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Alexis Marraud des Grottes Partner

Paris

Recommandé par le guide juridique 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 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.

Jean-Pierre Martel Partner

Paris

Jean-Pierre est récemment intervenu sur les deals transfrontaliers les plus emblématiques du marché français. Il a notamment conseillé le Conseil d’administration d’Alstom lors de la cession de la branche énergie du groupe à General Electric, L’Oréal lors du rachat de 8% de son capital auprès de Nestlé couplé à une cession d’actifs, la famille Peugeot dans la restructuration du capital de Peugeot SA avec le chinois Dong Feng et l’État français, le Conseil d’administration de Club Méditerranée face aux offres publiques concurrentes du chinois Fosun et de l’italien Bonomi, le Conseil d’administration d’Areva dans la restructuration financière de la société.

Distingué « Individual Star » en Corporate/M&A par Chambers & Partners, Jean-Pierre Martel est décrit comme un « professionnel du M&A très respecté et doté d’une expérience considérable qui couvre un large spectre des activités transactionnelles ».

Jean-Pierre a également développé une très forte expertise en contentieux et arbitrage, et il figure en Band 1 du classement Dispute Resolution de Chambers. Il compte notamment parmi ses victoires récentes la très médiatisée « Affaire Tapie », dans laquelle il assiste le Consortium de Réalisation, chargé de la défaisance du Crédit Lyonnais pour l'État français. Il a obtenu de la Cour d’Appel de Paris la rétractation des sentences arbitrales qui avaient condamné le CDR à payer 404 millions d’euros aux liquidateurs judiciaires de M. Tapie et de ses sociétés, et leur condamnation à restituer intégralement cette somme avec intérêts.  Il vient aussi d'obtenir des décisions de justice très remarquées qui ont déchargé de responsabilité pénale des personnes accusées d'une importante fraude fiscale.

Il est également arbitre dans des procédures ad hoc, CCI et AFA.

Il participe régulièrement à des conférences et il est l’auteur de nombreux articles et publications.

Jean-Pierre Martel est fondateur et membre du Conseil d’administration de ICM (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière), fondation reconnue d’utilité publique qui est un des plus importants centres de recherche d’Europe en neurosciences.

Richard A. Martin Senior Counsel

New York

In his previous role at Orrick, Dick was a partner in the New York office, and a member of the Securities Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement Group. His practice focused on accountants’ liability, securities and commercial litigation, as well as arbitration and international and domestic white-collar criminal law. Dick is now Senior Counsel at Orrick, and while he continues to contribute to the work of those groups, his primary focus is on assisting our pro bono client, the Center for Reproductive Rights.

Dick has been involved in litigation in the state and federal courts of the United States, Europe, Asia and the Americas for more than 40 years. From June 1987 to August 1990, Dick served as Special Representative of the Attorney General, located at the United States Embassy in Rome, Italy. There he represented the Department of Justice in Europe and handled extradition and mutual assistance matters throughout Europe and North Africa, among other duties. In August, 1990, Dick’s contributions to the Administration of Justice in Italy were recognized when he was named “Commendatore al Merito della Republica Italiana”, the Italian Legion of Honor.

Prior to transferring to Rome, Dick served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, from January 1980 to June 1987. Dick received numerous commendations for his work in the United States Attorney’s Office, including the Distinguished Service Award from the Department of Justice for his leadership role in the case known as the “Pizza Connection”. Dick has been fluent in Italian since he was awarded an AFS scholarship for the school-year program in Naples, Italy, where he attended Liceo Classico.

Richard F. Martinelli Partner

New York

He has litigated patents at trial, before the ITC, and on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Rich has counseled clients and rendered opinions on patent validity, infringement and freedom to use. He is a registered patent attorney with experience drafting patents and practicing before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Rich’s patent work has involved a wide range of technologies including image processing, 3d graphics, audio / video compression, computer hardware and software, e-commerce, network technologies, digital rights management and encryption.

Rich also helps companies address the novel litigation and transactional IP issues that arise when developing and working with AI and is a frequent lecturer on these topics.

Kenneth Marx Senior Associate

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.

Nicoletta Massucci Associate

Milan

She also carries out activities and consulting for national and international non-profit organizations.

Nicoletta qualified as a lawyer in 1978. Prior to joining Orrick, she worked at Studio Legale Tributario in Milan, a law firm associated with Ernst & Young International.

Daniel Mathews Partner

New York

Dan advises on projects spanning the energy and infrastructure sector, including toll roads, rail, airports, ports, thermal and renewable energy generation, transmission infrastructure, telecommunications infrastructure, and water and waste facilities.

His key clients include major strategic and financial sponsors who have been involved in many of the largest and highest profile PPP and project development transactions over the past 30 years. Dan advises clients on Public-Private Partnerships, large-scale, complex project financings, and acquisitions and divestitures of projects and project portfolios, leading teams that have the depth and breadth to deliver excellence in every phase of a project, including development, construction, financing and operations, as well as providing leading M&A, restructuring and tax advice.

Dan has long been recognized as a leading practitioner in publications such as Chambers (every year since 2005), The Legal 500 and others. Clients describe him in Chambers as a “dean in the PPP space,” the “best in the business” and one client added that “he has an encyclopedic memory about all the deals in the market and a negotiating style that solves problems rather than creating them.”

