Khushbu Shah アソシエイト
New York
New York
New York
Dr. Khushbu Shah is a life sciences patent litigator with deep technical and legal expertise spanning small molecules and biologics. She represents leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology innovators in high-stakes U.S. litigation and complex multi-jurisdictional patent disputes.
Dr. Shah possesses in-depth technical knowledge of biologics and their development. Combined with her training in formulations and doctoral training in medicinal chemistry, where she synthesized and characterized dozens of novel compounds including Pemetrexed analogues, she brings a scientist’s precision to patent litigation strategy. Her scientific background informs her understanding of both chemical and biological inventions, from synthesizing complex small molecules and peptides to analyzing antibody sequences and gene therapy vectors.
She has been part of litigation teams that have successfully defended major biopharma clients against coordinated challenges by multiple generic manufacturers to patents protecting multi-billion-dollar blockbuster therapies. Her practice also includes advising on pre-litigation patent strategy, conducting freedom-to-operate and validity analyses, and coordinating worldwide opposition and defense campaigns for products at all stages of development. She has counseled on complex patent landscapes for CAR-T therapies, gene therapy products, and other cutting-edge biologics.
グローバル・オペレーション・センター
グローバル・オペレーション・センター
Amanda counsels employers on a variety of employment law and compliance matters, including employee handbooks, employment policies and procedures, background checks, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, employment agreements, wage and hour compliance, workplace safety, paid sick leave, and confidentiality agreements. Amanda counsels clients in various industries but has unique experience with financial services, technology, retail, and non-profit organizations.
Amanda also has employment litigation experience, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under federal and state laws, wage and hour claims, trade secrets and unfair competition, and matters involving non-competition and non-solicitation clauses.
Prior to Orrick, Amanda worked for Clark Hill, PLC in Pittsburgh as a labor and employment lawyer. She also worked as a Litigation Associate for Holland & Knight, LLP in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she practiced primarily commercial litigation.
Houston; Austin
Michael regularly engages in his clients' most complex and sophisticated matters involving eight, nine and ten figure exposure. Whether it be securing billion-dollar summary judgments or obtaining full dismissals for energy companies in mass tort cases, Michael defines success as winning, and doing so in a manner that enhances and protects the reputation and prospects of his clients.
Michael understands how courts think and what they want. He managed a federal court civil docket for two years and drafted judicial opinions for the highest levels of the Texas judicial system. He regularly assists his clients navigate their most complicated legal obstacles, and does so with bottom-line clarity.
Washington DC
Washington DC
Prior to joining Orrick, Kara served as a Judge Advocate in the United States Air Force. In that capacity, she served as both a Prosecutor and Defense Counsel, developing extensive litigation experience through 27 federal trials. Kara excels under pressure, having previously advised General Officers on Air Force operations, internal investigations, and administrative law. She draws from her military service, applying her discipline, organization, and leadership skills to enhance her litigation practice and advocacy for her clients.
Washington DC
Romina represents investors, issuers and other market participants in connection with asset-backed securities transactions. She has significant experience working with a variety of esoteric assets, including proved developed producing (PDP) oil and gas wellbores, musical composition and sound recording copyrights, legal fees receivables, and cell site assets. Romina also has experience with consumer receivables, such as credit card and charge card receivables, as well as auto loans and leases.
Washington DC
Bart’s experience includes advising project developers, financial institutions, private equity firms, state and local governments, and public and private companies on matters involving environmental and natural resources laws, including:
Bart’s work includes transactions, project development and permitting, litigation, agency proceedings, and enforcement actions. He represents clients in matters involving federal and state agencies, including the U.S. EPA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and state and local environmental and resource protection agencies.
Bart has also handled numerous matters involving federal, state, and local economic incentives, grants, and loan guarantees. In particular, he has advised energy and commercial development clients on applying for and obtaining incentives for the redevelopment of brownfield sites.
Bart maintains an active pro bono practice that has included matters involving conservation, human trafficking, and family law. Prior to joining Orrick, Bart practiced at an international firm and a national firm focused on environmental law. He also served as senior counsel on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, focusing on environmental, energy, and climate issues.
Bart is described by Chambers USA as “highly fluent in the intricacies of EPA policymaking and possesses a wealth of knowledge about the U.S. market.”
Los Angeles; New York
Los Angeles; New York
Gaelyn has represented a wide range of financial institutions including fund sponsors, issuers, underwriters, placement agents, investment advisers and investors in connection with a wide range of financing transactions including collateralized loan, bond and debt obligations; synthetic collateralized debt obligations; trade receivables; various derivative instruments and structured finance products; and private equity funds and hedge funds.
Los Angeles
Carrie is a managing associate in Orrick’s Los Angeles office and a member of the Banking and Finance group. She advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, asset managers and other private and public companies on an array of financing transactions including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, private credit financings and liability management exercises and other special situations.Washington DC
Washington DC
Katie focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, and general corporate matters for clients primarily in the oil and gas, renewables, and conventional power industries.
Washington DC
Washington DC
Sundeep is also a leading advisor in the rapidly evolving advertising ecosystem and possesses an in-depth technical and legal understanding of adtech across all channels (e.g., connected TV, linear TV, over-the-top media, desktop, mobile web, mobile app). He participates in adtech working groups and is a key contributor to the development of industry-wide privacy compliance solutions. He advises on compliance with self-regulatory regimes developed by the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), and the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). The IAB named him Outstanding Contributor to Legal Affairs in 2024 for his significant impact on the adtech ecosystem through his work on such industry-wide initiatives.
Sundeep is accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the United States (CIPP/US). He is also a member of Law360's 2025 Cybersecurity & Privacy Editorial Advisory Board.
パリ
Martin’s practice focuses on debt financing transactions, including leveraged acquisition financings, for private credit funds, private equity sponsors, corporates and special situations funds.
Prior to joining Orrick, he was an associate at another leading US law firm
Houston
Prior to joining Orrick, John served as a mergers & acquisitions associate in the Houston office of an international law firm.