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OrrickProfile date: 2025-01-19 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, commonly known as Orrick, is a modern, global law firm with roots tracing back to its founding in 1863, and its headquarters located in San Francisco, California. The company's core activity is the provision of high-level legal services???encompassing transactional, litigation, and regulatory and compliance expertise???to clients across the world. The firm is distinctly focused on four main sectors that are driving the global economy: Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance, and Life Sciences & HealthTech.
The firm's strategic commitment to these sectors allows it to partner with a diverse client base, including venture-backed companies, large public technology corporations, global financial institutions, and top infrastructure investors and developers. Orrick's value proposition is its ability to offer forward-thinking legal advice and creative solutions to clients navigating complex, fast-moving legal and business landscapes.
Continue…What Orrick Does: Core Services and Sector Focus
Orrick???s operational structure is defined by its sector focus and the comprehensive range of legal products and services it offers within that framework. The services are broadly categorized into three areas: Transactions, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and Regulatory and Compliance Matters.
Sector Expertise
Technology & Innovation: Orrick counsels technology companies at all stages of their corporate life cycle, from formation through initial public offering (IPO) and beyond. Its work in this sector includes advising thousands of venture-backed companies and many of the world's largest public tech companies. Services cover capital raises, corporate governance, intellectual property (IP) asset protection, cybersecurity, and global Human Resources (HR) compliance. The firm also has a strong focus on emerging areas like Blockchain & Digital Assets. Energy & Infrastructure (E&I): The firm possesses a comprehensive global platform dedicated to this sector, guiding clients in areas such as renewables, power, oil & gas, and infrastructure. It is heavily involved in energy transition projects, energy technology, and impactful infrastructure modernization projects, including pioneering work in the infrastructure and Public Private Partnership (P3) markets globally. Finance: Orrick works with major financial institutions, private debt funds, fintech companies, and government entities. Its services address every aspect of financial markets, including complex structured finance, financial & fintech advisory, and financial services litigation. Life Sciences & HealthTech: The firm serves clients in these critical sectors, providing advice on matters related to corporate transactions, regulatory issues, and complex litigation, including specialized areas like FDA & Healthcare Regulatory law.
Products and Services (Practice Areas)
Orrick's offerings are defined by its specialized practice groups, which provide deep expertise across numerous legal disciplines:
Transactional and Corporate Advisory
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Advising on domestic and cross-border transactions, divestitures, and strategic alliances.
- Capital Markets: Handling public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, including a leading Tech IPO team.
- Private Equity & Venture Capital: Representing funds, investors, and companies in financing rounds and investment transactions.
- Structured Finance: Expertise in complex financial products and securitization across various asset classes.
- Public Finance: Advising governmental agencies and entities on municipal and project finance.
- Corporate Governance: Counseling boards and management on fiduciary duties, compliance, and corporate structure.
- Real Estate: Legal services for property acquisition, development, financing, and leasing.
- Compensation & Benefits: Advising on executive compensation, employee benefits, and related regulatory compliance.
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution: Representing clients in high-stakes commercial disputes, including a focus on technology, finance, and energy.
- Intellectual Property (IP): Trademark and copyright litigation, patent litigation, and trade secret disputes.
- White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance: Defending against federal and state investigations, enforcement actions by agencies like the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and managing internal investigations.
- Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation: Advising on data security, privacy compliance, breach response, and cyber fraud recovery, including cases involving cryptocurrency fraud, phishing, and business email compromise (BEC).
- Antitrust & Competition: Legal guidance on regulatory approvals, merger control, and defense against antitrust claims.
- Mass Torts & Product Liability: Defending companies in large-scale litigation involving product liability and environmental claims.
- International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution: Handling complex, cross-border disputes through arbitration and other forms of resolution.
Regulatory and Compliance
- Global Compliance: Helping multinational clients navigate complex regulatory environments across jurisdictions.
- Tax Advocacy: Providing tax advice on corporate transactions, international taxation, and representing clients in tax disputes.
- Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE): Offering strategic counsel to address regulatory challenges, public policy, and government relations at both federal and state levels.
- Employment Law & Litigation: Advising on employment matters, including global HR compliance, wage and hour issues, and litigation defense.
- eDiscovery & Information Governance: Managing electronic data for litigation and regulatory compliance purposes.
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