Washington DC
Paul has extensive experience representing developers, investors, utilities and other strategic participants in the development, financing, acquisition and divestiture of renewable and conventional power projects and other infrastructure assets in a broad range of transactions. He has served as lead counsel on many innovative and complex U.S. renewable energy transactions in recent years, with a particular focus on the solar, wind, energy storage and clean tech sectors.
Paul is recognized by Chambers USA and Chambers Global, where clients describe him as “keenly aware of ongoing market developments” and knowing “what it takes to bring abstract project ideas from the drawing board into commercial operation.”
Paul also serves as the Office Leader for Orrick's 200-lawyer Washington, D.C. office.
Washington DC
Washington DC
Recognized by Chambers USA, Legal 500, and Best Lawyers, clients praise his sophisticated regulatory expertise and ability to navigate complex challenges.
Cory's practice focuses on advising developers of renewable energy and battery storage projects, electric utilities, financial institutions, and corporations pursuing renewable energy goals. He advises clients on their rights and responsibilities under the Federal Power Act, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, and the Public Utility Holding Company Act. In addition, he frequently represents clients in proceedings before FERC to obtain and maintain authorization to sell energy, capacity and ancillary services at negotiated or market-based rates and to purchase and sell direct or indirect ownership interests in energy projects. Drawing from his broad energy regulatory experience, Cory also helps clients develop and implement compliance programs for FERC and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) requirements .
Before joining Orrick, Cory served in FERC's Office of the General Counsel, where he led numerous multidisciplinary teams in developing Commission orders addressing Regional Transmission Organizations, open access requirements, transmission, generator interconnection and qualifying facility certification. His notable achievements include providing legal counsel on rulemakings to revise FERC's pro forma Open Access Transmission Tariff and in evaluating mandatory reliability standards proposed by NERC and its regional entities. Cory also collaborated with staff at the U.S. Department of Energy to create the National Action Plan on Demand Response and its Implementation Proposal to Congress.
Washington DC
Robbie has achieved significant victories in areas including patent law, statutory and regulatory interpretation, administrative law, and personal and appellate jurisdiction. He specializes in patent appeals before the Federal Circuit, where he has presented oral argument seven times. His winning arguments include a complete, precedent-setting victory for a leading tech company in an appeal and cross-appeal of a PTAB decision, where he secured affirmance of the PTAB's decision to strike down some patent claims and reversal of the PTAB's decision to uphold the remainder.
Robbie has represented clients across a wide variety of industries, including semiconductors and electronics, software, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and sporting goods. His work has also involved a number of U.S. agencies, including the Patent and Trademark Office, the International Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Before joining Orrick, Robbie was a lawyer at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, where he was a member of its Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Government and Regulatory Litigation groups. Before that, Robbie was a law clerk for the Honorable Richard G. Taranto of the Federal Circuit.
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Jeremy represents clients from a wide range of industries in high stakes appeals across numerous subject areas. He has helped major tech companies, biomedical manufacturers, universities, and state governments successfully resolve appeals with novel issues involving intellectual property, employment law, administrative law, class actions, criminal law, sovereign immunity, and securities law.
Jeremy is especially experienced in intellectual property appeals where he employs his generalist background to simplify complex technology for generalist judges. He helped develop the successful appellate strategy in what legal observers have dubbed “The World Series of Copyright Suits.” He also draws from his administrative law background to develop novel strategies for clients to challenge the PTO’s administration of the inter partes review process.
Jeremy has authored merits briefs, cert. petitions, and briefs in opposition in the U.S. Supreme Court, dozens of briefs in both federal and state courts of appeals, and dispositive motions in trial courts. He also maintains an active pro bono practice.
Prior to joining Orrick, Jeremy served as a law clerk to Judge David Tatel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and to Judge David Hamilton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Washington DC
Ed Williams assists clients with complex matters focusing primarily on litigation in appellate tribunals, including the United States Supreme Court, and challenging legal issues at trial. Clients have relied on Ed’s exceptional knowledge to navigate class action lawsuits, certiorari and merits stage briefs before the United States Supreme Court, contract disputes, trade secrets misappropriation matters, and complex litigation matters that defy traditional categories.
Washington DC
She provides litigation support and assists with large-scale document reviews and productions related to investigations and complex litigation.
Prior to joining Orrick, Patricia was a litigation attorney at Buckley LLP.
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As a trial lawyer, trusted counselor, and advocate, Annie finds creative solutions - whether that means tackling challenging issues with current employees, resolving a matter pre-litigation, or winning decisively at trial. Having amassed significant courtroom and trial experience, she knows how to deliver the best results for her client. She has won trials and arbitrations and defended several companies against high-profile, highly publicized claims. Representative clients include Apple, Carta, Lyft, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Unity Technologies, Instabase, TaskRabbit, and Next Insurance.
Annie also has expertise in gig economy and independent contractor classification issues, workplace best practices and policies, defending companies in government audits including unemployment insurance audits, investigating internal employee complaints, and counseling on issues throughout the entire employee life cycle.
When she is not in her office in Menlo Park, Annie chases after her two dogs Clifford and Jude and her toddler.
New York
David is recognized as a trusted advisor who delivers valued execution and results.
Santa Monica
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James has experience working on acquisitions, disposals and investments, primarily in the technology sector.
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On the company side, Pete advises on the full range of corporate transactional and advisory matters including incorporation and structuring matters, venture capital financings, governance, M&A activity and exit events, as well as the day-to-day matters and broader commercial transactions that high-growth companies encounter as they scale.
In addition, Pete regularly represents a wide range of venture funds, growth equity funds and other strategic investors on their investments into high-growth companies and portfolio company-related matters.
Pete has worked in a broad range of sectors and has particular experience advising clients operating in the European tech ecosystem. Pete also has extensive private equity experience, particularly in the context of sales of high-growth companies to private equity buyers.
Pete is recommended by Legal 500 UK 2022 with its client reviews including "Pete Sugden is outstanding. He combines exceptional legal skills with a practical approach, and to top it all off, he’s a pleasure to work with" and "Pete Sugden offers a superb level of balanced advice and service."
Pete serves as a guest lecturer on venture capital to the Masters Degree in Corporate Law at Cambridge University and the LLM Masters of Law at the London School of Economics, and has acted as a mentor to a climatetech programme at Oxford University.
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これまでに500件以上のM&A案件に携わり、公開・非公開企業、交渉・オークション、クロスボーダー、不良債権の売却(363件の売却)、レバレッジ・バイアウト、テンダー・オファー、ゴーイングプライベート、など様々なタイプの企業間取引にアドバイスした経験を有する。
スミス米国弁護士は、デラウェア州及びカリフォルニア州における様々な会社法、LLC法に関するアドバイスを行う。企業の取締役、株主、監査委員、報酬委員会および指名委員会などに、コーポレートガバナンス、株主アクティビズムへの対応、役員解任における権利及び評価要求、コンプライアンス問題、内部調査、受託者責任、役員報酬、株主提案、補償に関して、監査委員会および株主総会の対応、役員賠償責任保険、株主間の合意など様々な企業経営に関する問題にアドバイスを提供している。
さらに、スミス米国弁護士はM&A、証券及び会社法の問題において、専門家証人としての証言も行う。