巴黎
Grégoire advises French and international companies on litigation matters.
Prior to joining Orrick, Grégoire was an associate at Fieldfisher in Paris. Grégoire also worked as an intern in various law firms as Kalliopé and White & Case in Paris as well as in the Paris Court of Appeal and at the legal department of CACEIS Bank in Luxembourg.
New York
He frequently serves as bond counsel to municipal issuers participating in the financing programs of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation and the grant and loan programs of the Rural Development division of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Douglas' particular areas of New York municipal law interest include open spaces programs and financings, town and county improvement district formation, consolidation and improvement, innovative lease-purchase financings, bond resolution referendum law, village local improvement programs and the drafting of local laws and propositions, as well as state legislation on behalf of clients.
Douglas is a frequent speaker at municipal professional organizations on local finance law, federal securities law and federal tax matters affecting municipal debt issuance.
巴黎
Paolo's practice focuses on restructuring and insolvency advising all the stakeholders (debtors, shareholders, creditors and investors) whether in an amicable or judicial context.
Prior to joining Orrick, he gained professional experience in the restructuring departments of international law firms.
米兰
Diletta provides advice and assistance to Italian and international clients in relation to real estate transactions. She primarily deals with acquisitions and disposals of single assets and real estate portfolios for commercial, hotel and residential use.
Diletta graduated with honors (110/110 cum laude) from Bocconi University in Milan, after studying for a semester at ESADE University in Barcelona.
She was admitted to the bar in Milan with honors in 2024.
伦敦
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.
米兰; 罗马
Elisa is an experienced trial lawyer, having successfully litigated several trials as well as domestic and international arbitrations, representing Italian and international clients such as media & entertainment corporations, private equity funds, banks.
She also has broad experience in handling alternative dispute resolutions.
Her practice focuses mainly on corporate and commercial law disputes.
Elisa has extensive experience in corporate governance and international contract law and advises prominent Italian and multinational corporations active in many industries.
硅谷
Sara advises on a variety of corporate matters, including both domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions on the buy- and sell-side, corporate governance issues, venture capital financings and other strategic transactions. Sara works with a wide range of companies, including public companies, tech startups, private equity portfolio companies and unicorn companies.
Prior to law school, Sara worked in operations for a tech startup in North Carolina.
Austin
Bill’s experience in public finance includes representing issuers such as state agencies, local governments, public utilities, and public improvement districts on both general obligation and revenue financings, as well as representing the underwriters for various municipal bonds.
Prior to joining the firm, Bill served as in-house counsel at both the City of Austin and the Lower Colorado River Authority (Austin, Texas).
Chicago
Thomas's patent litigation practice is an outgrowth of his deep interest in technology and love of client service. Thomas has assisted clients, large and small, plaintiff and defendant, in obtaining outcomes that serve their unique business goals. Thomas is well-versed in a variety of technologies including semiconductor devices, telecommunications, and other electrical and mechanical disciplines. Prior to entering private practice Thomas served as a patent examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for many years.
Washington, D.C.
He represents a variety of market participants, including sponsors, issuers and underwriters, in public and private offerings of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).
He joins Orrick from Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders in Washington, D.C. Prior to and during law school, James worked in the secondary market as a Performance Manager in the Credit Risk Management division at Freddie Mac, where he managed the performance of billions of dollars in MBS assets.
New York
In his trial-level practice, Joey develops legal strategy, writes persuasive and accessible briefs, and works as embedded appellate counsel at trial. Joey has drafted dozens of briefs in litigation involving patent infringement claims, false advertising claims, and other complex business disputes. At trial, in his hybrid role as embedded appellate counsel, Joey advises on legal strategy and preservation issues and drafts and argues trial motions, briefs, and jury instructions.
In his appellate practice, Joey has presented argument before the Federal Circuit and Third Circuit, and drafted briefs at the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, and Federal Circuits, and at the U.S. Supreme Court, across a wide range of subject matters--ranging from patents, copyright, and contract interpretation to white collar and criminal procedure, immigration, and civil rights law.
Before joining Orrick, Joey served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Michael A. Chagares of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Judge Janet Bond Arterton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Prior to clerking, he worked as a civil rights litigation fellow in the New York office of a national firm.
旧金山
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.