
Emily S. Tabatabai Partner, Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation, Technology Companies Group
Washington, D.C.; Houston
Washington, D.C.; Houston
Washington, D.C.; Houston
Emily provides strategic counseling and advice on privacy, consumer protection and online safety matters to clients across industries, including retail, ecommerce, mobile apps, gaming, social media, advertising technology (adtech), financial services, education, business services and technology. She also represents clients subject to regulatory investigations, including before the FTC and States Attorneys General, Congressional committees and other regulatory agencies and groups.
Emily provides proactive compliance guidance, and regulatory investigation defense, on a variety of privacy and consumer protection laws, including:
Emily is a frequent speaker on data privacy matters, with a particular focus on children’s privacy (COPPA), student data privacy and EdTech and online safety laws for kids and teens. She has been featured as an “Up and Coming” Privacy & Data Security attorney by Chambers USA and Chambers Global. Clients tell Chambers, “She’s been an excellent partner. She has a very good understanding of the practical realities of implementing privacy policies for large companies.” Citing her expertise in the field of educational privacy, student data and EdTech matters, Chambers reports that clients regard her as “very knowledgeable and truly an expert in this space,” with some saying, “On the student data side, she is unmatched,” and The Legal 500 notes that Emily “is the first port of call for child- and student-directed service providers for compliance advice with COPPA, SOPIPA and CalOPPA regulations.”
Emily also has an active consumer protection practice, focused on marketing and promotional issues. She counsels clients on advertisements and endorsements, retail sales and e-commerce, advertising substantiation, SMS and telemarketing, social media and online advertising.
Tokyo
He specializes in data protection and cybersecurity, including personal information protection. Additionally, he manages civil and commercial litigation and dispute resolution, cross-border and domestic M&A, investigation, antitrust and competition, and labor and employment related matters. He also has experience in general corporate legal affairs.
Before joining Orrick, he worked for Kasame & Associates Co., Ltd. located in Thailand and provided Japanese corporate clients with a variety of legal services regarding Thai laws, including the Personal Data Protection Act, Labour Protection Act, Civil and Commercial Code, Trademark Act, Foreign Business Act, etc. for over two years. Prior to working in Thailand, he was an associate at Okamura Law Office and mainly handled civil litigations, general corporate cases, and trade competition law cases for about three years.
San Francisco
Alex is recognized by Chambers and Legal 500 as an "Up and Coming" and "Rising Star" in securities litigation. He has extensive experience representing public and private companies and their D&Os, as well as investment banks and underwriters, in securities and corporate governance-related litigation and other complex commercial litigation. He also regularly advises companies and their boards on corporate governance best practices and fiduciary and disclosure duties, frequently presents and publishes on these topics, and teaches a full-semester course on transactional and shareholder litigation at the University of California Berkeley School of Law.
Alex earned his Juris Doctor degree, with Honors, Order of the Coif, from the University of Chicago Law School, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis.
Londres
Stephen works with technology companies and the investors that back them. He is particularly interested in advising founders building exciting new businesses and is focused on providing innovative and pragmatic advice to his clients.
As part of a market-leading team at Orrick, who can provide a full stack of legal services and advice to clients in the technology sector, Stephen focuses on corporate advice, ranging from incorporation strategies through financing rounds, M&A and private equity transactions. He works closely with the rest of the team to cover share options, IP protection, commercial contracts, regulatory matters, employment issues and tax advice.
Managing transactions in an efficient and productive manner and providing clear and concise advice is at the core of Stephen's approach to work. Recognised as a “Recommended Individual” for Venture Capital in the Legal 500 UK 2024, Stephen actively engages with clients to understand the key issues and concerns in order to provide tailored advice that really adds value. Stephen is driven by being a trusted advisor to his clients, not just another service provider.
Stephen represents notable companies such as Stripe, Butternut Box, Vitesse, Graphcore, TrueLayer, Codility and LoopFX on an ongoing basis for financing and general corporate matters. He has also advised tech industry leaders such as Revolut and Scalapay.
While he has a significant company-side mandate, Stephen also advises many of the key investors in the market including Salesforce Ventures, ABN AMRO Ventures, Macquarie, BMW iVentures, Energy Impact Partners and Sony Innovation Fund on their respective investments in the UK, Ireland and across Europe.
Stephen is qualified in both England & Wales and Ireland (non-practising), having trained and qualified in a top-tier Irish law firm, and is committed to helping to build the Irish tech ecosystem.
San Francisco
Gargi’s work in protein therapeutics includes patent estate development for antibody and fusion protein therapeutics and utilizes her knowledge of the patent landscape in this area to inform strategic portfolio management. In the fields of genomics and proteomics, she has conducted diligence and developed portfolios related to the biochemistry of sequencing technologies, as well as to the associated devices and machine learning methods utilized in sequencing methods. In the field of cancer immunotherapies (immuno-oncology), she has developed portfolios related to cell-based immunotherapy approaches, including targeted immune cell therapies and immunological pathway interventions.
In addition, Gargi assists clients in providing intellectual property support for transactional matters, including diligence for mergers and acquisitions as well as financing rounds. Her technical experience is routinely called upon in helping to develop litigation strategies for complex and high-stakes trials.
