Thora Johnson パートナー

Washington DC

Thora works with medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech and digital health companies, helping them navigate the increasingly complex patchwork of state and federal health privacy laws. One client described her to the Legal 500 as a “very practical” advisor providing “exceptional guidance” on health information privacy and HIPAA compliance matters.

Her breadth and depth of experience enable Thora to assist clients in harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and executing data-sharing arrangements, all while protecting health data. As a result, Thora spends much of her time counseling pioneering startups and high-growth companies on responsible innovation in healthcare and life sciences.

Thora brings extensive experience counseling clients, including Fortune 500 companies and brick and mortar providers, on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and federal health privacy and regulatory compliance regimes including:

• Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s interoperability and information blocking regulations
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s (CMS’s) interoperability and patient access regulations
• Part 2 confidentiality requirements applicable to substance abuse records
• State health information privacy laws
• State consumer privacy laws with special controls for health data
• Medicare/Medicaid compliance
• Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)
• Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
• Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance
• Regulatory requirements of the Employer Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, HIPAA, and the ACA as they apply to employer health and wellness plans

Thora routinely helps companies and large employers prepare for and respond to privacy and security incidents involving health information. She also defends clients in government investigations initiated by the OCR, OIG, DOJ, FTC and State AGs, among others.

Dr. Christian Schröder パートナー

デュッセルドルフ

Christian helps clients consider the privacy and artificial intelligence implications of new technology, supports their compliance programs, and helps them stay ahead of enforcement trends. One particular focus of his work deals with internal data transfer agreements, external data transfers with external providers, and product launches that comply with international data protection standards, as well as privacy requirements for connected cars. Furthermore, Christian provides guidance on privacy and data protection considerations for developing, acquiring, using, licensing and selling technology, data and intellectual property, including M&A transactions and IP focused joint ventures. He supports companies on the set-up of webshops, outsourcings, license agreements, in cases of trademark or unfair and deceptive trade practice issues, as well as on hard and software license and information technology (IT) project agreements.

 

Christian maintains strong working relationships with German data protection authorities and EU regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over privacy and data security matters. He effectively defends companies in cybersecurity and privacy-related investigations initiated by EU regulatory authorities. He also engages with authorities on behalf of clients and helps clients avoid proceedings and possible litigation. When litigation can't be avoided, Christian vigorously defends his clients.

 

For companies facing global cybersecurity incidents, Christian helps with crisis mitigation, including counseling on notification requirements, coordinating media strategies, and representing clients before data protection authorities in related regulatory investigations.

 

Christian regularly contributes practical thought leadership to global privacy industry publications and German privacy books and journals. Christian authors the Chapter V (international data transfers) of Germany’s leading GDPR commentary Kühling/Buchner (4th ed.) and is co-author to the Corporate Privacy Handbook (Betrieblicher Datenschutz). As an active member of the Sedona Conference, Christian drives the development and understanding of cross border privacy. He also participates in, hosts and moderates speaking programs with fellow private practitioners, EU data protection authorities, and academics focused on privacy and data security. Legal 500 Germany named Christian one of the top 15 practitioners in 2023 and noted that he is "a pioneer in the legal field, a data protection guru." They also recognized Christian and Orrick as "truly global" and how that it is "vital as they require the various leaders of each region to participate and bring issues to the table as a forum".

 

Prior to working in private practice, Christian interned with the German Federal Data Protection Commissioner and www.epic.org.

Dr. Daniel Ashkar カウンセル

ミュンヘン

Having focused on privacy law for over a decade, Daniel provides comprehensive privacy and cybersecurity advisory support to clients. He further focuses on AI, data, and other technology-related matters. Daniel also possesses significant experience regarding legal disputes including litigation matters and authority proceedings.

He is a Co-Chair of the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ (IAPP) KnowledgeNet Chapter in Munich and has obtained the certifications / designations Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP), Certified Information Privacy Professional / Europe (CIPP/E), Certified Information Privacy Professional / United States (CIPP/US), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), and Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) from the IAPP.

Daniel is recommended in the 2025 Legal 500 Data protection rankings as a key lawyer of Orrick’s related German practice. Testimonials gathered by Legal 500 state: “Daniel Ashkar is an outstanding lawyer with outstanding knowledge of current developments in the field of data protection law. His passion for data protection law and precision in his advice is unmatched. It is a pleasure to work with him.”; “Daniel Ashkar: Partner material, binding, creative, and practice-oriented.” He has further been recognized by the leading German business journal Handelsblatt / Best Lawyers in the category Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch - Attorneys of the Future under the practice area Data Security and Privacy Law. 

Daniel wrote his doctoral thesis on data privacy law and regularly publishes and speaks on privacy and AI related topics.

Prior to joining Orrick, Daniel was an in-house counsel for a German automotive manufacturer and for one of the largest reinsurance corporations in the world. Due to his in-house experience at these large German multinationals, he has a particular understanding of globally operating clients’ needs and requirements. Daniel started his career at another global law firm where he worked for several years with a main focus on data privacy as well as dispute resolution and litigation matters.

