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Practice:

  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
  • Risoluzione contenziosi e vertenze complesse

Ramona Sorgenfrei Managing Associate

Düsseldorf

She has experience in telecommunications licensing disputes and litigating FRAND objections and D&O disputes, as well as in disputes under the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

In addition to experience in arbitration proceedings under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL VIAC and the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce (ACHCCI), Ramona acts as administrative secretary in DIS arbitrations. 

She is a lecturer in arbitration and international commercial law at the University of Bayreuth where she also coaches the university's team in the Willem C. Vis Moot. Further to her legal studies, Ramona has also completed a university degree in economics.

During her education, she worked in US firms in Germany and Paris, where she deepened her knowledge of arbitration, litigation, and dispute resolution. Prior to joining Orrick, Ramona worked as a litigation lawyer for a magic circle law firm in Germany, including patent litigation involving patent infringement, nullity, and patent vindication proceedings, particularly in the telecommunications and automotive industries.

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Practice:

  • Mass Torts & Product Liability
  • Contenzioso fallimentare
  • Risoluzione contenziosi e vertenze complesse
  • Difesa class action
  • Processi

James Stengel Partner

New York

Jim is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in legal publications such as Chambers USA and Benchmark Litigation. Chambers notes Jim is "able to handle a wide range of mass torts and class actions, including particular strength in toxic tort-related mandates.” Clients told the publication that Jim “is extremely professional, with excellent brief writing and oral arguments,” calling him “a great guy and a great lawyer."  

Jim has served in a variety of management roles at Orrick, including Managing Director of Litigation, Member of the Executive Committee and Board, Lead Director, and as a member of the firm’s Management Committee.

Jim has written and lectured on complex litigation and mass tort subjects at a variety of law schools and seminars.

Before joining Orrick, Jim was a partner at Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine LLP.

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Sector
  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
  • Risoluzione contenziosi e vertenze complesse
  • Petrolio e carburanti
  • Energy & Infrastructure

Sarah Stockley Partner

Londra

Sarah resolves disputes for clients in a variety of forums including international arbitration (both commercial under ICC, LCIA, SIAC and HKIAC Rules etc. seated in various jurisdictions and investor state, under ICSID, and UNCITRAL Rules and ad hoc proceedings) and sits as arbitrator. Sarah appears before the English High Court and the DIFC Court, is adept at supervising and managing cross-border litigations in many other jurisdictions, including the Middle East, West Africa (Nigeria, Ivory Coast) India, Asia and South America and works under both common and civil law regimes.

In addition to acting in traditional onshore and offshore energy disputes both upstream and downstream, Sarah has a keen interest in the renewables and alternatives sectors, combining her experience of infrastructure disputes, including those relating to power and energy transmission, with the changing environments in which our clients operate during the Energy Transition. Sarah has conducted cases in the renewables sector, and also frequently represents clients in mediation and uses ADR techniques to achieve favourable settlements.

Sarah is recognised for International Arbitration by Legal 500 UK, as well as being noted as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers.

Practice:

  • Mass Torts & Product Liability
  • Risoluzione contenziosi e vertenze complesse

Laurie Strauch Weiss Partner

New York

Laurie advises companies on overall strategies, from pre-litigation assessments to the final resolution of matters, which often involve novel scientific issues. Her clients frequently enlist her to strategically address the scientific claims asserted by non-governmental organizations, the plaintiffs' bar and consumer advocacy groups which affect the reputation of their products both before and during litigation.

Laurie is a frequent lecturer, author and media source on topics concerning mass tort/class actions, complex scientific issues and expert witnesses.

Prior to joining Orrick, Laurie was an associate at Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine LLP, where she gained extensive experience in complex litigation including class actions based on product liability, securities RICO and fraud claims.

Practice:

  • Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
  • Strategic Advisory and Government Enforcement

Anna Stuart Senior Associate

New York

Anna provides strategic cybersecurity compliance counseling and develops bespoke, forward-looking incident preparedness strategies. She also supports cybersecurity risk assessments and tabletop exercises designed to identify potential gaps.

She also counsels on incident response matters by directing incident investigations, analyzing claims and defenses, examining potential notification obligations and counseling on communications strategies. She provides guidance on the regulatory investigations, class actions and contract disputes that flow from the announcement of privacy and cybersecurity incidents. She has defended Fortune 500 companies in state and federal courts across the nation on cybersecurity and general business issues.

During law school, she was a Legal Intern at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Cyber Crime Division.

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Practice:

  • Risoluzione contenziosi e vertenze complesse
  • Mass Torts & Product Liability
  • Difesa class action
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Trade Secrets Litigation

Monica A. Svetoslavov Counsel

Washington, D.C.

