Legal 500
January.12.2018
Orrick has been awarded Legal 500’s 2018 UK Corporate and Commercial Law Firm (Specialism) of the Year for Venture Capital.
With more than 170 VC financings valued at over $4.9 billion in 2017, the Orrick team ranks #1 for European VC volume and for venture-backed exits according to PitchBook.
Our market-leading team’s VC financings in the UK during 2017 include advising:
Orrick’s 25-member London tech team continues to grow, most recently welcoming Ali Ramadan, a rising star in the European tech space from Bird & Bird; Jacqui Hatfield, a leading advisor on UK and European Fintech and payments regulation from Reed Smith; and Ylan Steiner, the former head of the London VC team at King & Wood Mallesons.
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