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Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure Sector
  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy & Infrastructure

Molly Jergenson Managing Associate

San Francisco

She advises clients on a wide range of transactions in the energy industry with a particular focus on renewable energy, including project acquisition, debt and tax equity financing, and development of solar, wind, and storage projects. 

Practice:

  • Supreme Court & Appellate

Katherine M. Kopp Senior Career Associate

Washington, D.C.

Katie leverages her deep experience in the Federal Circuit into efficient case management strategies that slash client costs. She has represented clients such as Dow AgroSciences LLC in two Federal Circuit victories in a multifaceted patent dispute with Bayer CropScience AG; VeriFone Systems, Inc. in an appeal from a district court order that would have undermined its ubiquitous payment terminals; Nintendo Co. in defense of its most important product―the Wii; and EMC Corp. in obtaining the definitive pre-America Invents Act opinion addressing the improper use of joinder in patent cases. 

Katie also has an active pro bono practice. She petitioned the Supreme Court to reconsider its rule regarding retroactive application of changes to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The Court ruled 6-3 for our client after having previously divided 4-1-4 on the same issue. In addition, she has represented

  • a class of detained immigrants challenging ICE’s systemic response to COVID-19 in its detention facilities;
  • veterans’ service organizations supporting a reversal of the Feres doctrine, which broadly prohibits tort recovery for injuries sustained by military personnel “incident to service;” and
  • a group of former Division 1 student-athletes supporting the NCAA in its prominent pay-for-play battle.

Brittany Habbart Career Associate

Washington, D.C.

Additionally, Brittany is an elected representative to the Tribal Council of the Caddo Nation, a tribal nation located in what is current day Oklahoma. She serves as a Member at Large for the National Native American Bar Association and is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Proprietà intellettuale

Will Melehani Partner

San Francisco

By delving into each case’s complexities and elegantly connecting those details to a broader technical perspective, Will creatively unravels his opposition’s argument.

Will uses this approach to defend cutting edge computer, Internet, software companies and life sciences companies with great success, having prevailed in numerous subject matter eligibility challenges. Will's mastery of patent law also allows him to ensure his strategy will withstand appeal, where Will has frequently played a key role in writing and arguing the appellate briefs. Whether handling patent, trademark or trade secrets matters, Will’s creative methodology gives his clients a unique advantage.

Will is also an enthusiastic participant in Orrick's pro bono efforts, and has obtained successful results for several disadvantaged and low-income pro bono clients.

Joseph Adamson Of Counsel

Washington, D.C.

In his government service, Joseph investigated potentially anticompetitive mergers, allegations of collusion, and potentially monopolistic conduct by firms in the healthcare and many other industries. That experience included working on the litigation team in the United States' challenge of UnitedHealth Group's acquisition of Change Healthcare. In private practice, Joseph has litigated antitrust and other complex commercial matters, advocated on behalf of clients with government agencies, and counseled clients on antitrust risks of potential acquisitions and on HSR filing requirements.

The combination of government and private practice experience, including representing both plaintiffs and defendants, allows Joseph to navigate the demands of modern discovery in litigation and by subpoena. Joseph seeks to achieve optimal outcomes for clients by minimizing disruption, cost, and burden during the litigation process, while focusing on and obtaining the key facts necessary to support his clients’ claims and defenses. His experience guides Joseph’s advocacy to secure successful outcomes at early stages of investigations and litigations, and to build the factual record needed to win at trial.

Joseph also maintains an active pro bono practice, including extensive work for clients seeking to prove their innocence from wrongful convictions.

Vinny Mei Managing Associate

Silicon Valley

Vinny Mei is an Associate in Orrick’s Technology Companies Group. Vinny advises technology companies across the software, financial technology, artificial intelligence, consumer internet, and enterprise software industries on matters ranging from general formation to venture capital financings to technology transactions, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to practicing law, Vinny co-founded Marq Vision, a Y Combinator-backed startup on a mission to eliminate counterfeits from online retail. He is passionate about access to justice, gamification in education, and empowering entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Vinny received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was the Bluebook Business Chair of the Harvard Law Review and Managing Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology. He earned his B.A.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto.

