Paris
Recommandé par les guides Chambers France et Legal 500 EMEA en Fusions-Acquisitions, Alexis conseille d’importants groupes et sociétés français et internationaux, cotés ou non cotés, des fonds de private equity, des hedge funds, et des dirigeants, des conseils d’administration et des familles.
Il conseille ainsi notamment sur des investissements et désinvestissements, des émissions de titres, des opérations complexes et transfrontalières, des négociations stratégiques et des contentieux sensibles. Il est "l’un des meilleurs intervenants sur le marché » (Legal 500). Il est aussi reconnu pour son expertise sur les enjeux liés à la gouvernance, aux restructurations, ainsi que sur les problématiques de conflits et d'activisme.
Alexis est intervenu sur certains dossiers emblématiques en France, et a conseillé notamment SFL et son management dans la fusion transfrontalière avec Colonial, Herige dans la cession de ses activités de négoce à Samse, BAE Systems dans l'acquisition d'Eurostep, les fonds Alcentra et Fidera dans leur investissement dans Pierre & Vacances, Air France-KLM dans ses relations avec KLM et l’Etat Néerlandais, Veolia dans l’acquisition de Suez, LVMH dans l’acquisition de Tiffany, Oeneo dans le cadre de l'OPAS de son actionnaire de contrôle, Naturex dans le cadre de l’OPA de Givaudan, le conseil d’administration de Zodiac à l’occasion de son rapprochement avec Safran, Euro Disney à raison de l’OPA de The Walt Disney Company, L’Oréal lors du rachat de ses propres actions (8% de son capital) auprès de Nestlé et la cession de sa participation dans Galderma, Metrovacesa sur la cession de sa participation au capital de Gecina ou encore le Club Méditerranée dans le cadre de l'OPA du conglomérat chinois Fosun.
Alexis Marraud des Grottes intervient également sur des dossiers relatifs à des émissions de jetons et de crypto-monnaies ou de crypto-actifs, y compris pour structurer et mettre en place des entités émettrices et les services associés.
Alexis est un acteur de premier plan, reconnu pour ses publications, conférences et formations sur le droit boursier, la gouvernance et les fusions-acquisitions. Il intervient régulièrement à l'EM Lyon et à l'Université Paris Dauphine. Il a été membre de plusieurs groupes de travail de place dont le groupe de travail sur l'offre au public du haut Comité Juridique de la Place Financière de Paris. L’Autorité des marchés financiers - AMF l’a invité à devenir membre de sa Commission Consultative Emetteurs en tant que spécialiste des questions de droit boursier.
New York
Ken represents issuers, underwriters and selling security holders on public and private offerings of debt and equity securities and liability management transactions, such as exchange offers, tender offers, and consent solicitations. He also guides businesses through all stages of organization and development by advising on ’34 Act and indenture reporting compliance, corporate governance and related regulatory matters, venture capital and growth equity financings, and corporate and securities law matters arising in connection with merger and acquisition transactions and corporate restructurings and reorganizations. Ken has served as counsel to companies in a variety of industries, including information technologies and services, life sciences and biotechnology, fintech, infrastructure, advertising, telecommunications, clean technology, financial services, and consumer products.
Before his law career, Ken managed his own company, consulting for technology startups, financial services firms, and advertising agencies on web-based initiatives.
New York
King is a partner in the New York office and a member of the Global Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Group. His practice focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A, joint venture, private equity and venture capital transactions, including negotiated mergers, auction bid processes, distressed asset sales, leveraged buyouts and the acquisition and divestiture of divisions and subsidiaries.
King is experienced in all aspects of Delaware and New York corporate, partnership and limited liability company law. He regularly counsels boards of directors on corporate governance, compliance, fiduciary duty and executive compensation matters.
King represents U.S. and non-U.S. clients in a wide range of industries, including life sciences, technology, energy, consumer products, industrials and manufacturing and financial services.
New York
Kelly focuses her practice on capital markets transactions, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, and on corporate governance and securities law compliance. She also has experience in transactions involving special purpose acquisition companies, including SPAC initial public offerings and de-SPAC transactions.
