Orrick is a global law firm with a particular focus on serving clients in the technology and innovation, finance and energy and infrastructure sectors. Founded more than 150 years ago in San Francisco, the firm now operates as one team with offices in key markets worldwide. Our dedicated London team of transactional, regulatory and disputes lawyers offer expertise in line with the firm’s core sector focus and reflects London’s role as one of the world’s leading financial markets and a centre for international commerce. We are well-placed to assist UK and multinational companies in both inbound and outbound matters, ranging from corporate/M&A, capital markets, private equity, venture capital, energy and infrastructure projects and real estate, to dispute resolution, cyber security and data privacy, employment, restructuring, international arbitration, and white collar and corporate investigations. We are well-versed in coordinating high value and complex cross-border projects that span Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas.
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Congratulations to our client, TALA, the sustainable activewear brand founded by fitness entrepreneur Grace Beverley, on raising £5 million. Jamie Moore | Daniel Wayte | Rachel Leigh | Rachel Conder | Hanna Hewitt | Charlotte Oliver | Emma Zarb | Kelly Hagedorn | Anna Humphrey | Jason Wu | Siddharth Balani https://lnkd.in/ek-z_UFs
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Congratulations to our client, UK AI chip designer Graphcore, on its acquisition by SoftBank Group Corp. The transaction will allow Graphcore and SoftBank to continue their work on Graphcore’s next generation AI compute system. James Connor | Chris Grew | Jamie Moore | Charles Sheldon | Philip Jackson | James Edwards | Lucy Mann | Gilbert Harrold | Anna Humphrey | David Walder | Jonathan Rosen | Andrew Holland | Milo Dunne | Natasha Ahmed | Stephen Tallon | Danielle Mangogna | Rachel Conder | Brian Blood | Anna Aryankalayil | Bethany Brabner | Harry Clark | Dr. Benedikt Kamann | Charlotte Oliver | Elizabeth Gavin | Katy Short | Viv Holyoake | Chris Chavez | Lars Mesenbrink | Spencer Cohen #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AICompute #AIChip #SemiConductor https://lnkd.in/e6-7RfYU
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has named London-based partner Mark Beeley as the new head of its international arbitration practice, with Hagit Elul in New York becoming deputy head. #arbitration https://lnkd.in/enrprBQs
Thank you to all who joined our climate tech breakfast this week with Houghton Street Ventures in collaboration with The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The session covered a wide range of topics and offered diverse perspectives on climate equity, local capacity building, stakeholder collaboration, and inspiring investor action for climate solutions. Here's to advancing the future of climate tech! #ClimateTech #SustainableFuture #GreenEnergy Raph Crouan | Kristy Hart
We are delighted to share that Orrick UK has raised over £5,000 for Refuge following our charity bike ride this spring. #TeamOrrick covered 300 miles over a four-day cycling journey across four countries from London to Amsterdam. Thank you to everyone who donated to this cause! Katie Cotton | Jason Flaherty | Benjamin Howe | Zac Padgett | Gilbert Harrold | James Edwards | Barry Cahill | George Alexander | Julia Wilson | Patricia Wing | Harry Wilson | Antonia Stirling
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Congratulations to our client Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through its flagship fund CI V, and CIP subsidiary Elgin Energy on securing a £60 million revolving credit facility for Elgin with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. The financing helps Elgin deliver its development portfolio of over 15 GW of solar and battery projects. Albert Yu | Evan Stergoulis https://lnkd.in/ekvT43ba
Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting PeraCEOs and Growth Partners summer special at our offices alongside Katy Trost and Chris Wilkinson The event brought together former CEOs and executives from various industries for an interactive afternoon of panels and discussions focused on "Scaling to Exit." Thank you to everyone who attended and made the event such a success! Jamie Moore | #CEOs #Founders
How can startups overcome the evolving challenges of raising capital in the UK? Startups are vital to the UK economy, yet many struggle with funding their innovative projects. With the introduction of a merged scheme for R&D tax relief, navigating these changes is more important than ever. For our latest Founder Series instalment, we've partnered with innovation tax specialist Chris Alderson of ForrestBrown Limited, to dive into the options available for founders and highlight key issues to be aware of. https://lnkd.in/ekPsDUHi Jamie Moore | Kristy Hart | #StartupFunding #RandD #Innovation #TaxRelief #Founders #BusinessGrowth
In this month's Employment Law Update, Nicola Whiteley, Charlotte Oliver, Emma Zarb and Heather Hanlon offer key takeaways for employers following recent Employment Appeal Tribunal rulings relating to the fairness of redundancy pools, and the possibility of waiving future claims in settlement agreements. They also highlight a significant change to TUPE rules effective from 1 July 2024. https://lnkd.in/ejnjZEk8 #EmploymentLaw #Redundancy #SettlementAgreements #TUPE #EmploymentTribunal #WorkplaceLaw #HRManagement
Congratulations to our client LoopFX on its £2.6M investment from Augmentum Fintech! LoopFX connects traders in real-time with asset managers and banks, ensuring no info leakage and mid-market rates. Lower costs, better execution! This investment will accelerate growth and enhance efficiency in FX trading. https://lnkd.in/dxmgUqc5 #Fintech #Investment #FXTrading #Growth Jamie Moore | Stephen Tallon | Tom Seward