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Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate

Nicole Walsh パートナー

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

Ashley Walter Partner & Chief Sustainability Officer

シアトル

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:

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • China

Martha Wang マネージング・アソシエイト

北京

Martha regularly represents Chinese and international clients in cross-border M&A, private equity investments and financings, joint ventures, foreign direct investments and other compliance matters.

She has represented clients from a broad range of industries, including TMT, financial services, healthcare, consumer products, energy, manufacturing, etc.

In addition, she has experience in handling initial public offerings, debt and equity securities offerings, pre-IPO investments, as well as advising on restructuring, employment, antitrust, and general corporate matters.
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Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • 知的財産
  • Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
  • Patents
  • Trade Secrets Litigation
  • IP相談およびデューデリジェンス
  • Mass Torts & Product Liability
  • Antitrust & Competition
  • International Trade and Investment
  • White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
  • Employment Law & Litigation
  • Trademark, Copyright & Media
  • China

Xiang Wang パートナー

北京; New York

ワン博士は、電気工学・コンピュータ工学の博士号、中国法の学位、米国ニューヨーク州およびインディアナ州での法曹資格を有し、米国特許庁に登録しているという数少ない経歴を持つ知的財産権弁護士として高い評価を得ており、中国国内屈指の知的財産関連の法務を提供している。中国に本拠を置く海外企業が関与した、訴訟と仲裁両方での特許紛争において成功を収めたことにより、オリックの中国知的財産チームは、China Central Television (CCTV)によって特集され、「Patent Wars」と題された30分のドキュメンタリー映画が2011年10月29日に放送された。

代表的な知的財産関連の案件 

  • 中国で事業に従事する企業の大規模な特許・商標ポートフォリオの出願・登録手続き、強制執行、および技術移転/ライセンス供与契約。
  • 中国および米国の両国におけるオフィスアクション、異議申立て、および特許の無効性に関する訴訟手続き、模造品・海賊版防止の取り組み、特許・商標の強制執行訴訟。
  • 企業秘密、輸出規制、産業スパイ活動に関わる国境を越えた訴訟。
  • 米国国際貿易委員会の下でのITC第337条関連訴訟。
  • 製造物責任と欠陥商品回収。
  • 米国地方裁判所における証券集団訴訟および米国証券取引委員会(SEC)と司法省(DOJ)により発議された調査や審理を含む、米国に登録している中国企業の監査委員会による調査やその他の調査事項に関連して取締役会やその企業を代理。
  • 中国国家食品薬品監督管理局(SFDA)および米国食品医薬品局(FDA)への届出、薬品および装置の輸入登録免許、中国のGMP(医薬品製造品質管理規範)およびGSP(医薬品経営品質管理規範)、保険還付、その他の政府および規制当局の問題、臨床試験、CRO契約およびOEM契約における援助等を含む、中国および米国の両国における規制遵守および訴訟手続きにおいて医療機器製造会社および製薬会社の代理。
  • 技術移転契約およびOEM契約、研究開発や製造に関する合弁事業および戦略的パートナーシップ。
  • 知的財産に関連するデュー・ディリジェンスおよびポートフォリオに関するカウンセリング。
  • 中国における検閲問題、データ守秘権と保護に関しソーシャルメディア会社を援助。

ワン博士の実践的な法的助言は、弁護士になる以前の10年以上に及ぶ医療機器および電子装置の両業界での経験の成果といえる。さらにワン博士は本人の名で医療技術に関する米国特許を4件取得している。これらの業界における経験には以下が含まれる。

  • 米系医療技術コンサルティング会社のアジアサービス担当マネージング・ディレクター、米系医療機器製造会社のシニアコンサルタント兼科学諮問評議会メンバー、米系医療機器製造会社の研究開発担当エグゼクティブ・ディレクター、米国の大手病院外科手術部門の医療研究担当ディレクター、米系大手医療機器製造会社2社のソフトウェア・エンジニアおよびシステム・アナリスト、北京の中日友好医院のバイオメディカル・エンジニア。
  • 上記の役職において、医療機器の開発、指示、製造;パートナー企業の選択、調査、および交渉;PMA およびFDA 510(k) に関する申請書の整理、助言、および編集;FDA、UL 544、CSA、およびその他の規制の監督および遵守;臨床試験の設計および遂行。

ワン博士は、中国において事業に従事する企業に影響を及ぼす知的財産権に関する法規制およびクロスボーダー関係の構築および進展の先導役として広く認められている。現在、上海の米国商工会議所知的財産委員会副会長、および中国のR&D-based Pharmaceutical Associationの法律顧問を務める。さらに、米国ペンシルベニア州フィラデルフィア市のドレクセル大学の機械工学およびバイオメディカル・エンジニアリングの客員教授でもある。

著書・著作

  • 60を上回る書籍および業界紙の論説の著者または共著者である。最近では中国の医療機器および医薬品に関する新規制要件ならびに中国および米国で事業を展開しつつ知的財産を保護する方法に関する記事を著す。

講演およびプログラム

  • 米国と中国における特許、商標、企業秘密紛争、および製造物責任訴を含む、知的財産保護の方法に関して国際セミナーやコンファレンスにおいて頻繁に講演している。
  • クロスボーダー知的財産問題に関する新聞やニュースメディアによるインタビュー多数(例:The New York Times、The Wall Street Journal、Reuters、Bloomberg、International Herald Tribune、Financial Times、Law 360、Asian Legal Business、China Central Television (CCTV programs 「Dialogue」、「China Insight」、および米国証券訴訟に関するプログラム「Crossover」、ドキュメンタリー映画「Patent Wars」および「Digital Rights」)、China Radio International、China Business Law JournalM、Chinese Lawyer、people.com.cn、Caixin Media、Chicago Herald、Managing Intellectual Property、Asia IP、CFO Innovations、並びにSwedish Broadcasting Corporation)。

Practice:

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Capital Markets
  • China

Lu (Echo) Wang シニア・アソシエイト

北京

Her practice focuses on advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets and SEC compliance matters.