Monica is a seasoned litigator who brings a unique blend of government and private sector experience to complex litigation. She is particularly adept at working with expert witnesses across a wide spectrum of disputes—including products liability, mass torts, commercial issues, trade secrets, antitrust, False Claims Act, and cybersecurity—translating sophisticated technical and economic opinions into compelling narratives for juries.

Monica served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division, where she led criminal investigations and prosecutions involving trade secret theft and export control violations. Her government experience gives her a deep understanding of regulatory enforcement and national security concerns, which she leverages in high-stakes litigation.

Monica’s ability to collaborate with experts is rooted in her early career, where she worked in macroeconomic forecasting at the Federal Reserve and later supported testifying economists in litigation. This foundation enables her to bridge the gap between technical complexity and courtroom clarity, making her a valuable asset in cases where expert testimony is central.

She is known for her strategic insight, precision in trial preparation, and ability to distill complex issues into persuasive arguments—skills that make her a trusted advisor to clients navigating multifaceted disputes.

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Practice:

  • Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
  • Risoluzione contenziosi e vertenze complesse
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Investigations
  • Antitrust & Competition
  • Employment Law & Litigation
  • Japan

Kazuya Takeda Associate

Tokyo

He specializes in data protection and cybersecurity, including personal information protection. Additionally, he manages civil and commercial litigation and dispute resolution, cross-border and domestic M&A,  investigation, antitrust and competition, and labor and employment related matters. He also has experience in general corporate legal affairs.

Before joining Orrick, he worked for Kasame & Associates Co., Ltd. located in Thailand and provided Japanese corporate clients with a variety of legal services regarding Thai laws, including the Personal Data Protection Act, Labour Protection Act, Civil and Commercial Code, Trademark Act, Foreign Business Act, etc. for over two years. Prior to working in Thailand, he was an associate at Okamura Law Office and mainly handled civil litigations, general corporate cases, and trade competition law cases for about three years.

Practice:

  • Contenzioso titoli, class action e cause azionisti
  • Governance aziendale
  • Difesa class action
  • Risoluzione contenziosi e vertenze complesse

Alex Talarides Partner

San Francisco

Alex is recognized by Chambers and Legal 500 as an "Up and Coming" and "Rising Star" in securities litigation. He has extensive experience representing public and private companies and their D&Os, as well as investment banks and underwriters, in securities and corporate governance-related litigation and other complex commercial litigation. He also regularly advises companies and their boards on corporate governance best practices and fiduciary and disclosure duties, frequently presents and publishes on these topics, and teaches a full-semester course on transactional and shareholder litigation at the University of California Berkeley School of Law.

Alex earned his Juris Doctor degree, with Honors, Order of the Coif, from the University of Chicago Law School, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis.

Guido Testa Partner

Milano

In qualità di partner basato nell'ufficio di Orrick a Milano e membro senior del gruppo M&A e Private Equity, Guido è apprezzato per la sua conoscenza delle dinamiche peculiari di queste operazioni.

Nel campo delle operazioni di M&A, assiste regolarmente aziende, società di investimento e family offices nella strutturazione e negoziazione di fusioni, acquisizioni e alleanze strategiche, sia a livello nazionale che cross-border. La sua esperienza spazia in molteplici ambiti, e di recente si è particolarmente concentrato sui settori industriale e sanitario, dove è noto per la capacità di gestire con successo anche le operazioni più sofisticate con una spiccata attenzione alle dinamiche di business.

L’attività di Guido nel private equity si concentra sull’assistenza a fondi di investimento e, soprattutto, ad imprenditori. Guido è un advisor legale molto stimato dagli imprenditori italiani, che affianca per tutte le decisioni più strategiche in materia di diritto societario e governance. È apprezzato per la sua capacità di agire come business partner, offrendo consulenza continuativa sia nelle operazioni quotidiane, che nelle strategie di lungo periodo e nelle operazioni straordinarie. I clienti si affidano alla sua profonda conoscenza del settore, alla sua visione commerciale e al suo approccio pragmatico per affrontare con obiettività tutte le questioni legali legate alle diverse decisioni aziendali. Inoltre, assiste i fondi di investimento nella strutturazione e nell'esecuzione di acquisizioni e cessioni, aiutandoli a identificare opportunità, gestire rischi legali e raggiungere obiettivi strategici nel mercato italiano.

Guido vanta inoltre una significativa esperienza nella consulenza per la creazione e la gestione di partnership strategiche e joint ventures, affiancando i propri clienti nel perseguimento di opportunità di crescita e innovazione in mercati altamente competitivi.

