People

Search Language

italiano / Italian | Use language selector above (below, on mobile) to search additional languages
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
  7. G
  8. H
  9. I
  10. J
  11. K
  12. L
  13. M
  14. N
  15. O
  16. P
  17. Q
  18. R
  19. S
  20. T
  21. U
  22. V
  23. W
  24. X
  25. Y
  26. Z
  • Search
  • Selected filters
  • x(project attorney)

571 items matching filters

Search Results

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. 

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.

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.

740

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate

Nicole Walsh Partner

Los Angeles

Nicole guides real estate investment funds, banks, developers and corporate clients through their most intricate real estate deals. With a strong background in corporate finance, she can bridge relevant viewpoints and offer distinct context across a wide range of real estate transactions, such as restructurings, workouts, foreclosures, mortgage and mezzanine financings, construction contracts, joint ventures, acquisitions and dispositions.

She serves as the relationship co-lead for one of our largest real estate clients, Hackman Capital Partners. Nicole also works closely with Sagehall Partners, Westbrook Partners, Local Bounti and Walton Street Capital, and has deep relationships with CoreVest.

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
462274

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Petrolio e carburanti

Tyler Davis Senior Associate

Houston

Tyler advises energy industry sponsors, developers, issuers and investors in a broad range of financing matters, including construction financings, bridge loans, back leverage financings, and tax equity. Tyler's experience includes project financings and related corporate matters involving utility-scale solar, distributed solar, wind, hydroelectric power, and upstream and midstream oil and gas projects.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Responsible Business
  • Capital Markets
  • Renewable Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • International Trade and Investment
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Data Centers

Ashley Walter Partner & Chief Sustainability Officer

Seattle

As Orrick’s Chief Sustainability Officer, he also oversees Orrick's strategic sustainability initiatives. Ashley focuses on developing innovative methods of supporting clients in achieving ESG objectives, including designing novel systems to manage supply chain risk; forming and guiding management-level ESG Steering Committees; and helping clients address the ESG requirements of major customers by engaging with those customers on our clients’ behalf.

Ashley is a co-founder and past chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility Law Committee of the ABA Business Law Section, has co-chaired the Practising Law Institute's annual ESG program for the last four years, and is heavily involved in ESG initiatives at Stanford Law School, where has served as a moderator at the Stanford Directors' College, has lectured on ESG at business law courses, has taught the course “Corporate Social Responsibility,” and will be teaching the course “Law and Governance in ESG Strategy” in the spring of 2025. Prior to Orrick, Ashley founded the corporate social responsibility practice at a Silicon Valley-based law firm.

How I help clients:

  • Customer ESG Engagement: Engaging with clients’ major customers in response to ESG inquiries or requirements
  • Supply Chain Risk: Developing responsible sourcing systems for high-risk supply chains
  • ESG Goal Management: Advice regarding retaining, modifying or withdrawing ESG goals
  • ESG Steering Committees: Forming and guiding management-level ESG Steering Committees
  • ESG Due Diligence: Conducting ESG due diligence with a focus on post-closing program building
  • Quarterbacking Compliance: Creating and advancing a project plan for regulatory compliance, including working with third-party consultants

Practice:

  • Supreme Court & Appellate

Jonas Wang Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Jonas has represented clients in the technology sector in federal and state courts across the country, with argument experience in the federal courts of appeals.

Before joining Orrick, Jonas served as a law clerk to Judge Beverly B. Martin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Judge Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  A graduate of Yale Law School, Jonas was an Articles and Essays Editor for the Yale Law Journal and a member of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.

Jonas previously served as a staff attorney at a leading nonprofit and litigated in federal district and appellate courts challenging adverse effects from criminal fines and fees.

740

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Patents
  • 3D Printing
  • U.S. International Trade Commission
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech
  • Proprietà intellettuale
  • Inter Partes Review (IPR)
  • IP Counseling e due diligence

Christopher Higgins Partner

Washington, D.C.

Chris has developed a global reputation as an authoritative source on legal issues in 3D printing, and has been a featured speaker at 3D printing events around the world. His 3D printing practice includes advising startups and established 3D printing companies on all aspects of intellectual property law, cybersecurity, and technology transactions. Chris helps 3D printing clients grow their businesses and capitalize on market opportunities and represents them in court to defend or enforce IP rights. Chris' 3D printing work extends beyond the courtroom; he teaches a course at Penn State University as part of its Masters of Engineering in Additive Manufacturing and Design program.

Chris' patent litigation and IPR practice also covers a wide range of other technologies including graphics processing, digital image processing and printing, semiconductor devices and semiconductor manufacturing, data encryption, high-definition television, digital content recognition, and medical devices. Chris has also assisted clients with licensing and patent prosecution related to 3D printing, digital imaging, wireless technology, mobile communication devices, encryption, high-definition television and medical devices.

Prior to law school, Chris worked in the patent department of a medical device company and as an engineer designing electronic components for missiles, projectiles, and bombs.

740

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Technology Companies Group
  • Governance aziendale

Karen Dempsey Senior Advisor

San Francisco

Karen is involved in a full range of corporate legal projects for high growth technology companies including venture financings, public offerings, public company securities law compliance matters and mergers and acquisitions. She also regularly advises public companies and board of directors on corporate governance issues. Karen's clients include private and public companies in the biotechnology, real estate, finance and Internet related industries. She also represents underwriters in initial public offerings and follow-on offerings and venture capital firms in investment transactions.

Karen is a frequent speaker on corporate and securities law topics including Initial Public Offerings, Corporate Governance and Sarbanes-Oxley matters. She is also Co-Editor of Part III of Venture Capital & Public Offering Negotiation, published by Aspen Law & Business.

Before joining Orrick, Karen was a shareholder at Heller Ehrman LLP and was chair of their firmwide corporate governance practice group.

Holly Boux Managing Associate

Washington, D.C.

Before joining Orrick, Holly clerked for the Honorable Jane Kelly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the Honorable Tena Campbell of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Prior to her clerkships, she was a litigation associate at Arnold & Porter.

Holly is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where she served on the Board of Student Advisers, as an Articles Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender, and as a research assistant for Professor Diane L. Rosenfeld, Professor Michael Ashley Stein, and the Harvard Law School Project on Disability.

Holly has a Ph.D. in American Government from Georgetown University, where she concentrated on judicial politics in the state and federal courts. Prior to law school she taught political science at Colorado State University. Her published work has appeared in the New Mexico Law Review, the Fordham Urban Law Journal, the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, and the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice, among other journals.

Practice:

  • Risoluzione contenziosi e vertenze complesse
  • Financial Services Litigation
  • Difesa class action
  • Government Investigations and Enforcement Actions
  • Proprietà intellettuale

David McGill Partner

Washington, D.C.

The Legal 500 reports that David has earned a reputation among clients for dispensing “invaluable and practical, business-oriented advice,” and his approach to disputes has been praised as “insightful, uber responsive and fearless.”

Known as an aggressive advocate, David is frequently retained by financial firms to design creative solutions for investigations and disputes involving allegations of market misconduct across an array of financial products, commodities, and other asset classes. He has successfully persuaded the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to walk away from threatened charges in numerous contexts, and his recent litigation wins include obtaining the first-ever dismissal of a criminal spoofing scheme charge in a commodities futures case. Alternative asset managers and technology companies often turn to David for advice on regulatory and compliance issues, including in the areas of digital currency and exchange enforcement.

David’s practice also extends to intellectual property disputes and investigations into alleged workplace misconduct. He regularly represents technology, sports, and media companies in matters involving allegations of trade secret misappropriation, licensing disputes, unfair competition, and employee/insider misconduct.