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Practice:

  • 複雑な訴訟および紛争処理

Thomas Garvey シニア・アソシエイト

New York

Tom provides valuable complex litigation and class action litigation experience, including for clients like Goldman Sachs, UBS O’Connor, Jefferies, and Credit Suisse.

Prior to joining Orrick, he practiced at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York and clerked for the Honorable Kevin C. Newsom in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and for the Honorable James B. Loken in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Tom received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

Practice:

  • Supreme Court & Appellate

Melanie Hallums Senior Career Associate

グローバル・オペレーション・センター

Before joining Orrick, Melanie served as a law clerk and judicial assistant to the Honorable Thomas M. Hardiman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and as a law clerk to the Honorable Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  She was previously an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and a litigation associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York.

Melanie received her law degree from Vanderbilt Law School, where she was an Articles Editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law.  She graduated from Vanderbilt University.

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Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Companies Group

Jake Ornstein パートナー

New York

Jake provides strategic advice and counsel to startup founders and high-growth technology companies, as well as venture capital and other private equity funds.

He has broad experience in corporate and transactional matters, including venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate formation and governance matters. He works closely with founders and technology company clients from a wide variety of industries to provide outside general counsel services and strategic business insights.

Jake also works extensively with venture capital and other private equity funds in their investment activities in the US and internationally, including early-stage to growth equity financings, mergers and acquisitions and secondary liquidity transactions.

468335

Practice:

  • Technology Transactions
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech
  • IP相談およびデューデリジェンス

Megan McKnelly マネージング・アソシエイト

Washington DC

Megan regularly drafts and negotiates complex collaboration and license agreements for the development of novel therapeutics and treatments, as well as research and data use agreements applying software and artificial intelligence technologies to healthcare.

Megan draws on her experience spanning diverse technology sectors—including life sciences (biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and digital health), AI, the Internet of Things, telecommunications, FinTech, cybersecurity, and cloud computing—to counsel clients of all sizes in shaping their IP protection and commercialization strategies.

She also conducts IP diligence for venture capital financings and tech-driven sell-side and buy-side mergers and acquisitions. 

417472

Practice:

  • Banking & Finance
  • Private Credit

Andrew Schmidt アソシエイト

New York

Drew is a managing associate in Orrick’s New York office and a member of the Banking and Finance group.  He advises funds, investment advisors, sponsors and corporate borrowers on the full spectrum of financings, including direct lending transactions, first lien-second lien facilities, superpriority revolvers, recurring revenue loans, refinancings, hybrid debt-equity instruments and other bespoke structures. Drew represents clients from the origination of the deal to repayment, conversion or satisfaction, and he has hands-on experience with enforcement actions and remedies. 

Practice:

  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Marley Brison Career Associate

グローバル・オペレーション・センター

Marley focuses primarily on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance issues, restructurings, private equity transactions, and advising on general corporate matters.

Marley also concentrates her practice on matters pertaining to private equity and alternative investment funds, representing both institutional investors and fund sponsors. On the sponsor side, Marley handles various aspects of fund formation, including communicating with investors, preparing regulatory analyses of investors, drafting fund documents, and preparing regulatory filings.

Marley was a Summer Associate with Orrick in 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, cum laude, where she was the Lead Executive Editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. She received her undergraduate degree from Ohio University, summa cum laude, in Journalism/Pre-Law.

Prior to joining Orrick, Marley served as a judicial intern to the Honorable David Cercone of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Marley worked as a Legal Associate at rue21, inc., focusing on real estate and general corporate matters.

Practice:

  • 電子情報開示および情報ガバナンス
  • Employment Law & Litigation
  • Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
  • 複雑な訴訟および紛争処理
  • White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance

Nick Weaver Senior Employment Career Assoc

グローバル・オペレーション・センター

Nick is a leading eDiscovery attorney offering strategic counsel to clients, many Fortune 100, for nearly the past 15 years. With a comprehensive background in commercial and civil litigation, Nick excels in navigating the intricate landscape of eDiscovery.

As a Senior Discovery Attorney at Orrick, Nick is associated with Orrick’s Chambers USA and Legal 500 ranked Employment Litigation and eDiscovery and Information Governance practice groups. With a current focus on labor and employment litigation matters, Nick provides strategic counsel leveraging his extensive expertise to navigate complex eDiscovery challenges within the employment sector. His work includes litigating Equal Pay Act claims, wrongful termination disputes, allegations of discrimination, and others.

In his role within the eDiscovery and Information Governance practice group, recognized by Chambers USA and Legal 500 for its innovative approach, Nick’s expertise encompasses:

  • Information Governance and Data Privacy (including cross-border data transfers)
  • Emerging Technologies and Communication Methods
  • AI and Machine Learning Application
  • Data Preservation
  • Written Discovery and Negotiation

Nick’s proficiency spans all aspects of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), ensuring seamless data collection, preservation, review and production. He is a seasoned negotiator, adept at drafting and advising on ESI protocols, protective/confidentiality orders, and related stipulations.