Katherine C. Jones Partner

Seattle; Los Angeles

She partners with investment funds, fund sponsors, real estate advisors, developers, public and private pension funds and institutional lenders on sophisticated real property acquisitions and dispositions, secured financings, hospitality, construction and development, joint ventures and other corporate real estate activities.

With a particular passion for the hospitality sector, Katie manages nearly all of Orrick’s hotel transactions throughout the United States. She has in-depth knowledge of the legal and contractual aspects unique to the hotel industry, including construction contracts, hotel management and franchise agreements, in addition to more standard loan documentation, joint venture and purchase and sale agreements.

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Practice:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

Hari Raman Partner

San Francisco; Santa Monica

Hari represents private equity firms and public, private, emerging and late-stage technology companies in a variety of domestic and international transactions. His experience spans the range of M&A activity, including cross-border deals, SPAC transactions, majority/minority investments, restructurings and general corporate matters. He works closely with serial acquirers implementing their buy-side M&A strategies, and with venture-backed companies, founders and investors in M&A exits and other liquidity transactions.

Hari has extensive experience leading companies in core technology markets through all aspects of the M&A process. He understands the unique issues, deal terms and trends at play in technology M&A, allowing him to optimize for efficiency, transaction execution and results for his clients.

Hari has also previously worked in Asia and the Middle East on complex, cross-border M&A, and leverages that experience in leading M&A transactions across the globe, including China, India, Israel and the United Kingdom.

Prior to joining Orrick, Hari was an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He is qualified to practice in both California and New York.

David Fries Chief Financial Officer

New York

David serves as Orrick’s Chief Financial Officer, having previously served in a variety of other executive roles at Orrick. Among other responsibilities, David is responsible for overseeing the firm’s accounting, financial planning, billing and collections, tax, comp and benefits and other financial functions, as well as its real estate portfolio.

From 1998 through 2005, David served as a senior executive at NYSE-listed Prologis (formerly AMB Property Corporation) in San Francisco, Boston and Shanghai, ultimately as Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Corporate Affairs, and Chairman and CEO of AMB China, Ltd. During his tenure at AMB, David was a member of AMB’s Management and Investment Committees and was responsible for overseeing AMB’s human resource, information technology, legal, environmental, engineering and risk management departments, as well as its airport facilities group, venture capital investments and other strategic business initiatives and transactions. In 2004, in addition to his other responsibilities, he moved to Shanghai and led AMB’s entry into the China market, including opening AMB’s first office in China.

From 2006 through 2008, David was a partner in both Orchard Partners, LLC, a real estate investment and development firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, and Greyfields Investors, a New York-based real estate private equity company, as well as a senior advisor to Orrick.

David currently serves on the Board of Directors of Breakfree Education, a DC-based non-profit focusing on transforming educational opportunities for incarcerated youths, as well as the Board of Winnow Solutions LLC, a leading compliance technology provider that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orrick, and has served on a variety of company boards in the real estate and technology sectors.

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Practice:

  • Private Equity
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Eugenio Zupo Senior Associate

Milano

Eugenio vanta una consolidata esperienza nell’ambito di un'ampia gamma di questioni di diritto societario, che riguardano, tra l’altro, complesse riorganizzazioni societarie attraverso molteplici giurisdizioni e joint venture. Eugenio ha prestato consulenza a investitori strategici e fondi di private equity in operazioni nell’ambito di una molteplicità di settori, ivi incluso, il settore energy, oil&gas, industrials, automotive, materiali compositi, chimica, food, e tecnologia.

Alison Roffi General Counsel

New York

Alison advises the firm on matters related to corporate governance, client relationships, and professional responsibility and ethics related to the practice of law. She has developed deep experience in the ethical considerations surrounding the use of legal tech, including AI and GenAI tools.