Nikiforos Mathews Partner

New York

His practice focuses on representing financial institutions, governmental and regulated entities, hedge funds and corporate end-users in developing, structuring and negotiating a broad range of fixed income, foreign exchange, commodity, energy and credit derivative products. Among other things, he has successfully negotiated numerous domestic and cross-border lien-secured hedging transactions relating to leveraged loans and infrastructure transactions, as well as deal-contingent hedges. In addition, Nik has significant experience in foreign exchange and fixed income prime brokerage issues, as well as various structured products. He also regularly advises clients in connection with derivatives regulation, including the application of the Dodd-Frank legislation and related regulations. Also, Nik provides counsel on close-out netting matters and UCC issues relating account control arrangements for collateral. Nik regularly advises on the structuring and negotiation of energy and commodity hedging transactions, as well as swap regulatory matters relating to VPPAs. Moreover, on a regular basis, Nik represents market participants on the termination and close-out of derivatives and other products, including providing advice on related bankruptcy matters.

Nik has published articles in several journals, including on rating agency hedge criteria in connection with structured finance transactions.

Before joining Orrick, Nik was vice president and assistant general counsel at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and director and counsel at UBS AG. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Nicholas Tsoucalas of the United States Court of International Trade.

From 1999 to 2007, Nik held a commission as a Captain in the United States Army Reserve, where he was qualified to practice as a Judge Advocate. A veteran of both Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, he served as an Operational and Administrative Law attorney in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Andrew Mattei Senior Counsel

New York

Andrew has extensive experience in cross-border multi-currency, multi-borrower financings and has been the lead attorney in acquisition leveraged buy-outs, tender offer financings, tax free spin-off financings and M&A related work.

Before joining Orrick, Andrew was a partner in the Finance Group at Allen & Overy LLP. Prior to that, he was a partner at Mayer Brown, LLP.

Attilio Mazzilli Partner

Milan

Attilio brings to the table a wealth of knowledge and a deep understanding of the technology sector, which is critical in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. His practice is primarily focuses on providing expert legal advice on cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, and venture capital transactions. 

Attilio has a rich history of advising both domestic and multinational companies as well as private equity funds through their most critical and complex M&A and investments transactions. His focus within the dynamic realms of technology industry has positioned him as a go-to legal strategist for companies seeking to navigate the intricate and often disruptive characteristic market shifts of these sectors. His tailored approach ensures that the companies he advises are well-positioned to capitalize on the opportunities presented by their investments and M&A activities, fostering growth, innovation, and competitive advantage in a rapidly evolving business landscape.

In the context of innovation, Attilio’s role as an advisor to VC firms and high-growth technology companies places him at the forefront of investments in the tech industry.

His experience covers a broad spectrum of legal disciplines and is critical in identifying and evaluating potential investment opportunities within the sector, particularly in areas prone to rapid growth and innovation. With a seasoned understanding of market trends and the intricacies of startup development, Attilio advises investors on how to allocate their capital effectively, maximizing potential returns.

He is also extensively experienced at guiding technology companies at all stages of their life cycle and his contributions is invaluable for companies transitioning from seed stage through Series A and B funding rounds and eventually to exit strategies. His guidance encompasses strategic planning, corporate governance, and the navigation of regulatory environments. Startups, with their inherent risks and potential for exponential growth, require nuanced advice to thrive, and Attilio offers tailored counsel to help these companies scale their operations, refine their business models, and attract further investment. His experience is also instrumental in preparing these companies for various exit scenarios, whether through acquisitions, mergers, or initial public offerings (IPOs), ensuring that founders and investors alike realize their ventures' full value.

Philip McAndrews Senior Associate

New York

Phil provides valuable complex litigation and class action litigation experience, including for clients like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Blackstone.

Phil has broad experience representing corporations in all stages of litigation, including pre-suit demands, motions to dismiss, fact and expert discovery and depositions, summary judgment, trial preparation, and trial. Phil has drafted various briefs for federal and state proceedings encompassing numerous substantive issues, including administrative law, constitutional law, civil procedure, evidentiary issues, business and contract disputes, and class actions.

Prior to joining Orrick, Phil practiced at Cahill Gordon & Reindel in New York.

Phil received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Molly McCafferty Senior Associate

San Francisco

Molly has extensive experience in all phases of litigation. She has shepherded witnesses and defendants through all stages of state and federal investigations, government enforcement actions, and civil and criminal trials. She has served a pivotal role in multiple federal jury trials, including arguing motions and formulating effective direct and cross examination strategies. She has defended high-profile clients in the technology and finance sectors in securities class actions, and represents clients in shareholder derivative suits and other shareholder-related disputes.

Molly regularly represents companies and their officers and directors in connection with investigations by the SEC, DOJ, FINRA and other state and federal agencies. She has defended clients in SEC and DOJ enforcement actions. Molly's litigation experience also includes defending against allegations of securities fraud, the False Claims Act, and mail and wire fraud.

Molly's pro bono experience focuses on the assisted reproductive technology space, where she has become a go-to strategic advisor. In addition to representing individuals at all stages of the ART lifecycle, Molly regularly counsels organizations affected by assisted reproductive technology and third-party reproduction. Molly has appeared on The Doctors and in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and New York Magazine commenting on regulation and litigation in the gamete donation industry. Most recently, Molly secured a favorable ruling from the FDA on behalf of her clients.

Prior to joining Orrick, Molly was a Litigation and Enforcement associate in the San Francisco and Washington, D.C., offices of another international law firm. Prior to attending law school, Molly was a pianist and conductor on the national tour of Wicked and worked in the Massachusetts Legislature.