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466283

Practice:

  • Compensation & Benefits

Rebecca Servian Partner

Londres

Her expertise includes the creation of both equity-based and cash-based incentive plans, including the full range of HMRC tax-advantaged plans such as EMI plans and CSOPs, working on the incentives aspects of corporate transactions, including both venture capital and private equity investment, public company takeovers, IPOs, and company reorganizations. She considers the impact of the transaction on the share plans for employees and implements new incentive arrangements following investment into companies and businesses. She also guides listed companies on how to reward their executive directors in accordance with market practice and best corporate governance.

Rebecca is a member of the Share Plan Lawyers Organisation and a contributor to various publications (such as the Practical Law Company). She received a band 5 ranking in Employee Share Schemes & Incentives by Chambers UK 2025, is a “Leading Individual” under The Legal 500’s legal directory and has been recognized by MergerLinks as one of the top 30 most active up-and-coming tax lawyers in EMEA.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Compensation & Benefits

Taylor Ball Senior Associate

Santa Monica

Taylor’s recent sell-side experience includes having represented 

  • Heap Inc. in its acquisition by Content Square SAS
  • Casetext, Inc. in its acquisition by Thomson Reuters
  • BrightBytes, Inc. in its acquisition by Google
  • Green Street Power Partners in its sale of a majority equity interest to DIF Capital Partners
  • Clever Inc. in its acquisition by Kahoot!
  • 21st Century Fox, Inc.* in its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company
  • E Trade Financial Corporation* in its acquisition by Morgan Stanley
  • Rockwell Collins, Inc.* in its acquisition by United Technologies Corp.
  • DPx Holdings B.V.* in its acquisition by Thermo Fisher

Her recent buy-side experience includes having represented 

  • SAP SE in its acquisition of WalkMe Ltd.
  • Galaxy Digital LP in its acquisition of GK8 Ltd.
  • Workday in connection with multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Evisort, HiredScore, and Peakon
  • Marvell Technology in its acquisition of Tanzanite Silicon Solutions
  • Antin Infrastructure in its acquisition of GTL Leasing
  • Algolia in its acquisition of Search.io
  • IAC* in its acquisition of Care.com
  • French Multinational Luxury Goods Company* in its acquisition of Tiffany & Co.
  • Exact Sciences Corporation* in its acquisition of Genomic Health, Inc.
  • Hillenbrand, Inc.* in its acquisition of Milacron Holdings
*Denotes pre-Orrick experience.

Practice:

  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Rémunérations et avantages sociaux Fusions & Acquisitions
  • Capital Markets
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets

Alyssa Ohanian Of Counsel

Santa Monica

Alyssa advises public company clients across a broad range of industries regarding equity offerings, compliance with federal securities laws, and requirements of the major U.S. stock exchanges. She assists in-house counsel, management, and boards of directors on SEC and stock exchange disclosure and reporting requirements, director and executive compensation, and corporate governance matters.

Alyssa also counsels both public and private companies on the design, implementation and taxation of executive compensation and equity compensation arrangements, including executive employment agreements, change in control and severance plans, and cash and equity incentive programs, along with other compensation and benefits matters in the context of ongoing business operations, M&A transactions, spin-offs, and venture capital financings.

431399

Practice:

  • Financial & Fintech Advisory
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)
  • Fintech

Jeffrey Naimon Partner

Washington, D.C.

He defends financial services companies facing complex examination or enforcement matters before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and federal and state banking regulators, with a focus on fair lending, unfair, deceptive or abusive acts and practices (UDAAP), loan servicing, privacy and credit reporting, debt collection, servicemember protections and other consumer protection issues.

He assists banks and nonbanks (including fintech entities) structure, negotiate and operate a variety of partnerships, outsourcing programs and other third-party arrangements, including performing due diligence, negotiating transactions and advising on ongoing oversight protocols to meet regulatory expectations for third-party arrangements.

Jeff also assists in negotiating acquisition, capital markets and servicing transactions, advising on how best to structure the transaction to reduce risk and expedite deal closure, performing due diligence and assisting in obtaining the necessary change of control and other regulatory approvals.

Jeff is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) in Chambers USA, which praised him for his "extremely high intellect regarding compliance matters and negotiation skills. There's none better at arguing a disputed point." He is also a Fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers.

He currently serves as the Co-chair of the Professional Development Task Force and previously served as Co-chair (2011-2013) and Co-vice Chair (2008-2010) of the Truth in Lending Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s Consumer Financial Services Committee and has authored numerous articles on consumer financial services.

Prior to joining Orrick, Jeff was a partner at Buckley LLP.

