Orrick Recognized in FT Innovative Lawyers Report Europe

October.05.2017

Deutsch: FT Innovative Lawyers Report: Orrick schlägt Brücken zwischen Silicon Valley und Deutschland

For the fourth year in a row, Orrick has been recognized by the Financial Times in its annual Innovative Lawyers Report Europe:

Our work to connect start-ups with Germany’s Mittelstand (mid-sized companies) was named a standout “for making bridges between Silicon Valley and Germany” in the Supporting Start-Ups category. Orrick partner Sven Greulich was commended for his role leading these efforts.
Our creation of a new insolvency restructuring plan for SoLocal after shareholders rejected the original, described as “a first for modern restructurings in France”, was recognized as a standout in the Managing Complexity and Scale category. Orrick partners Saam Golshani and Stephen Phillips led the Orrick teams involved in this matter.
Our use of a forced sale provision in France to sell and restructure Consolis, which marked the first time a forced sale mechanism embedded in an LBO agreement had actually been implemented, was commended in the Driving Value category. The Orrick team was led by Saam Golshani.

Overall, our team was ranked #25 among the most innovative firms in Europe and among the top five U.S.-origin firms. In 2016, FT named Orrick the #1 most innovative law firm in North America.

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Dr. Sven Greulich, LL.M. (Cantuar), EMBA Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology Companies Group

Düsseldorf

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Technology & Innovation Sector
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Dr. Sven Greulich, LL.M. (Cantuar), EMBA Partner

Düsseldorf

Sven advises technology companies on complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital as well as growth investments, and provides general corporate counseling.

His clients include technology companies of all stages and their investors. Supported by a global and cross-practice team, he also counsels major corporations and scale-ups on international expansion and growth projects and has a special focus on in- and outbound German/US investments and joint ventures.

Sven is passionate about building a bridge for his clients from Germany to the US and other international technology hubs and to help them succeed in the international market. With a dual background in business and law, an entrepreneurial spirit, and experience in over 200 M&A transactions and financing rounds across many industries, Sven has a unique perspective, which inspires him to find the best strategic and commercially viable solution for his clients.

Sven volunteers with entrepreneur groups at the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management and the RWTH Aachen and regularly lectures at the WHU and the RWTH incubation and innovation centers on venture capital financings, start-up growth and corporate venture capital.

Sven's work has been repeatedly awarded, inter alia

the leading German market publication JUVE ranks him as "frequently recommended for M&A, PE and corporate advice. Since 2019, JUVE ranks Sven as one of Germany's top 15 attorneys for venture capital (the highest recognition for this category awarded by JUVE);
Legal500 recommends Sven in its 2023 ranking for "mid-sized international Corporate M&A deals (€100m-€500m)" and venture capital and lists him as an exceptional practitioner for venture capital;
Chambers recommends Sven for M&A as well as venture capital and lists him as an exceptional practitioner (2023);
Best Lawyers and Handelsblatt recommend him as top lawyer for M&A transactions (2023); and
in the 2017 edition of its Innovative Lawyers Report Europe, the Financial Times named Sven's work to connect start-ups with Germany's Mittelstand (mid-sized companies) a standout “for making bridges between Silicon Valley and Germany”.