People

Heather Hanlon 主理律师

伦敦

Heather has experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of employment contractual documentation including, employment contracts, settlement agreements, staff handbooks and policies. She also has experience advising on a variety of employment disputes including race discrimination, disability discrimination and unfair dismissal claims.

Victor Hanna 合伙人

旧金山

He is well-versed in both debt and equity financing structures, including bilateral and syndicated facilities, asset- and cash-flow-based facilities, mezzanine, back-leverage, bridge and construction loans, as well as cash equity and tax equity financings.

Prior to joining Orrick, Victor practiced at various top-ranked global law firms where he focused on project finance within the energy and infrastructure sectors. Following law school, he was a research associate at Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, where he conducted an in-depth comparative analysis of the large-scale deployment and integration of renewable energy in Germany, California and Texas, which formed the basis of a broader comparative study published in the Stanford Environmental Law Journal.

Dr. Odey Hardan 律师

杜塞尔多夫

Prior to joining Orrick, Odey served as a research assistant to a distinguished chair focusing on European law, where he authored several academic papers. Throughout his doctoral studies, he delved deeply into the intricate realms of European, international, and data protection law.

Additionally, Odey contributed to significant legal opinions and gained practical experience by supporting the representation of the German Federal Government in pivotal cases before the Federal Constitutional Court, including the proceedings on the European Patent Convention, CETA and the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

Before starting his legal practice, he also worked as a research assistant for an international UK-headquartered law firm.

James Hargrove 合伙人

日内瓦; 伦敦

James has a particular specialization in arbitrations relating to energy, commodities, trading, finance and technology (he is particularly active in thought leadership on tech and arbitration issues).

Prior to joining Orrick, James practiced international arbitration and litigation at several international law firms in Geneva and London. James was, among other things, head of the Russia and CIS dispute resolution practice and has deep proficiency in Russia related-disputes and investigations and associated offshore litigation, applications and asset identification, tracing and enforcement.

Rebecca Harlow 合伙人

旧金山

Rebecca’s practice includes all aspects of class action and other civil litigation in areas including privacy and data security breach litigation and arbitration and insurance litigation. She has represented multiple companies in class action litigation involving claims by consumers, employees, and institutions relating to security, privacy, and other issues. She also advises clients facing insurance coverage disputes and arbitration of contractual disputes. She has defended litigation arising out of data breaches involving claims by consumers and financial institutions and class actions bringing wiretapping and other claims against companies relating to the use of online technologies and tools like cookies, pixels, and session replay software.

Rebecca has assisted multiple clients across several industries in seeking, obtaining, and disputing the denial of insurance coverage. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, she has advised clients on insurance, contracting, and other unique issues that have arisen. Recently, Rebecca served as the senior associate in a fraud trial that was tried in-person during the height of the Omicron variant and settled after a week of trial. Rebecca’s pro bono practice focuses on immigration and civil rights issues.

Prior to joining Orrick, Rebecca was a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of another international law firm. She previously served as a pro bono fellow at Greater Boston Legal Services representing low-income clients in disputes over state cash and food assistance benefits.

Maureen Harmon 高级律师

Washington, D.C.

Maureen represents a wide variety of companies in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions.  Prior to joining Orrick, Maureen was an attorney at Alston & Bird in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Her background includes advising private equity clients with respect to buy and sell-side transactions and general corporate matters, working at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California, and competing as a collegiate golfer.