740

Practice:

  • Employment Law & Litigation

Nicola Whiteley Partner

Londres

Leading a “straightforward and solutions-focused” team in London who are “exceptionally good and very highly respected globally”, Nicola is listed and noted for her “business-oriented approach” in Lexology Index and recognised by Chambers and Partners as “an excellent lawyer” who is “extremely responsive, commercially astute and pragmatic” and “an absolute pleasure to work with”, with clients praising her “solution orientated” nature, “very good sense of customer service” and her ability to “get to the heart of a legal problem very quickly” and “simplify complex legal matters into understandable chunks”.

Nicola is also recognised as a Leading Partner by Legal 500 UK. Clients describe her as "responsive, quick, pragmatic, and a joy to work with," making in-house counsel's life "a lot easier." Her calm and sensible advice has been invaluable in stressful employment disputes, earning her the reputation of an "outstanding employment law practitioner." Nicola's strong technical expertise, deep understanding of her clients' businesses, and commercial pragmatism make her a "pleasure to work with."

Furthermore, Nicola is lauded as "superb – clever, technical, accessible, commercial, and a thoroughly decent lawyer and human being," with tremendous respect from peers and clients alike. Her broad range of experience and cost-effective solutions are highly valued, as is her ability to provide expert legal advice and counsel tailored to the practical needs of businesses. Nicola is also trusted for independent investigation work and legal ethics-related advice.

She is a member of the International Committee of the Employment Lawyer's Association.

Practice:

  • Employment Law & Litigation
  • Employment Advice & Counseling
  • Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation
  • Cross Border Employment Law Issues

Emma Zarb Partner

Londres

Recommended by Legal 500 UK, Emma is described as having “masses of gravitas and great client skills.” Her dedication and hard work are consistently highlighted by clients and peers alike.

Emma has experience in drafting and negotiating employment contracts, consultancy agreements and settlement agreements, as well as staff handbooks and policies. She has extensive experiences in conducting and resolving employment litigation in both the Employment Tribunal, the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the High Court. In addition, she frequently advises a mix of high-growth startups and leading global corporations on high-value corporate transactions. She also advises on compliance issues such as the employment aspects of data protection matters and the drafting of Modern Slavery Act statements.

Emma is part of a “very responsive” team, who are “exceptionally good and very highly respected globally.”

David Song Senior Associate

Los Angeles

David guides states, counties, cities, school districts, large nonprofit organizations, underwriters, and borrowers to help them successfully finance infrastructure and capital improvement projects. His experience includes general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, letters of credit, certificates of participation, and tax and revenue anticipation notes. 

David assists clients throughout the financing process, from conducting due diligence reviews and ensuring compliance with state, local, and federal laws to drafting offering documents and researching complex legal issues. He has supported financings for some of the largest issuers in California, such as the State of California, the City of Los Angeles, the City of San Diego, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

Prior to joining the firm, David worked on complex tax and regulatory compliance projects for public, private, and government clients, and prepared and reviewed corporate, pass-through, and individual amended tax returns, and represented clients in examinations before the IRS and California Franchise Tax Board.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Companies Group

Chapin Scaggs Managing Associate

Boston

Chapin focuses on representing high-growth technology companies of all sizes throughout their life-cycles-- from general formation and corporate governance through to venture capital and private equity financings.  He also advises investors and venture capital firms in their investments in early and high growth technology companies.

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."

461799

Practice:

  • Antitrust and Competition

Neetu Ahlawat Associate

Londres

Neetu’s practice encompasses merger control and foreign direct investment, having represented clients in several big-ticket cases requiring complex remedies. She provides guidance on compliance and conducts a range of behavioural investigations for clients across multiple sectors.

Before joining Orrick, Neetu was part of the top-tier competition practice at one of India's largest law firms.

Practice:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Gouvernance d'entreprise

Jamie Kamen Baroff Senior Associate

New York

Jamie's practice focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, advising companies on formation and equity financings, and corporate governance matters.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Technology Transactions
  • Propriété intellectuelle
  • Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

Sarah Schaedler Partner

San Francisco

Sarah’s practice focuses on structuring and negotiating the intellectual property aspects of complex corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, business divestitures and commercial transactions where software and technology are the principal assets. Sarah also advises on intellectual property and technology contracts related questions in the context of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Sarah routinely advises on carve-outs and business separation transactions and helps clients with structuring and implementing their intellectual property and technology separation roadmap.

Sarah has counseled several companies in their preparation for a divestiture and understands the issues a buyer is focused on in the context of intellectual property matters. She regularly helps companies implement remediation steps around their intellectual property assets to help them to a successful closing.

She has significant experience advising private equity funds on investments involving companies that are driven by technology & innovation, as well as intellectual property reliant consumer product companies and companies that are stepping into digitalization.

Sarah is also a member of Orrick’s AI leadership group and involved in thought leadership projects related to AI matters on corporate transactions.

Educated and trained in Germany, France and the United States, Sarah’s international experience provides her with additional knowledge on cross-border transactions and international matters.