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Alessandro Amato Associate

Roma

Alessandro si occupa di diritto amministrativo, prestando assistenza a clienti italiani e stranieri nel settore degli appalti pubblici, urbanistica ed edilizia, infrastrutture, energia e ambiente, sia in ambito giudiziale che stragiudiziale. Ha inoltre maturato esperienza in procedure di finanza di progetto e in programmi di finanziamento, nazionali ed europei.
Alessandro si occupa inoltre di diritto Europeo e della concorrenza, con un particolare focus rispetto alle procedure di screening FDI e in materia di aiuti di Stato.
Prima di entrare in Orrick, ha maturato esperienza presso un primario studio italiano. Ha inoltre lavorato presso la Commissione Europea, DG Comp.
Laureatosi presso l’università degli studi Roma Tre, Alessandro ha conseguito un master di II livello in Diritto della Concorrenza e dell’innovazione presso la LUISS School of Law nel 2021.
Ha conseguito l'abilitazione all'esercizio della professione forense nel 2020 ed è iscritto all'Ordine degli Avvocati di Roma dal 2021.

Santi J. Assalini Partner

Miami

His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and securities transactions. He also counsels clients on corporate governance.

Santiago began his career at Willkie Farr in New York.

Shawn Atkinson Partner

Londra

In addition to sheer volume of deals, Shawn's incomparable market insight stems from his leadership roles at Orrick, the only global firm focused on technology, and his experience working throughout the UK & Europe, North America and Asia. Shawn serves as a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and leads Orrick's London Corporate practice. These leadership roles complement his practice serving public and private companies in UK multi-jurisdictional and complex corporate transactions, including countless acquisitions and disposals, cross-border mergers, bankruptcy infused asset sales, recapitalisations and reorganisations.

He is also a recognised leader in late stage venture transactions and in early stage private equity transactions in Europe and the emerging markets. Shawn has been recognised as a leading individual in several legal directories, including Chambers and Legal 500, for his expertise and excellence in venture capital, M&A, emerging markets, and fintech. In addition, he has been ranked as a top 5 (by volume) UK M&A lawyer in each of 2017, 2020-2024 by Mergermarket, including a #1 ranking in 2021, 2022 and 2024.

Shawn also advises early stage businesses across a number of sectors – including insurtech, Fintech, Crypto, SaaS, EdTech, HRTech, Marketplace and EnergyTech. He assists them from incorporation through to M&A exit, initial public offerings and other growth opportunities. His participation in the private equity and venture capital sector spans his entire career - with time spent in private practice, in-house and advising investors as well as investor-backed businesses-and affords him a deep knowledge and understanding of the industry and client needs and expectations.

Among the leading investment funds he has represented are ABN Amro Ventures, Acton Capital Partners, ABRY Partners, Accel Partners, Apax Partners, Bain Capital, Balderton Capital, Battery Ventures, Beringea, Bessemer Venture Partners, Black Pearls VC, Black Sheep Ventures, BMWi Ventures, Coatue Management, Columbia Capital, CommerzVentures, Evolvence, FTV Capital, Golden Gate Capital, Stepstone Group, Headway Capital Partners, Innova Capital, Kinnevik, KPS Capital Partners, Marlin Equity Partners, Mangrove Capital Partners, M/C Partners, One Peak, Oxx, Pearson Ventures, Piper Private Equity, Piton Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Sprints Capital, Summit Partners, Updata Partners, VNV Global and VEF.

Jonathan Ayre Partner

Houston

Jonathan represents companies driving the energy transition, including representing project developers in connection with engineering, procurement and construction agreements, solar module purchase agreements, transformer purchase agreements, and operation and maintenance agreements. He co-leads Orrick's nuclear power practice and has represented the purchaser in the first high-assay low-enriched uranium purchase agreement, as well as in numerous joint venture, engineering, procurement, and construction, and commercial agreements in the nuclear power industry. Chambers Global has reported, "He knows the industry very well and takes a commercial approach to help resolve differences with the counterparty. He has a good bedside manner and cooperates well with others,” and ”he's very resourceful and he approaches the energy and corporate sector with a true business sense." Jonathan was recognized in 2020 by Law 360 as an Energy Rising Star.

Jonathan is a recognized leader in cutting-edge transactions in oil and gas securitizations, representing the investors in the first oil and gas securitization, in the first operated property transaction, in the first transaction involving properties owned by the Bureau of Land Management, and in the first transaction using a master trust structure. He has worked on over $20 billion of oil and gas securitizations.

