Her experience includes advising on corporate practice of medicine and scope of practice issues, state licensure requirements for physicians and non-physician practitioners, controlled substance prescribing considerations, and health care privacy concerns. Melania also assists with regulatory due diligence for stakeholders interested in investments in digital health and health care technology ventures.
Matt focuses his practice on mid-sized sponsor formation, with experience in private equity, real estate, debt and hedge funds, but a focus in venture capital and similar alternative investment funds. Matt works closely with his sponsor side clients to form, structure and negotiate the foundational terms of their funds.
On the investor side, Matt has worked with a number of institutional investors providing guidance on the terms and structuring of investment opportunities in their own private fund investments, including drafting of documents and negotiating with other fund counsel.
Margot advises French and international companies and private equity funds on transactional tax matters. She advises companies on their development in France and abroad, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and refinancing. She also assists companies in tax audits and litigation.
Margot also advises individuals on the management and transfer of their assets.
Before joining Orrick, Margot Janot worked in international firms such as Dentons, Pwc Law Firm and Fidal. She has also worked at the Klépierre real estate company and at the P20 section of the Parquet du TGI de Paris.
From Orrick Paris Tech Studio, Jean Gabriel advises startups, tech companies as well as VC funds on fundraisings, helping them navigate complex legal challenges.
Jean Gabriel supports founders, tech companies, and venture capital investors throughout their growth journey, covering areas such as corporate governance, incentive schemes, and M&A transactions.
Arielle has briefed multiple cases before the United States Supreme Court, as well as nearly every federal appellate court across the country. She has argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits.
Prior to joining Orrick, Arielle was an appellate attorney in the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, where she represented the United States and its agencies in dozens of cases involving challenges to the legality of federal laws, actions, and programs. Her experience included litigating cutting-edge matters involving federal energy policy, the Clean Water Act, the Appointments Clause, the Endangered Species Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act.
Before joining DOJ, Arielle served as a law clerk for the Honorable R. Guy Cole of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
He represents a variety of market participants, including sponsors, issuers and underwriters, in public and private offerings of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).
He joins Orrick from Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders in Washington, D.C. Prior to and during law school, James worked in the secondary market as a Performance Manager in the Credit Risk Management division at Freddie Mac, where he managed the performance of billions of dollars in MBS assets.
Rachael has represented clients in multiple cases before the United States Supreme Court, as well as federal and state appellate courts across the country. She has argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Army Court of Criminal Appeals.
Prior to joining Orrick, Rachael clerked for the Honorable Denny Chin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She graduated with Honors from The University of Texas School of Law, where she was champion in moot court, Chief Articles Editor for The Review of Litigation, a research assistant, a teaching assistant, and a member of the Supreme Court Clinic. She received her Bachelor’s degree from The University of Arkansas, where she developed her nationally recognized research on political rhetoric.
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