Alison provides legal advice to Orrick’s Board and Management Committee regarding firm management, growth, and policies. She is a member of the firm’s Operations Team and sits on the Risk Management Committee and AI Council. She also serves on the Risk Management Committee of MPC, the firm’s malpractice insurer.

Prior to joining the firm’s Office of General Counsel, Alison was a litigator in the firm’s Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. Her practice focused on representing audit firms and accountants in regulatory proceedings as well as civil disputes related to professional liability and representing insurance policyholders in matters related to coverage, claims, and recovery. She has experience managing and conducting large-scale internal investigations, liaising with regulators, and managing cross-border risk and liability. Alison also defended financial institutions in lawsuits arising out of the global financial crisis.

Practice:

  • Technology Companies Group
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Ryan Selis Of Counsel

Washington, D.C.

An experienced corporate lawyer and strategic advisor, Ryan specializes in guiding high-growth companies and investors through the legal complexities of the startup ecosystem.  With deep experience in the technology sector, he provides comprehensive legal counsel to emerging companies throughout their lifecycle, including startup formation and structuring, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and securities law compliance. Ryan also has significant expertise in representing venture capital and private equity investors in financings, growth equity investments, and buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions.  His ability to navigate the fast-paced and evolving technology landscape has made him a trusted partner to clients building transformative businesses.

Ryan's company-side representations include Mercor (AI-powered hiring platform), Magic.dev (automated software engineering), Sapien (autonomous coworkers for financial analysis), Taktile (decision-making models for risk assessment by fintechs), Flower (federated AI framework), Paradigm (AI-powered spreadsheets), 15Five (continuous performance management platform), Certa (third-party vendor compliance and risk management), Uprise (AI-powered financial advisory optimization), Archer Faris (multi-agent security), Better Trucks (last mile carrier), Allium (enterprise blockchain data platform), Coda Project (acquired by Grammarly), Enter Health (AI-first revenue cycle management), and many other exciting startups.

Select Engagements:

  • Magic AI - $320 million Series C financing, with contributions from Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, CapitalG, Eric Schmidt, and others
  • Mercor.io - $30 million Series A financing, led by Benchmark with participation from General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Jack Dorsey, Adam D'Angelo, and others
  • Sapien - $8.7 million Series Seed financing, led by General Catalyst with participation from Neo
  • Coda - sale to Grammarly 
  • Taktile - $20 million Series A financing, co-led by Index Ventures and Tiger Global
  • Flower Labs - $20 million Series A financing, led by Felicis Ventures and First Spark
  • 15Five - $52 million Series C financing, led by Quad Partners with participation by Next47, Origin Ventures, Edison Partners and others
  • Certa - $35 million Series B financing, co-led by Fin VC and Vertex Ventures
  • Allium - $16.5 million Series A financing, led by Theory Ventures, and $4.25 million Series Seed financing co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Amplify Partners
  • Better Trucks - $15 million Series A financing led by Lobby Capital, Corazon Capital, Venture 53 and others
  • Uprise - $3.3 million Seed financing, led by Blank Ventures
  • Medicxi, Aditum Bio, Atlas Venture – $20 million Series B investment in Versanis Bio and acquisition of Versanis Bio by Eli Lilly for $1.925 billion
  • Marcy Venture Partners - Investment in The Long Drink Company
  • Louis Dreyfus Company CVC - Investment in Natural Fiber Welding
  • Humaans - $15 million Series A financing, led by Lachy Groom
  • Quell - $10 million Series A financing, led by Tencent, Khosla Ventures, Heartcore Capital and others
  • Telmai - $5.5 million Series Seed financing, co-led by Glasswing Ventures and .406 Ventures
  • Simpl - $40 million Series B, led by Valar Ventures and IA Ventures
  • Atalaya Capital Management - Formation of private equity vehicle with Waterfall Asset Management and strategic growth investment into OnPoint Warranty Solutions
  • HPS Investment Partners – Formation of private equity vehicle with with Wildcat Capital Management and strategic growth investment into Sculptor Real Estate