Investitori alternativi

Our global network offers experience in key industries that our clients invest in. We are particularly recognized for our experience in the Technology, Energy & Infrastructure and Real Estate sectors.

Private Investment Fund Formation

Our private investment funds practice advises on all stages of fund formation, from negotiating terms and developing marketing strategy, negotiating with placement agents, drafting fund and sponsor documents, negotiating with investors, and providing advice on internal sponsor and management company arrangements.

Finance

Our global finance team represents alternative credit funds and other special situation lenders, private equity sponsors and banks in leveraged financings for acquisitions, buyouts, restructurings, syndicated credit facilities and in debt capital markets transactions.  Members of our international team have pioneered the introduction of unitranche transactions to Europe.

Distressed Assets and Restructuring

Our restructuring lawyers assist private equity funds, alternative investors and commercial and investment banks on complex restructurings and financing transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, debt/capital restructurings and alternative investments.  We also represent secured lenders in the restructuring of financial products to limit bankruptcy and commercial risks and assist buyers and sellers of distressed loans and claims.

Real Estate

With one of the leading capital markets real estate practices in the United States and long-standing relationships with the most active real estate private equity funds and fund advisors, Orrick is well positioned to address the needs of sophisticated real estate investors.

M&A

We have significant experience with leveraged and management buyouts, hostile transactions, going-private transactions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, distressed sales and spin-offs.  Our track record includes large, complex acquisitions of multinational corporations and strategic acquisition programs for middle-market companies as well as sales of closely held companies.

Litigation

Orrick’s litigation department has represented some of the largest financial institutions in billion-dollar actions. With more than half of the firm’s practice focused on trials, appeals and investigations, Orrick is a powerhouse litigation firm with leading trial practices in securities, white collar, mass torts, commercial disputes, employment law and global alternative dispute resolution.

Employment

Orrick’s global employment law group has extensive experience advising financial institutions on complex employment litigation and the full life cycle of the employment relationship from recruitment to termination.  We assist with the defense of wage-and-hour and discrimination class actions, high-exposure single and multi-plaintiff litigation, trade secret and post-employment restriction matters, Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank whistleblower issues, cross-border employment law issues and ERISA and benefits litigation.

Public Policy

Our team of lawyers and legislative experts has spent their careers at the highest levels of the law and state government, and we leverage our experience and relationships to benefit our clients. We identify the best solutions and implement effective strategies, whether they involve regulation, legislation, investigation, or litigation.