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Schrems 2.0, a recent decision from the European Court of Justice, invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield and called into question transfers based on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). Orrick’s new Cross-Border Data Transfer Tool helps companies understand the implications of these new regulations and, from there, re-evaluate their own data transfers.
How are new regulations impacting cross-border data transfers?
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cross-border data transfers
We’re committed to fighting for racial, social and economic justice and equity — not just in principle, but in practice. And we’re grateful to the social enterprises and nonprofits around the globe who help our pro bono teams advocate for the changes that matter most to them.
STANDING UP FOR WHAT’S RIGHT
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Used correctly, Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) schemes can provide UK startups with valuable tax advantages while helping attract and retain top talent. Our EMI Qualification Checker helps companies determine if they may qualify to grant these options.
THE UK’S BEST INCENTIVE SCHEME
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California’s next wave of privacy legislation, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), raises the bar for what companies must do to protect customer data. We’ve got quick answers – and a deeper dive – on all of your compliance questions.
What’s Coming?
The global energy storage market had a banner year in 2020 despite COVID-19-related challenges – and its explosive growth is projected to continue. Learn about key trends in the global and domestic storage markets with our Energy Storage Report.
The future of energy storage
2020 was another record-breaking year for the global offshore wind sector, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about growing trends and what's next in our 2021 Offshore Wind Energy Update and Outlook.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR OFFSHORE WIND?
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ESG continues to evolve, with an increasing regulation and scrutiny from the SEC, a broad demand from investors and proxy advisors for more detailed,
data-intensive, disclosure, and a more complex set
of stakeholder views about which ESG initiatives companies should adopt. Our resource center is intended to support legal and compliance leaders who are increasingly guiding the company’s response.
ESG
Connect
The focus on ESG continues to evolve, with a changing regulatory scheme and increasing scrutiny from the SEC, proxy advisors and ratings firms, and heightened expectations from other stakeholders. Our resource center is intended to support legal and compliance leaders who are increasingly guiding the company’s response.
ESG
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Learn more about Anna
Anna Aryankalayil joins us from the Federal Trade Commission, where she served as attorney adviser to Commissioner Noah Phillips. Anna will help our clients in the tech, life sciences, and energy sectors navigate an environment of increasing regulatory enforcement through advice on antitrust regulation, including M&A clearance and litigation, government conduct investigations and compliance. She is our 5th addition in DC this year.
Antitrust Talent in Tech and Life Sciences
Joining Us from the FTC
Anna Aryankalayil will join our team on November 14 after serving as attorney adviser to FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips. At Orrick, Anna will focus on helping clients in the tech, life sciences and energy sectors navigate an environment of regulatory enforcement unmatched in recent decades. Her practice covers antitrust regulation, including M&A clearance and litigation, government conduct investigations and compliance.
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Welcome to David Gindler, Gary Frischling, Lauren Drake and John Yu, who join us as partners in Southern California. They bring a stellar record protecting the innovations of major biotech companies and others in complex patent cases. With the addition of this team, we have hired 22 partners with multidisciplinary skillsets focused on the Life Sciences sector since 2019.
Life Science
IP Litigation
Life Science
IP Litigation
Clockwise from top left: Lauren Drake, John Yu, David Gindler and Gary Frischling.
Lauren Drake
John Yu
David Gindler
Gary Frischling.
Lauren Drake
John Yu
David Gindler
Gary Frischling.
David Gindler
Gary Frischling.
Welcome to David Gindler, Lauren Drake, John Lu
and Gary Frischling, who join us as partners in Southern California. They bring a stellar record protecting the innovations of major biotech companies and others in complex patent cases. With the addition of this team, we have hired 22 partners with multidisciplinary skillsets focused on the Life Sciences sector since 2019.
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Gary Frischling
John Lu
Lauren Drake
David Gindler
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Are you a founder making strategic and operational choices on the path to scaling your business? Team Orrick has taken this journey with thousands of successful entrepreneurs. Join the conversation to learn directly from our community.
Founders Welcome!
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Are you a founder making strategic and operational choices on the path to scaling your business? Team Orrick has taken this journey with thousands of successful entrepreneurs. Join the conversation to learn directly from our community.
Founders Welcome!
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If one word summarizes European tech in 2022, it is resilient. Learn about key trends affecting the ecosystem this year – and how the community can navigate the bumpy road ahead.
THE STATE OF EUROPEAN TECH
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If one word summarizes European tech in 2022, it is resilient. Learn about key trends affecting the ecosystem this year – and how the community can navigate the bumpy road ahead.
THE STATE OF EUROPEAN TECH
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For the seventh consecutive year, Financial Times has ranked Orrick among the top 3 law firms for innovation. This year’s report highlights our work reinventing the way M&A transactions are executed, pioneering the use of securitization in the energy sector in response to the climate crisis and rethinking the way law firms advance racial justice. In addition, FT dubbed our Head of Practice Innovation Kate Orr a “mindset changer” in naming her an “intrapreneur” of the year.
Top 3 for Innovation
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For the seventh consecutive year, Financial Times has ranked Orrick among the top 3 law firms for innovation. This year’s report highlights our work reinventing the way M&A transactions are executed, pioneering the use of securitization in the energy sector in response to the climate crisis and rethinking the way law firms advance racial justice. In addition, FT dubbed our Head of Practice Innovation Kate Orr a “mindset changer” in naming her an “intrapreneur” of the year.
Top 3 for Innovation
To help clients innovate and operate at this watershed moment, Orrick and Buckley
are excited to announce that we have joined forces. Together, we offer forward-looking, synthesized regulatory, enforcement, litigation, white collar and transactional advice to financial institutions, more than 700 fintechs, funds and technology companies.
& TECHNOLOGY
OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
THE CONVERGENCE
Enforcement Risk
Regulatory &
Unprecedented
A joint letter from our chairs
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Meet our new partners
Our 23 new partners include five members of our new Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE) team, nine litigators, and rising stars who focus on serving the Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure and Finance sectors. Our U.S. class is 71% diverse and/or women – our 8th year in a row above 50%.
Meet our new partners
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A joint letter from
our chairs
To help clients innovate and operate at this watershed moment, Orrick and Buckley are excited to announce that we are joining forces. Together, we will offer forward-looking, synthesized regulatory, enforcement, litigation, white collar and transactional advice to financial institutions, more than 700 fintechs, funds, and technology companies.
& TECHNOLOGY
OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
THE CONVERGENCE
Enforcement Risk
Regulatory &
Unprecedented
to the Class of 2023!
Congratulations
to the Class of 2023!
CONGRATULATIONS
Investors injected more than $95 billion into European tech in 2022, the second-largest amount ever, despite a challenging economic climate. Our analysis of more than 500 transactions we helped close reveals sharp changes in typical deal-term trends last year.
Deal Flow 3.0
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The global energy storage market
had a banner year in 2020 despite COVID-19-related challenges – and its explosive growth is projected to continue. Learn about key trends in the global and domestic storage markets with our Energy Storage Report.
The future of energy storage
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Learn more about Jamie
Jamie has advised on some of the highest-profile technology public offerings in history. He joins an Orrick tech practice that is counsel to over 4,000 emerging growth companies, including more than 100 unicorn companies.
Jamie Evans Joins Our
Tech Capital Markets Team
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Jamie has advised on some of the highest-profile technology public offerings in history. He joins an Orrick tech practice that is counsel to over 4,000 emerging growth companies, including more than 100 unicorn companies.
Jamie Evans Joins Our Tech Capital Markets Team