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马宇峰 (Yufeng Ethan Ma) 合伙人

Chicago; 北京

马律师专注于专利侵权、ITC 337调查、商业秘密窃取、不正当竞争等复杂知识产权诉讼及咨询。此外，在处理知识产权行政争议和复审、知识产权布局、知识产权尽职调查，以及战略交易所涉之知识产权方面（包括技术许可与转让、并购、企业合营与合作）亦拥有极丰富经验。其客户行业涵盖医疗器械、电脑软硬件、互联网、半导体、电子、通信、人工智能、汽车部件、化学、材料、能源等众多技术领域。近期代表客户包括百度、腾讯、中芯国际、京东、南微医学、vivo、酷派、安客、一加、智岩、蓝禾、Lovense、浙江荣鹏、三思电子、大族元亨、创显光电、好写科技、华益机电、视爵电子、应用材料、新思科技、Coilcraft, Hecate 等等。

马律师多年来协助客户解决涉外知识产权争端，带领其诉讼团队在多起涉及中国公司的ITC 337调查案和地区法院案中获得胜诉，赢得众多客户的长期信赖。在其代理的第一个337调查（337-TA-623）中，马律师成功代表被控专利侵权的中国国资委直属企业下属的四家公司在ITC进行抗辩，成功说服委员会发回重审并最后推翻前首席行政法官两次作出的不利判决，为客户赢得并无侵权且未违反337条款的最终判决。在另一起调查（337-TA-655）中，马律师代表原告及其中国子公司控告几家中国被告盗用商业秘密。ITC向这些被告颁发了长达10年的排除令。该判决成为美国商业秘密法和ITC管辖权发展史上的一个重要里程碑，并获得联邦巡回上诉法院的支持。从那时开始到现在，马律师为其客户赢得了一次又一次胜利，并且始终把以尽低的代价尽快为客户解决争端为己任。"马律师会代表客户以最小的代价了结此事，"这是一位获得胜诉的客户主动给其同行推荐马律师时的评价。

比如，2017年，马律师为客户深圳好写科技处理Kent Displays指控其侵犯与液晶电子手写板和组件相关专利的一起ITC 337调查（337-TA-1035），经过不到半年的积极诉讼就为客户获得完胜，原告被迫无条件撤诉。该案其后被《中国商法》杂志评为"2017年度杰出争议与调查案件"。

又比如，在UltraVision Technologies于2018年3月27日发起的和某些模块化LED显示屏及其组件相关的337调查案（337-TA-1114）里，马律师代表上海三思、深圳创显及大族元亨等多家被告公司，成功进行辩护，原告被迫在2018年11月的专家取证阶段无条件提出撤诉并申请ITC终止调查。ITC在2019年2月21 日下达了终裁判决，正式终止该调查。

加入奥睿前，马律师在一家全球领先的特殊玻璃与陶瓷材料制造商担任亚洲地区知识产权总监，负责处理该司在中国及亚洲其它地区知识产权的日常事务。在此之前，他在位于美国伊利诺伊州芝加哥市的McAndrews, Held & Malloy律师事务所长期执业，并担任其合伙人及董事会成员，马律师是该所的第一位外籍律师。

在过去20年间，马律师长期致力于为中美知识产权保护和交流架构桥梁的工作，并经常受邀在中美各处演讲，发表文章或者接受媒体采访。他还多年担任知识产权所有者协会（IPO）亚洲法律委员会的理事。马律师也积极参与政府或公益组织的"一带一路"和"走出去"项目，曾参与主持上海市商委的"走出去服务港"工作，目前是深圳市海外知识产权维权援助专家库专家，江苏南京智金-海外知识产权服务联盟（WIPA）的特别顾问，南京市海外知识产权专家智库专家，浙江省东阳市法律智库专家，上海国际经贸知识产权海外维权服务专家，上海市第一批知识产权海外纠纷应对之道专家库专家

Peter C. Bergan, Jr. 合伙人

Chicago

With over a decade of experience, Peter has guided clients through joint ventures, investments, financings and acquisitions/dispositions across commercial, digital infrastructure, industrial, mining, retail, hospitality, and multifamily and single-family assets nationwide.

He brings a unique focus to data center and digital infrastructure assets with a broad perspective, advising on construction, M&A, leasing, customer and other contracts. From hyperscale facilities and colocation centers to enterprise and cloud-based solutions, he draws on his experience with industry stakeholders to deliver clear, confident guidance to clients navigating this increasingly dense space.

