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Orrick Advises Fisker on SPAC Merger with Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp.

| October.30.2020

Orrick advised Fisker on its merger with Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, resulting in ...

Orrick Advises Getaround on $140 Million Series E

| October.15.2020

Orrick has advised San Francisco-based carsharing platform Getaround on its $140 million Series E financing round.

Orrick Advises Luminar on $3.4 Billion SPAC Merger with Gores Metropoulos

| December.03.2020

Orrick has advised Luminar Technologies, a leading lidar autonomous driving technology company, on its merger with Gores Metropoulos, a special ...

Orrick Advises Lilium on Internal $240 Million Financing Round with Tencent, Atomico, Freigeist and LGT

| March.30.2020

Orrick advised German aviation pioneer Lilium on an internal funding round worth more than $240m.

Orrick Advised Toyota Motor on $400 Million Investment in Pony.ai

| March.19.2020

Orrick has advised Toyota Motor on its $400 million investment in autonomous driving company Pony.ai’s Series C round.

Orrick Tech Team Advises Carsharing Leader Getaround, Inc. on $300M Acquisition of Europe-based Drivy SAS

| April.24.2019

Orrick’s global M&A and Private Equity and Technology Companies Group teams advised carsharing pioneer Getaround on its recent acquisition of Drivy.

Law360 Names Orrick Technology Group of the Year

| February.20.2019

Law360 cited our "representation of more than 2,700 tech companies, ranging from early-stage startups to tech giants like Microsoft Corp. and ...

Orrick Ranks Top 3 Globally for Venture Capital

| February.15.2019

With $14 billion in venture capital raised for clients in 2018, Orrick ranks as the #3 VC firm worldwide in Pitchbook’s 2018 annual report, up from ...

Financial Times Names Orrick North America’s Most Innovative Law Firm for Unprecedented 3rd Year in a Row

| December.11.2018

FT Innovative Lawyers 2018
FT has named Orrick the Most Innovative Law Firm in North America and Chief Innovation Officer Wendy Curtis as the Most Innovative Lawyer of the Year.

Orrick Advises New “Unicorn” Graphcore on $200 Million Series D Round

| December.19.2018

Graphcore
Orrick has advised leading AI chipmaker Graphcore in its $200 million Series D funding round, bringing its post-money valuation to $1.7 billion.

Orrick Advises WHILL on $45 Million Series C Financing Round

| October.03.2018

Orrick advised WHILL, Inc., the innovative company behind the award-winning, next-generation Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs), on the completion of ...

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Self-Driving Gold Mines? Monetizing Big Data From Autonomous Vehicles and the Impact of Regulation

by Glynna Christian, Aravind Swaminathan and Nicholas Farnsworth | September.19.2019

Orrick’s Glynna Christian, Aravind Swaminathan and Nick Farnsworth co-authored an article in The Recorder discussing how autonomous vehicle companies ...

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Race to the Finish: Autonomous Vehicle Technology at the Forefront of Alleged Trade Secrets Theft

by Amy Van Zant and Lauren Kessler | April.16.2019

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The stakes couldn’t be higher in the race amongst Silicon Valley self-driving companies vying to be the first to bring the industry-changing ...

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Orrick Cyber & Privacy Team Authors Bloomberg Law Article Providing Guidance to Connected Car Makers to Avoid Litigation Risk

by Aravind Swaminathan and David T. Cohen | April.12.2019

An Orrick Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation team offers connected car manufacturers a roadmap to avoid litigation alleging flaws in auto cybersecurity.

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Orrick Partner Jim Stengel Publishes Article on Product Liability Issues for the AV Industry

by James Stengel | December.06.2018

Orrick partner Jim Stengel authored an Entrepreneur magazine article outlining the future landscape in product liability issues for Autonomous ...

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AV 3.0 Sets Path for Streamlined Regulatory Process for Autonomous Vehicles

by Ian Adams | October.05.2018

After months of preparation, the U.S. Department of Transportation ("USDOT") has released the third iteration of its informal guidance on the ...

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Where Can Suppliers of AI Components, Services Be Sued? The Case of the Autonomous Vehicle With a Mind of Its Own

by Diana M. Rutowski and Robert Reznick | May.30.2018

Orrick's Diana Rutowski and Robert Reznick co-authored an article on the issue of personal jurisdiction involving liability issues surrounding ...

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Profiles in Innovation: Ford’s Research & Innovation Team Drives Company Towards an Autonomous Future

May.01.2018

Ford’s executive technical director talks about autonomous vehicle trends, with commentary by Orrick's Rob McKenna and Ian Adams.

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Autonomous Cars and the New Legal Landscape of Transportation

by Glynna Christian | April.10.2018

Orrick partner Glynna Christian authored an article for Automotive News that provides insights into the array of liability, data privacy and ...

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Glynna Christian Authors Article on Understanding Ownership Rights to Company Data

by Glynna Christian | February.06.2018

Orrick partner Glynna Christian authored an article for Entrepreneur that offers important guidance to companies on their rights to data and how it ...

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Orrick Lawyers Author Article on IoT Cybersecurity Risks in Autonomous Vehicles

by Darren S. Teshima and Ian Adams | December.19.2016

Orrick's Darren Teshima and Ian Adams co-authored an article for Bloomberg BNA's Privacy and Security Law Report about the National Highway Traffic ...
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