New York
Marsha’s broad transactional practice includes advising clients on complex securities and financing transactions, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and other equity offerings, high yield and investment-grade notes offerings, tender offers and exchange offers, mergers and acquisitions and de-SPAC transactions, as well as corporate governance and SEC compliance and disclosure matters.
Prior to joining Orrick, Marsha was at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Cahill & Gordon LLP.
Marsha has been recognized in Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2016–2023).
Londres
Katrina advises on a wide range of domestic and international corporate matters including M&A, private equity, growth capital, and buy-and-build strategies.
She has advised on the acquisition of a number of technology-focused businesses, as well as transactions in the energy and life sciences sectors. Katrina recently advised Vitruvian Partners on its investment in Twinkl as well as Azzurri Group on its investment in Boojum.
New York
Mark counsels clients on access to the U.S. public markets, including advising on registered and 144A/Reg S debt and equity offerings, IPOs, private placement transactions and general securities law matters. He also provides counsel to underwriters and issuers on various offerings.
He also represents clients on public and private acquisitions, mergers and divestitures, private equity transactions, strategic investments, joint venture disputes, long-term commercial arrangements and general corporate matters, as well as advising financial institutions in negotiating credit facilities with investment grade and non-investment grade borrowers.
San Francisco
San Francisco
Anika's practice focuses on corporate and securities law, including general corporate representation, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions on both the buy side and sell side, and public offerings.
Prior to joining Orrick, Anika was a management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
New York
As a Climate Advisor at Orrick, Avani is a key member of our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Group. She provides non-legal advice to clients on their climate-related governance, strategy, risk management, and relevant targets and metrics, as well as the identification of relevant ESG issues for a range of companies, the collection and analysis of key climate- and ESG- performance metrics, the preparation of climate- and ESG-related disclosures, and research and writing on emerging climate and ESG trends. She also advises and assists clients in conducting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) inventories, including identifying emissions boundaries and material categories of Scope 3 GHG emissions.
Prior to joining Orrick, Avani worked as a Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change (CS&CC) Manager at ERM (2021-2023) and as an Air Quality/Sustainability Senior Consultant at Ramboll U.S. Corporation (2012-2021). At both these consulting firms she worked on a variety of air quality and GHG compliance, permitting, and reporting projects, along with ESG due diligence using International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards and Equator Principles. Avani has developed GHG inventories and evaluation of GHG mitigation strategies for a variety of sectors, including city/county municipalities, corporations, airports and seaports, logistical warehouses, and oil and gas facilities.
She has managed and developed Climate Change and Sustainability Reports and Plans, Energy Conservation Plans, and Corporate Social Responsibility Reports, using reporting frameworks such as GHG Protocol, Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), CDP, and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Avani has robust expertise with GHG analysis and reporting, strategy development, policy and regulatory review, and peer benchmarking, for projects located both within the United States and internationally.
Avani has a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago (2011) and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, India (2007).
Londres
She has acted for listed companies, investment banks, and public and private emerging high-growth companies across a range of sectors including energy and natural resources, engineering, technology, healthcare and life sciences and consumer goods.
Abby regularly advises on IPOs, secondary fundraisings, public takeovers, acquisitions and disposals for public and private companies, group restructurings, investments and corporate governance.
Silicon Valley
Yael has extensive experience with advising founders, investors and boards of tech and life sciences companies at all stages and advises on cutting edge deals and complex transactions, with a focus on venture capital financings, debt financings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. She practices across a variety of industries, including software and technology, energy, gaming, healthcare and life sciences. Yael’s practice also includes advising venture capital firms and strategic corporate investors in their investments into technology and life sciences companies.
Yael’s broad-based domestic and international experience also includes advising Israeli venture capital funds, high-tech firms and startups while practicing at some of the top-rated firms in Tel Aviv.
San Francisco
Scott was an associate at the firm from 1998 until 2006 and has experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities law and general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Orrick, he was an associate at Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP from 1997 to 1998.