New York
Lauren is experienced with motion practice in federal district courts and state courts throughout New York, California, Texas, Delaware, and other jurisdictions. She has a broad base of scientific knowledge and focuses in patent practice dealing with networked technologies and biomedical engineering. Lauren also practices trade secrets law and drafts motions for cases brought under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, New York common law, and the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
Prior to joining Orrick, Lauren attended Columbia Law School, where she participated extensively in the Columbia Science, Health, and Information Clinic and the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review.
New York
Lauren is experienced with motion practice in federal district courts and state courts throughout New York, California, Texas, Delaware, and other jurisdictions. She has a broad base of scientific knowledge and focuses in patent practice dealing with networked technologies and biomedical engineering. Lauren also practices trade secrets law and drafts motions for cases brought under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, New York common law, and the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
Prior to joining Orrick, Lauren attended Columbia Law School, where she participated extensively in the Columbia Science, Health, and Information Clinic and the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review.
Santa Monica
Santa Monica
He regularly assists in the tax planning and structuring of emerging companies and other transactions relevant to their formation and sale, including founder loan share purchases and secondary sales, “Up-C” IPO transactions, obtaining and optimizing “qualified small business stock” tax benefits, conversions of limited liability companies, structuring and documenting “profits interests” and other favorable equity to founders, as well as M&A, joint ventures, equity and debt financings, buyouts, divestitures, and restructurings. He has significant experience in real estate and related transactions, including structuring and tax planning for private equity investment funds, joint ventures, and like kind exchanges and other tax-advantaged exit strategies, including:
Pete has spoken and written extensively in areas involving private equity, venture capital, hedge and real estate funds, real estate joint ventures and distressed debt, and private equity transactions.
Pete also is an adjunct professor at the U.C. Irvine School of Law, having created and taught classes focused on Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions, for both JD and LLM (taxation) students.
Santa Monica
Santa Monica
He regularly assists in the tax planning and structuring of emerging companies and other transactions relevant to their formation and sale, including founder loan share purchases and secondary sales, “Up-C” IPO transactions, obtaining and optimizing “qualified small business stock” tax benefits, conversions of limited liability companies, structuring and documenting “profits interests” and other favorable equity to founders, as well as M&A, joint ventures, equity and debt financings, buyouts, divestitures, and restructurings. He has significant experience in real estate and related transactions, including structuring and tax planning for private equity investment funds, joint ventures, and like kind exchanges and other tax-advantaged exit strategies, including:
Pete has spoken and written extensively in areas involving private equity, venture capital, hedge and real estate funds, real estate joint ventures and distressed debt, and private equity transactions.
Pete also is an adjunct professor at the U.C. Irvine School of Law, having created and taught classes focused on Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions, for both JD and LLM (taxation) students.
Silicon Valley; San Francisco
Samantha advises financial services and technology companies on a variety of regulatory and compliance matters with a focus on money transmission, payment systems, payroll processing, lending, payment cards, cryptocurrency and banking. Her practice includes guiding clients through product development and outlining regulatory expectations and requirements. She also advises technology companies and financial institutions regarding the applicability of federal and state money services business licensing requirements, provides licensing strategy guidance, and assists with application preparation, submission and regulator communications.
Prior to joining Orrick, Samantha was an associate at Buckley LLP.
Silicon Valley; San Francisco
Samantha advises financial services and technology companies on a variety of regulatory and compliance matters with a focus on money transmission, payment systems, payroll processing, lending, payment cards, cryptocurrency and banking. Her practice includes guiding clients through product development and outlining regulatory expectations and requirements. She also advises technology companies and financial institutions regarding the applicability of federal and state money services business licensing requirements, provides licensing strategy guidance, and assists with application preparation, submission and regulator communications.
Prior to joining Orrick, Samantha was an associate at Buckley LLP.
New York
Lindsay has experience with trade dress and trademark litigation in federal district courts, trademark proceedings before the International Trade Commission, and cancellation and opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She also has extensive experience with copyright litigation before the federal district courts, trademark prosecution and clearance, domain name monitoring, and Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) matters.
Prior to joining Orrick, Lindsay attended Columbia Law School where she participated as a student editor for the Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts.
New York
Lindsay has experience with trade dress and trademark litigation in federal district courts, trademark proceedings before the International Trade Commission, and cancellation and opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She also has extensive experience with copyright litigation before the federal district courts, trademark prosecution and clearance, domain name monitoring, and Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) matters.
Prior to joining Orrick, Lindsay attended Columbia Law School where she participated as a student editor for the Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts.
Austin
Julia is passionate about working with founders who think outside the box to grow their companies and become the next big thing across a wide breath of industries and across the globe. Julia has advised early-stage companies in several dozen equity and convertible financings.
Julia also represents investors and venture capital firms on their investments in early and high-growth technology companies.
Austin
Julia is passionate about working with founders who think outside the box to grow their companies and become the next big thing across a wide breath of industries and across the globe. Julia has advised early-stage companies in several dozen equity and convertible financings.
Julia also represents investors and venture capital firms on their investments in early and high-growth technology companies.
Washington, D.C.
Allen assists businesses in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks related to competition matters, collaborating closely with clients to develop tailored compliance strategies, guiding them through the complexities of antitrust laws at both domestic and international levels. He represents clients in a broad range of antitrust issues arising from mergers and acquisitions (including Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings and second requests), complex civil litigation, government investigations (including civil investigative demands (CID)) and general counseling. Allen represents clients across a diverse range of industries, including consumer technology, digital advertising, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, real estate, and energy.
Recent notable experience includes representing:
Washington, D.C.
Allen assists businesses in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks related to competition matters, collaborating closely with clients to develop tailored compliance strategies, guiding them through the complexities of antitrust laws at both domestic and international levels. He represents clients in a broad range of antitrust issues arising from mergers and acquisitions (including Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings and second requests), complex civil litigation, government investigations (including civil investigative demands (CID)) and general counseling. Allen represents clients across a diverse range of industries, including consumer technology, digital advertising, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, real estate, and energy.
Recent notable experience includes representing: