleadings filed by parties in the cases. Among the unfair trade cases in which he has participated are those involving crystalline solar voltaic panels, softwood lumber, warmwater shrimp, wooden bedroom furniture, outboard motors and various flat-rolled steel products.

Greg has frequently presented litigation-related testimony before the International Trade Administration and actively participates in representing firm clients before the U.S. Department of Commerce, the International Trade Commission, the Court of International Trade, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the World Trade Organization.

Greg actively participated in the negotiation of a major international trade agreement involving billions of dollars of trade, and the subsequent monitoring of that agreement. In binding arbitration emerging from that agreement, he developed a damages estimate adopted by the U.S. Government and accepted by the arbitral panel.

Greg also supports a variety of litigation efforts requiring data analysis, and has developed and analyzed damages estimates for various arbitration and litigation matters.

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Practice:

  • Propriété intellectuelle

Hayley Hurst Trademark Specialist

Londres

Hayley manages clients' trade mark portfolios and has significant experience in trade mark searching, providing pre-filing guidance, and navigating trade marks successfully through to registration.

She also regularly advises clients in trade mark dispute and infringement matters.

Before moving into private practice, Hayley spent over a decade working in the in-house trade mark teams of a multinational pharmaceutical company and a multinational consumer goods company.

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Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Propriété intellectuelle
  • Trademark, Copyright & Media
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Annette Hurst Partner

San Francisco

Annette is an experienced trial lawyer who has tried copyright, trade secret, trademark, patent and business tort claims. As a risk analyst and problem solver with deep proficiency in the software industry, Annette is a go-to counselor and speaker regarding the legal issues surrounding access and use of datasets in the development of machine learning algorithms. She was named “Litigator of the Week” by The American Lawyer for her work as co-lead counsel on the Mattel/MGA case. Chambers USA ranks her in Band 1 for Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, with clients reporting that she is “smart, creative and terrific at oral argument” and “a very well-known authority in copyright law, a great advocate and a great trial lawyer.” Chambers reports: “Clients agree that Annette Hurst is ‘a very powerful and experienced trial lawyer for copyright cases, and a good team leader who is reliable before judges,” and “Peers consider Annette Hurst a ‘remarkably intuitive’ lawyer who ‘brings unique perspectives to soft IP cases.” Since 2018, The Legal 500 has recognized Annette as a “Leading Lawyer” in copyright law, and she was named “Female Litigator of the Year West” by Benchmark Litigation in 2013. Annette has been repeatedly named one of the top 75 IP litigators in California by The Daily Journal.

Annette’s community and professional activities include past service on the Northern District of California Patent Local Rules Committee, President of the Lafayette Elementary School PTA, and past membership on the Board of Directors of the Volunteer Legal Services Program and Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco for which she was chair of the Finance and Investments Committee. She also is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco and the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Northern California Chapter, as well as a past president of the Barristers Club.

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Practice:

  • Loi Anti blanchiment d'argent et secret bancaire
  • Financial & Fintech Advisory
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)
  • White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
  • Fintech

Benjamin Hutten Partner

New York

Ben has a deep understanding of sanctions and AML regulations and enforcement. In addition to his client work, he has participated in numerous financial industry group regulatory initiatives related to sanctions and AML issues, including The Clearing House Guiding Principles for Anti-Money Laundering Policies and Procedures in Correspondent Banking, initiatives to address “de-risking” and related to BSA information sharing. Ben also conducts international trainings in AML and sanctions issues for the Financial Services Volunteer Corps.

He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America as "One to Watch" and by Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star." Prior to joining Orrick, Ben was counsel at Buckley LLP and an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.

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Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Sector
  • Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Dao Huynh Chief Practice Officer of Energy & Infrastructure

San Francisco

She is formerly an Energy & Infrastructure attorney and her practice focused on project finance, mergers and acquisitions and project development for both traditional and renewable energy projects. Prior to joining Orrick, Dao was a legal fellow at TechSoup Global, a nonprofit technology organization. She also has previous experience working as an editor and contributing writer for Yahoo!, Inc.
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Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Employment Law & Litigation
  • Energy Storage
  • Financement des transports
  • Finance

Thuy Huynh Senior Consultant

Singapore

In addition to her project finance work, Thuy has deep knowledge in corporate finance, including acquisition and share-backed financings. She also has extensive experience in general lending and finance, representing a wide array of financiers and borrowers.

Clients appreciate Thuy's ability to blend her legal insights, commercial acumen, and market insight to deliver practical, tailored solutions. She is recognized in leading international directories and was named to the ALB Rising Stars Vietnam 2023 List, among other accolades.

Practice:

  • White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
  • Litiges relatifs aux titres, recours collectifs et actions obliques des actionnaires
  • Securities Litigation
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets

Sunny Hwang Senior Associate

Los Angeles

A natural advocate, Sunny has first chaired litigation from inception through favorable resolution and successfully briefed and argued dispositive motions and appeals. Sunny is adept at all stages of discovery, comfortable with cross-border disputes, and experienced in both government and internal investigations. Sunny also has particular knowledge regarding the nuances of alternative dispute resolution, including drafting and enforcement of both B2B and B2C arbitration provisions.

Sunny jumpstarted his career by honing his research and writing skills as law clerk to Chief Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the federal District Court in Sacramento and judicial extern to the late Judge Harry Pregerson of the Ninth Circuit. Before law school, Sunny served for several years as a trade attache for the French government, covering the oenology and viticulture sector.

Sample engagements include:

  • Representing the outside directors of one of the largest pharmaceutical distributors in the United States in multi-district opioid litigation
  • Representing the co-founder of one of the largest ENDS companies in the United States in a government investigation and in multi-district vaping litigation
  • Representing a special committee of the Board of Directors of a Bay Area startup in an internal investigation involving the founder and CEO
  • Representing a Russian rail conglomerate against a former executive in multi-district trade secret litigation
  • Representing a Chinese investor and entrepreneur in a dispute over control of a Delaware corporation
  • Representing one of France's largest multinationals in a dispute over payment of an earnout