Boston
As a trial lawyer, Mark excels at handling accelerated, complex cases. For example, as lead counsel for New Balance, Mark won a swift six-month International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation concerning claims of trade dress infringement. And, as lead plaintiff counsel for Explorica in a trademark case, he won a jury verdict just ten weeks after filing the complaint. During that short span, the parties engaged in complete discovery, including taking and defending numerous fact and expert depositions. Clients routinely ask him to take over matters at the close of discovery, prior to trial, or on remand, which presents unique challenges and time constraints.
He is also skilled at explaining complex concepts and technology to judges and juries in a persuasive, intelligible style. For example, in the high-profile Supreme Court case ABC v. Aereo, he led the trial and appellate team’s presentation of the key technology. That presentation was the basis of the trial court’s denial of a preliminary injunction, and the Second Circuit’s affirmance of that decision.
Mark draws upon his litigation experience to help clients anticipate and avoid legal issues related to new technologies and brands. Mark has advised numerous technology and media companies on the creation, use, and delivery of content and helped clients assess whether their products will withstand investor and competitor scrutiny. He also has significant experience advising on branding and re-branding projects, including private brand or store brand clearance and risk assessments.
Mark’s exceptional record has earned him praise as a problem solver from client and peer surveys. Most recently, Chambers USA described him as "extremely skilled and effective." World Trademark Review 1000 has called him “intelligent, thoughtful and client-oriented” and “incredibly impressive.” The Legal 500 has described him as a “smart, creative” trial lawyer who “anticipates everything.” And in 2016, IP Law360 named two of his cases among the top ten trademark decisions of the year.
Milano
La sua attività si concentra in particolare nella consulenza a lender, sponsor, investitori, banche d'investimento ed emittenti in relazione a diversi tipi di transazioni, come operazioni di private placement, project finance (inclusi project bond), obbligazioni convertibili ed exchangeable, operazioni di structured equity e strumenti di capitalizzazione per banche e compagnie assicurative.
Esempi di esperienze recenti in questi ambiti includono l’assistenza nel contesto del finanziamento della storica autostrada italiana Brebemi (A35), del project bond per l'autostrada italiana A3 e del finanziamento dell'autostrada A21 in Italia. Ha inoltre fornito consulenza in relazione al finanziamento e rifinanziamento di Azzurra Aeroporti (gli aeroporti della Costa Azzurra), a vari finanziamenti per Mundys e Autostrada per l'Italia, e all'emissione di obbligazioni crossover da parte della società di telecomunicazioni italiana TIM S.p.A.
Craig ha anche prestato assistenza a diversi gruppi globali nel settore delle materie plastiche in diverse operazioni di secured private credit, structured equity e joint venture, con un recente focus sul riciclo meccanico e avanzato delle materie plastiche.
È stato a capo di diversi deal di alto profilo in Italia ed Europa. Recentemente ha fornito consulenza in relazione a molteplici emissioni di obbligazioni senior e subordinate da parte di un importante gruppo bancario italiano, inclusi titoli Additional Tier 1 e senior preferred. Ha inoltre assistito nell'emissione di obbligazioni dual-tranche da 1,5 miliardi di euro da parte di un produttore industriale globale.
Craig ha inoltre esperienza nel contesto degli LME (liability management exercises) di aziende e banche. In questo contesto, ha prestato consulenza nel contesto dello swap debito-equity effettuato dalla National Bank of Greece, dell'esercizio di gestione delle passività effettuato da Monte dei Paschi di Siena del deleveraging di Banca Monte dei Paschi tramite demerger parziale non proporzionale (che includeva un portafoglio di asset non performanti) a favore di Amco S.p.A. (di proprietà del governo italiano).
Qualificato in Inghilterra e Galles e Irlanda, Craig è riconosciuto dal mercato per l’elevato livello di competenza nella strutturazione di operazioni complesse all’interno dei quadri normativi italiani e internazionali, nonché per la solida capacità di integrazione tra aspetti giuridici e obiettivi di business.
Classificato in Band 1 nelle directories Chambers Global 2025 e Chambers Europe 2025 per Capital Markets: Debt, Craig è anche riconosciuto nella Hall of Fame per Capital Markets: Debt da Legal 500 Europe.
Londra
Craig has a wide range of experience advising developers, funders and contractors on the construction and operation aspects of domestic and international energy projects including wind (offshore and onshore), solar, battery storage, energy from waste, anaerobic digestion and nuclear.
Milano; Roma
Milano; Roma
Flavio ha maturato una significativa esperienza in affermati studi commerciali e legali, italiani e statunitensi.
Dottore Commercialista e Revisore Legale vanta una solida esperienza nell’ambito della fiscalità domestica, così come in quella internazionale.
I suoi clienti sono soprattutto imprese nazionali tecnologiche e gruppi industriali multinazionali, che vengono seguiti nelle fasi di start up, scale up, processi di internazionalizzazione, così come per le problematiche di fiscalità delle operazioni straordinarie.
Advisor di acceleratori di imprese, e di numerose startup tecnologiche, Flavio segue con grande attenzione i percorsi di innovazione del tessuto imprenditoriale italiano, promuovendone la competitività e diffondendo la cultura del rischio.
Flavio è docente a contratto in Financial Accounting presso l’università americana John Cabot University.
Co-Fondatore di BAIA Italia - Business Association Italy America, contribuisce alla definizione della visione e strategia dell’associazione.
È Membro del gruppo di lavoro sulle startup innovative di AIAF – Associazione Italiana degli Analisti e Consulenti Finanziari.
È autore di diverse pubblicazioni in materia tributaria, e con frequenza relatore in convegni.