Jonathan is an active supporter of the Houston Symphony, serving as Chairman of the Houston Symphony's Finance Committee, as a Governing Director on the Houston Symphony Society's Board of Trustees, and as chair of the 2021 Houston Symphony's Wine Dinner and Collector's Auction. He serves as a member of the Steering Committee of the Houston Men of Distinction Annual Awards Luncheon, an organization that recognizes Houston men who have distinguished themselves through excellence in community achievement, thereby providing support in superior biomedical research, education, and patient care in the Texas Medical Center.

Julien Barbey Senior Associate

New York

Julien advises startup clients as general outside corporate counsel assisting companies with all their legal needs including convertible note, debt and SAFE financings, preferred stock financings, employee equity and corporate governance. He has a broad range of corporate experience including company counsel to public companies, private equity acquisitions, preferred stock financings, mergers, joint ventures and commercial contract drafting.

Prior to focusing his practice on startups, Julien practiced mergers and acquisitions law which gives him added insight into positioning companies for a successful exit. Julien also worked as an in-house attorney at a late stage start-up which gives him added insight into the business needs of his clients.

Delia Bennett Associate

New York

Dr. Christoph Brenner Partner

Monaco

Christoph regularly acts for private equity sponsors, corporate and strategic buyers, owners and management teams.

He is frequently recommended by Legal500, JUVE and Best Lawyers Germany for M&A and Private Equity transactions and JUVE describes him as “very experienced, fast, solution-oriented”.

Christoph leads the German Orrick offices together with Stefan Schultes-Schnitzlein.

Tony Chan Partner

Washington, D.C.; Boston; New York

Tony regularly advises on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, growth equity, and venture capital transactions, as well as on corporate governance, joint ventures and corporate finance matters.

Tony has been recognized for his life sciences and M&A work by a number of notable publications, including The Legal 500 US, Law360, IFLR1000 and Legal Media Group. In particular, Law360 highlighted his work in navigating the complex life sciences industry and key partnership negotiations between biotechnology and drug companies.

In addition, Tony sustains an active pro bono practice, serving as counsel to nonprofit organizations such as Aequitas, APAI Vote, Chefs Stopping Asian American Hate, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Film Society, and the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance. Tony also serves as an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law School where he has taught Takeovers, Mergers and Acquisitions since 2015.

Catherine Conners Associate

Boston

Catherine's practice focuses on buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, both domestic and cross-border. She practices across a variety of industries, including energy, technology and software, healthcare and life sciences. As a member of the firm's EnergyTech team, Catherine focuses on advising companies developing next-generation technologies in energy storage, carbon capture, alternative fuels and agtech.

Dean Corrado Associate

New York

Dean represents private and public companies, as well as private equity funds and their portfolio companies in all aspects of their business.

Dean regularly advises clients on a variety of transactions, including domestic and cross-border stock and asset acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs, strategic add-ons and carveout transactions. He works across a wide range of geographies and industries, including a primary focus in the tech, finance, energy and infrastructure sectors.

Alessandra Di Lorito Associate

Roma

Alessandra presta assistenza a clienti italiani e stranieri nel settore degli appalti pubblici, project financing e concessioni, infrastrutture, energia e ambiente, sia in ambito giudiziale che stragiudiziale.
È autrice di articoli in materia di diritto amministrativo pubblicati su riviste giuridiche di settore.

Prima di entrare in Orrick, ha maturato esperienza nel settore della contrattualistica pubblica presso un primario studio internazionale.

Laureatasi a pieni voti, Alessandra ha conseguito un master di II livello in Diritto Amministrativo (MIDA) presso la LUISS School of Law nel 2023.

Ha conseguito l'abilitazione all'esercizio della professione forense ed è iscritta all'Ordine degli Avvocati di Roma.

Fabio Fauceglia Partner

Milano

Fabio assiste regolarmente sia acquirenti industriali e fondi di private equity che famiglie ed imprenditori in operazioni di M&A ed ha esperienza in una molteplicità di settori, incluso, energy, oil&gas, industrials, automotive, materiali compositi, chimica, food, tecnologia.

Tra le sue operazioni di maggior rilievo, Fabio ha guidato il team che ha assistito General Electric nell'acquisizione dell' aviation business of Avio S.p.A. per $4.3 miliardi (European Private Equity Deal of the Year).

Fabio ha ricevuto un Master dalla Columbia University di New York nel 2001 ed è avvocato sia in Italia che a New York. E' stato inserito nella lista dei migliori 50 avvocati italiani da Legal Community.