Catherine's practice focuses on buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, both domestic and cross-border. She practices across a variety of industries, including energy, technology and software, healthcare and life sciences. As a member of the firm's EnergyTech team, Catherine focuses on advising companies developing next-generation technologies in energy storage, carbon capture, alternative fuels and agtech.
Catherine's practice focuses on buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, both domestic and cross-border. She practices across a variety of industries, including energy, technology and software, healthcare and life sciences. As a member of the firm's EnergyTech team, Catherine focuses on advising companies developing next-generation technologies in energy storage, carbon capture, alternative fuels and agtech.
She litigates and advises on complex, novel, and high-stakes issues at the trial and appellate levels. She also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing individuals challenging unlawful removal in federal immigration appeals and advocating for criminal defendants in state appellate courts.
Before joining Orrick, Elise served as a law clerk to Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She also worked at the MacArthur Justice Center and Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, focusing primarily on litigation concerning prison conditions and excessive force by police. While at the MacArthur Justice Center, she successfully argued a civil rights appeal on behalf of two incarcerated clients before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Elise graduated from Harvard Law School, where she was a member of the Criminal Justice Appellate Clinic and the International Human Rights Clinic. She has advocated on behalf of political prisoners before UN tribunals and has contributed to scholarship on the UN Human Rights System.
She litigates and advises on complex, novel, and high-stakes issues at the trial and appellate levels. She also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing individuals challenging unlawful removal in federal immigration appeals and advocating for criminal defendants in state appellate courts.
Before joining Orrick, Elise served as a law clerk to Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She also worked at the MacArthur Justice Center and Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, focusing primarily on litigation concerning prison conditions and excessive force by police. While at the MacArthur Justice Center, she successfully argued a civil rights appeal on behalf of two incarcerated clients before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Elise graduated from Harvard Law School, where she was a member of the Criminal Justice Appellate Clinic and the International Human Rights Clinic. She has advocated on behalf of political prisoners before UN tribunals and has contributed to scholarship on the UN Human Rights System.
Chapin focuses on representing high-growth technology companies of all sizes throughout their life-cycles-- from general formation and corporate governance through to venture capital and private equity financings. He also advises investors and venture capital firms in their investments in early and high growth technology companies.
Chapin focuses on representing high-growth technology companies of all sizes throughout their life-cycles-- from general formation and corporate governance through to venture capital and private equity financings. He also advises investors and venture capital firms in their investments in early and high growth technology companies.
Henry has experience representing clients in high stakes litigation matters in federal and state courts. He is skilled in managing all phases of litigation, including case strategy, discovery, motion practice, and trial preparation.
Henry has experience representing clients in high stakes litigation matters in federal and state courts. He is skilled in managing all phases of litigation, including case strategy, discovery, motion practice, and trial preparation.
She analyzes filing obligations under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act and guides clients through the preparation and submission of premerger filings with the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, as well as simultaneously coordinating corresponding merger filings under competition laws across the globe.
Additionally, Danielle has counseled clients on antitrust risk allocation in transaction agreements, pre-closing activities including information exchanges, pricing and sales practices, trade association activity, the establishment of antitrust compliance policies and the preparation of responses to government-issued civil investigative demands and subpoenas in antitrust investigations. With more than two decades practicing as an antitrust counselor, she has advised clients on antitrust matters in an extensive range of industries, including energy, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, software, retail and telecommunications.
She analyzes filing obligations under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act and guides clients through the preparation and submission of premerger filings with the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, as well as simultaneously coordinating corresponding merger filings under competition laws across the globe.
Additionally, Danielle has counseled clients on antitrust risk allocation in transaction agreements, pre-closing activities including information exchanges, pricing and sales practices, trade association activity, the establishment of antitrust compliance policies and the preparation of responses to government-issued civil investigative demands and subpoenas in antitrust investigations. With more than two decades practicing as an antitrust counselor, she has advised clients on antitrust matters in an extensive range of industries, including energy, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, software, retail and telecommunications.
Eric counsels private and public companies, including private equity funds, on the tax aspects of their most important business transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and restructurings. In particular, Eric has significant experience with the tax matters most critical to clients in the technology and life science sectors. Eric also has significant experience advising clients on equity and other compensation tax matters, real estate tax matters and tax controversy matters.
Eric began his career at the firm as a summer associate in 2001.
Eric counsels private and public companies, including private equity funds, on the tax aspects of their most important business transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and restructurings. In particular, Eric has significant experience with the tax matters most critical to clients in the technology and life science sectors. Eric also has significant experience advising clients on equity and other compensation tax matters, real estate tax matters and tax controversy matters.
Eric began his career at the firm as a summer associate in 2001.
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