*Not an admitted lawyer
New York
He is also the founder of the firm’s Whistleblower Task Force. He previously served as the Managing Director of Orrick’s Litigation Division. The practice group under Mike’s leadership was chosen as one of the top national employment law practices by Law 360.
Chambers USA and Chambers Global has ranked him in Band 1 since it began publishing its rankings, noting he is "a giant of the employment bar, widely regarded as an expert in whistleblowing matters and sex harassment claims,” “sought out by premier clients to handle high-stakes employment litigation and investigations,” and "one of the best lawyers on the East Coast for financial institutions."
Mike has an active trial, arbitration, and appellate practice and handles a number of high-visibility class action and impact cases. He is regularly retained by boards of directors and audit committees to conduct high exposure internal investigations of corporate wrongdoing.
Miami
He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, strategic investments, restructurings, recapitalizations, and reorganizations. In addition, he has represented numerous clients with respect to a wide array of corporate law matters, including corporate governance and takeover preparedness.
Sam began his career at Skadden in New York.
San Francisco
San Francisco
Emily has a broad range of experience in real estate financing transactions. With a wide-ranging knowledge of commercial real estate matters and their complexities, Emily advises clients on financings, joint ventures, acquisitions, developments and dispositions. She also has experience drafting and advising on lease agreements.
Boston
Ryan’s practice includes a range of intellectual property and related subjects, including copyright and trademark infringement, false advertising, and the Communications Decency Act.
Ryan graduated from Harvard Law School, where he co-led a student support team for defendants in the Cambridge homeless diversion court program. Ryan also participated in the Berkman Klein Center’s Cyberlaw Clinic where he contributed to an amicus brief in a copyright appeal before the Second Circuit and advised clients on matters of data privacy. In law school, Ryan served as a legal intern with the DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Division and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona.
Orange County
Orange County
Sarah has broad experience representing investment banks, corporations, and other private and public companies in the financial services and technology industry. She has advised clients in all stages of litigation from receipt of pre-litigation demands through discovery, expert work, summary judgment, trial preparation, and trial. She is also active in pro bono matters.
Sarah graduated cum laude from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. While in law school, Sarah participated in the Ninth Circuit Appellate Clinic, where she drafted various briefs to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She also externed for the Honorable Stephen V. Wilson in the Central District of California.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Josh is a Global and U.S. Chambers-ranked Section 337 advocate before the U.S. International Trade Commission. Legal 500 lists Josh among the 17 Leading Partners before the ITC categorized as the strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals. He is also a D.C. Super Lawyer in IP litigation, and Patexia has consistently ranked him as a “most-active” and "best performing" ITC practitioner for each of the past five years.
Josh’s practice centers on blocking and defending imports before the ITC. He regularly serves as lead ITC counsel for domestic and international companies – particularly those from Asia and Europe – in Section 337 investigations. Over the past decade, Josh has been to ITC trial for over a dozen Fortune Global 500 companies. Clients and peers alike praise Josh as “an ITC guru” as well as “…a strong ITC litigator and also a please person to work with or against.” He focuses on matters involving brand protection, patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, international trade secret theft and unfair competition claims.
In addition to the ITC, Josh is active before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. District Courts and the Federal Circuit. Recent patent-validity challenge highlights at the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board include a complete five-patent Inter Partes Review defense victory, as well as a two-patent invalidating IPR win, affirmed at the Federal Circuit, as well as a key patent defense through Ex Parte Reexamination. Josh’s most recent District Court win was a jury verdict in favor of his client ScentAir in Delaware. Abroad, China has featured prominently among recent global forums for Josh’s matters, as well as Canada and Germany.
Josh’s IP portfolio strategies are catered to meeting enforcement challenges. His clients include companies ranging from startups to multinationals in electronics, consumer products, telecommunications, mechanical and medical devices, and biochemicals.
A founding member of the Advisory Council to Georgetown's Institute for Technology Law & Policy, Josh also has been a fellow in the Hispanic National Bar Association’s IP Law Institute. He was a founding editor of the ITC Trial Lawyers Association’s 337 Reporter Round-Up.
Josh served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a field artillery captain. He was deployed to the Persian Gulf and awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. As part of his pro bono service, Josh advocates for fellow veterans with the “Lawyers Serving Warriors” team of the National Veterans Legal Services Program.
Prior to joining Orrick, Josh co-led a global law firm’s ITC Section 337 litigation practice.
Londra
Specifically, Nige and his Orrick team are focused on four questions:
He collaborates closely with Orrick’s Chief Innovation Officer Wendy Curtis, Chief Technology Officer Justin Graham and the firm’s leadership to answer these questions and deploy solutions.
Nige is a seasoned technology and innovation leader. He draws on extensive experience in the financial sector, including serving for four years as Chief Information Officer at Gulf Bank in Kuwait and for 10 years as the Chief Architect for EMEA at Barclays. He also served as Chief Technology Officer at Pinsent Masons.
Nige serves on several legal technology advisory boards and is a judge for the British Legal Technology Awards, an accredited One Million Mentor and an ambassador for Stemnet in the UK.
During time off, you’ll find Nige usually on a cycle or trekking with his dog. He has also been known on occasion to take part in Sportives and playing cricket.
Parigi
Hichem advises French and international groups and private equity funds on transactional tax matters.
He assists companies with their development in France and abroad, with mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and refinancing, and with tax audits and litigation matters.
Additionally, he assists in the structuring and implementation of employee stock offerings and management packages.
Hichem also advises individuals on the management and transfer of their assets.
Prior to joining Orrick, Hichem was a trainee at leading French law firms and worked in the tax department of a top-tier French bank.