Austin
Ana's practice focuses on public finance, which includes representing local governments, school districts, and financial institutions that underwrite bonds. She represents her clients in a range of public finance matters, such as general obligation and revenue bonds and public improvement districts.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Amy currently represents non-parties in multiple competition enforcement actions pending in federal district court, including in: U.S. v. Google, Colorado v. Google as well as FTC v. Facebook. A Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, she was also featured as one of Global Competition Review’s “40 Under 40 – Class of 2016” antitrust lawyers.
Among her notable transactional representations are matters at the intersection of antitrust and technology, such as her key role in Microsoft's acquisitions of LinkedIn and Skype.
Amy regularly advises both on strategic transactions as well as the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. Additionally, she counsels on substantive antitrust issues that may arise in commercial relationships and compliance, such as vertical pricing and distribution.
The Legal 500 US 2020 rankings recently recognized Amy both for merger control and cartel investigations with a client testimonial:
“Amy Ray stands out as someone who has worked hard to understand our business and routinely brings her considerable experience and expertise to bear on important issues for us, always with a client-service focus. A true partner.”
Her pro bono matters include a case for which the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs recognized her team for its contribution to fair housing litigation. She also served for several years on the prestigious U.S. National Women's Law Center Leadership Advisory Committee.
Amy was an inaugural board member of the Law360 Competition Editorial Advisory Board and continues in that role today.
San Francisco
San Francisco
Max advises public and private companies through a wide range of strategic transactions, including complex merger and acquisition transactions, debt and equity investments, joint ventures, internal reorganizations, and global expansions. Max's background includes working with early stage start-ups and competing in international Motorsports.
Prior to joining Orrick, Max was an associate at Baker McKenzie.
San Francisco
As Chief Practice Officer of the Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement Business Unit, which encompasses attorneys with litigation, regulatory, transactional and legislative policy backgrounds in 18 Orrick global markets, Amy advises on the strategic planning, operation and management of the Unit. Her responsibilities include oversight of the Unit's financial performance, advancement of the Unit’s strategic initiatives, business planning and execution.
Amy's practice focuses on the representation of public companies, directors and officers in securities class actions, SEC and DOJ investigations and enforcement actions and shareholder derivative actions. She has extensive experience in litigation involving compliance breaches of fiduciary duty and securities law violations, and she has conducted dozens of corporate investigations of all types all over the world.
Amy has represented the following companies and/or individuals associated with the following companies: McKesson Corporation, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. and Olympus Corporation.
Boston
Amy works with digital health companies, health systems and other public and private companies—from new entrants to seasoned organizations—to address regulatory compliance and transactional needs. She also advises investors and collaborates with clients to understand their business goals and tailor practical solutions to help them achieve those objectives. Amy is well-versed in the corporate governance, data privacy, and security and scope-of-practice considerations facing the healthcare industry as it incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning (ML) solutions into clinical workflows. Her practice includes structuring and scaling national telehealth practices across a range of clinical disciplines, including complex collaborative arrangements involving labs, medical device manufacturers, remote patient monitoring solutions and pharmacies.
Amy spends much of her time working with clients on vetting and developing strategic affiliations, joint venture transactions and other novel business arrangements, including developing value-based enterprises and otherwise identifying means to achieve further alignment among stakeholders. She advises on reimbursement issues with respect to federal healthcare programs, private payors and self-pay business models. She also helps develop compliance programs and advises on related protocols and best practices.
In particular, Amy advises on physician self-referral, anti-kickback and other fraud and abuse law matters as well as on patient privacy matters, including HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 and corresponding state-level compliance. Amy also assists with internal investigations and assessing and responding to the results, including developing corrective action recommendations and self-disclosures.
A sought-after speaker and prolific writer on some of the most complex and critical issues in healthcare law, Amy shares her insights in publications and presentations across the country. She co-authored chapters in numerous publications, including the telemedicine chapter of the American Bar Association’s Physician Law: Evolving Trends & Hot Topics and a chapter addressing telehealth in the MCLE Massachusetts Health and Hospital Law Manual.
Chambers USA notes that Amy has “deep expertise in matters that impact healthcare providers and healthcare transactions,” “is a terrific resource on a range of regulatory issues” and “an expert in the Stark Law.”
Amy graduated first in her class at UCLA Law and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Prior to law school, Amy served in the U.S. Air Force.