Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
Nick is a leading eDiscovery attorney offering strategic counsel to clients, many Fortune 100, for nearly the past 15 years. With a comprehensive background in commercial and civil litigation, Nick excels in navigating the intricate landscape of eDiscovery.
As a Senior Discovery Attorney at Orrick, Nick is associated with Orrick’s Chambers USA and Legal 500 ranked Employment Litigation and eDiscovery and Information Governance practice groups. With a current focus on labor and employment litigation matters, Nick provides strategic counsel leveraging his extensive expertise to navigate complex eDiscovery challenges within the employment sector. His work includes litigating Equal Pay Act claims, wrongful termination disputes, allegations of discrimination, and others.
In his role within the eDiscovery and Information Governance practice group, recognized by Chambers USA and Legal 500 for its innovative approach, Nick’s expertise encompasses:
Nick’s proficiency spans all aspects of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), ensuring seamless data collection, preservation, review and production. He is a seasoned negotiator, adept at drafting and advising on ESI protocols, protective/confidentiality orders, and related stipulations.
Before joining Orrick, Nick developed his litigation expertise at Jones Day, focusing on complex commercial disputes and class action defense. His diverse legal background, combined with engineering and compliance experience, uniquely equips him to deliver innovative, technology-driven solutions.
Nick holds a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law, and a B.A. in Political Science from West Virginia University. He is an active member of the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Bars.
Santa Monica
Ben’s diverse practice focuses on disputes where an understanding of technology and business is essential. Ben’s civil litigation practice includes trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and funder / founder disputes, through arbitration and trial and on appeal. Ben also has extensive experience in government enforcement actions before the SEC and FTC, as well as federal criminal matters ranging from fraud to FCPA to export controls. He has also conducted numerous internal investigations on behalf of corporate clients. Clients praise Ben’s understanding of the tech ecosystem, responsiveness, and practical, solutions-oriented business judgment.
Ben is committed to impacting his community and maintains an active pro bono practice, including representation and collaboration with the ACLU, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Equality California, on issues ranging from religious freedom, school integration, reproductive rights, privacy from government surveillance, and the right for same-sex couples to marry.
Ben currently serves on the Board of Directors of 826LA, a non-profit organization providing literacy and writing programs for children in underserved areas of Los Angeles. Since 2018, Ben has served on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He currently co-chairs its White-Collar Crime Committee and is the vice-chair of its Ninth Circuit Amicus Committee. Ben previously served on the Yale Law School Association Executive Committee, representing Northern and Southern California. The judges of the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit appointed Ben to serve as an appellate lawyer representative to the court.
Washington, D.C.
Jon’s enforcement work involves helping clients navigate the patchwork of federal and state “consumer protection” rules and defending investigations and enforcement actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), State Attorneys General (AGs), and other state regulatory agencies. These matters cover a broad spectrum of B2C and B2B issues, including data privacy, cybersecurity, greenwashing, and so-called “unfair and deceptive” sales and marketing practices with a focus on representation of e-commerce platforms, marketplaces, gig economy, social media and fintech companies. In connection with these enforcement matters, Jon is able to leverage his substantial experience in crisis management by helping clients devise and implement coordinated regulatory, legislative, and media responses to these high stakes incidents.
Jon also helps companies identify and understand regulatory risks and opportunities associated with ESG marketing and goals by providing guidance on greenwashing and the FTC’s Green Guides to help clients avoid deceptive marketing for environmental responsibility and sustainability.
Jon also has substantial experience in the antitrust and competition space, including class action antitrust litigation, criminal cartel investigations and enforcement actions before the DOJ and international regulators, as well as mergers and acquisitions and conduct investigations before the DOJ and FTC. In addition, Jon also provides strategic public policy counseling to clients on consumer protection and data management matters before Congress and executive branch agencies, and he has an active complex commercial litigation practice in federal and state courts across the country.
Milano
Emanuela ricopre la carica di Special Counsel ed è membro del team M&A e Private Equity presso l’ufficio di Milano di Orrick.
Assiste società italiane e multinazionali in tutte le fasi delle operazioni di M&A, dalla strutturazione iniziale, alla negoziazione e al closing. La sua attività comprende anche la consulenza in materia di governance societaria, contrattualistica commerciale e progetti di alto profilo strategico. Ha maturato una significativa esperienza nel supportare i clienti sia nella gestione delle attività ordinarie sia in progetti speciali che richiedono soluzioni legali marcatamente personalizzate. Negli ultimi anni, ha sviluppato una particolare competenza nelle operazioni M&A nel settore industriale.
Tra i suoi clienti figurano anche fondi di private equity e venture capital, merchant bank, family office e imprenditori, in operazioni di private equity finalizzate alla crescita del business in Italia e all’estero. Assiste regolarmente fondi attivi in diversi settori, tra cui alimentare, tessile e manifatturiero.
New York
She handles complex individual cases, as well as class actions and systemic government investigations. She represents a broad range of companies, including employers in the securities industry, banks and financial institutions, accounting firms, law firms, and employers in the technology and media industries. Jill also has particular proficiency in the representation of nonprofit entities, including colleges, universities, hospitals, foundations and cultural institutions.