Jamie Moore パートナー

ロンドン

Jamie acts for both early and late stage companies in intellectual property rich sectors and those who invest in them, including some of the most active venture capital funds, corporate or individual investors.

Jamie has a passion for disruptive technologies, innovation and entrepreneurial business. He has acted on countless transactions across a broad range of sectors both in the UK and internationally, but is most known for his experience in acting on investments into fintech and Artificial Intelligence companies.

Jamie has deep knowledge of the practice area in which he operates and market trends, which he leverages to provide clear and concise advice on a range of corporate issues taking high growth technology companies from start-up through to exit.

He presents on corporate law and venture capital to clients and at seminars in the City, including practitioners’ conferences on practical legal issues in venture capital transactions and SEIS/EIS investments.

An active participant in the venture capital community, Jamie Moore has contributed to industry standard form documentation, acted as a mentor for various Seedcamp portfolio companies and hosted office-hours for the Barclays' TechStars cohort.

Steven J. Routh パートナー

Washington DC

スティーブン・ルース弁護士はワシントンDCオフィスのパートナー。特許侵害、商品取引、反トラスト、不正競争、製造物責任(PL)、専門職業人賠償責任、および契約や不正行為の申立てを含む様々な分野における複雑な訴訟事件の経験が豊富である。さらに、連邦法および州法違反の潜在的可能性についてクライアントの社内調査および助言も行う。

米国最高峰の法廷弁護士組織と広く認識され、メンバーシップは米国各州の弁護士数全体の1パーセント以下に限られるAmerican College of Trial Lawyersのメンバー。全米の多数の連邦裁判所および州裁判所における裁判で主任弁護士を務めている。更に、事件を公判前にクライアントに有利な条件にて却下または和解に持ち込むことでも数多くの成功を収めている。殆どの合衆国控訴裁判所において書面および口頭弁論の経験を有する。

連邦裁判所および米国国際貿易委員会（ITC）第337条訴訟における特許侵害訴訟において、原告ならびに被告を弁護。また、大手エネルギー企業を代理し、連邦政府捜査に対する返答ならびに市場操作、不正競争、反トラスト法違反などの民間企業からの申し立てに対する弁護を指揮する。さらに、大手金融機関、大手法律事務所、大学、ならびに公立学校区教育委員会を代理し訴訟事件や内部調査を担当する。地方裁判所バージニア東部地区での陪審審理においては主任弁護士を多数件務め、同裁判所の「ロケットドケット」を熟知し得意とする。

代表的な訴訟事件例

• 半導体フラッシュメモリに関する特許の侵害容疑が関与するITC第337条訴訟手続きにおける正式事実審理での原告側主任弁護士。
• 消費者エレクトロニクス製品の大手製造会社に対する特許侵害申立てに関与した連邦地方裁判所での陪審審理における被告側主任弁護士。
• 米国最大手の学生ローン会社に対する、契約違反・不法行為に関する陪審審理及び控訴審における原告側主任弁護士。College Loan Corp. v. SLM Corp. 396 F.3d 7 (4^th Cir.)
•  医療機器製造販売会社に対する陪審審理を含む一連の製造物責任関連訴訟事件における被告側主任弁護士。
• ITC第337条訴訟手続きにおける原告側主任弁護士。結果、正式事実審理後、特許侵害の事実認定と半導体製造会社に対する排斥命令がもたらされた。

Anri Nakamoto パートナー

東京オフィス

訴訟や仲裁に発展する前の段階から、早期和解の可能性と案件の落し所を見極めつつ、クライアントに対して戦略的なアドバイスを提供する。また、クライアント・マネージメントの役割に止まらず、米国オフィスに所属する弁護士との優れたチームワークを発揮し、問題の本質を技術的及び法的観点からの分析、証人陳述書や弁論書面の作成等を含む裁判・仲裁実務の中心的役割を果たし、証言録取（Deposition）や証人尋問（Witness Examination）も自ら行う実務家である。さらに、米国以外の地域、特に欧州において、当事務所の欧州オフィスに所属する弁護士をサポートしつつ、複数の管轄で進行する紛争手続において、司令塔の役割を果たす能力にも優れている。

訴訟・仲裁手続に加えて、知的財産権のライセンス交渉、クロスボーダーM&A、ジョイントベンチャー、ベンチャー・キャピタルなどの案件における知的財産のデューデリジェンスもクライアントに対して日常的にアドバイスを提供する。

Daryl E. Shetterly Mng Dir of Orrick Analytics

グローバル・オペレーション・センター

Daryl manages a team of 40+ tech-savvy attorneys, 100+ contract attorneys, analysts that handle project management, perform big data analysis and statistical modeling, and technologists that build bots, scripts and tools that increase quality and reduce human effort. Daryl’s team designs processes, workflows, templates and document automation used by dedicated project managers to deliver project plans and enable data driven budgeting and decision-making. As an early adopter of artificial intelligence and machine learning, Daryl’s team uses technology to augment due diligence and drafting tasks, TAR and continuous active learning for litigation projects, and advanced tools for concept and sentiment analysis.