Before joining Orrick, Nick developed his litigation expertise at Jones Day, focusing on complex commercial disputes and class action defense. His diverse legal background, combined with engineering and compliance experience, uniquely equips him to deliver innovative, technology-driven solutions.

Nick holds a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law, and a B.A. in Political Science from West Virginia University. He is an active member of the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Bars.

Practice:

  • 複雑な訴訟および紛争処理
  • White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
  • Trade Secrets Litigation
  • 知的財産
  • 審理
  • Technology & Innovation

Ben Au パートナー

Santa Monica

Ben’s diverse practice focuses on disputes where an understanding of technology and business is essential. Ben’s civil litigation practice includes trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and funder / founder disputes, through arbitration and trial and on appeal. Ben also has extensive experience in government enforcement actions before the SEC and FTC, as well as federal criminal matters ranging from fraud to FCPA to export controls. He has also conducted numerous internal investigations on behalf of corporate clients. Clients praise Ben’s understanding of the tech ecosystem, responsiveness, and practical, solutions-oriented business judgment.

Ben is committed to impacting his community and maintains an active pro bono practice, including representation and collaboration with the ACLU, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Equality California, on issues ranging from religious freedom, school integration, reproductive rights, privacy from government surveillance, and the right for same-sex couples to marry.

Ben currently serves on the Board of Directors of 826LA, a non-profit organization providing literacy and writing programs for children in underserved areas of Los Angeles. Since 2018, Ben has served on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He currently co-chairs its White-Collar Crime Committee and is the vice-chair of its Ninth Circuit Amicus Committee. Ben previously served on the Yale Law School Association Executive Committee, representing Northern and Southern California. The judges of the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit appointed Ben to serve as an appellate lawyer representative to the court.

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Life Sciences & HealthTech
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Technology Companies Group
  • 企業ガバナンス
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Capital Markets

Gregg Griner パートナー

Boston; Chicago

Gregg represents companies in all stages of their life cycles, from start-ups to public companies, and in a variety of industries including, software, hardware, information services, financial services, financial technology, consumer goods, fashion, media, energy, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. He advises these companies in many aspects of their businesses including financings, corporate governance, employment matters, acquisitions, divestitures, licensing and distribution arrangements, and joint ventures and strategic partnerships.

Gregg also represents venture capital firms in their formation, fundraising efforts and maintenance, as well as in their investments in early and later stage operating companies and in complex leveraged transactions and restructurings. Gregg has worked with a number of leading technology and life science companies in connection with their initial and follow-on public offerings, M&A activities and leading investment banks in their underwriting of public equity and debt offerings.

Gregg has received praise from numerous peer publications, including Best Lawyers (Technology Law, Massachusetts) and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Go-To Lawyer for Healthcare/Life Sciences).

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Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
  • 政府による調査および強制措置
  • Financial & Fintech Advisory
  • Strategic Advisory and Government Enforcement
  • 複雑な訴訟および紛争処理
  • Antitrust & Competition

Jonathan Direnfeld パートナー

Washington DC

Jon’s enforcement work involves helping clients navigate the patchwork of federal and state “consumer protection” rules and defending investigations and enforcement actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), State Attorneys General (AGs), and other state regulatory agencies. These matters cover a broad spectrum of B2C and B2B issues, including data privacy, cybersecurity, greenwashing, and so-called “unfair and deceptive” sales and marketing practices with a focus on representation of e-commerce platforms, marketplaces, gig economy, social media and fintech companies. In connection with these enforcement matters, Jon is able to leverage his substantial experience in crisis management by helping clients devise and implement coordinated regulatory, legislative, and media responses to these high stakes incidents.

Jon also helps companies identify and understand regulatory risks and opportunities associated with ESG marketing and goals by providing guidance on greenwashing and the FTC’s Green Guides to help clients avoid deceptive marketing for environmental responsibility and sustainability.

Jon also has substantial experience in the antitrust and competition space, including class action antitrust litigation, criminal cartel investigations and enforcement actions before the DOJ and international regulators, as well as mergers and acquisitions and conduct investigations before the DOJ and FTC. In addition, Jon also provides strategic public policy counseling to clients on consumer protection and data management matters before Congress and executive branch agencies, and he has an active complex commercial litigation practice in federal and state courts across the country.

Practice:

  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Emanuela Longo Special Counsel

ミラノ

Emanuela is Special Counsel in Orrick’s Milan office and a member of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity Group.

Emanuela assists Italian and multinational companies in all phases of M&A transactions, from initial structuring to negotiation and closing. Her practice includes advising on day-to-day corporate governance, commercial contracts, and high-profile strategic projects. She is experienced in supporting clients with their ongoing operational needs as well as with special projects that require tailored legal solutions. In recent years, she has developed particular experience advising on M&A transactions in the industrial sector.

Her clients also include private equity and venture capital funds, merchant banks, family offices, and business owners in the context of private equity transactions aiming at the expansion of their business in Italy and abroad. She regularly assists funds investing across a range of industries, including food, textiles, and manufacturing.