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740

Practice:

  • Propriété intellectuelle

Alyssa Caridis Partner

Los Angeles; Santa Monica

Alyssa represents companies in all stages of litigation — from pre-suit investigation, through trial, and on to appeals court. In 2023 alone, she was a key member of Orrick teams that won two jury verdicts, three ITC proceedings, and numerous IPRs and dispositive motions.

She draws upon her engineering degree from Harvey Mudd College to engage with technical professionals and quickly grasp new technologies. She brings experience with technologies ranging from medical devices, streaming media systems and software to projects in the aerospace, automotive, and nuclear energy industries.  She also has experience in litigation under the Hatch-Waxman Act, successfully defending generic challenges to patents protecting blockbuster medical therapies.  Most recently, Alyssa has been involved in both litigation and counseling involving the legal questions raised by the rapid growth of AI.

The Daily Journal recognized Alyssa as one of the Top Women Lawyers in California in 2023 and both Bloomberg Law and Daily Journal named her to their 40 Under 40 lists.

For Alyssa, IP protection is more than business; it’s personal. For more than a half-century, her family patented mechanical technologies that they developed into a thriving business, inspiring her love of science and technology as well as her desire to protect innovative ideas. Alyssa calls Southern California home, but remains loyal to the sports teams of her Bay Area childhood.

423856

Practice:

  • Propriété intellectuelle
  • Patents
  • Trademark, Copyright & Media

Avery Cartwright Associate

Los Angeles

Avery has experience assisting with various aspects of litigation, including pre-litigation engagement, legal research and analysis, motion practice, and discovery disputes. With a background in biomedical engineering, she provides expertise in matters involving a wide range of technologies, from life sciences to computer programming.

Avery graduated cum laude from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. While at ASU Law, she served as the President of the Intellectual Property Students' Association, Co-Chaired an ASU Law Event hosting United States Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal and several Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges, and was a Fellow at The McCarthy Institute, ASU Law's premier Intellectual Property research organization. She also served as a Limited Recognition Practitioner in the Lisa Foundation Patent Law Clinic, in which she provided supervised legal services, representing pro bono clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She obtained her B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Arizona State University, where she earned the Moeur Award for achieving a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 4.0.

Prior to joining Orrick, Avery served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable James A. Teilborg in the United States District Court, District of Arizona. In that role, she addressed complex legal issues in numerous areas of law, including patent litigation, employment disputes, civil rights actions, and administrative law. From this experience, Avery developed valuable skills in legal writing and in handling all stages of litigation, from the motion to dismiss stage through to trial.

740

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Public Finance

Steffi Chan Senior Associate

Los Angeles; San Francisco

Steffi has participated as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriter’s counsel on a variety of transactions including general obligation bond financings, revenue bond financings and lease financings for school districts, community college districts, local government and state agency clients.

459899

Practice:

  • Trademark, Copyright & Media
  • Propriété intellectuelle

David Chang Managing Associate

Los Angeles

David’s practice focuses on complex copyright and trademark matters in retail, entertainment, and media adjacent spaces. He also possesses multiple years of experience litigating tech-based trade secret and patent infringement issues involving software programs, computer hardware, digital communication systems, and medical devices.

Prior to joining Orrick, David served as a law clerk for the Honorable Otis D. Wright, II in the Central District of California as well as for the Honorable Liam P. Hardy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Between federal clerkships, David worked at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in their IP litigation practice group where he engaged in all stages of litigation on behalf of various Fortune 50 companies.

In addition to his civilian career, David previously served as an Infantry Officer and continues to serve part-time as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army National Guard.

David is also passionate about serving his larger community and has an active pro bono practice focusing on civil litigation, veteran assistance, and refugee legal aid.

352549

Practice:

  • Employment Law & Litigation

Annie H Chen Senior Associate

Los Angeles

Annie has experience in all facets of litigation, including factual investigations, preparing witnesses for depositions, taking depositions, and pretrial briefing and motion practice.  She also advises clients regarding compliance with employment laws, including revising employee handbook provisions and employee commission agreements, leave of absence issues, requests for accommodations and employee terminations.

463528

Practice:

  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy & Infrastructure

Adrianne Davies Associate

Los Angeles

Her practice focuses on project finance transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors, with a focus on renewable energy.

