For more than a decade, Nick has guided high-growth companies from inception to exit, advising on formation, financings, mergers and acquisitions, and IPOs while serving as outside general counsel on day-to-day legal matters as they scale.
Leveraging Orrick’s sector-focused approach and legal innovation tools, Nick works with companies across a range of industries, with a focus on disruptive technologies—including fintech, Web3 and blockchain, artificial intelligence, healthcare and biotech, digital media, and consumer products. He also represents top venture capital firms investing in these sectors across equity, debt, and token financings.
Prior to joining Orrick, Nick was a senior counsel at Gunderson Dettmer.
Nick earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review and received the Otto Kaus Award for Excellence in Legal Scholarship.
Before law school, he built a career as a journalist, photographer, and publicist covering music, food, and the arts. A proud Husky, he earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington.
He has experience supporting litigation involving a wide range of technologies, including software, consumer electronics, semiconductor technologies, and automotive and aerospace technologies.
Jacob graduated from The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law. He also graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.
Patrick has extensive experience leading energy development projects across a wide range of technologies, including solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, and natural gas peaking and combined-cycle plants. He has negotiated gigawatts of energy storage tolling and capacity agreements with both utilities and commercial and industrial offtakers. He also regularly advises major power companies on the sale of energy and capacity from existing generation assets, with deep familiarity in WSPP, EEI, and ISDA contracting frameworks.
A recognized authority in energy regulation, Patrick is at the forefront of many of the sector’s most innovative projects over the past two decades. He is currently advising on a diverse portfolio of commercial structures to power and develop data centers, including both in-front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter solutions.
Patrick is ranked as a market leader by Chambers USA, Legal 500 USA, and Best Lawyers. He is also the editor of Megawatts to Megabytes: Orrick’s 2025 Guide to Developing, Financing & Powering Data Centers, the firm’s definitive publication on data center infrastructure and energy strategy.
Jake regularly acts for banks and other financial institutions and professional services firms in connection with cross-border litigation, arbitration, investigations and regulatory enforcement matters.
Jordan has represented clients in an array of intellectual property disputes, including those involving patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and trademark infringement. He has also represented clients in disputes involving intellectual property licenses. Jordan has practiced in various federal district courts, as well as before the Federal Circuit, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the International Trade Commission, achieving successful outcomes for both plaintiffs and defendants at jury and bench trials alike.
In addition to his work in the life sciences sector, Jordan has substantial experience in the technology sector. He has litigated intellectual property disputes related to energy storage, OLED displays, base station antennas, fiber optics, and video game rendering. Jordan has also counseled clients on intellectual property licensing, patent prosecution and portfolio management, and intellectual property and information technology issues arising in commercial transactions.
Jordan maintains a robust pro bono practice and is currently involved in litigation concerning reproductive rights. He previously litigated claims of racial discrimination by police, which resulted in criminal justice reform within the police department. Jordan also helped exonerate a pro bono client, who had spent over 16 years in prison for a crime that he did not commit.
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