Orrick Appellate and Employment Teams Prevail Again for Twitter in Closely-Watched Gender Discrimination Case
| December.04.2019
A California appellate court today rejected an effort to revive class gender discrimination claims against Twitter.
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Orrick Appellate Team Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Business Leaders Supporting Important STEM OPT Visa Program
| November.25.2019
The brief argues that the STEM and STEM OPT programs are crucial to U.S. employers at a time when there is a severe shortage of STEM-trained workers.
Orrick Litigation Team Wins $1.5 Billion Second Circuit Appeal for KBC Bank
| November.19.2019
A cross practice team of Orrick lawyers secured an important win in the Second Circuit on behalf of KBC Bank in a nearly eight-year litigation battle.
White Collar Team Prevails in Insider Trading Case
| November.11.2019
An Orrick team achieved a dismissal of a five year old case for our client who was charged with insider trading.
Gilead Wins Major Federal Circuit Ruling in Multi-Billion Dollar Patent Battle
| October.30.2019
Preserving a lower court ruling setting aside the largest patent verdict in history, an Orrick appellate team secured an important win for Gilead.
Children’s Advocacy Groups File Amicus Brief Supporting DACA in U.S. Supreme Court
| October.04.2019
An Orrick appellate team today filed an amicus brief against the Trump Administration’s attempt to rescind DACA on behalf of 36 leading children’s ...
Orrick Achieves Important Victory Before the Marshall Islands Supreme Court
| September.19.2019
In a major appellate win, the Supreme Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands affirmed the dismissal of a $74M fraudulent conveyance complaint.
Orrick Pro Bono Effort Helps Secure Ruling Finding Louisiana’s Debtors’ Prison Unconstitutional
| August.27.2019
With an Orrick pro bono team playing an instrumental role, a federal appeals court has declared Louisiana's debtors' prison scheme unconstitutional.
Ninth Circuit Backs Orrick Appellate Team in Providing Greater Protections for Noncitizens Seeking Humanitarian Relief
| July.18.2019
Providing stronger protections for noncitizens seeking humanitarian relief from deportation, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of ...
Insights
Influential Sedona Conference Releases Key Guidance for Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Protection in Cybersecurity Matters
| December.03.2019
The Commentary evaluates the application of the attorney-client privilege and work-product protection to an organization’s cybersecurity information.
Employment Issues for Startups
| November.27.2019
Orrick partners discuss common questions that startup companies have about labor & employment issues involved in hiring, separations and ...
Cybersecurity Provisions in Trade Agreements: The State of the Art
by Harry Clark | November.26.2019
Harry Clark co-authored an article with Professor Chimène I. Keitner on digital trade and cybersecurity provisions in multilateral trade agreements.
Importation and the USITC: Avoiding Jurisdiction in a Global Economy
| November.18.2019
Orrick’s Jordan Coyle and Michael Chow co-authored an article in Hong Kong Lawyer that provides practical steps to avoid being sued in the ITC.
A Fair Victory? House Democrats Pass the FAIR Act to Limit Mandatory Arbitration
by Lynne Hermle, Avalon Fitzgerald and Roza Patterson | October.02.2019
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis—a decision that upheld the validity of class action ...
Pleading “Sufficient Particularity”: Technical Trade Secrets Require More
by Robert Shwarts and Lauren Seaton | September.26.2019
It’s common sense that, to protect a trade secret, the information must remain secret. However, when trade secret misappropriation claims arise and ...
Self-Driving Gold Mines? Monetizing Big Data From Autonomous Vehicles and the Impact of Regulation
by Glynna Christian, Aravind Swaminathan and Nicholas Farnsworth | September.19.2019
Orrick’s Glynna Christian, Aravind Swaminathan and Nick Farnsworth co-authored an article in The Recorder discussing how autonomous vehicle companies ...
Law.com Interviews Rich Martinelli on USPTO’s AI Questions
| September.10.2019
Orrick’s Rich Martinelli is featured in a Law.com Skilled in the Art panel discussing the USPTO’s questions on patenting artificial intelligence ...
Rectification for Common Mistake: Assessing Intent
by Rebecca Dipple | August.30.2019
Orrick’s Mark Beeley and Rebecca Dipple co-authored an article in Thomson Reuters’ PLC Magazine discussing a Court of Appeal decision that has ...
Legislative Update: Illinois is the Latest State to Join Nationwide Trend of Salary History Ban Laws
by Tracy L. Scheidtmann, Nicholas J. Horton and Alexandra Guerra | August.27.2019
Orrick’s Equal Pay Pulse has been tracking the nationwide wave of salary history bans in recent years. A growing number of states and territories ...
Orrick’s 101 – Employment Law in Germany | NEW: Fixed-Term Contracts
by Dr. André Zimmermann LL.M., Louisa Kallhoff and Marianna Karapetyan | August.27.2019
Our 101 on Employment Law in Germany gives a high level overview of key practical issues employers face and should be aware of in order to minimize ...
Global Reach: U.S. Federal Rules Provide Assistance for Discovery in Foreign Matters
by Robert Shwarts and Lauren Seaton | August.06.2019
Imagine the following scenario: Your company has filed several lawsuits around the world, all concerning generally the same subject matter, but ...
Regulators Offer Insights Into SEC, CFTC, and OSHA Whistleblower Program’s Trends and Priorities
by Mike Delikat, Renee Phillips and Hannah M. Ghaffari | August.02.2019
On July 16, 2019, three prominent whistleblower law regulators spoke at PLI’s Corporate Whistleblowing in 2019, which was co-chaired by Orrick ...
No Signs of Slowing Down — Global Antitrust Agencies Focus on Big Tech
by Amy W Ray | August.01.2019
Earlier this year, we covered the widespread interest in tech giants among international competition authorities, as well as the potential for ...
Are State Governments Immune From Suit For Misappropriation Of Trade Secrets?
by Abigail W. Lloyd and Catherine Y. Lui | July.19.2019
You are a state-government contractor. You respond to an RFP issued by a state-government entity. In your bid proposal, you submit documents that ...
News
FT Names Orrick Among North America’s Most Innovative Law Firms Overall and for Legal Expertise
| December.10.2019
After being named the Financial Times’ most innovative law firm in North America for the past three years, Orrick is the runner-up firm for 2019. In ...
Orrick Featured as The Recorder’s Tech Litigation Department of the Year Finalist
| November.01.2019
Orrick was featured today as one of The Recorder’s Tech Litigation Department of the Year finalists.
Rob Shwarts Named to Daily Journal’s 2019 Top Trade Secrets Lawyers list
| October.15.2019
Congratulations to our partner Rob Shwarts on being recognized as a Top Trade Secrets Lawyer by Daily Journal.
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Top 5 Litigation Powerhouse
Law360, 2016
Litigation Power Rankings – Top 10
The American Lawyer, 2016
Litigation Department of the Year
The Recorder, 2016 and 2 times
IP Litigation Department of the Year
The American Lawyer, 2016
International IP Firm of the Year
China Law & Practice, 2015
Band 1 for Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Elite in France
Chambers Global, 2016
Italy Employment Firm of the Year
TopLegal, 2015
Tier 1 for China Patent Work
Asian Legal Business, 2013-2018
IP Litigation Department of the Year
The American Lawyer, 2016
IP Group of the Year
Law360, 4 times
China Foreign Law Firm of the Year
Managing IP, 2016
Labor & Employment Litigation Department of the Year - 4 times
The Recorder
GAR Top 30 Firm
Global Arbitration Review, 2017 and two times