464041

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure

Will Davis Managing Associate

Los Angeles

Will’s clients include developers, investors, lenders and contractors engaged in transactions related to energy transition and infrastructure decarbonization projects across the U.S. Their experience includes diverse financing structures such as joint ventures, tax equity and cash equity investments, direct lending and mezzanine debt financing, as well as drafting and negotiating project development, equipment purchase and sale, and power purchase agreements.

423875

Practice:

  • Banking & Finance
  • Private Credit

Blake Dewveall Associate

Los Angeles

He advises lenders and corporate borrowers in a wide range of secured lending facilities and commercial financing transactions.

Blake was a summer associate in the firm's Los Angeles office in 2022.

Lauren Drake Partner

Los Angeles

Lauren has represented clients in connection with a broad spectrum of technologies, including small molecules, biologics, DNA sequencing, gene editing, recombinant DNA technology, and medical devices. She brings experience in litigation under the Hatch-Waxman Act and the Biologics Price Competition Innovation Act (BPCIA).

Lauren was recognized by Law360’s Rising Stars as “one of the top intellectual property attorneys under the age of 40” in 2019. She was also named to Benchmark Litigation’s “40 and Under Hot List,” which honors the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished litigators under 40.

191011

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Structured Finance

James Duff Of Counsel

Los Angeles

Beginning in 2006, James has advised clients on a variety of asset-backed securities, including residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), re-securitizations of RMBS and collateralized debt obligations, and charter school receivable-backed securities. He has also represented municipal and state agencies for municipal bond transactions.

During the financial crisis, James advised clients on mortgage loan modifications, and advised municipal and state agencies on interest rate mode changes and bond refinancings.

Recently, James has worked on a number of RMBS and CMBS transactions.  

James is an avid triathlete and winner of a number triathlons, including the 2016 North Carolina Ironman.

Practice:

  • Contentieux complexes & Résolution des litiges
  • Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
  • Class Action Defense

Deena O. Dulgerian Senior Associate

Los Angeles

Deena works on matters for a diverse range of clients, from international tech and utility construction companies, and pharmaceutical companies to the National Collegiate Athletic Association. From day one, she was an integral member of the winning trial team for the first collegiate football concussion and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy case to reach a jury trial for the NCAA. She is also active in multi-language international arbitration matters, working with clients and experts across the globe.

Recently, Deena has represented a number of technology companies, working on matters involving cryptocurrency investments, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, California Invasion of Privacy Act, the Illinois Biometric Invasion of Privacy Act, and other false advertising and data access issues.

Deena has consistently maintained an active pro bono case load, having secured asylum for six individuals in the last three years. She currently represents an inmate through the the United States District Court for the Central District of California’s Pro Bono Civil Rights Panel and represented a tenant in an eviction action alongside Public Counsel.

Deena is a respected leader at Orrick. Since joining the firm, she has served as Co-Chair of the Middle Eastern and North African inclusion network and Co-Chair of the Los Angeles Office’s Inclusion & Belonging Committee for several years, currently sits on the firmwide Inclusion & Belonging Committee, and was a featured speaker for Kōrero, Orrick’s Women’s Initiative’s monthly firmwide community conversations. In 2022, Deena received the firm’s Community Responsibility Award for her humanitarian work with the Armenian Bar Association in connection with the war by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabagh.

Deena is an active member of the Armenian community, serving as Co-Vice Chair of the Armenian Woman’s Bar Association. While in law school, Deena was the Co-Founder and President of the Armenian Law Students Association. She was also a member of Georgetown’s Barrister’s Council’s Alternate Dispute Resolution division, winning Georgetown’s Bellamy Negotiation Competition and securing an honorable mention for Georgetown’s brief at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong, a student attorney with Georgetown's Juvenile Justice Clinic, a student teacher with the Street Law Program, the Executive Editor for the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy, and wrote for the Georgetown Law Technology Review.

740

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Andrew Erskine Partner

Miami; Santa Monica; Los Angeles

Andrew works closely with founders and venture capitalists globally on the formation, operations, fundraising and successful exits of technology and other venture-backed companies. Leveraging a unique professional background and skill set as well as the premiere, full suite of services of our global law firm to devise strategic and creative solutions for his clients, Andrew shares their vision for change, and helps them build the vessel that delivers that vision to the world.

Prior to joining Orrick, Andrew served as a legislative adviser to Congress, a lobbyist for the University of Illinois, and a tax fellow for Deloitte advising companies on Sarbanes-Oxley tax compliance and building internal control systems.