Sarah Duncan Associate
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Sarah’s practice focuses on representing corporations and individuals in a variety of industries in complex business litigation and disputes. Sarah represents financial institutions, technology corporations, and other entities in a wide range of civil disputes.
Sarah has experience representing corporations in all stages of litigation, including pre-suit demands, motions to dismiss, fact and expert discovery and depositions, trial preparation, and trial.
Seattle
Chambers USA observed Dan’s “enviable client roster includes major corporates and financial institutions, as well as company directors, officers and accountants. He is particularly active in securities-related litigation, with additional experience in shareholder disputes. Adept in the courtroom, has tried more than a dozen cases to verdict in state and federal courts.” One client characterized his cross examination of a Nobel-Laureate economist as simply “amazing.”
Dan has enjoyed considerable success in high-profile national matters with the finest law firms in the country from coast to coast, from the Delaware Court of Chancery to New York Supreme Court to the Washington Supreme Court, where he recently argued an issue of first impression under the Washington State Securities Act. Dan has active matters advising Washington’s most sophisticated legal clients with respect to securities and shareholder matters.
Dan has also been a key part of the winning Orrick team leading the defense of Credit Suisse in against an avalanche of litigation related to claims involving residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). Dan has acted as co-lead partner on a number of successful constitutional challenges to state and local taxes and legislation.
London
Milo's experience includes advising on a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and financings, as well as general corporate matters, with a particular focus on renewable energy projects.
New York
She has served as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel and borrower’s counsel for financings on behalf of school districts, municipalities, colleges and universities and housing projects.
Prior to joining Orrick, Leila practiced in a Chambers recognized public finance group at another firm.
London
He regularly advises on IPOs, direct listings, follow-ons, de-SPACs, reverse mergers and takeovers on UK, US and European stock exchanges, domestic and cross-border public and private M&A deals, venture capital, private and growth equity investments, debt financings, joint ventures, carve-outs, and restructurings, as well as on governance, disclosure, compliance and strategic advisory matters.
His broad industry experience includes working with clients in the AI and technology, healthcare and life sciences, logistics, retail, media, marketing, financial services, energy and natural resources sectors.
He was recently recognised in The Lawyer's Hot 100 2023, by Financial News as a Rising Star of Legal Services in Europe 2023 and Financial Times at its European Innovative Lawyer Awards 2023.
London
James has experience working on acquisitions, disposals and investments, primarily in the technology sector.