Gargi has authored scientific papers in peer-reviewed publications, as well as articles discussing medical and biological research in general-interest newspapers and periodicals. Her doctoral work in Neuroscience from Stanford University focused on structure-function studies in ion channels, with an emphasis on using genetic engineering and electrophysiology to identify structural elements of potassium channels that lead to their voltage and chemical sensitivity.
Paris; Paris Tech Studio
Paris; Paris Tech Studio
Depuis le Paris Tech Studio, Baptiste combine une approche business et pragmatique du droit avec un profond enthousiasme pour les nouvelles technologies, aidant ainsi les startups et les investisseurs à naviguer dans des environnements juridiques complexes.
Baptiste conseille les fondateurs, les entreprises de la tech et les investisseurs en venture capital sur divers aspects de leur croissance, notamment les financements en capital-risque, la gouvernance d'entreprise, les plans d'intéressement des salariés et les opérations de croissance externe et de sortie.
Paris
Elle intervient principalement en matière de restructuration et de droit des procédures collectives aux côtés de l’ensemble des parties prenantes : investisseurs alternatifs, prêteurs, créanciers, débiteurs, acquéreurs, etc. dans un cadre amiable comme judiciaire
Elodie a été stagiaire au sein de cabinets français reconnus.
Avant de rejoindre Orrick, elle était collaboratrice au sein d’un cabinet britannique.
San Francisco
Palak has served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters’ counsel and issuer’s counsel on various types of financing structures including general obligation financings, tax and revenue anticipation financings, current and advance refundings, lease revenue financings, certificates of participation, and special tax financings for Mello Roos community facilities districts, school districts, community college districts, local government and state agency clients. Palak also represents investment banking institutions in governmental and qualified private activity bond transactions across industry segments.
Palak is a dual qualified attorney, licensed to practice law in California and India. Prior to joining Orrick, Palak worked with a law firm in New Delhi, India and represented governmental entities and private parties in international commercial arbitration and business disputes.
Paris
Mathilde conseille les fondateurs, les startups et les investisseurs en venture capital dans leurs opérations de croissance, notamment sur les levées de fonds, la gouvernance d’entreprise et l’émission d’instruments de capital personnalisés.
Avant de rejoindre Orrick, Mathilde a exercé au sein du bureau parisien de Gowling WLG puis chez Eight Advisory Avocats.
Singapore
Michael’s practice services a broad range of industry sectors, including conventional power, renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric), infrastructure, oil & gas and mining across Asia, Australia and the US. His project finance experience covers the complete toolkit of complex transactions from corporate and acquisition financing, structured/leveraged finance transactions and derivatives, including hedging arrangements.
Michael has notable experience in transactions involving multilateral lenders and export-credit agencies which are often crucial supporters of project financings in developing countries in the region.
Ranked in Band 1 in the Chambers Asia Pacific guide for Indonesia Projects & Energy lawyer for seven years in a row, Michael is also recognized as a “Leading Individual” by Legal 500 Asia Pacific.
Paris
Avocat spécialisé en fusions-acquisitions et en private equity, Patrick conseille des entreprises et des investisseurs français et internationaux sur tous les aspects du droit des sociétés dans le cadre d'acquisitions, de cessions, de fusions, de réorganisations, y compris les découpages d'activités et les alliances stratégiques.
Patrick est particulièrement actif dans les domaines de l'énergie et des infrastructures ainsi que dans les secteurs technologiques, travaillant aux côtés de fonds d'investissement, de groupes français et étrangers, sur des transactions nationales et transfrontalières. Patrick a également une expérience significative dans les projets de fusions-acquisitions, en particulier dans le secteur de l'immobilier où il intervient en tant que conseil principal sur des transactions de premier plan.
Reconnu par les principaux guides de classement internationaux, Patrick est décrit par ses clients comme « [...] très intelligent et ayant une approche constructive et une connaissance approfondie du droit », « très orienté vers les affaires avec une forte sensibilité commerciale » et « toujours capable de trouver des solutions ». (Chambers Global 2025 - Corporate/M&A : High-end Capability).
Patrick était auparavant co-président de la pratique mondiale d'Orrick en matière de fusions et acquisitions et de capital-investissement.
Avant de rejoindre Orrick en 2016, Patrick était associé dans un cabinet d'avocats du Magic Circle.
Sacramento
Dixie guides clients through their most complicated and high-stakes legal challenges involving their workforces. She has experience representing clients in the technology, professional services, and retail industries in a broad range of employment and commercial litigation disputes, ranging from whistleblower, discrimination, harassment, disability, employee mobility, breach of contract, trade secret, and business tort claims. She brings to the table experience trying cases to verdict in state and federal court, litigating cases in AAA and JAMS arbitration, and mediating with private mediators and the EEOC.
Dixie maintains an active pro bono case load and volunteers with a number of non-profit organizations focused on children's rights and education.
Prior to joining Orrick, Dixie worked as a litigation associate in Latham & Watkins' Los Angeles office. Before that, Dixie was a law clerk for the Honorable William B. Shubb in the Eastern District of California. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School where she graduated cum laude.