People

Cesar Lopez-Morales Counsel

Washington, D.C.

He is a skilled brief writer who focuses on simplifying complex concepts and crafting a compelling story that frames factual and legal issues in a way that is more likely to produce favorable results for clients. Cesar routinely drafts briefs in federal and state courts of appeals and in the U.S. Supreme Court, and is often embedded at the trial level to brief dispositive motions and to make sure that issues are preserved with an eye towards appeal.

Cesar advises clients on how to analyze executive actions and handles government-facing litigation, including challenges to the legality of federal and state laws and regulations. His work covers a wide range of substantive areas, including constitutional and administrative law, statutory interpretation, complex commercial litigation, federal preemption, and the False Claims Act. And although Cesar handles high-stakes cases across an array of subjects, his work tends to focus on the firm’s technology and life sciences sectors.

Before joining Orrick, Cesar was an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch, where he represented the United States and its agencies in dozens of cases involving challenges to the legality of federal laws, actions, and programs. He argued and won dispositive motions in federal district courts nationwide. His experience included litigating cutting-edge matters involving the Appointments Clause; the Spending Clause; the Territory Clause; the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments; the separation of powers; the Administrative Procedure Act; the Federal Vacancies Reform Act; the Freedom of Information Act; and the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act.

He also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing immigrants and veterans in their appeals to the federal courts of appeals and filing amicus briefs in precedent-setting cases of public interest. He is especially passionate about advancing the rights of the residents in the U.S. territories.  

Cesar served as a law clerk to Justice Sonia Sotomayor in the October 2023 Term.  Before that, he clerked for Judge José A. Cabranes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and then-Presiding Judge of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, Judge Rosemary M. Collyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and Judge Jay A. Garcia-Gregory of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

April Lord 高级律师

伦敦

April’s experience includes advising on acquisitions and disposals of solar farms and wind projects as well as on joint venture arrangements and other commercial contracts across a range of renewable and conventional energy companies.

Aurélien Loric 合伙人

巴黎

Aurélien’s practice focus on restructuring and insolvency matters.

He advises debt funds, hedge funds and other stakeholders (creditors, investors, buyers or debtors) in the context of financial or operational restructurings, whether amicable or judicial. He also advise entrepreneurs, managers, companies and investors on corporate matters independent of their restructuring activity.

Ranked "Next Generation Partner" in Restructuring by Legal 500 EMEA, Aurélien has recently acted for creditors and financial investors in high-stakes transactions involving listed companies such as Orpea, Pierre & Vacances - Center Parcs or Figeac Aero, as well as in various amicable and judicial midcap cases.

Prior to joining Orrick, Aurélien was a partner at an international UK law firm having previously worked in several international law firms based in Paris and New York.

Claudia Loriggio 律师

米兰

Claudia advises banks, private debt funds, sponsored investment vehicles, large corporations, and SMEs on domestic and cross-border leveraged and acquisition finance transactions, as well as corporate finance and refinancing transactions.

Before specializing in banking and finance, Claudia was also involved in M&A transactions, and she gained some experience in assisting Italian and foreign companies and private equity funds both in the corporate and in the financial aspects of acquisition and investment transactions.

Andrew Louis Risk Mgmt Deputy Gen Counsel

Washington, D.C.

Prior to joining Orrick, Andrew served as General Counsel to Buckley LLP, providing counsel and advice to firm management and lawyers on a wide range of legal and risk management issues, including ethics, conflicts and loss prevention. He was also a Buckley Partner, representing consumer financial services clients in government enforcement actions, complex and class action litigation, regulatory examinations, and internal investigations, as well as in a variety of regulatory and compliance matters. Andrew also served as Secretary of Buckley’s charitable foundation, and as a member of the Pro Bono and E-Discovery committees.

Larry Low Counsel

旧金山

As a partner, he represented public and private high growth technology companies, and venture capital funds in a broad range of industries including, energy, semiconductors, Internet, software and consumer products. He has extensive experience in start-up enterprises, venture financings, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and has advised companies and investors in cross border transactions involving Asia.

Larry was appointed in 1995 by President Clinton as one of four U.S. representatives to serve on the panel of arbitrators of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.   He has served as an officer and board member for numerous non-profit organizations.   From 2021 to 2023, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of Ascend, the largest network of Asian professionals.  

Larry has published articles that have appeared in publications of the California Continuing Education of the Bar and the Practicing Law Institute. He has made presentations to the Practicing Law Institute, Law Journal Seminars, Silicon Valley Association of Start up Entrepreneurs, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, University of California at Berkeley, Haas Business School, UC Berkeley Law and the California State Bar among others.  He was a lecturer at Stanford Law School during the Fall of 2024. 

John Lu 合伙人

Los Angeles

业务重点和经验

吕博士的执业领域主要是专利、商业秘密和生命科学诉讼。他曾代表客户处理涉及专利侵权、中美商业秘密盗用、生物仿制药、ANDA诉讼和许可纠纷等事宜。他还代表客户处理美国专利审判和上诉委员会的诉讼。他的客户包括Genentech、Tris Pharma、Rosenberger、Natera和吉利德(Gilead)。

认可与成就

吕博士一直是《法律360》生命科学出版物的编辑顾问委员会成员，并被列入《Benchmark Litigation》“40岁以下热门律师榜”，该榜单旨在表彰全美40岁以下最有成就的诉讼律师。他还被《超级律师》列入“南加州新星律师名单”。

吕博士还撰写了诸多出版物，包括：《Thryv：最高法院的反对政策》（Thryv: opposing policies in the Supreme Court)， 《世界知识产权评论》（2020年6月5日）； 《在线大学的增长： 如何解决认证困境、保护学生以及扩大高等教育机会》 (The Growth of Online Universities: How to Solve the Accreditation Dilemma, Protect Students, and Expand Access to Higher Education) （作为《教育与社会媒体：迈向数字未来》中的一章），麻省理工学院出版社（2016年）；《参议院僵局引发的全员庭审不确定性》（Senate Gridlock Causes En Banc Uncertainty）及《知识产权特别报告》 (Intellectual Property Special Report)， The Recorder（2013年7月15日）；以及《质子泵抑制剂市场的促销和市场份额：案例研究》 (Promotion and Market Share in the Proton Pump Inhibitor Market: A Case Study)， 《医药营销与管理杂志》，第17卷，第3期，39-59（2007年）。

吕博士还是非营利性组织亚太裔美国人争端解决中心（APADRC）的董事会主席。他也是法律多样性领导委员会的研究员。

在私人执业之前，吕博士是美国加州北区地区法院William Alsup法官的法律助理。

吕博士在耶鲁大学法学院获得法学博士学位，并担任《耶鲁大学法律杂志》的注释编辑和《耶鲁大学法律与技术杂志》的执行编辑。在法学院期间，他是美国第九巡回上诉法院John T. Noonan法官的实习生，也是康涅狄格地区检察官办公室的实习生。

在进入法学院之前，吕博士以最高荣誉获得了北卡罗来纳大学的药剂学博士学位，并从事医药营销工作。