Beyond the office, Peter is committed to community service, serving as a board member for Rugby Ohio, an organization dedicated to supporting the growth and development of children and teenagers through the game of rugby. He is also an active member of the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Adam Braun 顾问律师

Chicago

Adam brings a deep understanding of state attorneys general, state legislatures, and state agencies to represent clients on investigations, compliance and legislative issues before an array of state-government agencies.

As Executive Deputy Attorney General of Illinois, Adam coordinated multistate activity for the Illinois Attorney General’s office, led the office’s strategic initiatives, and served as the office’s liaison to the National Association of Attorneys General and the Democratic Attorneys General Association. While in the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Adam served on the Executive Committees of numerous national settlements, including historic national opioid settlement agreements with local governments, pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. He also spearheaded successful legislative initiatives to fight youth vaping, reduce organized retail crime, and expand the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

Adam previously served as Deputy Legislative Director and Legislative Counsel of the Office of the Governor of Illinois from 2010-2012 and was instrumental in passing legislation, such as landmark reforms to the state’s workers compensation system, expansion of the state’s online lottery program, and a historic capital infrastructure program. He went into private practice from 2012-2019 where he resolved licensing and disciplinary matters and developed successful multi-state legislative, regulatory, and political strategies for clients in regulated industries. Earlier in his career, he worked as Staff Attorney in the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer. Braun chaired the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission from 2011-2014 and was appointed to chair the State Workers Compensation Advisory Board in 2011.

Adam enjoys spending time with his wife and sons, and cheering on the Cubs, Bears, and Bulls.

Tim Carroll 合伙人

Chicago

Tim focuses his practice on cutting-edge technologies, including mobile apps, location-based services, messaging systems, medical devices, content-management platforms, Wi-Fi-enabled thermostats, and green technologies. Whether serving as lead trial counsel before the International Trade Commission (ITC), successfully arguing before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, or obtaining an outright win on liability grounds in the fabled Western District of Texas, he has secured scores of victories for his clients.

Tim first-chairs all of his cases, securing trial wins and preliminary injunctions, forcing adversaries to stipulate to noninfringement, winning summary judgment awards, prevailing in claim-construction arguments, and securing substantial attorneys' fee awards. He routinely leads joint defense groups involving some of the largest and most sophisticated companies and law firms in the country. His national high-stakes practice, aggressive but fair approach, exceptional advocacy skills, and impressive win-loss record have all contributed to the strong rapport he has built with clients and colleagues.

Tim has successfully litigated dozens of trade secret disputes involving military weaponry and defense systems, aerospace products, and financial technologies, and has extensive experience in inter partes reviews (IPRs) and other post-grant proceedings. Tim maintains a thorough understanding of the search and archiving platforms used by modern corporations, enabling him to provide counsel to more than 100 global businesses, including two Fortune 15 companies, on adopting and implementing lawful complaint information management programs and e-discovery and litigation readiness initiatives.

Mark Christy 合伙人

Chicago

Mark has nearly 15 years of experience in project finance. His clients include major financial institutions (tax equity investors and infrastructure funds), lenders, developers, and sponsors, particularly those active in the renewable energy sector. He regularly advises clients on opportunities stemming from the Inflation Reduction Act, specifically Section 6417 direct pay opportunities and Section 6418 tax credit transfers.

Mark also advises clients in a wide variety of structured finance, including transactions relating to CLOs, warehouse/leverage facilities, and other securitization structures, real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Allie Crowe 律师

Chicago

Prior to joining Orrick, Allie was an Associate at Buckley LLP.

Alejandra Garcia Earley 合伙人

Chicago

Alejandra advises sponsors, lenders and agents on all aspects of a project, from drafting, negotiation and review of traditional project documents, including EPCs, O&Ms and MSAs through procuring construction financing and term loans for the operation and maintenance of the asset. Her tax equity practice includes drafting and negotiating the traditional tax equity partnerships (for PFlip and TFlip structures) documentation, tax credit transfer agreements and advising construction and back leverage lenders in connection with tax equity portfolios.

Alejandra’s experience spans a range of power generating technologies and projects, from solar, wind and hydro to biofuel, carbon capture, oil and gas and LNG projects. She has also led financings for major international infrastructure projects such as airports, water treatment, power generation and toll roads.

A native Spanish speaker, Alejandra has worked extensively across Latin America, including Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, the Dominican Republic and Colombia.