Practice:

  • Supreme Court & Appellate

Jonas Wang シニア・アソシエイト

Washington DC

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.

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Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • 産業育成、汚染防止、固形廃棄物ファイナンス
  • Renewable Energy
  • 高等教育および学資ローンのファイナンス
  • 公共電力ファイナンス
  • 非営利企業ファイナンス

John Wang パートナー

サンフランシスコ

John advises issuers, borrowers and underwriters on financings for higher education, solid waste disposal (including waste-to-energy facilities), and utilities (including water, wastewater and energy facilities).  He actively advises clients in such financings on a national basis, including in California, Hawaii, Guam, Nevada and Texas.

John has been recognized as a leading lawyer by multiple organizations, including as a Chambers USA, Band 2 attorney for California Public Finance, and as one of California's top 50 development lawyers by The Daily Journal.

740

Practice:

  • State Legislative & Regulatory
  • Gaming & Gambling
  • Strategic Advisory and Government Enforcement

Scott Ward パートナー

Washington DC

Scott has spent years working in the political arena on both the federal and state level, promoting political and policy agendas via a national network of elected officials, policy makers and outside influence groups.

He has comprehensive experience in federal and state campaign finance, ethics, lobbying and compliance law, and assists clients in all aspects of compliance with rules related to engaging in the political process.

Prior to joining Orrick, he was the President and General Counsel of the Republican State Leadership Committee, a $30 million national political organization focused on electing Republicans to the state offices of Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and State Legislator. Under his leadership, the Republican State Leadership Committee made historic gains in the 2010 elections, netting a record 700 plus state legislative seats, flipping 20 state chambers to Republican control as well as netting six Attorneys General, seven Secretaries of State and three independently elected Lt. Governors.

Scott was previously in private practice with Holtzman Vogel Josefiak PLLC and Arent Fox LLP in the areas of Political law and Litigation. He advised numerous IRS § 527 political organizations, federal and state political action committees, federal and state candidates, state parties, associations, corporations and non-profits in all aspects of fundraising, organization, compliance, disclosure and reporting under federal and state campaign finance laws.

He was General Counsel and served on the Executive Committee of the District of Columbia Republican Party from 2004 to 2012. Prior to his legal career, Scott served as Field Director for Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee (ARMPAC) and worked on the majority staff of the U.S. House Budget Committee for Chairman John Kasich.

Kelli Ward アソシエイト

サンフランシスコ

Kelli's current practice consists of securities, employment, antitrust, and complex litigation.

She comes to the legal field with extensive experience in team management and film and television, having worked at the top-tier Hollywood talent agency - WME - for a decade before practice.  

Kelli maintains a robust pro bono practice, which includes reproductive rights and immigration work.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Companies Group

Montana Ware シニア・アソシエイト

Austin

Montana primarily represents emerging growth companies, venture capital funds and other strategic investors in a wide array of corporate matters, including early and late-stage venture funding rounds, formation and corporate governance, securities issuances and mergers and acquisitions.  Montana's practice spans commercial industries, with significant experience representing frontier technology companies and "dual use" companies such as those in the defense, nuclear and space industries. 

Prior to practicing law, Montana served in the U.S. Air Force.

Select engagements Montana has advised on include:

  • Represented Stripe in its $6.5 billion Series I financing
  • Represented Radiant Nuclear in its $12.6 million Series A, $40 million Series B and $160 million Series C financings
  • Represented Castelion in its $14.2 million Series Seed and $100 million Series A financings
  • Represented Firehawk Aerospace in its Series C financing
  • Represented Supabase in its $30 million Series A, $80 million Series B and $200 million Series C financings
  • Represented Speakeasy Labs ("Speak") in its Series A, Series B (and follow-on) and $78 million Series C financings
  • Represented Solugen in its $350 million Series C and $200 million Series D financings
  • Represented Zeno Power in its $45 million Series B financing
  • Represented Merama in its $225 million Series B and $80 million Series B follow-on financings and its $45 million Series C financing
  • Represented Next Insurance in its $250 million Series C financing, $250 million Series D financing and $250 million Series E financing
  • Represented Coatue Management in its investment in the $100 million Series B financing of Mercury Technologies
  • Represented D1 Capital Partners in its investment in the $450 million Series D financing of Anduril
  • Represented Inspire Semiconductor in its $2.5 million Series A financing and acquisition of Greenfield Acquisition (TSX:GAC.P), a publicly-traded SPAC, by way of a reverse merger
  • Represented Codecademy in its $525 million acquisition by SkillSoft (NYS: SKIL), a New Hampshire based provider of educational software
  • Represented Gym Class in its $8 million Series Seed financing and in collaborative licensing deal with the NBA
  • Represents Squadra Ventures, Decisive Point and other venture investors on defense and frontier technology investments

*Please note: Montana’s experience includes that prior to joining Orrick.

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Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Power

Rob Warfield パートナー

New York

He has experience representing financial institutions, sponsors, investors, and lenders in energy and infrastructure financings, acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions.

Prior to joining Orrick, Rob was a member of the legal investments team at a global investment firm in New York, where he supported private equity and credit investments across infrastructure and other asset classes. He also worked in private practice at leading international law firms.

Practice:

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy Storage

Jason Warrington マネージング・アソシエイト

Washington DC

His practice focuses on project finance transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.