Daryl’s mission is straightforward: enhance accuracy, speed and security of scalable legal work, generate insights specific to the engagement and reduce client cost.

Daryl helps administer Orrick's Legal Technology Innovation Initiative. 

Prior to joining Orrick, Daryl was a Partner at LeClairRyan in Virginia.

Alexander Witt シニア・アソシエイト

ロンドン

Alexander has particular experience in investment claims arising out of regulatory changes to renewable energy incentive regimes and the enactment of environmental protection laws. He has represented investors, Latin American and Eastern European States in a variety of claims under domestic and international law, including high-profile and politically sensitive investment treaty cases (often involving issues of corruption).

In addition to his international arbitration experience, Alexander frequently advises clients on financial sanctions and export control issues across a range of sectors including oil & gas, infrastructure, and defence.

He is fluent in Spanish and has a good command of German. Alexander also speaks and writes on international arbitration related subjects.

Daniel Healow シニア・アソシエイト

シリコン・バレー

Daniel has experience working with clients of all sizes with varying industry and regulatory footprints, from startups to mature technology companies to large financial institutions, in various transactional settings, such as mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, service provider arrangements, development arrangements, strategic partnerships and commercial contracts. In addition to standalone transactions, Daniel provides ongoing client support concerning post-transaction business integration, IP portfolio management, artificial intelligence tooling usage, open source software usage, compliance with privacy laws, internal and external-facing policy management and data management strategy.

Prior to joining Orrick, Daniel was an Associate in the IP and Technology Transactions Group at Skadden. Prior to law school, he was part of the Legal Online Operations team at Google where he managed and developed policies to address government requests for user data.

Anne Savin Senior Career Associate

Washington DC

Anne brings her unique background to bear on federal appellate matters that cut across a range of substantive areas of the law. She has authored petitions for certiorari, briefs in opposition, and amicus briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court in cases involving civil rights, constitutional, veterans, and immigration law. She also advises clients on cutting-edge developments in the financial technology and artificial intelligence sectors, where disruptive technologies continue to raise fundamental legal questions.

For nearly a decade before joining Orrick, Anne served as an officer in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corp.  Her military experiences include prosecuting dozens of criminal cases--including rape and murder--at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Fort Benning, Georgia, advising the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General and other senior Army leaders at the Pentagon on military justice issues, and advising the commander of the Army's only active-duty information warfare brigade in intelligence and operational law in the information and cyberspace domains.  Among other distinctions, Anne was awarded the Bronze Star for her service in Afghanistan with the 82d Airborne Division and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne School.

Before joining the Army, Anne practiced in San Francisco with two AmLaw 100 firms.  Her representative cases include successfully defending an oil-and-gas company against claims brought under the Alien Tort Statute and customary international law, securing a complete defense verdict at trial on alter ego and agency liability allegations against an insurance company, and successfully defending on appeal summary judgments based on professional responsibility violations and statute of limitations grounds.

Nige Tranter Chief Digital Officer

ロンドン

Specifically, Nige and his Orrick team are focused on four questions:

• How can we continually improve our use of data, providing sophisticated analytics, insights and data-driven decision making?
• How can we use AI to support the business?
• How do we adapt to the digital workplace, continuing to evolve and embed emerging digital capabilities in conjunction with increasing digital skills for our team?
• How can we reimagine existing business processes, ensuring they are optimized and fit for purpose?

He collaborates closely with Orrick’s Chief Innovation Officer Wendy Curtis, Chief Technology Officer Justin Graham and the firm’s leadership to answer these questions and deploy solutions.

Nige is a seasoned technology and innovation leader. He draws on extensive experience in the financial sector, including serving for four years as Chief Information Officer at Gulf Bank in Kuwait and for 10 years as the Chief Architect for EMEA at Barclays. He also served as Chief Technology Officer at Pinsent Masons.

Nige serves on several legal technology advisory boards and is a judge for the British Legal Technology Awards, an accredited One Million Mentor and an ambassador for Stemnet in the UK.

During time off, you’ll find Nige usually on a cycle or trekking with his dog. He has also been known on occasion to take part in Sportives and playing cricket.

Peter Graham アソシエイト

Boston

Peter counsels clients on the implementation of global privacy programs. He advises on U.S. state privacy laws and the impact of international laws from a U.S. perspective, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU Artificial Intelligence Act.

Peter also helps clients develop AI governance programs. He advises clients on the responsible use of AI by employees, the risks presented by AI tools, and the design of consumer-facing AI.

During law school, Peter completed externships at the Center for AI and Digital Policy and the office of an EEOC Commissioner, focusing on issues related to AI in the workplace.

Peter is designated by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as a Certified Information Privacy Professional - United States (CIPP/US).