Paris
Paul conseille des banques françaises et internationales, des institutions financières en financement de projets, en financement structuré ainsi que dans le cadre de projets d'infrastructures d'envergure .
Londres
Muhammad’s practice focuses on the financing aspects of energy & infrastructure transactions, with particular knowledge regarding project finance and derivatives, advising both financial institutions and sponsors globally.
Milan ; Rome
His expertise spans all types of acquisition financings and leveraged buyouts, both in syndicated and take-and-hold spaces. This includes senior debt, unitranche financings, subordinated debt, and mezzanine capital, structured as loan facilities and bond issuances.
Giulio has also developed a strong proficiency in refinancings, corporate financings - such as revolving and capex facilities - and real estate finance transactions.
Prior to joining Orrick, Giulio was an associate in a leading Italian law firm, where he also gained experience on M&A and private equity deals, assisting Italian and foreign companies and private equity investment vehicles in acquisition and investment transactions.
Milan ; Rome
As partner and head of Orrick’s Italian Banking & Finance team, she works with major international banking groups, private credit funds, borrowers and issuers. Marina’s practice covers the full spectrum of banking and finance transactions, with solid experience in acquisition and leveraged finance, corporate lending, bonds, unitranche financings and real estate finance.
Known for her technical precision and commercial insight, Marina is a trusted advisor to financial institutions as well as a growing number of alternative lenders and investors. Her experience covers both domestic and cross-border transactions, where she collaborates closely with other B&F lawyers across Orrick’s network, making her a go-to counsel for clients navigating the Italian and international finance markets. Her clients value her ability to deliver innovative and practical solutions tailored to help them access the capital they need to achieve growth, development, and their overall business needs.
Los Angeles; Santa Monica
Los Angeles; Santa Monica
He counsels clients nationwide on complex financial transactions and restructurings, including secured and unsecured loan transactions, project financings, leveraged buy-outs, dividend recapitalizations and insolvency matters.
In the California Banking & Finance category of Chambers USA, clients commend Alan, describing him as “a guru for gaming work" and noting “his extensive financing practice includes particular expertise in lending transactions involving Native American tribes.”
In addition to his practice responsibilities, Alan has held numerous firmwide positions, including recently as a member of Orrick's Board of Directors and as practice group leader of the firm’s Banking & Finance group. He was the Chair of the Firm’s Finance and Audit Committee from 2010 through 2019.
He is licensed to practice in California.
Paris
Ahmed intervient dans le cadre de financement de projets complexes. Il conseille des sponsors, parties financières et gouvernements dans le cadre de la structuration et le financement de projets dans les secteurs de l’énergie et des infrastructures en France, en Afrique et en Amérique Latine.
Ses domaines d’intervention couvrent tout type d’opérations de financement (senior, junior, mezzanine, crédit, émissions obligataires, financement multilatéral, financement export, etc.). Il a par ailleurs été récemment impliqué dans le cadre d’opérations de M&A/Private Equity ainsi que de restructurations s’agissant d’actifs stratégiques.
Il a acquis une expérience substantielle dans des opérations de premier plan, en ce compris des financements de projets publics-privés, de transport, de télécoms, de transition énergétique et d’infrastructure sociale.
Avant de rejoindre Orrick, Ahmed a été collaborateur au sein de l’équipe Énergie et Infrastructures d’un cabinet international de premier plan à Paris.
Houston
Catalina advises borrowers and lenders in debt financings for M&A, PE and direct lending transactions.
Prior to joining Orrick, Catalina was a Debt Finance Associate at Kirkland & Ellis, where she primarily advised borrowers on private equity, financing transactions and debt restructurings in the Energy Sector.
San Francisco
Dan represents secured and unsecured lenders, court-appointed claimant representatives, and creditors' committees. He has experience with adversary proceedings, contested matters and appeals. He also helps lenders with out-of-court workouts and has advised creditors in state-court rehabilitations.
New York
Meredith joined the firm as a summer associate in the New York office in 2016. Through years of hands-on experience and collaborative client relationships, she has developed a multifaceted understanding of financing structures in credit and lending. Meredith’s transactional experience includes acquisition and leveraged finance facilities; direct lending transactions; first lien, second lien and first-out/last-out unitranche facilities; recurring revenue loans; and asset-based and other specialty financings across a variety of industries.
Paris
Benjamin advises financial institutions, corporations and funds on a wide range of domestic and cross-border financial transactions.
Benjamin's practice focuses on private debt and debt capital markets transactions, in particular acquisition finance (including syndicated and leveraged financings), distressed debt financing, Euro Private Placements and venture debt financing.
Prior to joining Orrick, Benjamin worked at another leading U.S. law firm.
Houston
Marcus’ experience includes the representation of school districts, municipalities, counties, junior colleges, universities, special authorities and other political subdivisions in a variety of roles, including bond counsel, disclosure counsel and issuer’s counsel. In addition, he regularly represents underwriters and purchasers of both public and privately placed debt, regularly serving as underwriters’ counsel and bank counsel.
Complementary to his core practice, Marcus is also able to provide his clients guidance on derivative transactions and liquidity facilities, election law matters, and municipal and school law issues.
Before joining Orrick, Marcus clerked for the Colorado Court of Appeals and subsequently practiced as an associate and then a partner with several international law firms.
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.