She designs and conducts training programs for clients and frequently speaks on employment law issues for employer and bar association groups such as National Employment Law Institute, Practising Law Institute, National Association of College and University Attorneys and the New York State Bar Association.
Portland
Doug is senior partner with decades of experience in public finance and municipal bond law, including federal, state and tribal tax and securities law issues.
Doug serves as bond counsel for the State of Alaska, the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority, the Washington Economic Development Finance Authority, the Oregon Department of Transportation, the State of Oregon concerning the issuance of General Obligation Bonds for Higher Education and Oregon Health and Science University. Doug also serves as the primary lead bond counsel for the Oregon Facilities Authority on higher education, hospital and other conduit 501(c)(3) revenue bond issues.
Doug has also served as bond counsel, underwriters counsel or borrowers counsel on conduit revenue bonds in the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Washington, D.C.
Client-centered experiences are at the heart of Caroline’s practice. She has provided a wide variety of institutions, from fintech startups to multinational banks, with tailored, practical guidance that considers each company’s unique characteristics and strategic goals. Caroline draws on her prior experiences as an attorney at a federal prudential regulator and as the head of compliance at a consumer finance company to give clients a comprehensive picture of the legal risks and opportunities each new matter presents.
Her work on behalf of financial services providers has included:
In these and other representations, Caroline brings strong substantive knowledge of the key federal and state statutes and regulations governing the financial services industry. Her specific areas of focus include:
Prior to joining Orrick, Caroline was senior counsel at Buckley LLP. She also has served as an attorney-advisor in the litigation division of the OCC, where she represented the agency in civil litigation, bank receivership preparation, employment disputes and other administrative contexts. Caroline also gained valuable in-house experience as the head of compliance and assistant general counsel of a Richmond-based consumer finance company.
New York
New York
John's experience spans across various industries, including pharmaceuticals and life sciences, technology, gaming, and agriculture. John has litigated high-profile antitrust cases involving a broad range of business practices and legal theories, including monopolization, restraint of trade, intellectual property-related conduct, bundled rebates, predatory pricing, and other exclusionary practices. He also has experience in transactional investigations and challenges, and and played a key role in successfully defending against government challenge to a high-profile merger involving vertical and horizontal theories.
Before joining Orrick, John served at the Federal Trade Commission for several years. During his time at the FTC, John handled all aspects of anticompetitive conduct investigations and enforcement actions, including CIDs, investigational hearings, strategy and legal theory development, pleadings and dispositive motions.
San Francisco
San Francisco
Among the attributes that contributed to his Hall of Fame selection were:
In addition to his selection by The Bond Buyer for its Public Finance Hall of Fame, Roger is ranked Band 1 by Chambers, and as Acritas Star Lawyer by Acritas, as Dealmaker of the Year (twice) by American Lawyer, as “best,” “super,” “most honored,” “preeminent” or “lawyer of the year” by several other publications, and declared “the Bond King” in a cover article by California Lawyer.
Milano
Grazie alla profonda conoscenza del mercato della tecnologia e dell'innovazione, Livia offre regolarmente consulenza a società early e late-stage in merito a round di investimento singoli e multi-tranche, secondari, finanziamenti ponte, LBO, buyout e altri tipi di exit, M&A e riorganizzazioni aziendali. Ha lavorato con aziende innovative di profilo internazionale e ha fornito consulenza a molti dei principali investitori di venture capital e private equity del mercato italiano e estero.
Accanto all'attenzione per il mondo tech, Livia ha acquisito una specifica competenza in ambito healthcare lavorando a fianco di uno dei principali gruppi leader mondiali nel settore delle analisi di laboratorio, a partire dal suo ingresso sulla scena nazionale fino al consolidamento della propria posizione di leadership in Italia attraverso operazioni di M&A.
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)
Yvette works with litigation attorneys and third party vendors to manage the review and production of documents relevant to investigations and litigation. Yvette's 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. Yvette 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.
Prior to joining Orrick, Yvette clerked with Judge David R. Janes in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of West Virginia and was an associate at Bailey & Wyant in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Chicago
His experience includes representing clients in high-stakes litigation throughout the country in matters concerning federal and state consumer protection statutes, as well as complex commercial disputes. He further advises and represents clients in regulatory, supervisory, and enforcement matters before federal and state agencies including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and states attorneys general. Justin assists clients through all aspects of litigation, including briefing dispositive and discovery motions, managing large-scale discovery reviews and productions, preparing expert reports, arguing motions in both state and federal court, opposing class certification, and conducting settlement negotiations. With respect to enforcement matters, Justin represents clients through supervisory actions and assists them with the PARR (Potential Action and Request for Response) and NORA (Notice and Opportunity to Respond and Advise) process, crafting responses and working with regulators to reach favorable outcomes.
Prior to joining Orrick, Justin was an associate at Buckley LLP. Before practicing law, Justin worked with sports agents for some of the most successful players in the National Football League, including league MVPs, Super Bowl winners, and numerous rookies of the year.