Guido ha svolto un ruolo strategico in numerose operazioni cross-border, assistendo regolarmente aziende internazionali e fondi che investono in Italia, nonché aziende e fondi italiani che cercano opportunità all'estero, garantendo un'esecuzione fluida e un'efficace coordinazione dei deal.

Guido è riconosciuto da Legal 500come Leading Partner nel Private Equity. È inoltre classificato in Chambers Europe per Private Equity e per Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market, a conferma della sua forte reputazione e della sua expertise nel mercato legale italiano.

Practice:

  • eDiscovery e gestione dei dati
  • Processi
  • Risoluzione contenziosi e vertenze complesse
  • Antitrust & Competition
  • Mass Torts & Product Liability
  • Indagini interne

Erin Carter Tison Senior Discovery Attorney

Wheeling, W.V. (GOIC)

Erin has experience with all aspects of litigation, from filing the complaint up to serving as trial counsel, and everything in between. Erin has first-chaired 5 federal trials to verdict, and participated in an additional 10 federal and state trials in an advisory, strategic, or supporting role. In addition to trial work, she has substantial experience taking and defending both fact and expert depositions, drafting and arguing complex dispositive briefing, managing the preservation, collection, analysis, and production of paper and electronic documents, conducting custodian and witness interviews, and briefing complex and technical discovery and privilege issues.

Erin is part of a national counsel team for a luxury consumer goods company, defending cases pending across the country, including some of the most plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions. Erin serves as regional counsel, where she shares responsibility in developing and coordinating trial defense strategy on a daily basis. She collaborates with local, regional, and national counsel throughout the country to develop strategic decisions in all phases of litigation.    

In addition to this role, Erin’s practice has been focused on responding to government regulatory, civil, and criminal investigations, as well as government litigation. Erin advises clients on strategy for responding to government subpoenas and information requests, and provides strategic guidance on complex legal and privilege issues. Her practice also involves conducting internal investigations of companies around the world, including interviewing corporate executives and employees, defending those same witnesses in front of federal agencies, and analyzing complex documents, data, and other information. Erin also advises clients on strategy in general commercial litigation matters relating to complex discovery issues and beyond.

Also while at Orrick, Erin served an extended secondment with The Dow Chemical Company as a Case Manager in Dow's Asbestos, Products Liability & Insurance Litigation Group. In this capacity, she managed the asbestos and premises litigation dockets for Union Carbide and Dow throughout the western and northeastern United States. This involved overseeing hundreds of ongoing product liability cases, including advising the litigation management team on case evaluation, resolution, and business strategies, as well as directing outside counsel and trial counsel teams.

Immediately prior to joining Orrick, Erin served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia in Wheeling, WV. At the United States Attorney's Office, Erin focused on both defensive and affirmative civil matters on behalf of the United States, its agencies, and employees. In this role, Erin practiced in a variety of areas of the law, including but not limited to, constitutional claims, torts, statutory and administrative claims, environmental matters, tax and bankruptcy matters, and fraud investigations and litigation. While at the United States Attorney's Office, Erin served as the e-discovery office coordinator for the District, and was the chair of the diversity committee. Prior to her government service, Erin was a member of the Trial Practice group at Duane Morris LLP, where she focused on commercial litigation and corporate internal investigations.

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Practice:

  • Risoluzione contenziosi e vertenze complesse
  • Financial Services Litigation
  • White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance

Guy Topaz Managing Associate

Houston

Guy Topaz is a versatile litigator whose practice spans complex commercial and financial services disputes in federal and state courts, domestic arbitration, white-collar investigations, and regulatory enforcement actions.

Guy counsels and represents individual and corporate clients including technology companies, global asset managers, Fortune 500 corporations, and private-equity sponsors in high-stakes matters in courts throughout the country. Guy draws upon his federal and state clerkship experiences, and his diverse international background in China, Europe, and the Middle East, to provide practical solutions that safeguard client objectives and reputation. Prior to joining Orrick, Guy practiced in the New York and Washington, D.C. offices of an international law firm.

Sarah Jane Ungeheuer Managing Associate

New York

Prior to joining Orrick, Sarah worked as a pro bono fellow at New York Legal Assistance Group. At Orrick, Sarah has broad experience representing financial institutions in claims brought by investors and trustees and extensive trial experience advising clients in all stages of litigation.  Sarah has supported trial teams in various matters through the discovery process, expert witness preparation, summary judgment motions, extensive trial preparation and trial.  Sarah also continues to contribute to the pro bono practice at Orrick and is a member of New York Legal Assistance Group's Pro Bono Associate Advisory Board.