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Practice:

  • Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
  • White Collar Criminal Defense
  • Securities Litigation

Reese Oñate Managing Associate

San Francisco

Reese's practice spans both criminal and civil litigation in the white collar, securities, and complex business litigation fields. He represents and advises a diverse range of clients, including individual executives navigating criminal liability and employment disputes, as well as publicly traded corporations responding to an array of civil claims.

As a law student, Reese worked as an intern at the San Francisco City Attorney's Office in the Litigation Division as well as working as an extern with Legal Services of Northern California. 

436263

Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Technology Companies Group

Jake Ornstein Partner

New York

Jake provides strategic advice and counsel to startup founders and high-growth technology companies, as well as venture capital and other private equity funds.

He has broad experience in corporate and transactional matters, including venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate formation and governance matters. He works closely with founders and technology company clients from a wide variety of industries to provide outside general counsel services and strategic business insights.

Jake also works extensively with venture capital and other private equity funds in their investment activities in the US and internationally, including early-stage to growth equity financings, mergers and acquisitions and secondary liquidity transactions.

Kathleen Orr Managing Dir of Pract Innov

Washington, D.C.

Named as one of the Most Innovative Intrapreneurs by Financial Times in 2022, Kate leads efforts with clients and our lawyers to transform the way legal services are delivered through the trifecta of people, process, and technology.  Her work has contributed to Orrick being ranked among the top 10 firms for innovation by Financial Times for nine consecutive years - eight of them in the top three.

Kate also leads CaseStream, Orrick's homegrown litigation and transaction management system, which was recognized by Financial Times as a #1 most innovative New Product and Service.

Kate is a former litigator and represented commercial clients in complex litigation throughout the United States at Orrick. She remains active in numerous pro bono matters and was awarded the first annual Orrick Pro Bono Award. Kate also served as an adjunct professor of Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy at the University Maryland School of Law.

Practice:

  • Finance Sector
  • 稅務

Edwin Oswald Partner

Washington, D.C.

His practice also includes advising on post-issuance tax compliance matters including working with non-profit borrowers of tax-exempt bonds on new IRS Schedule K annual reporting matters.

He served in the Office of Tax Legislative Counsel at U.S .Treasury Department, where he developed policy, legislative initiatives and regulations affecting public finance and structured finance.

Ed Oswald is the author of "From Ronald to Donald: How the Myth of Reagan Became the Cult of Trump." In this book, he explores the tax policy behind “supply side economics” and the transformation of conservative politics from Ronald Reagan’s presidency to Donald Trump’s rise. Ed is frequently sought after for his expertise and is quoted by top publications, including Newsweek and The Bond Buyer.

414052

Practice:

  • International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
  • Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Internal Investigations

Joel Othen-Lawson Associate

London

Joel often works on cases with a multijurisdictional focus and has represented clients from across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America in disputes seated around the world.

He has also acted for several professional services firms in connection with cross-border litigation, investigations and regulatory enforcement matters.

Joel also acts for sovereign states in actions brought against them. His practice represents clients in all stages of disputes – from pleadings to trial including advising in relation to alternative dispute resolution methods.

Joel joined the firm as a trainee in 2022.

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Practice:

  • Technology & Innovation Sector
  • Intellectual Property

Chris R. Ottenweller Senior Counsel

Silicon Valley

Chris has served as first-chair counsel in more than 75 cases, successfully resolving virtually every one of them; and has tried many cases to judgment, in all types of forums, including jury trials, bench trials, the ITC and arbitrations. His cases involve cutting-edge legal issues and run the full gamut of technologies, including data storage, mobile devices, semiconductors, computers, graphical user interfaces, flash memory and many other technologies.

Chris has been recognized by clients, peers, and multiple publications as a leading lawyer in the IP field. He has been honored by The National Law Journal as one of "50 Intellectual Property Trailblazers and Pioneers," by IP Law360 as an Intellectual Property MVP, by Managing Intellectual Property as an "IP Star," by Chambers USA as a Leading Attorney in Intellectual Property, and by The Daily Journal as one of the "Top 75 IP Litigators" in California. A number of his victories have been profiled by The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, The National Law Journal and National Public Radio.