Paris
Marine conseille des fonds d'infrastructure, des fonds de pension, des investisseurs long terme et autres acteurs stratégiques dans le cadre de leurs opérations d'acquisition, de cession et de restructuration dans les secteurs des énergies et des infrastructures en Europe.
Elle intervient en outre régulièrement dans les secteurs en pleine croissance de l'EnergyTech et de l'InfraTech.
En 2023, le guide international Legal 500 EMEA la nomme dans la catégorie Rising star en fusions-acquisitions et commente « Marine Jamain se forge une réputation de premier plan pour les transactions dans les domaines de l'énergie et de l'infrastructure ».
Tokyo
He mainly works on the development and financing of renewable energy projects as well as general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Orrick, he worked for an international law firm and a Japanese company where he engaged in M&A, structured finance and renewable energy transactions.
Los Angeles
A natural advocate, Sunny has first chaired litigation from inception through favorable resolution and successfully briefed and argued dispositive motions and appeals. Sunny is adept at all stages of discovery, comfortable with cross-border disputes, and experienced in both government and internal investigations. Sunny also has particular knowledge regarding the nuances of alternative dispute resolution, including drafting and enforcement of both B2B and B2C arbitration provisions.
Sunny jumpstarted his career by honing his research and writing skills as law clerk to Chief Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the federal District Court in Sacramento and judicial extern to the late Judge Harry Pregerson of the Ninth Circuit. Before law school, Sunny served for several years as a trade attache for the French government, covering the oenology and viticulture sector.
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Boston
Vedika has devoted her career to improving the delivery of legal services. She leads Orrick Labs, the firm's skunkworks, where custom legal solutions are designed and developed for clients and lawyers of the firm. She is trained and skilled in legal operations and technology and frequently applies Six Sigma principles to projects.
Using her background as an attorney and experience in managing high-impact projects across a variety of legal operational challenges, Vedika is a trusted advisor to our clients and regularly consults on solutions for contract lifecycle management, document and workflow automation, process improvement, knowledge management, data analysis, AI, and other issues that are top of mind for the industry.
Vedika also supports practice innovation efforts across the firm, including strategy and implementation of legal technologies for lawyers, re-engineering practice groups, and driving and influencing change in how firmwide resources execute on service delivery. Her efforts ensure that a commitment to creative problem-solving and human-centered design are leveraged across internal and external solutions alike, positioning the firm’s clients to excel at supporting their businesses, and the firm to remain on the leading-edge of innovation.
In 2020, Vedika was listed to the Changing Lawyer Awards, and in 2023 she was awarded the Graduate of the Last Decade award by her alma mater, Suffolk University Law School.
Orange County
Washington, D.C.
A member of Orrick’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution team, Francesca has extensive experience litigating challenging, high-stakes cases on behalf of her clients, including in some of the most high-profile and impactful wins for the NCAA. In addition to her trial prowess, she also has conducted internal investigations and has been called upon to assist with regulatory and administrative challenges that her clients face day-to-day.
Francesca has guided the preparation of significant litigation and arbitration matters, from the drafting stage through discovery, depositions, expert and lay witnesses, and through motions and trial. Having served on a secondment to a Fortune 5 client, she understands well the importance of effective and proactive case management. Francesca provides empathetic, targeted advice to clients, and she moves matters forward with energy and efficiency.
Prior to working in private practice, Francesca served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Judge Ivan D. Davis, United States Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia. In that role, she handled primarily civil discovery matters.
Paris
Anissa intervient pour le compte d'entreprises françaises et internationales et les conseille sur tous les aspects du droit social.
Avant de rejoindre Orrick, Anissa a effectué des stages au sein du département droit social des cabinets Allen & Overy, Skadden et CMS.
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
Ms. Letsome works with litigation attorneys and third-party vendors to manage the review and production of documents relevant to investigations and litigation. This work includes using early case assessment technology to analyze, categorize and cull data. She also manages teams of skilled professionals performing document review, redaction, analysis, production and drafting privilege logs. Rebecca assists the litigation team to prepare for trial, including drafting deposition summaries, factual memoranda and exhibit charts. She also works with practice office attorneys on transactional tasks, including contract review and due diligence
Paris
Aurélien intervient principalement en matière de restructuring et de procédures collectives.
Il conseille des fonds de dette, des hedge funds ainsi que les autres parties prenantes (créanciers divers, investisseurs, repreneurs ou débiteurs) dans le cadre de restructurations financières ou opérationnelles, amiables ou judiciaires. Il conseille également les entrepreneurs, les dirigeants, les sociétés et d’investisseurs sur des sujets Corporate indépendants de son activité restructuring.
Classé « Next Generation Partner » en Restructuring par le guide international Legal 500 EMEA, il est récemment intervenu aux côtés de créanciers et d’investisseurs financiers dans le cadre d’opérations à forts enjeux impliquant des sociétés cotées comme Orpea, Pierre & Vacances – Center Parcs ou Figeac Aero, ainsi que dans divers dossiers amiables et judiciaires midcap.
Avant de rejoindre Orrick, Aurélien a été collaborateur à Paris et New-York au sein de cabinets internationaux de premier ordre puis associé d’un cabinet britannique.
San Francisco
San Francisco
His practice includes serving as bond and disclosure counsel on revenue and tax-supported bond transactions in a variety of financing structures, including fixed rate bonds, variable rate bonds, synthetic fixed rate bonds and conduit issues.
Silicon Valley
Chris has served as first-chair counsel in more than 75 cases, successfully resolving virtually every one of them; and has tried many cases to judgment, in all types of forums, including jury trials, bench trials, the ITC and arbitrations. His cases involve cutting-edge legal issues and run the full gamut of technologies, including data storage, mobile devices, semiconductors, computers, graphical user interfaces, flash memory and many other technologies.
Chris has been recognized by clients, peers, and multiple publications as a leading lawyer in the IP field. He has been honored by The National Law Journal as one of "50 Intellectual Property Trailblazers and Pioneers," by IP Law360 as an Intellectual Property MVP, by Managing Intellectual Property as an "IP Star," by Chambers USA as a Leading Attorney in Intellectual Property, and by The Daily Journal as one of the "Top 75 IP Litigators" in California. A number of his victories have been profiled by The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, The National Law Journal and National Public Radio.
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.